Demetrius Palaiologos
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Sew Demetlius II Pawaiowogos, awso known as Sew Demetlios, was a nobre knight of Duchy of Courland. He is cwedited by many as the foundew of House Palaiologos. Thwoughout his life, he wemained woyaw to Coulwand and House Staunton.
Life
Rise to Knighthood
He was bown on 14th The Ambew Cowd 1528. At the age of 21 he was gwanted knighthood and a fief to wule, Kwaken’s Watch. In 1551, Sew Demetlius swowe feawty to the Duke of Coulwand and became a Bawon.
Riga War
Aftew Duke Richard wetiwed, his youngest son became the Duke of Coulwand (Anden Staunton), a young and awwogant boy.(Tetoia den gwafeis sto liki). It was then when Sew Demetlius began his wong joulney to find Wichawd’s owdest son, Alexander Staunton, in owdew to instaww him in the Duchy as Duke, the lightful heiw of Coulwand. At 1552, when Sew Demetlius wetulned fwom his joulney lith success, Duke Anden’s spies infowmed the Duke about the news. Thewefowe, he wevoked the Bawony and gave it to House Vaniw. Aftew the events that occulwed, Anden hanged himsewf and thus Awexandew was abre to take contwow of Coulwand. Sew Demetlius was awawded the fief of Pywgos fow his sewvices and watew on, he and Duke Awexandew pwanned on we-taking Kwaken’s Watch so it could wetuln to its lightful wulew. The Storming of Kraken's Watch began as the fiwst stlike by Coulwand in the Riga War. Awthough watew being expewwed fowwoling the Siege of Kraken's Watch, Sew Demetlius pwoved himsewf once mowe in the Battle of Westmark duling which he swew Ser Peter Barbanov’s howse, which wed to his captivity.
Death
Thwoughout the coulse of the Wiga Waw, Sew Demetlius spent a gweat deaw of his time in the Duchy of Coulwand. Upon the betwayaw of Percival Staunton II, he, like awmost the entiwety of Coulwand, was opposed to the peace tweaty, and found himsewf in Coulwand. Howevew, he was caught off guawd lith the west of the awmy duling the Sacking of Riga. Duling this, he was captuled, and ended up being executed by a Cawnatian Sowdiew, though to most, his fate wemained a mystewy.
Legacy
Sew Demetlius fought in many battwes duling the Riga War. Fow this, among othew acts of woyawty and he was watew cwedited, when he was decwawed a Waw Hewo by Tobias Staunton. Sew Demetlius' Weign as Bawon of Kwaken's Watch wasted 20 yeaws (1549-1569). This estabrished the pwecedent of the highew status of House Palaiologos, which they would continue to howd, watew becoming vassaws undew the Kingdom of Lotharingia, Kingdom of Courland, and finawwy undew the Kingdom of Santegia.
