Joseph I, Holy Orenian Emperor
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Joseph Leopold Marna, known regally as Joseph I (12 Malin's Welcome 1668 – Present) was born the eldest and only son of John Marna and Margarita de Falstaff, currently crowned Holy Orenian Emperor by High Pontiff Everard V. He is a scion of the Marnantine dynasty and claimed the imperial throne through through his Leopoldine heritage, sparking the War of the Two Emperors.
Early Life
Joseph Leopold Marna was born to John Horen-Marna and his wife, Margarita de Falstaff, in 1668 within his family's exile in Shafei, Khalestine, followed by her younger sister Ernesta in 1670. His family, now improvished in the court of Emir Abbas al-Hrun, served as ambassadors and military advisers in the southern courts. Once in his teens, he would return to the mainland under the moniker Joey the Fiddler in service to his further father-in-law, Commodus Jrent. Sometime in 1695, he would elope with Commodus' daughter Annunziata from Senntisten and remain for three years in exile. However, after a tryst with a local knight's daughter, his newly-wed bride returned to the mainland, and after a year, so did Joseph.
They would leave back to Shafei, where they would live in relative comfort. Joseph maintained contacts with compatriots including his cousins Conrad and Arthur de Falstaff and brother-in-law Richard de Marna. In 1710, after a meeting between himself, his cousin James de Marna, and his brother-in-law Otho Helvets, they would sail off on the Rose of Eleanora and conspire to convince Conrad for his support in making Joseph emperor.
Struggle for the Throne
The Nenzing Conspiracy
- Main article: Nenzing Conspriacy
Issue
Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | |
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Joseph-Henry, Prince of Alstion | 16 Grand Harvest 1701 | Alive | Unwed | Firstborn child and son of Joseph I and Annunziata of Marna. |
Princess Catherine Frederique of Marna | 8 Deep Cold 1703 | Alive | Unwed | Firstborn daughter of Joseph I and Annunziata of Marna. |
Princess Francesca Pietia of Marna | 29 Amber Cold 1705 | Alive | Unwed | Secondborn daughter of Joseph I and Annunziata of Marna. |
Princess Margarita Eleanora of Marna | 15 Sun's Smile 1707 | Alive | Unwed | Thirdborn daughter to Joseph I and Annunziata of Marna. |
Princess Josephine Philippa of Marna | 12 Horen's Welcome 1710 | Alive | Unwed | Fourthborn daughter to Joseph I and Annunziata of Marna. |