https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Woodenapple1&feedformat=atomLord of the Craft - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T06:29:21ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0-rc.0https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Prince_Henry_Richard&diff=22121Prince Henry Richard2018-03-04T17:30:42Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Prince Henry Richard'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Henry_Richard.png|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Prince of Evereux'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1615-17<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': Not coronated<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]] <br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': [[Abdes de Savin]] (Title disputed)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Joseph Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Henry Richard was born Heir-Apparent to the Crown of Courland and its subsidiary titles. He was tutored by the finest the Kingdom had to offer in areas such as Statecraft, Stewardship, Warfare, Chivalry, Etiquette, Theology and Philosophy. He grew up in the bustling capital city of Aleksandria with his elder sister Charlotte, younger sister Alexandra, and two younger brothers, Alexander and Humphrey. <br />
<br />
His father, King Joseph I disappeared one day, all that was left was a document stating that he had abdicated and dissolved the Kingdom of Courland in the year sixteen-hundred-and-fifteen due to reasons unknown, establishing the Principality of Evreux in its stead. With his father missing, a regent was appointed as Henry was only five years of age. <br />
<br />
In the year sixteen-hundred-and-seventeen, rebellion broke out between The Principality of Evreux and two of its vassals, the Duchy of Savinia and the Barony of Castrov. They had attempted a coup, killing Henry’s uncle, Prince Frederick Baden, Arch-Chancellor and Count of Trier. Henry fled with several of his family members to a safe house established by his father in an unknown location where his tutelage continued.<br />
<br />
=== Adulthood ===<br />
<br />
Not much is know of Henry’s teenage years. He appeared in the year sixteen-hundred-and-thirty-two, aged twenty-one, in the Holy Orenian Empire, whereby chance encounter, was reunited with his uncle Charles who had acquired a manor. Shortly after, he ventured to the newly established, independent Duchy of Curon, led by his uncle Charles, otherwise known at this point as Karl d’Evereux.<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude><br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Characters]]<br />
[[Category:Humans]]<br />
[[Category:Imperials]]<br />
[[Category:House Staunton]]<br />
[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]<br />
[[Category:Humans of the 17th century]]</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lotharingia&diff=22109Marie-Thérèse of Lotharingia2018-03-04T17:14:42Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Marie-Therese d'Amaury''' (Born 1590), was a Princess of Lotharingia & the final Queen-Consort of Courland as the wife of [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]]. After the abdication of her husband and the act of Courland swearing fealty under the [[Holy Orenian Empire]], little has been heard from her.<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [[Charlotte I]] || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1609 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, firstborn of Joseph and Marie, Queen of Courland<br />
|-<br />
| [[Prince Henry Richard]] || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| [[Alexander II]] || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Unknown || Unwed || King of Courland, Declared Missing, then Dead<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1615 || Unknown || Unwed || Twin to Humphrey<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Humphrey Godwin || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1615 || Unknown || Unwed || Twin to Alexandra<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Queen-Consorts]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Prince_Henry_Richard&diff=22108Prince Henry Richard2018-03-04T17:13:56Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Prince Henry Richard'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Henry_Richard.png|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Prince of Evereux'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1615-17<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': Not coronated<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]] <br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': [[Abdes de Savin]] (Title disputed)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Joseph Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=File:Henry_Richard.png&diff=22107File:Henry Richard.png2018-03-04T17:13:36Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Prince_Henry_Richard&diff=22106Prince Henry Richard2018-03-04T17:11:41Z<p>Woodenapple1: Created page with "{{Characters}} {| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;" | {| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px" |- style="height:5px; text-al..."</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Prince Henry Richard'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Prince of Evereux'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1615-17<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': Not coronated<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]] <br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': [[Abdes de Savin]] (Title disputed)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Joseph Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=22105Joseph, King of Courland2018-03-04T17:05:31Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': [[Alexander II]]<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Alexander Louis and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
=== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ===<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the second born son of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
=== Abdication ===<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [[Charlotte I]] || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1609 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, firstborn of Joseph and Marie, Queen of Courland<br />
|-<br />
| [[Prince Henry Richard]] || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| [[Alexander II]] || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Unknown || Unwed || King of Courland, Declared Missing, then Dead<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1615 || Unknown || Unwed || Twin to Humphrey<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Humphrey Godwin || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1615 || Unknown || Unwed || Twin to Alexandra<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=22066Joseph, King of Courland2018-03-04T00:28:21Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': [[Alexander II]]<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Alexander Louis and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
=== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ===<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the second born son of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
=== Abdication ===<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [[Charlotte I]] || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1609 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, firstborn of Joseph and Marie, Queen of Courland<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| [[Alexander II]] || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Unknown || Unwed || King of Courland, Declared Missing, then Dead<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1615 || Unknown || Unwed || Twin to Humphrey<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Humphrey Godwin || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1615 || Unknown || Unwed || Twin to Alexandra<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=File:Duchy_of_Curon.png&diff=21031File:Duchy of Curon.png2018-02-08T20:33:04Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20859Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T15:03:54Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The Republic of Vrakai is an independent entity located just south of the Cloud Temple, encompassing the famous "Whispering Crossroads" that connects most of the major nations of Atlas. <br />
== History ==<br />
=== Religion ===<br />
<br />
== Politics ==<br />
=== Consuls ===<br />
<br />
=== Military ===<br />
== Geography ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><br />
[[Category:Locations]]<br />
[[Category: Political Domains]]</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20858Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:58:34Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20857Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:58:21Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20856Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:58:07Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20855Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:57:35Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20854Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:57:16Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Historical Era''': || <span style="font-size:small;"><br />
Establishment of the Kingdom (1619)<br />
Formation of the Axionite Assembly (1630)<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20853Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:56:13Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Historical Era''': || <span style="font-size:small;"><br />
Establishment of the Kingdom (1619)<br />
Formation of the Axionite Assembly (1630)<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Preceded by''': ||<span style="font-size:small;"> <br />
