Adalene de Motte
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Adalene Halcourt nee de Motte (1783-1838) was born to Jeanne O'Rourke nee de Motte out of wedlock to the Count of Dobrov. She would go on to earn the title Baroness-consort of Artois through her marriage to Baron, Olivier Halcourt whom she would have six children in her youth.
Childhood and Arrival in Providence
The girl would be born in 1783 to her mother, Jeanne O'Rourke, and kept hidden away in apartments below the Novellen Palace, afforded to her by her father, Ostromir's, position as Governor of the Novellen. Despite this, Adalene would not meet Ostromir until her adulthood. It's said the girl was mistreated heavily by her mother and not often allowed outside to keep her mother's husband, Santiana O'Rourke from discovering Jeanne's infidelity. Many Novellen courtiers would gossip about the sightings of a girl within Jeanne's room, rumors flooding the palace. As a girl she suffered heavy abuse as her mother would often go days without visiting her, forcing her to survive on scraps from the O'Rourke Manor before being taken to live in the Auvergnian Kingdom of Banardia with her mother for the remainder of her childhood.
Providence
At the age of 19, Adalene's mother suffered from poisoning due to lead-based makeup she would often wear and passed away, leaving Adalene to venture off on her own for the first time ever. The woman chose to finally make her way to the fabled Orenian Empire, finding herself in the Capital of Providence merely months after the death of her mother. Adalene would make living in the Inn just above the Providence Tavern for many months before befriending the extraordinary Aimee de Frand who would own Club Ivy, and the Ivy Emporium, allowing Adalene to stay with her while she became accommodated in Providence. Here Adalene would also work at the Club and Emporium, donning white pasty make-up and extravagant white powdered wigs. Adalene would be seen often by party-goers leaving with a variety of men each night and not returning until the next morning, as her bed was often left untouched! It was here that the woman would eventually meet Olivier Halcourt, a wealthy Orenian nobleman and Baron to whom, with Aimee's help, she would begin a close friendship, Aimee assuring that if she could marry him she would secure a position in society and the Orenian courts as the Baroness of Artois. After much convincing, the woman was able to convince the Baron to propose marriage, and Adalene quickly moved into his estate months before their actual wedding.
Marriage
After a proposal from the Baron of Halcourt, the two would remain merely engaged for some time before finally hosting a private ceremony between the two. Ultimately Adalene and Olivier's marriage would prove to be dull, Adalene often recounting to her friend Vespira Ruthern that Olivier would often go days without speaking to her and that the two shared separate suites within the estate and hardly ever shared a bed. Adalene would soon find herself frequently visiting the Club Ivy once again, seen participating in illicit substances alongside Aimee de Frand, the now Countess of Dobrov, a number of times, even when she was pregnant. The woman would also be seen participating heavily in extramarital affairs, most notably with the Lord Speaker of Haense, Sir Igor Kort, the two being spotted in public frequently in Haense and Oren during the height of the Norlandic War, with Haense and Oren on opposing sides. The Baroness would go days without returning home, though despite this the pair still managed to foster six children together, three sons and three daughters. It wouldn't be until many years later in their elder age that Adalene would eventually see her husband as no longer a burden but instead as a friend.
Hanseni Affairs
Before Adalene's Marriage to the Baron of Halcourt, there were two other perspective suitors she had met during her trips to Haense. Igor Kort, the lord speaker of the Hanseni Duma, and Aleksandr Vyronov, a Hanseni Nobleman. After it had been decided she would marry her husband, the Baroness would often make trips to Haense, catching up with the friends she had made. During the height of tension between Haense and Oren, the Baroness would invite her then-lover and lord speaker of Haense, Igor Kort, to her home in Oren for tea. Upon the discovery that Adalene's family was home, she would introduce him as her friend she'd just met. During the tea, Igor and the Baroness' Husband and Children would speak to the Hanseni Counselor about the desire for peace between the two nations. Later in life Adalene would credit herself indirectly for the peace that was kept between Haense and Oren during the Norlandic War. From these visits to Haense, Adalene would end up with two children, one from each of the men she had almost been wed to.
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiberius Guiscard Halcourt | 12th of the First Seed, 1801 | Missing | Charlotte Amadea of Carrington | Firstborn Son of Adalene and Olivier, Heir to the Barony of Halcourt |
| Titus Louis Halcourt | 12th of the First Seed, 1801 | Natalya Theresa vas Ruthern | Secondborn Son of Adalene and Olivier. | |
| Elisabeth Cecile Halcourt | 17th of the Snows Maiden, 1807 | 1830 | Britannus Vanir, Viscount of Varna | Firstborn Daughter of Adalene and Olivier. |
| Louise Antoinette Halcourt | 12th of the Sun's Smile, 1809 | 1856 | Otis de Rosius, Baron of Rosius | Secondborn of daughter Adalene and Olivier. |
| Matthieu Henri Halcourt | 10th of Sigismunds End, 1810 | Missing | Unwed | Thirdborn son of Adalene and Olivier |
| Madalene Sophia Halcourt | 4th of Malin's Welcome, 1812 | 1856 | Ailred, Duke of Vidaus | Thirdborn Daughter of Adalene and Olivier. |
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
| Dimitri Petrov | 15th of the Malin's Welcome, 1811 | 1881 | Unmarried | Bastard Son to Adalene and Sir Igor Kort. |
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
| Ivan Vyronov | 7th of the Sun's Smile, 1816 | Alive | Unmarried | Legitimized Bastard Son to Adalene and Aleksandr Owyn Vyronov |
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
| Jean-Henrique de Provins | 1838 | Alive | Unmarried | Bastard son of Willian de Provins and Adalene. |
