Henry-Otto, Duke of Kvasz

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Henry I Duke of Kvasz Reign: 14th of the Sun's Smile, 1707 - 7th of The First Seed, 1730 Predecessor: James I, Duke of Kvasz Successor: Alexander I, Duke of Kvasz Baron of Lizat Reign: 1693-1708 Predecessor: Granted Successor: Ser Dominic Grimm Marian Knight Knighted: 1686 Knighted by: King Robert I Born: 16th of Malin's Welcome, 1662 Krepost Palace, Markev, Haense Death: 7th of The First Seed, 1730 Ludovar Manor, Reza, Haense (aged: 68) Spouse: Kattarina of Grauspin (m.1696) House: Ludovar Father: Jakob Ludovar Mother: Theresa of Rytsburg Issue: 3 Children Wars/Battles: Third Atlas Coalition War Siege of Nordengrad (1690) Siege of San'Kala (1690) Siege of Kal'Tarak (1692) War of Two Emperors Battle of Upper Rodenburg (1715) Siege of Helena (1716) Battle of the Rivers (1716) Second Battle of Leuven (1718) Battle of the Silversea (1719)

Henrik Otto also known as Henry I, (16th of Malin's Welcome, 1662–Present) called the Able or The Old Crow, of the House of Ludovar, was the third Duke of Kvasz under the rule of Ludovar following after the trial and death of his cousin, Jakob Ludovar. He was the eldest child and only son to Jakob Ludovar and his wife Theresa Vyronov as well as being the great-uncle to the Queen-Consort of Haense, Milena of Adria. Before his time as Duke, he was previously made Baron of Lizat by his cousin and the King of Haense as an award for his effort in assisting the King and his cousin with various issues.

Early life

Henrik Otto Ludovar was born to Jakob Ludovar and Theresa Vyronov in the city of Markev in the year of 1662. He was tutored both combat and politics by Lord Otto Ludovar who was his uncle before he was later sent to Aeldin, becoming a ward under a Duke at the age of ten.

In the year 1681, he would return to Atlas after nine years since his departure to Aeldin. Henrik would become very unfamiliar with the place only remembering very little of it though would be embraced with a welcome by his family for his return. After a few months, he would receive a letter at his doorstep of an invitation to the Royal Ball that was going to be held in the city of Markev for a noble lord to win the hand of the Princess Analiese of Haense. He would ignore the opportunity to attempt to win the Princess's favor as he was instantly put in betrothal to Lady Alana Grimm by his cousin, Emma. As the day of the ball arrived and his betrothal not being present he would come across by a woman named Hulda who resided in Arberrang, a Haense estate up north of Markev.

After two years had passed, Henrik would later lose his betrothal with Lady Alana due to miscommunication as the betrothal wasn't a regular marriage but a matrilineal one, she'd later marry Alfred Rubens, Baron of Leeuwenhof after the break of the betrothal. This would lead to a split in the Ludovar family at the time between him and his cousin, Emma. Due to this, he would be disowned by her though this issue would later be resolved by the Lord Palatine, Prince Robert-Sigismund. Henrik would slowly befriend King Robert due to family dinners he had held as well as his ambitions at the time. The friendship would lead to him being chosen as well as Hans de Ruyter and Dominic Grimm's knighthood being named the first and only Knights of Bihar.

Within the year of 1689, Ser Henrik would join a raid that was organized by the Lord Marshal against the Haeseni vassal Arberrang due to its rumors of possible rebellion. As the raid became successful it was later stopped by Torsten Rosik, the Earl of Nordengrad, upon receiving a raven which would lead to his almost capture within the engagement. After the treasonous act of Nordengrad attacking Haense, the end result would be the start of the Third Atlas Coalition War. Throughout the war, Henrik would fight in almost every battle but the Siege of Arberrang due to his injuries he had suffered through the Siege of San'Kala. After their victory, Ser Dominic Grimm would disappear leading his titles to be handed back to Ludovar once again to the now new Duke of Kvasz, his cousin Jakob, though he would instead give the title to Henrik for his actions within the Third Atlas Coalition War and his success.