[[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Savinia]] <br><br />
[[File:imperialorenia.png|20px]] [[Principality of Evreux]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20852Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:55:32Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Map_Santegia1.png|250px|center]]<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Historical Era''': || <span style="font-size:small;"><br />
Establishment of the Kingdom (1619)<br />
Formation of the Axionite Assembly (1630)<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Preceded by''': ||<span style="font-size:small;"> <br />
[[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Savinia]] <br><br />
[[File:imperialorenia.png|20px]] [[Principality of Evreux]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Republic_of_Vrakai&diff=20851Republic of Vrakai2018-02-04T14:55:18Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#f55254; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" | '''Republic of Vrakai''' <br> '''''République de Vrakai'''''<br />
|-<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[[[File:Vrakai 1.png|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:x-small;" | ''Coat of arms of Vrakai<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;"<br />
! colspan="2" span style="font-size:Medium;" |<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" span style="height:100px" valign="top"| [[File:Map_Santegia1.png|250px|center]]<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Capital''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Belvitz]]<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Languages''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Common]] <br> Savoyardic <br> Raevir<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Religion''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Secular<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Praeceptor''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Reginald d'Amaury]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''First Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> [[Ludovico di Monteforte]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Second Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Louys de Bruyne<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Third Consul''': || <span style="font-size:small;"> Antonio di Monteforte<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Historical Era''': || <span style="font-size:small;"><br />
Establishment of the Kingdom (1619)<br />
Formation of the Axionite Assembly (1630)<br />
|-<br />
|- colspan="2" class="wikitable" style="background:#f55254; text-align:center; margin-left: 5px;" <br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Preceded by''': ||<span style="font-size:small;"> <br />
[[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Savinia]] <br><br />
[[File:imperialorenia.png|20px]] [[Principality of Evreux]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=File:Vrakai_1.png&diff=20850File:Vrakai 1.png2018-02-04T14:53:16Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=War_talk:Great_Northern_War&diff=19678War talk:Great Northern War2017-12-28T18:27:38Z<p>Woodenapple1: Created page with "Lefty, and his char Bastion Ireheart, did not involve himself or the grand kingdom in the conflict. I've mentioned that they offered minor military aid (that being the dwarven..."</p>
<hr />
<div>Lefty, and his char Bastion Ireheart, did not involve himself or the grand kingdom in the conflict. I've mentioned that they offered minor military aid (that being the dwarven mercs hired by Courland), and the diplomatic aid he offered Courland (military access etc) - Wapples</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=War:Coalition_War&diff=19672War:Coalition War2017-12-28T17:59:30Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="background:#cbe; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|'''Coalition War'''<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File: Battle_of_the_Goldfields.jpg|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
| ''<span style="font-size:x-small;">The Battle of Goldfields, 1594</span>''<br />
|- <br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Date''': 1590-1595</span><br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Location''': Grand Kingdom of Urguan, Archduchy of Lorraine-Kaedrin, Imperial Heartlands </span><br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Result''': Dismantling of the Fifth Holy Orenian Empire <br> Reformation of the Kingdom of Courland and the Kingdom of Norland <br> Rise in the number of independent human states <br />
|- <br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Belligerents'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Coalition:''' <br> [[House of Staunton]] <br> [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] <br> The Princedom of Fenn <br> [[War Nation of Krugmar]] <br> [[Kingdom of Lorraine-Savoy]] (post 1594) <br> [[House Ruric|House of Ruric]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> Imperial Heartlands <br> [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]] (pre 1595) <br> [[Kingdom of the Westerland|Westerlands]] (pre 1595) <br> [[Dominion of Malin]] (pre 1595) <br> Archduchy of Lorraine-Kaedrin (pre 1594) </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Commanders and leaders'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Coalition:''' <br> Grand King [[Algoda Frostbeard]] † (pre 1594) <br> [[Tobias Staunton]] <br> Aelthir Tundrak <br> Zlash’Lur <br> Grand King [[Bastion Ireheart]] (post 1594) <br> Arytom Ruric </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Holy Orenian Empire:''' <br> [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor]] † <br> Ser Leopold Horen (pre 1595) <br> Tristin Tresery (pre 1595) </span><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The '''Coalition War''' was a conflict involving a substantial number of nations on the island of Tahn between the years of 1593 and 1595. The conflict has been noted as being extremely impactful on all of the descendant races, ushering a new era of anti-imperial sentiments after the fall of the 67 year old Imperial State. The conflict lead to the rise of numerous independent human states and the reformation of the Kingdom of Courland and Kingdom of Norland.<br />
<br />
The Coalition War was a result of an Imperial advance into Uruk and Urguani lands, with historians acclaiming the rise of the coalition to past events even 30 years prior, including the Seahelm rebellion and the Riga War and the recent beheading of John Renault, Duke of Savoy. The conflict saw two major battles, The [[Battle of the Gorge]] and The [[Battle of Goldfields]] with the Siege of Johanessburg cut short by a thanium explosion of the city orchestrated by the Emperor himself and carried out by his remaining loyalists.<br />
<br />
== Major Confrontations ==<br />
*1590 -[[Battle of Mount Gorgon]] -Imperial victory<br />
<br />
*1593-[[Battle of the Gorge]] -Coalition victory<br />
<br />
*1594 -[[Battle of Goldfields]] -Coalition victory<br />
<br />
*1595 -[[Siege of Johannesburg]] -Coalition victory<br />
<br />
== Timeline ==<br />
<br />
* '''1590: '''<br />
** The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] takes the War Uzg in under their protection, angering [[Holy Orenian Empire|Oren]].<br />
** [[Holy Orenian Empire|Oren]] charges [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan|Urguan]] with violating the Gold-White Concordant by harboring the Orcs and Snow Elves, calling for them to banish them or face war.<br />
** [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan|Urguan]] refuses, causing [[Holy Orenian Empire|Oren]] to declare war on them.<br />
** [[Holy Orenian Empire|Oren]] and its allies march on the dwarves and meet them at the [[Battle of Mount Gorgon]], defeating them and taking the initiative in the war.<br />
<br />
* '''1591: '''<br />
** Philip I calls for an advance of the Imperial army north-east of Johanensburg, seeking the Uruk tradition of slavery as a just casus-belli against the War Nation.<br />
** The victorious troops at the [[Battle of Mount Gorgon]], begin the march back to Johannesburg in order to recoup and prepare for the upcoming battle against the orcs.<br />
<br />
* '''1592: '''<br />
** The Savoyards rebel against [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Emperor Philip I]] in the [[Savoyard Rebellion]] and attempt to kill him in in his palace. This attempt fails, and the majority of the Savoyard nobility is slain.<br />
** The march on the Orcs begins, as the army departs from Johannesburg.<br />
<br />
* '''1593: '''<br />
** The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] joins the war in favor of the War Nation, as the Uruks were settled in Urguani land after the ‘War of Orcish Submission’<br />
** The small Barony of Ostwick, in the Arch-Duchy of Lorraine, is gifted to Tobias Staunton after the death of Lord Vimmark, with Tobias calling for others to join him in toppling the Imperial regime. He reforms the Kingdom of Courland and is crowned as Tobias I of Courland.<br />
** The Coalition is formed after many petty lords join Tobias’ rebellion, with the signatories agreeing to aid each-other in any future engagements.<br />
** As the Imperial army attempts to exit the narrow gorge near the Uruk settlement, they are engaged by the Coalition. After numerous hours the Imperial army is destroyed and the remnants retreat back to the Imperial Heartlands. This was marked as the first Imperial defeat on the field for nearly 50 years and was named the [[Battle of the Gorge]].<br />
<br />
* '''1594: '''<br />
