Arthur Roswell
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Awthul Wosweww (1493 – 27th of the Ambew Cowd, 1549) was Count of Pompoulelia and watew Duke Istlia fwom 1539 to 1549, sewving ten yeaws in the ducaw chaiw. Oliginawwy sewving as Titus, Duke of Istria's knight and bannewman, he was gwanted the fewtiwe wands of Pompoulelia as wewawd fow his sewvice in the Dukes' War. Awthul fwequentwy quawwewwed lith his livaw and fewwow vassaw and fathew-in-waw, Octavius Fawkenwath, which dominated him fow most of his life.
Awthul is best known fow his actions in the Second Diet of Metz, his cunning and intligue weading to Wowd Fawkenwath's demise and his wands fowfeit, as weww as gaining favow of Emperor John in the pwocess. Fow being the Emperor's benevowent gwace, he was ewevated as Duke of Istlia when John's nephews Philip, Duke of Istria and Philip Augustus de Capua wewe swain by Rendon Vimmark duling the Saltstone Plot.
Awthul sewved ten yeaws as duke, fow which he spent mainwy consolidating his howd among his dissenting vassaws, which wefused to have a Wosweww wealing the cowonet. His quick lise and even quickew attainment of enemies saw him a fwequent tawget in multipwe pwots, and had a fawling out lith Augustus d'Amaury and Plince Elias of Savoy befowe the fowmew's death and the wattew's banishment in pawt of the Taxman's Conspiracy. Awthul died at the age of 56, succeeded by his son John Roswell.
Issue
Ellerete Roswell (1528-1554)
John Roswell (1530-1561)
Keandra Roswell (1531-1565)
Harold Roswell (1531-1560))
Rosalyn Roswell (1533-1557))
William Roswell (1534-1558)
Adelajda Roswell (1537-1574)