Edward Clement, Count of Aldersberg

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Edward of Aldersberg "A Boy in Yellow" A portrait by Claire-Marie Elmpool, c.1855 The 3rd Count of Aldersberg Tenure: 1862-1879 Predecessor: HIH George Alexander, 2nd Count of Aldersberg Successor: Title Revoked Baron of Aldersberg Tenure: 1879-1880 Predecessor: Title Created Successor: Alexander Leopold Novellen-Aldersberg Lord Chamberlain of Aster Hall Tenure: 1866-1871 Predecessor: Odessa MacPhearson Successor: Rosina Helvets Born: 1834, Johannian Hall, Aldersberg, Oren Died: 1880, Unknown, Almaris Spouse: Anne of Sunholdt (m. 1865) House: Novellen-Aldersberg Father: HIH George Alexander, 2nd Count of Aldersberg Mother: Juliya of Susa

Edward Clement Novellen-Aldersberg (18th of Malins Welcome, 18XX – Present) was the firstborn son of the Prince George Alexander Novellen and his wife Juliya of Susa, being named the 3rd and Count of Aldersberg at the age of twenty-seven after his fathers sudden demise. Edward grew up alongside 4 siblings appropriately named Georgiana Maria, Elisabeth Helaine, Joseph Maximillian, and Eleanor Christina.

Childhood

Court Appearance

As a child, Edward Clement would most be kept away from the main city of Providence for many years, being hid at the estate of Aldersberg within the Arentania region by his mother Juliya who refused to display her children before the public at such young ages. For that reason the young heir would learn to play by himself and develop rather unusual habits, most noted by the Augustine Courtiers was his tendency to watch the roses grow, and count them nightly, logging how many had sprouted overnight. For fun, him and his sister Georgiana Maria would put on miniature plays within their home theater for their stuffed toys, though with his sisters sickly nature the young heir found himself alone most of the time, the young comital heir being ward to no one in his youth.

He often shared a close bond with his Aunt, Princess Charlotte Augusta who would oftentimes shower the lone boy with the affection he so needed, being a more motherly figure than he could find in his own mother, Juliya. In the same regard, the young Edward took highly to his Grandfather, the Prince Joseph Leopold Novellen who would often remind Edward of his higher status than others, descending a line of Emperors, and then Princes. Edward was seldom spotted among the courts until the dethronement of his Great-Uncle, Philip Augustus and subsequent removal of his Aunt from court and Aldersberg following the death of her husband. It was then that Edward would understand the fragile position his family would find themselves in, with no longer a member in line to be Empress, and Edwards father George doing little to nothing for the Aldersbergian group. With that Edward would begin more so frequenting the courts, taking up acting as a hobby and securing the lead in the play 'To The End', directed by the new Empress Anastasia.

Career

The Courts of Oren

In the year 1864, Edward would be appointed to the Aster Council by good friend, Princess Amelia of Renzfeld, assisting her in her brief tenure as Governess of the Aster Hall. Upon the death of the Princess Amelia, Edward would take up the position of Lord Chamberlain. It would be shortly into Edwards tenure when a drastic shift in courts would occur as the Prince Frederick would declare himself King of Oren following the death of the Emperor and Empress, posing a Civil War against the supposed heir to the Empire, Peter IV. Edward would quickly swear fealty to the King, Frederick I, who would win a mere months after taking the capital of Providence. This would find the Courts of Oren in a precarious situation regarding the Pro-Imperialist of Peter IV and the Pro-Royalist of Fredirkc I following the Royalist Victory.

A portrait of Edward and his friend, Eusebi. Circa 1870.

Marriage

At the age at 29, the Count would announce his new engagement to Anne of Sunholdt. Seeing as the two were seldom seen with one another before their engagement it is assumed the marriage would be an arrangement agreed upon between the two. With Anne's high standing at court and ducal lineage she would make a perfect bride for the prestigious Aldersberg family, and a fine Countess. After the announcement of their intention to wed, Edward and Anne would seem to become attached at the hip, seen side-by-side at many events and court appearances. A year or so into the marriage after several complications the two would finally have their first child, naming him Alexander Leopold after both Edward's father and grandfather, and soon thereafter would have Austina Prudence, the only daughter of the Comital family, and Arthur Marie, the final son and child of the two.

Edward as Lord Chamberlain. Circa 1866.

Death

After the installment of Frederick I, Edward would take notice of the changes made throughout Oren, disagreeing and disliking many of them. The Count had seen the Empire and now Kingdom in many of it's forms, from the reign of Philip II to now, and decided he liked this one the least. For that reason he would leave abruptly, relinquishing his title to his heir, Alexander, and disappearing from Oren with only a note left for his wife and children. He would be spotted and heard from many times over the course of the next few years, many rumours saying he was supposedly going to other nations and posing as an Orenian Prince in order to speak with the leaders, and many would note spying the former count in Haense visiting his daughter. After that whispers of Edward would turn to silence, having been unheard from or seen since then, and presumed to have died.

Titles and Styles

• 1834 - 1862 The Honourable, Lord Edward Clement Novellen-Aldersberg

• 1862 - 1874 The Right Honorable, The Count of Aldersberg

• 1867 - 1871 The Most Honorable, The Lord Chamberlain of Aster Hall

• 1874 - 1875 His Lordship, The Baron of Aldersberg

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Marriage	Notes
Alexander Leopold Novellen-Aldersberg	7th of Horen’s Calling, 1867	18th of Malins Welcome, 1888	Unwed	Firstborn son of Edward and Anne of Sunholdt, heir to the County of Aldersberg.
Austina Prudence Novellen-Aldersberg	13th of Tobias' Bounty, 1872	Alive	Unwed	Firstborn daughter of Edward and Anne of Sunholdt.
Arthur Marie Novellen-Aldersberg	12th of Malins Welcome, 1874	Alive	Unwed	Secondborn son of Edward and Anne of Sunholdt.

Ancestry

Edward Clement Novellen-Aldersberg boasts a rather prestigious ancestry and bloodweb, the Aldersbergian line descending directly from that of Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress and Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor, along with the ancient houses of Pruvia and Basrid.

Ancestors of Edward Clement, Count of Aldersberg

16. Jahan, 1st Count of Susa               8. Iskander Alexios, 2nd Count of Susa                       17. Selene Sabari               4. Anthony Alexios, 3rd Count of Susa                             18. Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor               9. Elizabeth Anne, Countess of Rosemoor                       19. Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress               2. Juliya Rose Basrid                                   20. Sigmar Ruthern, Count of Metterden               10. Erik var Ruthern, Duke of Reutov                       21. Maria of Vasiland               5. Valeria Eleanor Ruthern                             22. Peter Baldwin d’Arkent, 2nd Duke of Sunholdt               11. Theresa Polyxena d'Arkent                       23. Tatiana of Alban               1. Edward Clement Novellen-Aldersberg                                         24. Adrian Leopold, Duke of Adria               12. Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor                       25. Mariya Angelika of Reza               6. Joseph Leopold, 1st Count of Aldersberg                             26. Peter III, Holy Orenian Emperor               13. Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress                       27. Lorena of Cascadia               3. George Alexander Novellen, 2nd Count of Aldersberg                                   28. John-Henry, Prince of Pruvia               14. Henry Louis Pruvia, Count of Osterland                       29. Margarita, Baroness of Rafal               7. Henrietta Maria Pruvia                             30. Petyr Karl Ludovar               15. Angelika Helena Ludovar                       31. Julie Ashford de Falstaff