New Post
Search
HelpRe: Fantasy congrats KUY (2/10)
in reply to a message by Espanolelwales
H [dec at 36] King Julius Cadogan of Blackwood
W [28] Queen Regent Xanthe Dido of Foxland
Julius & Xanthe || Prosper and Ezra
S1 [10] Crown Prince Prosper Cosimo of Blackwood
S2 [10] Prince Ezra Dionysius of Blackwood
Though the princes were still children, far too young for marriage, the king started looking into arranging matches for them. This, the nobility didn't object to. While it was unusual for eight year-olds to get engaged, it wasn't unorthodox - the marriage would simply be delayed until both the bride and groom came of age.
What they did object to, however, is where Julius went looking for prospective daughters-in-law: the neighbouring Kingdom of Guilder, with whom Albion maintained only the barest diplomatic and financial ties. On surface level, the two princesses of Guilder seemed like ideal matches for Prosper and Ezra - they were aged 12 and 9, and so the age gap wasn't too large, and neither would have to move too far from home. The language of Guilder was also similar to that of Albion.
However, the monarchs of Guilder tolerated all kinds of Lollard heresy - and it was an open secret that the king and queen were themselves hoping to reform the church beyond recognition. Thus, the nobility and church of Albion were outraged that King Julius would even consider tainting his bloodline so. When his advisors failed to convince him that betrothing his sons to the princesses of Guilder was a foolhardy decision, the king was taken gravely ill, and died within the week.
No known illness was quite so brutal or quick-acting. It became obvious that Julius had been poisoned. The queen feared for her life - she herself was a staunch Catholic, who disapproved strongly of the prospect of wedding her sons to heretics, but did not have the stomach to openly oppose her husband. Thus, she worried that the killer, whoever he was, would see her as too lenient, and kill her too.
Thus, she organised a thorough investigation, which revealed it was one of his most trusted advisors that killed Julius. He was hanged and then beheaded, his head making a tour of the country to remind all its citizens of what happens to regicides. Xanthe was made regent until Prosper, only 9 at the time of his father's death, came of age.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
W [28] Queen Regent Xanthe Dido of Foxland
Julius & Xanthe || Prosper and Ezra
S1 [10] Crown Prince Prosper Cosimo of Blackwood
S2 [10] Prince Ezra Dionysius of Blackwood
Though the princes were still children, far too young for marriage, the king started looking into arranging matches for them. This, the nobility didn't object to. While it was unusual for eight year-olds to get engaged, it wasn't unorthodox - the marriage would simply be delayed until both the bride and groom came of age.
What they did object to, however, is where Julius went looking for prospective daughters-in-law: the neighbouring Kingdom of Guilder, with whom Albion maintained only the barest diplomatic and financial ties. On surface level, the two princesses of Guilder seemed like ideal matches for Prosper and Ezra - they were aged 12 and 9, and so the age gap wasn't too large, and neither would have to move too far from home. The language of Guilder was also similar to that of Albion.
However, the monarchs of Guilder tolerated all kinds of Lollard heresy - and it was an open secret that the king and queen were themselves hoping to reform the church beyond recognition. Thus, the nobility and church of Albion were outraged that King Julius would even consider tainting his bloodline so. When his advisors failed to convince him that betrothing his sons to the princesses of Guilder was a foolhardy decision, the king was taken gravely ill, and died within the week.
No known illness was quite so brutal or quick-acting. It became obvious that Julius had been poisoned. The queen feared for her life - she herself was a staunch Catholic, who disapproved strongly of the prospect of wedding her sons to heretics, but did not have the stomach to openly oppose her husband. Thus, she worried that the killer, whoever he was, would see her as too lenient, and kill her too.
Thus, she organised a thorough investigation, which revealed it was one of his most trusted advisors that killed Julius. He was hanged and then beheaded, his head making a tour of the country to remind all its citizens of what happens to regicides. Xanthe was made regent until Prosper, only 9 at the time of his father's death, came of age.
masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
Archived Thread - replies disabled
3