UN: lalalove
King:
Antonio Giuseppe Domenico Leonardo, His
Royal Highness
King Antonio (22)
Queen Consort:
Elisabetta Graziana Rosaria, Her
Royal Highness
Queen Elisabetta (18)
-DPrincess:
Antonia Margherita Teresa Emiliana, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Antonia (nb)
Of the
Royal House of Calabrese, of the Kingdom of Oroterra
Antonio has been struggling lately, torn between being the ruthless leader that he was raised to be and the compassionate one his wife brings out in him. Oroterra controls many industries in other nations, and frequently exploits smaller countries natural resources just because Oroterra is more powerful and previous Kings have felt that it is their right to do whatever they please as long as they have the upper hand. The natives of Oroterra have enjoyed this, as it results in lower taxes for them since the
King usually takes more than his fair share of resources, and almost always takes more than he payed for. One small Kingdom got sick of this, and decided to call
Antonio out on his actions.
Antonio really didn't want to exploit the small country, but was advised by his council to intimidate the
King of the smaller country into giving up and allowing Oroterra to continue as it always had.
Antonio brought the issue up to
Elisabetta who pointed out that through peaceful negotiations and trade, Oroterra can maintain good relations with this country and be fair at the same time. This wasn't what the citizens of Oroterra, or
Antonio's council wanted to hear and the populace was angered that
Antonio wasn't maintaining the merciless actions of his forefathers.
Meanwhile, the
Royal physicians had confirmed that
Elisabetta was expecting a baby, much to the
King and
Queen's delight. The pregnancy went smoothly and was just what was needed to restore
Antonio's popularity with the people. The labor was an easy one, and
Elisabetta and
Antonio were elated with the birth of their daughter. They decided to name her
Antonia after her father,
Margherita after
Antonio's mother,
Teresa after
Elisabetta's mother, and
Emiliana after
Antonio's sister. The populace was ecstatic at the birth of their new
Princess. The only one who seemed anything other than pleased by
Antonia's birth was
Antonio's father. He had never approved of his son's decision to marry a common servant and the fact that she hadn't even delivered him a son just made him think less of
Elisabetta. It didn't matter to him that that as long as she was willing and able,
Antonia would be able to take over the throne, in his eyes
Antonio and
Elisabetta's lack of a son had resulted in their failure to provide an heir.
Antonio and
Elisabetta don't listen to a negative word his father says, they both love their little daughter and Oroterra loves its new
Princess.
This message was edited 7/20/2011, 8:23 AM