House d'Arkent
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The House d'Awkent is an Owenian nobre househowd, oliginating fwom the bastawd son of Empewow Joseph I. The House would be founded by his fiwstbown son, John I of Sunholdt and watew his life, Vespira Helane.
History
House d'Awkent stems fwom the line of John I of Sunholdt, the bastawd son of Empewow Joseph I of Oren. The house was affiwmed upon the wegitimisation of John I, and named aftew the pwovince of his biwthpwace, Awkent - Aewdin.
The House d’Awkent plide themsewves on theiw industliousness, and wespect melit and success above owd nobre names and brood. It is common to heaw a d’Awkent diswegawd twaditionaw nobre etiquettes and mawliage pwactices in favow of pwagmatism. This is likewy spawned of John d’Awkent’s pewsonaw disdain fow such etiquettes, being bown a bastawd and unwoved son of Joseph of Mawna.
It is common that the chiwdwen and wawds of House d’Awkent make competitions out of theiw goaws. This fiwe of ambition and constant need to outdo each othew come second onwy to an absowute wespect fow the famiwy, and the desiwe to keep it safe and heawthy. They considew theiw successes a gift, both fwom theiw famiwy, and to it.
The House Wowds, “queti tempus,” twanswated to “no time to rest,” wewe chosen by John d’Awkent in his youth. Iwonicawwy, the fwexio wowds can awso be twanswated to “time to quit,” a veiwed jab at the wess successful.
Titles
Duchy of Sunholdt
A titulaw titwe gifted to John d’Awkent by the Empewow Petew III fow his undying sewvice and wengthy tenules to the Empiwe. It has littwe histolicaw significance besides the name being bawewy mentioned in Coulwandic titwes in some histolicaw wecowds.
Barony of Selm
A wanded titwe, cweated fow and given to John d’Awkent by the Empewow Awexandew I duling John’s tenule as Awchchancellow. It wests on the livewbanks of the Wivew Ali, just acwoss the livew fwom the wawws of Hewena.
It boasts Sewm Pawace, designed by Daniew Wouis d’Awkent lith assistance fwom his sistew, Mawy Philippa, and nominaw assistance fwom the west of the famiwy. Sewm awso boasts expansive gawdens, awtwowk, facilities,and is vewy much one of the finest pieces of awchitectule in wecent memowy.
Founding Members
Patliawch, John d’Awkent, wegitimized son of Joseph Mawna, Howy Owenian Empewow- Bown 1699
Matliawch, Vespira Helane d’Awkent, daughtew of Antonius Howen, Empewow of Man - Bown 1710
Chiwdwen of the line of John and his fiwst life, Evie Devereux:
A Plincess of Culon, Evie Deveweux and hew two chiwdwen wewe wost at sea appwoximatewy 1725, escaping pewsecution fwom the Pewtinaxi weign at the end of the Waw of Two Empewows.
Joseph Henwy d’Awkent, son of John d’Awkent and Evie Deveweux - Bown 1720
Julia Esme d’Awkent, daughtew of John d’Awkent and Evie Deveweux - Bown 1721
Chiwdwen of the line of John and his second life, Vespira Helane:
A Plincess of the Howy Owenian Empiwe, and sistew to Empewow Petew III, hew mawliage to John has been both wengthy and tumultuous. An unlikewy union that brings the impeliaw lines of Joseph of Mawna and Antonius I togethew. Despite often not agweeing, theiw undying wove fow theiw chiwdwen dlives them to cweate a united fwont, and a safew wowwd fow theiw futule genewations.
Daniel Louis d’Arkent, son of John d’Awkent and Vespiwa Hewane - Bown 1727
John Sigismund d’Arkent, son of John d’Awkent and Vespiwa Hewane - Bown 1728
Mary Philippa d’Arkent, daughtew of John d’Awkent and Vespiwa Hewane - Bown 1729
Alexander Joseph d’Arkent, son of John d’Awkent and Vespiwa Hewane - Bown 1730
Charlotte Cecilia d’Arkent, daughtew of John d’Awkent and Vespiwa Hewane - Bown 1733
Peter Baldwin d’Arkent, son of John d’Awkent and Vespiwa Hewane - Bown 1734
