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− | '''Wilhelmina of Cathalon''' (2nd of Sigismund’s End, 1760 - N/A), additionally known as Wilhelmina Beatrix, and monikered '''“the Wild“''', was the only daughter of Robert Castor, Duke of Cathalon, and his Savoyardic consort, Letizia | + | '''Wilhelmina of Cathalon''' (2nd of Sigismund’s End, 1760 - N/A), additionally known as Wilhelmina Beatrix, and monikered '''“the Wild“''', was the only daughter of Robert Castor, Duke of Cathalon, and his Savoyardic consort, Letizia of Virdain. The Helvets-born woman was known as the would-be Empress-consort of the Holy Orenian Empire as wife to [[John VIII, Holy Orenian Emperor|John VIII]]. |
Contemporaries described her as short and slender, graceful, red of hair, with long eyelashes and a “divine” gleam in her eyes. There was kindness and gentleness in her expression, but she was also proud and judicious. She was famed for her quick tongue and considerable wit, often butting heads with Imperial officials due to her differing ideals. She resented the Orenian government for their apparent dislike of her, and her Imperial husband for his unwillingness to consummate their union, resulting in the instability of her position, and their subsequent divorce after thirty-four years of marriage. | Contemporaries described her as short and slender, graceful, red of hair, with long eyelashes and a “divine” gleam in her eyes. There was kindness and gentleness in her expression, but she was also proud and judicious. She was famed for her quick tongue and considerable wit, often butting heads with Imperial officials due to her differing ideals. She resented the Orenian government for their apparent dislike of her, and her Imperial husband for his unwillingness to consummate their union, resulting in the instability of her position, and their subsequent divorce after thirty-four years of marriage. |
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Wilhelmina of Cathalon (2nd of Sigismund’s End, 1760 - N/A), additionally known as Wilhelmina Beatrix, and monikered “the Wild“, was the only daughter of Robert Castor, Duke of Cathalon, and his Savoyardic consort, Letizia of Virdain. The Helvets-born woman was known as the would-be Empress-consort of the Holy Orenian Empire as wife to John VIII.
Contemporaries described her as short and slender, graceful, red of hair, with long eyelashes and a “divine” gleam in her eyes. There was kindness and gentleness in her expression, but she was also proud and judicious. She was famed for her quick tongue and considerable wit, often butting heads with Imperial officials due to her differing ideals. She resented the Orenian government for their apparent dislike of her, and her Imperial husband for his unwillingness to consummate their union, resulting in the instability of her position, and their subsequent divorce after thirty-four years of marriage.
A mere two days after she was freed from matrimony in 1814, the death of her former husband's father, Emperor Joseph, was proclaimed, and, naturally, John was declared Holy Orenian Emperor promptly after. Following the aforementioned Joseph's conveniently timed death (reportedly of old age), rumors swirled about the Empire that the aged sovereign had died long before Wilhelmina and John's divorce was finalized, and the Novellen clan was accused of delaying an announcement on his passing, in order to bar Wilhelmina from holding the title of empress-consort.
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Family and Childhood
Wilhelmina Beatrix was born to Robert Castor Helvets and his wife, Letizia Marie d’Aryn, on the 2nd of Sigismund’s End, 1760, accompanied by a twin brother, Peter Helton Helvets. The future Duke of Cathalon was rather pleased and felt satisfied with his swiftly completed family. Robert was notoriously flighty, and considered his duties completed at the birth of a son. Such happy notions were not to last, and Letizia- who was known to be a heavy drinker and indulged in a great many unsavory pleasures- succumbed to blood loss the morning after. Robert, wrought by grief, returned to sea swiftly thereafter. Four years later, he returned from his sabbatical to find the poor Peter Helton sickly with consumption, dying three weeks after his father’s return. Exasperated by this failure, the young Wilhelmina was shunned by her father and accused of sucking the life out of her weak brother and mother, indirectly causing their deaths, whereafter she was sent abroad for foreign education.
After nearly a decade passed, Wilhelmina finally persuaded her father to allow her to return to the mainland. She was greeted with a lackluster homecoming but found fast friends in her cousins, Lorena Annabelle and Theodora Angelica, as well as an Auvergnian courtier by the name of Charles du Chatres. Wilhelmina, having spent much of her developmental years among foreign company, spoke almost exclusively Waldenian. Her cousins made quick work of her nonetheless. With the aid of a slew of Kaedreni tutors, they educated the sweet-faced Helvetii in the tongues of Common and High Imperial alike. Much to her chagrin, however, this left her with a slight accent that would not abate no matter how hard she worked to expel it.
Engagement
Marriage
Life as an Imperial Princess-consort
Duchess of Furnestock
Duchess of Helena
Divorce of 1814
Death of John VIII
Later life
Death
Titles, Styles, and Honors
Titles and Styles
- 2nd of Sigismund’s End, 1760 - 12th the First Seed, 1780: Her Ladyship, Wilhelmina of Cathalon
- 12th the First Seed, 1780 - 13th the Amber Cold, 1787: Her Imperial Highness, The Duchess-consort of Furnestock
- 13th the Amber Cold, 1787 - 10th of the Sun’s Smile, 1814: Her Imperial Highness, The Duchess-consort of Helena and Furnestock
- 10th of the Sun’s Smile, 1814 - Present: Her Ladyship, Wilhelmina of Cathalon
Issue
Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
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Lucius Maximinus Helane | 1798 | N/A | Princess Georgiana Beatrix of Aldersberg | Illegitimate child of Augustus Helane and Wilhelmina. |
Kazimir Nikolai Ostrovich-Helvets | 1802 | N/A | Unwed | Illegitimate child of Ostromir I, Count of Dobrov and Wilhelmina. |
Josefina Magdalena Barrow | 1810 | N/A | Unwed | Firstborn illegitimate daughter of Prince Franz, Duke of Schattenburg and Wilhelmina. |
Yasmina Franziska Barrow | 1810 | N/A | Unwed | Secondborn illegitimate daughter of Prince Franz, Duke of Schattenburg and Wilhelmina. |
Adalina Sabine Barrow | 1818 | N/A | Unwed | Thirdborn illegitimate daughter of Prince Franz, Duke of Schattenburg and Wilhelmina. |