Kattarina Stafyr of Grauspin , circa 1708

Reign

Baron of Lizat

Upon being granted the title of Baron of Lizat he sought to achieve his dream of being a politician, intending to run in the upcoming election for a seat in the Imperial Parliament in the year 1693. He decided to run for Common Civic Party, and faced as his primary opponent a man named, Fabius Bracchus, a Hansetic man who had formed the Imperial Parliament. Despite Fabius' great status of being a great and better politician, through his many speeches in Markev, Heinrik slowly began to seem like a true match for Fabius, who was doing very little work in his campaign. The election would end in a tie at fifty percent each for the two, becoming the first-ever tie in an Imperial Parliament election. The tie-breaker vote came towards his dear friend, King Robert, who voted against Heinrik despite their friendship. Nevertheless, Heinrik was granted the position of Lord Temporal within the Imperial Parliament due to his performance in the 1693 Election.

In 1696, Heinrik wed Lady Kattarina Stafyr. It was a happy marriage, and they would go on to have three children together in total. In the year 1705, Henrik arrived in the new land of Arcas, where he assisted in the building of Reza as well as continuing his duties as a knight and as a Kingsguard. On the 14th of the Sun's Smile, 1707 his cousin, Duke Jakob Ludovar, was be put on a trial in an event that would come to be known as the Ludovar Trial, resulting in the loss of the titles of Principality of Ulgaard as well as the County of Mondstadt. Jakob's remaining title, the Duchy of Kvasz, was inherited by Heinrik, as for he was Jakob and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Preussens, had no children.

Duke of Kvasz

In the year 1708, a year since Henrik had become Duke of Kvasz, his old friend Ser Dominic Grimm returned after thirteen years since his departure after the Third Atlas Coalition War. Upon his arrival in Reza, the latter asked Heinrik for the return of the Barony of Lizat, which Henrik denied as he wished for King Marius II to settle the issue lawfully instead. Two months would pass until the king had summoned the two in throne room to settle the issue privately, resulting in the return of the title to Ser Dominic. Despite the recent dispute between them, they would rekindle their friendship, forming some sort of alliance between the two and their families.

A Painting of the Battle of Upper Rodenburg, circa 1715

After three years of him being Duke, Heinrik then begin to work with the current Lord Palatine, Leopold Stafyr, on finding a location to build his duchy. Though the two would struggle to find such due to the tensions rising between the Curon and the Haense due to border dispute as the Archduchy of Pembroke had settled north of Haense's capital. Luckily the tensions faded between the nations as it ended with the treaty of the Warwick Resolution [1]. Even though the tensions were gone the two had struggled to make progress due to their schedules that they had. When Emperor Antonious I dissolved the Empire of Man the Nenzing Conspiracy had then come to light, though Henrik was unknown of the conspiracy until the year 1715 which was when it was revealed. Henrik approved of the conspiracy to which he would join to support his King as well as the new Emperor, Joseph I.

Ser Henrik, Baron of Lizat, circa 1699

Even though the last Emperor of Man dissolved the Empire of Man relinquishing all vows made to it the former Imperials within the city of Helena would crown their own Emperor, Godfrey Horen, enforcing for all those that previously served under the Empire of Man to now serve under the newly formed Empire of Renatus even though its former major vassals declared its support for Joseph this would result into the War of Two Emperors. During the war, Henrik remained with his family when he could, although he would end up spending most of his days defending the King as well as fighting in four of the major conflicts in the war.

After years of war and suffering a defeat, the war came to an end allowing Henrik to focus on building up his duchy. However during the war, he had a change of heart regarding his ambition of gaining a piece of land for his family and his duchy. Upon scrapping the idea of building the Duchy of Kvasz on land he'd turn his attention into getting his youngest son, Maric Ludovar, a noblewoman from Aeldin. Henrik would accompany his youngest son sailing towards Aeldin, a place he hasn't seen since his departure there at the age of nineteen. Luckily he would come to success as he'd return to Arcas with his son along with his new wife a daughter to the Baron of Salma of House Raven.

Upon his success of gaining his son a wife and finally solidifying his family that was close to extinction, he would be fully granted the manor in Reza that his family had shared with House Preussens, the family of his predecessor's wife, due to the new Countess of Österland bringing her family to back under the Imperials in Oren. At the time of Emperor Godfrey II's abdication and the accession of his younger brother, John VII. Henrik would yet again have to suffer through another war under the new Emperor's short reign that only lasted Three-Months due to John VII's abdication in the year 1725. After his abdication, Adrian Sarkozic, would claim the empty Imperial throne to which Henrik along with the Kingdom of Haense would support due to his and its Carrion connections.