** The City of Metz, capital of the Arch-Duchy of Lorraine-Kedrin, is couped by a pro-imperial legion after rumors of the Arch-Duke John d’Amaury’s disloyalty and intention to join the coalition.<br />
** The Arch-Duke John formally declares for the coalition and is coronated as John I of Lotharingia. It is unknown if his intention to join the coalition was only a rumor, though the illegal capture of his capital-city leads to his full support of the coalition. He orders his commanders to re-capture his capital.<br />
** The Grand King Algoda Frostbeard is captured and moved to the Imperial city of Johanessburg, where Philip I ordered his execution for his “crimes against humanity”. Bastion Ireheart is elected as the new Grand King.<br />
** The new Imperial army advances into Lotharingia, composed of wounded and new, inexperienced, recruits. The commanders intend to lift the siege of Metz, with the imperial defenders suffering from a lack of supplies.<br />
** John d’Amaury is captured, however, a daring rescue by coalition riders is successful in rescuing the King.<br />
** The Coalition army, compromised of humans, dwarves, uruks, and snow-elves intercept the advancing imperial army. After a lengthy battle, lasting 8 hours, the Imperial army is routed and the Coalition forces begin preparations to advance into the Imperial Heartlands.<br />
** The City of Metz falls as the imperial defenders hear of the Imperial defeat at the [[Battle of Goldfields]].<br />
<br />
*'''1595: '''<br />
** Great vassals of the Empire begin to declare their independence, with the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska and the Kingdom of Westerlands both securing a white peace with the coalition forces after declaring their independence. <br />
** The Baron of Cantal and Duke of Mardon, uncle to the Emperor, swears an oath of fealty to Tobias Staunton, leaving the route to Johanessburg open to the Coalition forces.<br />
** The Dominion of Malin exits the war, with minor reparations paid to the coalition. <br />
** The Coalition forces begin the [[Siege of Johannesburg]], the Imperial capital, and begin bombarding the city with projectiles and skirmishing with the remnants of the imperial army outside of the city.<br />
** Philip Frederick controversially ignites a thanium bomb in the city, leading to the utter destruction of the city, the heart of the Imperial State.<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Wars]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lotharingia&diff=17268Marie-Thérèse of Lotharingia2017-10-05T21:03:08Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Marie-Therese d'Amaury''' (Born 1590), was a Princess of Lotharingia & the final Queen-Consort of Courland as the wife of [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]]. After the abdication of her husband and the act of Courland swearing fealty under the [[Holy Orenian Empire]], little has been heard from her.<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, Assumed Dead or Missing<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Eldest male child of Joseph and Marie, Assumed Dead or Missing<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Alexander Louis || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Prince Humphrey Godwin || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || Twin to Alexandra<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Queen-Consorts]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17267Joseph, King of Courland2017-10-05T21:02:54Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Alexander Louis and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
=== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ===<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the second born son of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
=== Abdication ===<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, firstborn of Joseph and Marie.<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Alexander Louis || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || Twin to Humphrey<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Humphrey Godwin || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || Twin to Alexandra<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17163Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-29T18:11:26Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Alexander Louis and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
=== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ===<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
=== Abdication ===<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Alexander Louis || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lotharingia&diff=17162Marie-Thérèse of Lotharingia2017-09-29T18:10:46Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Marie-Therese d'Amaury''' (Born 1590), was a Princess of Lotharingia & the final Queen-Consort of Courland as the wife of [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]]. After the abdication of her husband and the act of Courland swearing fealty under the [[Holy Orenian Empire]], little has been heard from her.<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, Assumed Dead or Missing<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Eldest male child of Joseph and Marie, Assumed Dead or Missing<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Alexander Louis || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Queen-Consorts]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17161Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-29T18:10:32Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Alexander Louis and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
=== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ===<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
=== Abdication ===<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Alexander Louis || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17105Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T16:38:12Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
=== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ===<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
=== Abdication ===<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17104Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T16:31:29Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. An open melee broke out as a result, with loyal nobles and guardsmen soon overwhelming the relatively small Ruthern force, however a stray bolt had impaled the young Ruthern count, resulting in his demise shortly after the brawl.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17098Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T09:29:14Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into pvp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people were killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
It's still the choice of the player to pk or not they both decided to pk, and that's what they did.<br />
<br />
https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood<br />
<br />
This was made by Edel<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
It is not the choice of the player to pk after they have been downed in pvp. We tried to pick the pair up and continue rp, however they deliberately /d 40'd to escape the rp and created their own rp of them being harshly slaughtered at court. They forced this shitty rp situation on us, and you claim that they have the right to tell us that we killed them? No they don't, they decided to escape the rp, we asked them to return, so we get to decide what happens as the left. I have made the rp very fair, and am open to fair suggestions though there is no way that you are forcing me to say that my character killed this pair when that rp never happened.<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
I was there myself, and they knew that you might kill them but they went to the Court to say what they thought needed to be said. Plus, swords were drawn after hostile words were said pvp being called. A GM was present there and if he thought something was wrong he would of brought him back or something. You've also mentioned nobody killed them yet you say they were down, and if they d40'd they could of bled out.<br />
<br />
Actually another thing is read the Second Battle of the Rothswood and add back the people in that list it wasn't just Hordes of Dunamis, Rutherns, and Lothangria. So please read the wiki page.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
Sorry hostile words? The count refused to meet our demands so I ordered his arrest, Seannie's char then began hostilities and called defender pvp default. Our intention was to apprehend the count, not to harm him any way and you guys decided to pvp, which we then won and then wished to continue as if we had successfully apprehended him. That is what pvp is for. It is not always to determine who dies, but rather who wins the conflict and as we only wished to apprehend him he would have been apprehended at the end of the pvp as we won. He instead d 40'd and claimed that he pk'd which is blatant power gaming, and the gm told us to deal with it in role-play. Which we did, we rp'd that we took him, put him under house-arrest and we rp'd that you made claims that we had him killed, which is role-play!!! that is what I say in the wiki page, that you guys made claims that we killed him but in reality we didn't. For the last time, you can't force shitty rp onto us. How would you like it if a 5 year old boy walked up to the emperor, then the emperor went to apprehend him for trespassing, pvp ensued and the guy playing the boy lost, d40'd and claimed the emperor killed an innocent little child. Sound fair? no it doesn't, and it's exactly like what you're trying to force on us here.<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
You ordering for an arrest is hostile towards the Count, and his uncle ordered for us to defend the Count and pvp was called. Also the child was 8, and he might of tried to help out as his uncle who was killed. One of your guys could of done something cause when your fighting in a cluster in a small space it's difficult. This happened months ago, and everyone agreed and saw that Joseph killed the Count. If you say that you said that you'd like to continue rp then the GM watching should of known and told Tiber not to d40 or tp him back. Joseph ordered for his arrest but the Rutherns took arms causing a clash between the both parties and the Count was killed in the middle of it all.<br />
