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HelpRe: Nyx' Royal Congrats ▓▒░ Round 1 ░▒▓
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King: William Charles Geoffrey Albert (23)
Queen: Elisabeth Helena Ingrid Philippa (17)
From the Royal House of Savoy
In the Kingdom of Caladan
William was the eldest son of the Caladanean king, Richard IV, but he was never in line to inherit the throne. This was because he was illegitimate, the result of a brief dalliance with one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting. At his birth, his father created him Duke of Pavogonia and made provisions for his upbringing and education, but it would be his half-brother Edward, seven years his junior, who stood to claim the crown. Behind him were two more half-brothers, George and Henry, so William gave nary a thought to ruling the kingdom someday.
Edward was eleven he came down with a mysterious illness that made him cough blood and left him paralyzed from the waist down. The court physicians were at a complete loss as to what it could be, and they still did not have an answer when Edward died two weeks later. The same thing happened shortly after George turned eleven, and suddenly the king had outlived two of his sons. Finally the doctors were able to diagnose the cause of the princes' untimely deaths: since William had displayed none of the symptoms in his youth, they concluded that the root of the sickness lay with the mother. Horrified, Richard could do nothing but wait until his youngest child joined his brothers in the ground.
Sure enough, Henry passed away a month after his eleventh birthday. By that time, Richard was old and infirm. In addition, the queen had just given birth to a stillborn daughter, which meant that the king did not even have the opportunity to extend the line of succession to females. With his political rivals salivating at the thought of the end of the House of Savoy, he quickly signed a law that legitimized William and recognized him as his heir.
Having been raised away from court, William was in no way prepared for what the kingship entailed. When Richard died, his ministers advised William to take a wife as soon as possible, preferably from a royal family in a neighboring kingdom, so as to project an image of strength to the Caladaneans. They suggested Princess Elisabeth, the eldest daughter of King Friedrich of Utland. Her father was a powerful military leader, and wealthy to boot; it would be a smart match. Still reeling from everything that had happened, William readily agreed.
William and Elisabeth were married soon thereafter. Elisabeth had a cheerful, friendly demeanor that immediately endeared her to the people of Caladan. Her father had also seen fit to educate her in the art of statecraft and politics, which was especially helpful to William as he began to navigate the unknown waters of ruling a kingdom.
King: William Charles Geoffrey Albert (23)
Queen: Elisabeth Helena Ingrid Philippa (17)
From the Royal House of Savoy
In the Kingdom of Caladan
William was the eldest son of the Caladanean king, Richard IV, but he was never in line to inherit the throne. This was because he was illegitimate, the result of a brief dalliance with one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting. At his birth, his father created him Duke of Pavogonia and made provisions for his upbringing and education, but it would be his half-brother Edward, seven years his junior, who stood to claim the crown. Behind him were two more half-brothers, George and Henry, so William gave nary a thought to ruling the kingdom someday.
Edward was eleven he came down with a mysterious illness that made him cough blood and left him paralyzed from the waist down. The court physicians were at a complete loss as to what it could be, and they still did not have an answer when Edward died two weeks later. The same thing happened shortly after George turned eleven, and suddenly the king had outlived two of his sons. Finally the doctors were able to diagnose the cause of the princes' untimely deaths: since William had displayed none of the symptoms in his youth, they concluded that the root of the sickness lay with the mother. Horrified, Richard could do nothing but wait until his youngest child joined his brothers in the ground.
Sure enough, Henry passed away a month after his eleventh birthday. By that time, Richard was old and infirm. In addition, the queen had just given birth to a stillborn daughter, which meant that the king did not even have the opportunity to extend the line of succession to females. With his political rivals salivating at the thought of the end of the House of Savoy, he quickly signed a law that legitimized William and recognized him as his heir.
Having been raised away from court, William was in no way prepared for what the kingship entailed. When Richard died, his ministers advised William to take a wife as soon as possible, preferably from a royal family in a neighboring kingdom, so as to project an image of strength to the Caladaneans. They suggested Princess Elisabeth, the eldest daughter of King Friedrich of Utland. Her father was a powerful military leader, and wealthy to boot; it would be a smart match. Still reeling from everything that had happened, William readily agreed.
William and Elisabeth were married soon thereafter. Elisabeth had a cheerful, friendly demeanor that immediately endeared her to the people of Caladan. Her father had also seen fit to educate her in the art of statecraft and politics, which was especially helpful to William as he began to navigate the unknown waters of ruling a kingdom.
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