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HelpRe: Nyx' Royal Congrats - Round 4
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UN: JN316
Deceased King: Magnus Alexander Casimir Augustin Leopold
Deceased Queen: Theresia Gwenore Ulrika Catherine
King: Joseph Wilhelm Louis Conrad Octavian [26]
Queen: Cecilia Elizabeth Helena Mathilde [deceased]
Princess: Genevieve Maude Adeline Liora Therese [9]
Princess/Princess: Augustine Philippa Janis Eugenia Isabelle [6] / Emmanuelle Catherine Antonia Joan Louise [6]
Prince: Magnus Josef Alexander Leocadius Conrad [5]
Princess/Prince/Prince: Cecilia Ingrid Magdalena Tamsin Delphine [nb] / Dorian Wilhelm Tiberius Balthazar James [nb] / Stellan Casimir Thaddeus Constantin Edmond [nb]
From the Royal House of: Tyrian
In the Kingdom of: Kyrn
The birth of Prince Magnus left Cecilia very weak; in fact, all of the court physicians agreed that another pregnancy would likely kill the queen. Joseph Wilhelm was none too pleased with this news. The resistance movement against the House of Tyrian had gained ground, due in large part to the Solandrans breaking their pact and siding with the revolutionaries. Together, they formed the Free Armies, and they stood hundreds of thousands strong. With just four possible heirs (none yet old enough to rule), an ill queen, and no siblings still alive, the king's hold on the throne was tenuous. He needed more insurance that the Tyrian dynasty would continue, and so he pushed his wife to bear more children.
Cecilia recognized her predicament. If she refused, she risked being accused of treasonous acts against the throne-- the king's command was law, after all. But if she acquiesced, she would still be risking her life, as well those of her unborn children. Moreover, Joseph Wilhelm had a number of illegitimate children, and it was known that the Free Armies wanted to install one of them on the throne. Fearing for her children's future, Cecilia finally gave into her husband's demands.
But for five long years, the queen remained childless-- though not for lack of trying. She suffered through numerous miscarriages, which made her even weaker. Meanwhile, the Free Armies began amassing in the east, and the royal princesses and prince grew older. Genevieve, Augustine, and Emmanuelle looked like their father more and more every day, with flaxen hair and piercing blue eyes. But Magnus, though he had inherited his mother's brown hair, had gray eyes and a darker complexion-- traits that had never been seen in the Tyrian line. Rumors swirled that Queen Cecilia had taken a lover, and some townspeople noted how much the little prince resembled the blacksmith's handsome young apprentice.
Of course, only Cecilia and Breccan knew the truth-- just like they knew that when Cecilia became pregnant again, the child would have gray eyes and darker skin like his or her older brother. For the first time in a long while, the queen was content. But the pregnancy was even more taxing and left her weaker than before. The royal physicians urged her to terminate the pregnancy, but Cecilia refused to entertain the thought of killing her child. Finally, in only her sixth month, Cecilia went into labor. The doctors assured Joseph Wilhelm that they would do everything in their power to save the baby and the mother, but they could guarantee nothing. The king nodded somberly, and made preparations for a christening and a funeral.
After seven tortuous hours, the midwives delivered a baby girl. Cecilia did not even have the chance to hold her newborn daughter before she breathed her last. But there was no time for mourning, for the physicians soon realized that there was more than one child in the queen's womb. They hastened to perform the procedure, and soon there were two new princes in Kyrn.
Joseph Wilhelm named his daughter Cecilia, after her mother, and his sons Dorian and Stellan. Only after the doctors assured him that the babies, though small, would survive did the king allow himself to grieve-- for he realized that he did love Cecilia, albeit in his own way. And now his wife, the mother of his (legitimate) children, was gone.
But there were more pressing concerns that weighed on Joseph Wilhelm's mind. With the looming threat of the Free Armies, he knew he had to remarry-- and soon. He dispatched envoys to the loyal Houses in the provinces, intent on choosing a new wife from another powerful and wealthy family.