<br />
Since I gotta go very soon we'll just end the conversation here and have Destinator to make the decision<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
This is going to be my final response before heading to bed. Lego, you're claiming that because we pvp'd you believe that there was a chance that rp'ly the young count could have been caught in the cross-fire? right well that's completely ridiculous. PVP does NOT equal RP combat. when we pvp, my Minecraft char hitting you, isn't me in roleplay hitting you. if such was the case I could slice you 6x with an axe, you eat some steak and you're all good and fine without any injuries. One again, pvp does not equal rp. PVP is used to solve hostile situations, and when two groups cannot use rp to sort out a situation. you guys demanded pvp, and you lost. As all we intended to do was to apprehend the count and the uncle, you cannot force us to rp that we killed the count. We apprehended him, I'm not going to repeat this. The gm didn't bring Tiber back as he refused to in our pms to him, instead the gm allowed us to rp what happened to him, and such we did. We rp'd putting him under house-arrest, and that was rp I detailed in the wiki page. You are at this point making ridiculous arguments, and I honestly can't believe you're still persisting with it. Stop please as I don't want this to drag on any further.<br />
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
You can't continue the rp with someone when they aren't there, and he made a PK post as well. This meaning the character died within the room weither you intended to or not. It was written and documented. Another thing is that you never claimed in rp nor in posts that you didn't murder him. There I rest my case.<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
501warhead:<br />
Hey all, to give an update - if a player is downed in PvP and the combat ends at that moment the decision is roleplay, should a character die this is considered the "resolution" to combat. Combat is the equivalent to "Fade to Black" for other actions, the combat cuts into PvP but after the PvP is finished it transitions into RP. If a character dies due to this PvP this effect is in RP, and should the downed player pursue PK due to said combat it would indeed be considered RP at that stage. If you have any questions about this feel free to @ me in discord or DM me.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
Hey 501. I understand that if a player is killed through pvp then combat ends and it transitions to rp as if that player's character has died. However my understanding, which was confirmed with the gm (s) at the time, was that we have the option to either pick the player up and continue rp as if we had won this "combat" which would have been a simple scurry to grab the boy. Like the example I used above, this situation is ridiculous. They are forcing rp onto our characters by deliberately dieing by /d 40'ing. We have the choice, we won the pvp, we can either continue rp or kill them and be done with it, which would lead to their death in rp. However we didn't make this choice, they forced this on to us. This situation could arguably be different if pvp ensued after we were attempting to /kill/ the boy. However pvp ensued after we attempted to apprehend him, not harm him as they called defender pvp default. Why are we being forced to make up some shitty story where our characters are apparently evil villains who kill 8yr old boys at court, when we did everything in rp to prevent any death. And the argument of the boy getting hit in the crossfire, nah it wouldn't have happened. The guards protecting the king would have been skilled enough to not have killed the boy through any sort of combat sequence in rp. We are forced to act in pvp to down the player who plays the 8yr old otherwise he would have downed all of us. Again, it was forced onto us and it's completely unfair as it makes our characters look like some some sort of villain, and the gms around at the time did indeed confirm that after pvp the victors get to resume rp if they wish, it is not the choice of the party that lost the pvp.<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17071Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T02:07:33Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into pvp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people were killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
It's still the choice of the player to pk or not they both decided to pk, and that's what they did.<br />
<br />
https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood<br />
<br />
This was made by Edel<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
It is not the choice of the player to pk after they have been downed in pvp. We tried to pick the pair up and continue rp, however they deliberately /d 40'd to escape the rp and created their own rp of them being harshly slaughtered at court. They forced this shitty rp situation on us, and you claim that they have the right to tell us that we killed them? No they don't, they decided to escape the rp, we asked them to return, so we get to decide what happens as the left. I have made the rp very fair, and am open to fair suggestions though there is no way that you are forcing me to say that my character killed this pair when that rp never happened.<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
I was there myself, and they knew that you might kill them but they went to the Court to say what they thought needed to be said. Plus, swords were drawn after hostile words were said pvp being called. A GM was present there and if he thought something was wrong he would of brought him back or something. You've also mentioned nobody killed them yet you say they were down, and if they d40'd they could of bled out.<br />
<br />
Actually another thing is read the Second Battle of the Rothswood and add back the people in that list it wasn't just Hordes of Dunamis, Rutherns, and Lothangria. So please read the wiki page.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
Sorry hostile words? The count refused to meet our demands so I ordered his arrest, Seannie's char then began hostilities and called defender pvp default. Our intention was to apprehend the count, not to harm him any way and you guys decided to pvp, which we then won and then wished to continue as if we had successfully apprehended him. That is what pvp is for. It is not always to determine who dies, but rather who wins the conflict and as we only wished to apprehend him he would have been apprehended at the end of the pvp as we won. He instead d 40'd and claimed that he pk'd which is blatant power gaming, and the gm told us to deal with it in role-play. Which we did, we rp'd that we took him, put him under house-arrest and we rp'd that you made claims that we had him killed, which is role-play!!! that is what I say in the wiki page, that you guys made claims that we killed him but in reality we didn't. For the last time, you can't force shitty rp onto us. How would you like it if a 5 year old boy walked up to the emperor, then the emperor went to apprehend him for trespassing, pvp ensued and the guy playing the boy lost, d40'd and claimed the emperor killed an innocent little child. Sound fair? no it doesn't, and it's exactly like what you're trying to force on us here.<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
You ordering for an arrest is hostile towards the Count, and his uncle ordered for us to defend the Count and pvp was called. Also the child was 8, and he might of tried to help out as his uncle who was killed. One of your guys could of done something cause when your fighting in a cluster in a small space it's difficult. This happened months ago, and everyone agreed and saw that Joseph killed the Count. If you say that you said that you'd like to continue rp then the GM watching should of known and told Tiber not to d40 or tp him back. Joseph ordered for his arrest but the Rutherns took arms causing a clash between the both parties and the Count was killed in the middle of it all.<br />
<br />
Since I gotta go very soon we'll just end the conversation here and have Destinator to make the decision<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
This is going to be my final response before heading to bed. Lego, you're claiming that because we pvp'd you believe that there was a chance that rp'ly the young count could have been caught in the cross-fire? right well that's completely ridiculous. PVP does NOT equal RP combat. when we pvp, my Minecraft char hitting you, isn't me in roleplay hitting you. if such was the case I could slice you 6x with an axe, you eat some steak and you're all good and fine without any injuries. One again, pvp does not equal rp. PVP is used to solve hostile situations, and when two groups cannot use rp to sort out a situation. you guys demanded pvp, and you lost. As all we intended to do was to apprehend the count and the uncle, you cannot force us to rp that we killed the count. We apprehended him, I'm not going to repeat this. The gm didn't bring Tiber back as he refused to in our pms to him, instead the gm allowed us to rp what happened to him, and such we did. We rp'd putting him under house-arrest, and that was rp I detailed in the wiki page. You are at this point making ridiculous arguments, and I honestly can't believe you're still persisting with it. Stop please as I don't want this to drag on any further.<br />
<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17068Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T01:26:43Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into pvp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people were killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
It's still the choice of the player to pk or not they both decided to pk, and that's what they did.<br />
<br />
https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood<br />
<br />
This was made by Edel<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