After a few months, the Kingdom of Haense would support Adrian's decision of abdicating to the now Alexander II, Holy Orenian Emperor to which Henrik disagreed with at first though would later come to terms with the decision. As the year of 1729 began, tensions had risen much quickly between the Duchy of Adria, a Hansetic ally, and the Duchy of Lorraine due to Lorraine conspiring with a bandit group as well as banditing Adrians in the road. This would lead to the Adrians calling aid to rally against the people of Lorraine to perhaps end their bandit ways once and for all as the Emperor was too ill to do anything which Haense would answer. Henrik rallied with the Haense men riding with the Brotherhood of Saint Karl joining of with the Adrians camping outside the Lorraine foothold. After a day and a half of camping, the army had dispersed as they waited for the Imperials to interfere in hopes to put an end to Lorraine.

Upon Henrik's arrival back in the city of Reza after the dispute with Lorraine he had attended the Royal Duma before receiving word of his eldest son, Petyr, who had been suffering through the same illness as his mother had passed. His sons' death had impacted him very little due to his many experiences of death though upon the death, he had already revealed that his grandson, Aleksandr, was his true heir due to his son being unable to properly reign after him.

Henry-Otto's line of Ludovars coat of arms

Death and Legacy

Henrik had continued his duties as Kingsguard defending the King of Haense and his lands until one night on the 7th of The First Seed, 1730 within the Ludovar Manor in Reza he would pass away due to his old age.

Upon his death, he'd be known as the eldest Ludovar to live in their time, as well as, keeping the family alive after it had suffered from the Ludovar Trial that made a dent into the Ludovar family. Henrik is also remembered as the last Knight of Bihar of the three that started it during the reign of King Robert I.

Character and personality

Through his childhood, he was seen as smart and a bit too childish as a normal child. As time continued on he had then grown to sometimes have patience and take his time on things to finish or do things on his accord. Though as he had grown into his older age he had then became a bit less patient and sometimes can be snappy to those who begin to argue or waste his patience.

Titles, Styles and Honors

Titles and Styles

• 1693 - 1708: His Lordship Baron of Lizat
• 1707 - 1730: His Grace Duke of Kvasz

Full title as Duke of Kvasz

His Grace Henry-Otto I of the House of Ludovar, Duke of Kvasz, Baron of Rostig-Otistadt, Knight of the Marian Retinue

Issue

Henrik sired three children (two sons and one daughter), all from Lady Kattarina Stafyr. It is also recorded that he sired no bastards and remained celibate upon his wife's death.

Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Petyr Karl of Kvasz	9th of The Deep Cold, 1697	17th of the Sun's Smile, 1729	Maeve of Venerra	Firstborn son of Henry-Otto and Kattarina of Grauspin. Twin brother of Helena Ludovar. Died by illness. (aged:31).
Helena Isabel of Kvasz	9th of The Deep Cold, 1697	11th of The Grand Harvest, 1721	Otto of Mondstadt	Firstborn daughter of Henry-Otto and Kattarina of Grauspin. Twin sister of Petyr Ludovar. Died in childbirth. (aged:24)
Maric Stefan of Kvasz	15th of The First Seed, 1699	4th of Snow's Maiden, 1755	Aelinor of Salma	Secondborn son of Henry-Otto and Kattarina of Grauspin. Died by natural death. (aged:56)

Ancestors

Ancestors of Henry-Otto, Duke of Kvasz

16. King Marius I of Haense               8. King Stephen I of Haense                       17. Adelheid Ruthern               4. James I, Prince of Markev                             18. Unknown               9. Unknown                       19. Unknown               2. Jakob Ludovar                                   20. Demetrius, Count of Metterden               10. Victor Alric, Count of Metterden                       21. Sophia Amador               5. Adrijana Ruthern                             22. George Horen-Vimmark               11. Cecily Amelie Horen-Vimmark                       23. Unknown               1. Henry-Otto, Duke of Kvasz                                         24. Rudolph, Baron of Rytsburg               12. Adolphus, Baron of Rytsburg                       25. Marjorie Ruthern               6. Jakob Vyronov                             26. Eric 'the Whaler', Count of Ayr               13. Katherine Baruch                       27. Valeria Palaiologos               3. Theresa Vyronov                                   28. Unknown               14. Theodore Palaiologos                       29. Theodora Palaiologos               7. Eliza Palaiologos                             30. Unknown               15. Unknown                       31. Unknown