Deceased King: Magnus Alexander Casimir Augustin Leopold
Deceased Queen: Theresia Gwenore Ulrika Catherine
King: Joseph Wilhelm Louis Conrad Octavian [26]
Queen: Cecilia Elizabeth Helena Mathilde [deceased]
Princess: Genevieve Maude Adeline Liora Therese [9]
Princess/Princess: Augustine Philippa Janis Eugenia Isabelle [6] / Emmanuelle Catherine Antonia Joan Louise [6]
Prince: Magnus Josef Alexander Leocadius Conrad [5]
Princess/Prince/Prince: Cecilia Ingrid Magdalena Tamsin Delphine [nb] / Dorian Wilhelm Tiberius Balthazar James [nb] / Stellan Casimir Thaddeus Constantin Edmond [nb]
From the Royal House of: Tyrian
In the Kingdom of: Kyrn
The birth of Prince Magnus left Cecilia very weak; in fact, all of the court physicians agreed that another pregnancy would likely kill the queen. Joseph Wilhelm was none too pleased with this news. The resistance movement against the House of Tyrian had gained ground, due in large part to the Solandrans breaking their pact and siding with the revolutionaries. Together, they formed the Free Armies, and they stood hundreds of thousands strong. With just four possible heirs (none yet old enough to rule), an ill queen, and no siblings still alive, the king's hold on the throne was tenuous. He needed more insurance that the Tyrian dynasty would continue, and so he pushed his wife to bear more children.
Cecilia recognized her predicament. If she refused, she risked being accused of treasonous acts against the throne-- the king's command was law, after all. But if she acquiesced, she would still be risking her life, as well those of her unborn children. Moreover, Joseph Wilhelm had a number of illegitimate children, and it was known that the Free Armies wanted to install one of them on the throne. Fearing for her children's future, Cecilia finally gave into her husband's demands.
But for five long years, the queen remained childless-- though not for lack of trying. She suffered through numerous miscarriages, which made her even weaker. Meanwhile, the Free Armies began amassing in the east, and the royal princesses and prince grew older. Genevieve, Augustine, and Emmanuelle looked like their father more and more every day, with flaxen hair and piercing blue eyes. But Magnus, though he had inherited his mother's brown hair, had gray eyes and a darker complexion-- traits that had never been seen in the Tyrian line. Rumors swirled that Queen Cecilia had taken a lover, and some townspeople noted how much the little prince resembled the blacksmith's handsome young apprentice.
Of course, only Cecilia and Breccan knew the truth-- just like they knew that when Cecilia became pregnant again, the child would have gray eyes and darker skin like his or her older brother. For the first time in a long while, the queen was content. But the pregnancy was even more taxing and left her weaker than before. The royal physicians urged her to terminate the pregnancy, but Cecilia refused to entertain the thought of killing her child. Finally, in only her sixth month, Cecilia went into labor. The doctors assured Joseph Wilhelm that they would do everything in their power to save the baby and the mother, but they could guarantee nothing. The king nodded somberly, and made preparations for a christening and a funeral.
After seven tortuous hours, the midwives delivered a baby girl. Cecilia did not even have the chance to hold her newborn daughter before she breathed her last. But there was no time for mourning, for the physicians soon realized that there was more than one child in the queen's womb. They hastened to perform the procedure, and soon there were two new princes in Kyrn.
Joseph Wilhelm named his daughter Cecilia, after her mother, and his sons Dorian and Stellan. Only after the doctors assured him that the babies, though small, would survive did the king allow himself to grieve-- for he realized that he did love Cecilia, albeit in his own way. And now his wife, the mother of his (legitimate) children, was gone.
But there were more pressing concerns that weighed on Joseph Wilhelm's mind. With the looming threat of the Free Armies, he knew he had to remarry-- and soon. He dispatched envoys to the loyal Houses in the provinces, intent on choosing a new wife from another powerful and wealthy family.
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