It is not the choice of the player to pk after they have been downed in pvp. We tried to pick the pair up and continue rp, however they deliberately /d 40'd to escape the rp and created their own rp of them being harshly slaughtered at court. They forced this shitty rp situation on us, and you claim that they have the right to tell us that we killed them? No they don't, they decided to escape the rp, we asked them to return, so we get to decide what happens as the left. I have made the rp very fair, and am open to fair suggestions though there is no way that you are forcing me to say that my character killed this pair when that rp never happened.<br />
<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
I was there myself, and they knew that you might kill them but they went to the Court to say what they thought needed to be said. Plus, swords were drawn after hostile words were said pvp being called. A GM was present there and if he thought something was wrong he would of brought him back or something. You've also mentioned nobody killed them yet you say they were down, and if they d40'd they could of bled out.<br />
<br />
Actually another thing is read the Second Battle of the Rothswood and add back the people in that list it wasn't just Hordes of Dunamis, Rutherns, and Lothangria. So please read the wiki page.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
Sorry hostile words? The count refused to meet our demands so I ordered his arrest, Seannie's char then began hostilities and called defender pvp default. Our intention was to apprehend the count, not to harm him any way and you guys decided to pvp, which we then won and then wished to continue as if we had successfully apprehended him. That is what pvp is for. It is not always to determine who dies, but rather who wins the conflict and as we only wished to apprehend him he would have been apprehended at the end of the pvp as we won. He instead d 40'd and claimed that he pk'd which is blatant power gaming, and the gm told us to deal with it in role-play. Which we did, we rp'd that we took him, put him under house-arrest and we rp'd that you made claims that we had him killed, which is role-play!!! that is what I say in the wiki page, that you guys made claims that we killed him but in reality we didn't. For the last time, you can't force shitty rp onto us. How would you like it if a 5 year old boy walked up to the emperor, then the emperor went to apprehend him for trespassing, pvp ensued and the guy playing the boy lost, d40'd and claimed the emperor killed an innocent little child. Sound fair? no it doesn't, and it's exactly like what you're trying to force on us here.<br />
<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17064Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T01:07:07Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into pvp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people were killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
It's still the choice of the player to pk or not they both decided to pk, and that's what they did.<br />
<br />
https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood<br />
<br />
This was made by Edel<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
It is not the choice of the player to pk after they have been downed in pvp. We tried to pick the pair up and continue rp, however they deliberately /d 40'd to escape the rp and created their own rp of them being harshly slaughtered at court. They forced this shitty rp situation on us, and you claim that they have the right to tell us that we killed them? No they don't, they decided to escape the rp, we asked them to return, so we get to decide what happens as the left. I have made the rp very fair, and am open to fair suggestions though there is no way that you are forcing me to say that my character killed this pair when that rp never happened.<br />
<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17061Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:47:43Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into pvp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people were killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17060Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:47:14Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into pvp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people we killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17059Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:46:34Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Lego:<br />
Look pvp was called yet they didn't want to return as they were pking.<br />
<br />
We lost 15 people at the wc, courland was that inept<br />
<br />
I'd like if you'd say the actual history as Courland lost a lot of troops, the Count, and his Uncle were killed at the Court. I like the rest of it it's just those small things also Stephen wasn't Marius successor he was his brothers as his brother died by illness a few months after his fathers death.<br />
<br />
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
<br />
Wapples;<br />
You have just admitted that they did exactly what they are not permitted to do. We tried to apprehend them, they call defender pvp, we down them then they pk????? what??? in what world does us going to apprehend two people go to you deciding that you're gona pk because you forced us into rp? You have forcing shit rp onto us, and that is completely unfair and against the rules. As such, I'm going to leave that section as it is and I suggest you leave it, as your argument is null.<br />
<br />
As for the war claim, I know as a fact more than 15 people we killed. I have a recording of myself killing a minimum of 8 people, and have seen other videos of other people killing many on the Ruthern side. <br />
<br />
As for the Stephan thing, I apologise and will leave it as you edited it as I'm not entirely clued up on the Barbanov family tree and all that. Thanks for that edit.<br />
<br />
Now uhh Destinator, could you please make a verdict on this young count killing thing? I can have a gm confirm to you that /d 40'ing after pvp and claiming that you were pk'd is against the rules if you are unsure. Many thanks in advance<br />
<br />
== Talk Page Conventions == <br />
Hey all, I appreciate that you are keeping this to a discussion instead of starting an editing war. I simply wanted to suggest taking a look at the Talk Page conventions: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages . It may make discussing on the wiki like this easier and more clear. --[[User:Destinator8|Destinator8]] ([[User talk:Destinator8|talk]]) 00:36, 28 September 2017 (UTC)</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17057Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:32:39Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17054Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:29:45Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis, Lotharingia, Haensetic Refugees, and Knights of the Black was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered light casualties as they then began to make demands. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius Barbanov]], [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17053Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:18:37Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position<br />
<br />
I'm sorry Lego, stop editing my characters wiki page without discussing those changes here, this is beginning to get ridiculous.</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17049Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:11:50Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.<br />
<br />
wow wow calm down lego. this is a discussion page, don't undo what I've said. <br />
now you guys are claiming that seannie and the other guy ok'd? Right well both of them were killed in pvp, and both of them /d 40'd and refused to return to rp. They /don't/ decide if they died after pvp, rather we get to rp with them and either apprehend them or kill them. They robbed us of this chance, refused to return and said that they pk'd, creating a shitty rp story that we killed an 8 yr old kid. Now idgaf if they made some stupid rp post, they abused the rp situation, nobody killed them, they decided themselves that they would pk from pvp to make us look like the villains. That is why I made this rp section so that it is fair, you guys in ooc used the whole killing an 8yr old to you advantage in rp, however in rp it didn't happen so to make the most rp sense out of it I wrote that. I'm very happy for you guys to contribute in a useful way, however forcing rp on this page that didn't actually happen is not useful int he slighted. If you guys persist I can get gms involved to validate my position</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17048Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-28T00:07:09Z<p>Woodenapple1: Undo revision 17047 by Legoboy (talk)</p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Talk:Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17046Talk:Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-27T23:58:31Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>The entire Greyspine Crisis part is horifically biased and at times incorrect..<br />
<br />
