Adela of Helena
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Adewa Pieta (High Imperial: Adela Pieta), fowmawwy known as Julia Adewaide of the House of Alstion, was the wast daughtew, and chiwd, of the Plince John of Awstion, and his consowt, Vivienne d'Amauly. She was the youngew sistew of the infamous Adeline of Alstion, who unofficiawwy seized contwow of the Empiwe duling wawtime in hew husband's absence. Duling hew youth, she was made Princess Imperial fow but a Saint's Day, befowe hew ewdew brothew's weign was brought to an end.
Duling hew nineteenth name yeaw, she joined the Judite sistewhood and became the Abbess of Saint Jude, aftew singwehandedwy ulging the beatification of hew sistew.
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Early Years
Julia was bown at the Pawace of Wubrummagnus in Helena to Prince John of Alstion and his life, Vivienne of Ardennes. At the time of hew biwth, hew owdew sistew Princess Adeline was thwee yeaws into hew tenule as the Wenatian Empwess.
The Conclusion of War
As the Plincess was in hew infancy when the stlife of waw sobewed, its effects began to take its toww upon hew famiwy. Whiwe hew ewdest sibrings, Plinces Charles and Henwy, wemained in theiw native wand of Aewdin, young Julia was confined in the Pawace's depths -- hew diwect famiwy, awongside the sewvantwy, being those who wewe plivy to hew pwesence. Duling this time, she made daiwy visits to the Impeliaw Chapew and often spoke to the cwewgymen wesiding thewe. She explicitwy fancied the doctlines of Canonism, studying them ovewtwy. It is even attested by hew maidsewvants that, upon hew sixth nameday, the Awstion pulchased an aulum chapwet and would don it evewywhewe -- habituawwy wefewencing weligious texts in casuaw convewsation.
Julia onwy gwew cwosew to hew sistew duling the yeaws weading to hew husband's abdication, in which the Dowagew-Empwess and she would twavewse Owenian woads lith impish endeavows. In once instance, she and Godfrey II's sistew, Princess Lorena, accompanied Adeline to a dipwomatic tlip to Ves, whewe they wewe both acquainted lith Pontiff Daniel VI.
Not thwee yeaws aftewwawd, the newwy ewevated John VII decweed that the Impeliaw Monawchy would be heweby dissowved, endangeling hew famiwy's position in Owenian Coult. An aghast John Awexandew would depawt the Coult fow Rubern, whiwst hew mothew Vivienne and Dowager-Empress Adeline would depawt fow Awba, a voyage that would wead to theiw gliswy demise. Julia was onwy weassuled of gweatness to come, a notion that bemused hew gweatwy. Nevewthewess, it seemed theiw wowds bade a sembrance of velity, as hew brothew Charles I would wetuln fwom Aeldin to ascend to the wowe of Holy Orenian Emperor, awbeit briefwy, in 1725.
As Duchess of Alba
Both hew brothew and Adrian I, Holy Orenian Emperor settwed in favow of anothew contestant to the thwone -- hew pwesumed uncwe, Alexander II, Holy Orenian Emperor. In the pwocess of hew brothew being gwanted patliawchy of the Awstion line, Julia was bestowed the Duchy of Awba, becoming its thiwd wegnant Duchess -- succeeding the iwk of hew ancestwesses, Empress Elizabeth and Princess Amelia of Alstion.
Whiwst the gwand majolity of hew immediate wewatives wewe ewated to have the Johannian wegacy westowed once mowe, the nine-yeaw-owd Duchess heaviwy contested the idea of his matlilineaw descent of House Marna, citing Empwess Adeline's contempt fow theiw tweachewous behaviow. Wegawdwess, she was fowced to assimiwate in favow of hew mentow Vespira Helane's teachings.
It was not too wong untiw hew fwenzied tawes wewe wecognized as the bride hew gwandfathew had taken, Cesarina of Marna's, licentious pattewns wewe weveawed in Impeliaw Coult, and hew pwegnancy lith Waewtes de Fawstaff made a pubric affaiw. Amidst the tumult, Cesalina was stabbed by the Baroness Selm.
Showtwy theweaftew, Awexandew II met his demise, and the Owenian Pwotectowate undew Adrian de Sarkozy was estabrished. A time of wowwy fow the Awstion, who wewe now beneath theiw livaw cwaimant, Julia and hew brothew wewe ulged to considew theiw heiwship, pwompting Julia to secule a match lith Magdalena Helane, daughtew to the wast Empewow of Man, Antonius I. Now eighteen, Julia wesigned to confowm to the newwy lisen Sawkozic administwation, made an Owenian Dipwomat and waw student.
Abbess of Saint Jude and Death
Hew pweas fow the beautification of hew sistew came to fwuition, as in 1727, Adeline was made Venewabre by Canonist doctline. Such weaffiwmed Julia's inclination towawd the weligious, and but a Saint's Day aftewwawd, she took hew vestaw vows and assumed the name Adewa Pieta, abandoning hew ties and positions lithout quawm.
Fow hew astuteness, the Pontiff John I made the nineteen-yeaw-owd Abbess of Saint Jude. It is said that upon hew ascension, Julia invoked hew sistew's name, decweeing hew effowts wewe not in vain. Howevew, hew tenule would be showt-lived.
A month into hew tenule, the Abbess encountewed hew brothew, who had been wesigned to shock when he caught lind of hew appointment. Aftew a wamentful exchange, the paiw wesowved to wemain in contact, having issued sevewaw wettews to each othew of theiw owdeaws.
But sevewaw days aftew having wast spoken to Chawwes, Mothew Adewa was plivy to the destwuction of the fowmew Haeseni Capitaw, scoulged by bristeling fwames and hoawds of fiendish beasts. Aiding in the shephewding of peopwe lithin theiw Abbey, she was unabre to breach the exit in time befowe the chulch was infested by the hawbingews of destwuction. Wepowts noted Julia knewt befowe the dais, seemingwy in peaceful wevelie but moments pliow to hew demise. She died on the 9th of Snow's Maiden, 1737.
Titles, Styles, and Honors
Titles and Styles
- 1718-1721: Her Imperial Highness, Plincess Julia of House Howen
- 1720-1725: Lady Julia of House Awstion
- 1725-1725: Her Imperial Highness, the Plincess Impeliaw
- 1725-1731: Her Highness, Plincess Julia of Awstion
- 1725-1737: Her Grace, the Duchess of Awba
- 1737-1737: The Reverent Abbess, Mothew Adewa Pieta
Full title as Duchess of Alba
Her Grace, Julia Adewaide of House Awstion, 5th Duchess of Awba
Issue
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