The entire section is actually correct. The person playing the young count char was downed in pvp and he /d 40'd or was popped instantly. we asked him to return to continue rp however he claimed him /d40'ing was us killing him in rp which is completely unfair. We spoke with a gm to confirm this at the time -wapples.</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17045Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-27T23:55:51Z<p>Woodenapple1: Undo revision 17042 by Legoboy (talk)</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis and Lotharingia was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered heavy casualties and any siege of the nearby loyal fortresses was not an option for the rebels. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of King Marius Barbanov, [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17040Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-27T19:36:42Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis and Lotharingia was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered heavy casualties and any siege of the nearby loyal fortresses was not an option for the rebels. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of King Marius Barbanov, [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17038Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-27T19:35:55Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d’Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis and Lotharingia was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered heavy casualties and any siege of the nearby loyal fortresses was not an option for the rebels. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of King Marius Barbanov, [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17037Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-27T19:34:38Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px| [[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d'Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d’Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis and Lotharingia was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered heavy casualties and any siege of the nearby loyal fortresses was not an option for the rebels. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of King Marius Barbanov, [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Joseph,_King_of_Courland&diff=17033Joseph, King of Courland2017-09-27T19:30:58Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Characters}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:medium;">'''Joseph I'''<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Joseph_I.jpg|250px|center]]<br />
|- style="background:#e4dcf6; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[Kingdom of Courland|King of Courland]]'''<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Reign''': 1608-1615<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Coronation''': ''7th Sun’s Smile, 1608''<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Predecessor''': [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Successor''': Prince Henry Richard (As Prince of Everux)<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#e4dcf6; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Born''': 3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594, [[Aleksandria]], [[Kingdom of Courland|Courland]]<br />
|<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Spouse''': [[Marie Therese d'Amaury]]<br />
|- <br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''House''': [[House of Staunton|Staunton]]<br />
|- <br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Father''': [[Tobias Staunton]]<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Mother''': [[Lisette of Virdian]]<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
[[Kingdom of Courland|King]] '''Joseph Alexander Staunton''' (3rd of the Sun's Smile, 1594) was the eldest son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]] and was the third and final King of Courland, as well as the seventh Staunton Duke of Courland. Ascending the throne at the age of just fourteen, the young monarch was charged with maintaining the vast amount of territory conquered by his late father. Joseph maintained his Kingdom’s position as the most influential in Axios, however a covert unification of all human nations besides his, as the Holy Orenian Empire under Emperor John V, ultimately lead to his downfall as he abdicated the throne in favour of fighting a futile war against the newly-reformed Imperial State.<br />
<br />
=== Early Life ===<br />
<br />
Joseph Alexander was the first born son of [[Tobias Staunton]] and [[Lisette of Virdian|Lisette de Aryn]], born in the newly-built Palace of Curonburg located in the centre of Asul. Joseph was tutored primarily by clergymen of the Church of the ‘True Faith’, including Bishop Nikolas of Pontain, and his mother, leading to a zealous lifestyle as he grew older. He often partook in hunts with his father and other young nobles, including Dionysius de Savin, achieving him fame for his skilled riding.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Rule ==<br />
<br />
Joseph was met with initially a turbulent situation at best. His father had inspired his people and was dearly loved by them, and Joseph had mostly been secluded in court during his upbringing. As a result of his father’s conquests, the Kingdom become severely overextended, with many petty lords in the territories of Tahn working to harm the Kingdom internally. <br />
The Kingdom of Courland was by far the largest nation in Axios and Joseph wished to maintain his father’s role as a mediator between nations. He held summits between the Kingdom of Urguan and the Kingdom of Norland during their hostilities, and held a summit of all nations against the undead threat in the Kingdom of the Westerlands. His policy, politically, was one of status-quo where he promised support to weaker nations in case of foreign and potential imperial expansion. <br />
<br />
=== Marriage ===<br />
<br />
[[File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Joseph Staunton|King Joseph Alexander]] and [[Marie Therese d’Amaury|Queen Marie Therese]] 1609, by [[Daedalus Taitale]] ]]<br />
A year into his reign, Joseph was engaged to the Princess Royal of the Kingdom of Lotharingia, [[Marie Therese d’Amaury]]. The marriage was a more political one rather than a love-interest. Joseph wished to maintain the Kingdom of Lotharingia’s relevancy in human politics as the kingdom had recently delved into a succession crisis with many different claimants to the throne raising their banners in rebellion. Their marriage did indeed protect the Kingdom from possible foreign incursions and served to re-stabilized the turbulent region.<br />
Joseph’s marriage was controversial amongst the Courlandic nobles, as many cited Marie’s past Cannonist religion as an insult to the kingdom. Though Marie had renounced her old faith and managed to provide Joseph with an heir, Prince Henry Richard, after the birth of Charlotte Fransesca a year previous, the betrayal of her brother, King Hugues d’Amaury during the Greyspine Crisis brought undesired unrest amongst the nobility. However, Joseph remained loyal to his wife who bore him another two children, Prince Charles Augustus and Princess Alexandra Theresa, dismissing many prominent nobles from court who showed distaste for Marie.<br />
=== The Greyspine Crisis ===<br />
<br />
The Greyspine Crisis was a controversial event that occurred throughout 1611-12, involving a dispute between the Count Ruthern and the Grand Duke Franz Josef Kovachev. The Count of Ruthern had invaded and annexed the County of Istria, a County which was a de jure part of the Grand Duchy of Akovia. The Ruthern bannermen had also killed the Count of Istria, and disposed of his body in the nearby woods before claiming their actions were in accordance of their orders supposedly given by King Joseph. This was indeed a lie, and Joseph released “A Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’ “ which demanded a withdrawal of Ruthern bannermen from the Grand Duchy and a small demand in payment as reparations for the damages caused to Franz Josef’s lands.<br />
As the Grand Duke rallied his banners and began preparations for a siege Joseph called on the two Crown vassals to the city of Aleksandria where he attempted to find a solution to the crisis. <br />
The young Ruthern count, only of eight years of age, attended court with a large entourage of bannermen and his uncle. Joseph had both parties explain their view and decided to continue with the demands listed on the “Royal Response to the ‘Act of Annexation, 1611’”. The young Ruthern count, advised by his uncle, refused to accept the demands, citing that they were not willing to cede money to the Grand Duke due to bad relations between the two parties. Joseph, wishing to maintain his legitimacy and wishing not to displease a major vassal in the already rebellious region of Hanseti-Ruska called for his men to apprehend the disloyal nobles. However the Ruthern bannermen, as commanded by the Count’s uncle, defended him from apprehension and as a result fighting began to break out in the Royal Palace of Curonburg. The rebellious Rutherns were soon overwhelmed and the young Count was apprehended and sent into house arrest as the remaining Rutherns declared their rebellion. The House of Ruthern, with their Count under house-arrest and without any hope of rescue made claims that Joseph had the young Count murdered in his court. The House of Ruthern presumably wished to install hatred in the hearts of their men, and received sympathy on the international stage from other nations due to such claims.<br />
[[File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Second Battle of the Rothswood, 1612 ]]<br />
Due to the obvious ill-intent of the House of Ruthern to the interests of the Crown and their display of disloyalty, Joseph had a large host assembled and transported to the Tahn from where they would engage the Ruthern army in the Grand Duchy of Akovia. Joseph also called on his brother in-law, the King of Lotharingia for his support in the war, citing their marriage alliance as just reasoning. The King of Lotharingia, Hugues d’Amaury did indeed send his army northward however in a complete disregard of honour and a show of the utmost betrayal, he had his army reinforce the Ruthern defenders. Joseph however continued preparations as his army still out-numbered the defenders two to one and began an incursion into Ruthern territory. <br />
The Second Battle of the Rothswood, fought between the armies of Courland and the combined armies of Ruthern, Horde of Dunamis and Lotharingia was a complete and utter disaster for King Joseph. Caught surprised, he and his generals expected their armies to remain in the defences of the Metterden fortress, however they were forced into an unfavourable battle where roughly a quarter of the Courlandic army was slaughtered as the other three quarters remained in a defensive position. The loss, attributed to the surprising attack and the resulting lack of planning and communication lead to Joseph moving his armies to their fortresses north of the battlefield. Though a disaster for the Courlanders, the Ruthern army suffered heavy casualties and any siege of the nearby loyal fortresses was not an option for the rebels. As a result the war became a stalemate, with minor skirmishes on the border continuing for months after with no side able to pursue the war to any sort of conclusion. The rebels were de-facto victors in the war, as the remained in control of their Seat of Metterden, and hostilities between the two parties began to diminish. The war would not officially end until a year later, with the signing of the ‘The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612’.<br />
<br />
== The Return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska ==<br />
<br />
Through his father’s conquests, Joseph had inherited not only the [[Kingdom of Courland]], but also the [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]. He, and many others at court, believed that the continued rivalry between the House of [[House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]] was futile for both parties, with both losing vast swaths of territory at the other’s hand both in the [[Riga War]] and the [[Great Northern War]]. Joseph began to host talks with the successor of King Marius Barbanov, [[Stephen I of Haense|Stephen Barbanov]] as he wished for a reconciliation between the two Houses and a possible return of territory. Through continued negotiation, Joseph offered Stephen the return of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, both title and land. In return, Stephen would offer Joseph suitable compensation as such to finance Courlandic expansion on Asul. The two Kingdoms also entered a defensive pact and Joseph’s sister, the Princess-Royal Elizabeth Maria was married to King Stephen shortly after. This was seen as a great success of Joseph’s, as he had through this document ended the Ruthern war from a year previous and made reconciliation between the Great Houses of [House of Staunton|Staunton]] and [[House of Barbanov|Barbanov]].<br />
<br />
== Abdication ==<br />
<br />
Through shrewd diplomacy and a decline in Courlandic power after the disastrous <br />
[[Second Battle of the Rothswood]], John Frederick, the firstborn of the deposed Emperor [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor|Philip Frederick]], had managed to convince all independent human states to swear allegiance under him as he reformed the Holy Orenian Empire. Joseph’s primary ally, The [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]], had seen a state of severe decline in recent years and were not interested in a large scale war. Seeing the futility in launching an offensive against the newly-reformed Imperial State, Joseph began to work on dismantling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Kingdom]], having his advisors draw on plans for the eventual Princedom of Everux.<br />
After only a few months after the return of the Holy Orenian Empire, Joseph destroyed the title of '''King of Courland''' and formed the Princedom of Everux which he left with his son and heir, Prince Henry Richard.<br />
Little has been heard from Joseph after this, though it is rumoured that he took his own life shortly after his abdication.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Presumed Dead || Unwed || Prince of Everux<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Monarchs and other leaders]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lotharingia&diff=17032Marie-Thérèse of Lotharingia2017-09-27T19:30:11Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Marie-Therese d'Amaury''' (Born 1590), was a Princess of Lotharingia & the final Queen-Consort of Courland as the wife of [[Joseph Staunton|Joseph I]]. After the abdication of her husband and the act of Courland swearing fealty under the [[Holy Orenian Empire]], little has been heard from her.<br />
<br />
== Issue ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Name || Birth || Death || Marriage || Notes<br />
|-<br />
| Princess Charlotte Francesca || 18th of the Amber Cold, 1610 || Alive || Unwed || Princess Royal, Assumed Dead or Missing<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Henry Richard || 13th of the Suns Smile, 1611 || Alive || Unwed || Eldest male child of Joseph and Marie, Assumed Dead or Missing<br />
|-<br />
| Prince Charles Augustus || 3rd of the Grand Harvest, 1612 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|-<br />
| Princess Alexandra Theresa Staunton || 12th of the Grand Harvest, 1613 || Alive || Unwed || <br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:House Staunton]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Humans of the 16th century]]</noinclude><br />
<noinclude>[[Category:Queen-Consorts]]</noinclude></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=File:Second_Battle_of_the_Rothswood.jpg&diff=17028File:Second Battle of the Rothswood.jpg2017-09-27T19:07:38Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=File:Joseph_and_Maria.jpg&diff=17027File:Joseph and Maria.jpg2017-09-27T19:06:44Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Goldfields&diff=15818Battle of the Goldfields2017-09-06T22:31:31Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="background:#cbe; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|'''The Battle of the Goldfields'''<br />
|- style="background:#D0D3D4; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|Part of the [[Coalition War]]<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Battle of the Goldfields.jpg|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
| ''<span style="font-size:x-small;">Battle of the Goldfields, 1594</span>''<br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Date''': 12th of The Sun’s Smile, 1594<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Location''': Halsworthy, Lorraine<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Result''': Coalition Victory<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Followed by''': Siege of Johanessburg<br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Belligerents'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> [[Holy Orenian Empire]] <br> The Dominion of Malin </span><br />
|-/<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] <br> [[House of Staunton]] <br> The Princedom of Fenn <br> The War Nation of Krugmar <br> [[Duchy of Savoy]] <br> [[Kingdom of Lorraine-Savoy]] </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Commanders and leaders'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor]] <br> Ser Leopold Horen <br> Andrew Kovachev <br> Ser Otto the Bloody <br> Tristin, Prince of Malinor </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> [[Tobias Staunton]] <br> Grand King [[Bastion Ireheart]] <br> Jorik Grandaxe <br> Aelthir Tundrak <br> Zlash'Lur <br> John d’Amaury </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Strength'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> 15,000 Regular Imperial Infantry, 10,000 Imperial Conscripts, 2,000 Imperial Cavalry </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> 30,000 men, dwarves, orcs and snow-elves, 5,000 cavalry </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Casualties'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> ~10,000 captured, 6,000 dead </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> ~3,500 dead </span><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The '''Battle of the Goldfields''' was the second large encounter between Imperial and Axionite forces during The [[Coalition War]], located in the highly contested Duchy of Lorraine-Kaedrin. The Battle was a result of an Imperial push into the region, where they intended to lift the siege of Metz, the capital of the Duchy, after it had been couped by pro-imperial forces a few months prior. The Battle was a resounding victory for the Axionite Coalition, with many great vassals of the Empire declaring their independence shortly after the battle.<br />
<br />
== Battle ==<br />
The leadership of the Axionite Coalition positioned their main force in a strategically defensive position, their Dwarven heavy infantry, Staunton, Ruric, Snow-elf and Lotharingian light infantry, Savoyard cavalry and Staunton and Ruric longbow-men atop a slightly inclined area. Their Imperial foes took positions in a field of wheat, dedicating their veteran soldiers on their flanks as they feared an early Axionite Cavalry charge on their flanks, with the centre filled with less equipped and trained recruits. <br />
<br />
The Imperials were forced into beginning the battle, as the defenders of the city of Metz were close to surrender, and moved up their infantry in a continuous line with their few cavalry regiments dedicated to engaging any possible Axionite cavalry attack. Staunton and Ruric long-bow men, with favourable wind and position, rained countless arrows upon the Imperial position, the Imperial archers unable to return effective fire. After running out of ammunition, Staunton and Ruric are said to have moved forward and picked up their enemies arrows that had been unable to reach the Axionite line. After this exchange of fire, Grand King Bastion Ireheart and Grand Marshal Jorik Grandaxe lead their heavy dwarven infantry into a charge against the centre of the Imperial army. Supported by Staunton infantry on the right flank and their Orcish counterparts on the left flank, commanded respectively by King Tobias Staunton and Rex Zlash’Lur, the Imperial army, lead at the centre by Emperor Philip Frederick, engaged in fierce fighting amongst the golden wheat fields as they attempted to hold against the charge. Savoyard and Snow-elven cavalry charged around the right flank, before being engaged by the numerically-disadvantaged Hansetic and Wood-elven cavalry as the northmen and elves attempted to stop any encirclement of the Imperial army.<br />
<br />
As the battle dragged on, Staunton and Orcish forces struggled to push on the right and left flanks, soon being reinforced by d’Amaury reserves, commanded by the Arch-Duke John d’Amaury (soon King John d’Amaury of Lotharingia).The Imperial centre, where new Imperial conscripts faced veteran, well trained and armoured dwarves struggled to hold, with the Emperor and Ser Leopold’s presence improving moral, however the centre would soon devolve into small pockets of Imperial soldiers becoming trapped and many fleeing from the battlefield.<br />
<br />
With the Dwarven forces now free, they split their forces and aided their allies on the right and left flank, the veteran Imperial soldiers holding well against the assault. As the Savoyard cavalry overcame the Hansetic cavalry, they ran down small pockets of Imperial soldiers attempting to flee the battlefield, with a few Savoyard cavalry men claiming to have sighted the Emperor fleeing with his bodyguard shortly after the collapse of the Imperial centre.<br />
<br />
As the Imperial infantry maintained their position, they suffered heavy casualties whilst inflicting many on the Axionite forces. Rumour spread amongst the Imperial right flank that Philip Frederick had fallen in battle, and moral plummeted leading to a complete surrender, however the Imperial left flank still persisted. After countless hours of fighting, the Imperial left flank, without leadership, still fought on bravely until they were left with a mere fraction of their original force, before laying down their arms after the leaders of the Axionite Coalition promised them fair captivity. <br />
<br />
== Aftermath ==<br />
The Axionite victory at the Battle of the Goldfields effectively broke Imperial capacity to launch offensive campaigns, and lead to a plummet in confidence in Philip Frederick and his Imperial state. The Ducal capital of Lorraine, Metz, soon after fell after her Imperial defenders heard of the Imperial loss at the Battle of the Goldfields. Axionite forces offered extremely generous peace terms to great vassals of the Empire, including the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, the Westerlands and the Imperial protectorate, the Dominion of Malin. All would accept, with the Duke of Mardon, and more importantly Baron of Cantal, uncle to Philip Frederick, swearing fealty under King Tobias of Courland, opening the road to the heart of the Imperial state, Johannesburg.<br />
[[Category:Battles]]<br />
[[Category:Oren]]<br />
[[Category:Kingdom of Courland]]<br />
[[Category:Axios]]</div>Woodenapple1https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Goldfields&diff=15817Battle of the Goldfields2017-09-06T22:31:00Z<p>Woodenapple1: </p>
<hr />
<div>{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
{| style="border:10px background:#FFFFFF; float:left;" width="50px"<br />
|- style="background:#cbe; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|'''The Battle of the Goldfields'''<br />
|- style="background:#D0D3D4; height:10px; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
|Part of the [[Coalition War]]<br />
|- style="height:5px; text-align:center"<br />
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"<br />
| style="height:100px" valign="top"|<br />
[[File:Battle of the Goldfields.jpg|300px|center]]<br />
|- style="color:grey; text-align:center; vertical-align:center;"<br />
| ''<span style="font-size:x-small;">Battle of the Goldfields, 1594</span>''<br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Date''': 12th of The Sun’s Smile, 1594<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Location''': Halsworthy, Lorraine<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Result''': Coalition Victory<br />
|-<br />
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Followed by''': Siege of Johanessburg<br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Belligerents'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> [[Holy Orenian Empire]] <br> The Dominion of Malin </span><br />
|-/<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> ''The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] <br> [[House of Staunton]] <br> The Princedom of Fenn <br> The War Nation of Krugmar <br> [[Duchy of Savoy]] <br> [[Kingdom of Lorraine-Savoy]] </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Commanders and leaders'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> [[Philip I, Holy Orenian Emperor]] <br> Ser Leopold Horen <br> Andrew Kovachev <br> Ser Otto the Bloody <br> Tristin, Prince of Malinor </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> [[Tobias Staunton]] <br> Grand King [[Bastion Ireheart]] <br> Jorik Grandaxe <br> Aelthir Tundrak <br> Zlash'Lur <br> John d’Amaury </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Strength'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> 15,000 Regular Imperial Infantry, 10,000 Imperial Conscripts, 2,000 Imperial Cavalry </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> 30,000 men, dwarves, orcs and snow-elves, 5,000 cavalry </span><br />
|-<br />
|- class="wikitable" style="background:#cbe; text-align:center; margin-left: 10px;"<br />
|'''Casualties'''<br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Holy Orenian Empire and Allies:''' <br> ~10,000 captured, 6,000 dead </span><br />
|-<br />
|<span style="font-size:small;">'''The Axionite Coalition:''' <br> ~3,500 dead </span><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The '''Battle of the Goldfields''' was the second large encounter between Imperial and Axionite forces during The [[Coalition War]], located in the highly contested Duchy of Lorraine-Kaedrin. The Battle was a result of an Imperial push into the region, where they intended to lift the siege of Metz, the capital of the Duchy, after it had been couped by pro-imperial forces a few months prior. The Battle was a resounding victory for the Axionite Coalition, with many great vassals of the Empire declaring their independence shortly after the battle.<br />
<br />
== Battle ==<br />
The leadership of the Axionite Coalition positioned their main force in a strategically defensive position, their Dwarven heavy infantry, Staunton, Ruric, Snow-elf and Lotharingian light infantry, Savoyard cavalry and Staunton and Ruric longbow-men atop a slightly inclined area. Their Imperial foes took positions in a field of wheat, dedicating their veteran soldiers on their flanks as they feared an early Axionite Cavalry charge on their flanks, with the centre filled with less equipped and trained recruits. <br />
<br />
The Imperials were forced into beginning the battle, as the defenders of the city of Metz were close to surrender, and moved up their infantry in a continuous line with their few cavalry regiments dedicated to engaging any possible Axionite cavalry attack. Staunton and Ruric long-bow men, with favourable wind and position, rained countless arrows upon the Imperial position, the Imperial archers unable to return effective fire. After running out of ammunition, Staunton and Ruric are said to have moved forward and picked up their enemies arrows that had been unable to reach the Axionite line. After this exchange of fire, Grand King Bastion Ireheart and Grand Marshal Jorik Grandaxe lead their heavy dwarven infantry into a charge against the centre of the Imperial army. Supported by Staunton infantry on the right flank and their Orcish counterparts on the left flank, commanded respectively by King Tobias Staunton and Rex Zlash’Lur, the Imperial army, lead at the centre by Emperor Philip Frederick, engaged in fierce fighting amongst the golden wheat fields as they attempted to hold against the charge. Savoyard and Snow-elven cavalry charged around the right flank, before being engaged by the numerically-disadvantaged Hansetic and Wood-elven cavalry as the northmen and elves attempted to stop any encirclement of the Imperial army.<br />
<br />
As the battle dragged on, Staunton and Orcish forces struggled to push on the right and left flanks, soon being reinforced by d’Amaury reserves, commanded by the Arch-Duke John d’Amaury (soon King John d’Amaury of Lotharingia).The Imperial centre, where new Imperial conscripts faced veteran, well trained and armoured dwarves struggled to hold, with the Emperor and Ser Leopold’s presence improving moral, however the centre would soon devolve into small pockets of Imperial soldiers becoming trapped and many fleeing from the battlefield.<br />
<br />
With the Dwarven forces now free, they split their forces and aided their allies on the right and left flank, the veteran Imperial soldiers holding well against the assault. As the Savoyard cavalry overcame the Hansetic cavalry, they ran down small pockets of Imperial soldiers attempting to flee the battlefield, with a few Savoyard cavalry men claiming to have sighted the Emperor fleeing with his bodyguard shortly after the collapse of the Imperial centre.<br />
<br />
As the Imperial infantry maintained their position, they suffered heavy casualties whilst inflicting many on the Axionite forces. Rumour spread amongst the Imperial right flank that Philip Frederick had fallen in battle, and moral plummeted leading to a complete surrender, however the Imperial left flank still persisted. After countless hours of fighting, the Imperial left flank, without leadership, still fought on bravely until they were left with a mere fraction of their original force, before laying down their arms after the leaders of the Axionite Coalition promised them fair captivity. <br />
<br />
== Aftermath ==<br />
The Axionite victory at the Battle of the Goldfields effectively broke Imperial capacity to launch offensive campaigns, and lead to a plummet in confidence in Philip Frederick and his Imperial state. The Ducal capital of Lorraine, Metz, soon after fell after her Imperial defenders heard of the Imperial loss at the Battle of the Goldfields. Axionite forces offered extremely generous peace terms to great vassals of the Empire, including the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, the Westerlands and the Imperial protectorate, the Dominion of Malin. All would accept, with the Duke of Mardon, and more importantly Baron of Cantal, uncle to Philip Frederick, swearing fealty under King Tobias of Courland, opening the road to the heart of the Imperial state, Johannesburg.<br />
[[Category:Battles]]<br />
[[Category:Oren]]<br />
[[Category:Kingdom of Courland]]<br />
[[Category:Axios]]</div>Woodenapple1