House of Aldersberg

House of Novellen-Aldersberg Parent house: House of Novellen Country: Empire of Oren (Formerly) Kingdom of Oren (Formerly) United Kingdom of Aaun Founded: 1787 Founder: Joseph Leopold Novellen Current head: Cressida of Aldersberg Titles: County of Aldersberg Barony of Aldersberg (Formerly) Ethnicity: Heartlander

The House of Aldersberg is a cadet house of Novellen. The County of Aldersberg is a title that would be granted to Prince Joseph Leopold as a non-hereditary title in 1787, until the year 1809 when it was made hereditary by Imperial addendum, creating the official cadet branch of House Novellen-Aldersberg.

History of Aldersberg

Origins

The beginning of Aldersberg would be that of a Barony granted to Hadrien de Sarkozy in the realm of Anthos. The county title of Aldersberg would first be known far before Joseph and the Holy Orenian Empire, existing previously in the realm of Athera, a title held by Olivier de Savoie who would construct a town north of Petrus alongside others including Sylvester Halcourt who would take the title after him, and Augustus Fornier. The city would flourish with citizens, being named the capital city of the Duchy of Savoy for some time until its eventual destruction after the Horen Restoration.

Present Day

The House Novellen-Aldersberg finds its origins with Joseph Leopold Novellen, the sixth issue of Emperor Joseph II, and thus was not expected to inherit. Yet as an Imperial Prince was granted a title, the county of Aldersberg would be given to him alongside. The land would be used by Joseph, as a retreat from the imperial palace. The county is a territory not much more than an estate and a small plot for farming. Joseph would have five children with his wife, Henrietta Maria of Osterland, for whom the Osterland Tiara would be named, which is traditionally worn by the Countess of Aldersberg.

Succeeding Joseph was George Alexander. His reign was mostly unremarkable, his wife Juliya of Susa and children, mainly that of Georgiana Maria, taking up the responsibilities of day-to-day management. Hosting court events, which Aldersberg has become known for. George would die of an abrupt illness that ended his life in 1862. Succeeding him was his son, Edward Clement, Who would boast a large collection of antiques and tiaras, beginning the Aldersberg Vault. Edward is best known for his work in the Court, serving as the Lord Chamberlain under the reign of Philip III and Anastasia I. Edward married Anne of Sunholdt in the Aster Hall and the two had three children, in order, Alexander Leopold, Arthur Marie, and Austina Prudence, each of them boasting blonde locks inherited by both mother and father. During the [1875 Royal Audit], the family was demoted from a County to a Barony after a period of inactivity after the Brothers war and during the reign of Frederick I.

Soon thereafter, Edward mysteriously disappears and is presumed dead, leaving his eldest and heir inherited. 12 years came and went with monumental change to the landscape of Oren, then in 1888 Alexander Leopold would die in a bandit attack which left his younger sister, Austina Prudence, the Baroness who would marry the Count of Veletzia and soon be named Duchess-consort of Adria, furthering the collection of [Aldersbergian relics] during her tenure as Baroness and having four children of the Sarkozic last name. After a number of years at work in the new kingdom of Aaun and under the Duchy of Adria, Austina would restore the House to its former station as the County of Aldersberg.

After many years of prosperity, Austina would finally succumb to her childhood illness and pass the title of Countess of Aldersberg to her niece, Cressida Marie Aldersberg, who was already married to Count Jan Ivanovich at the time of her inheritance.

Leaders of House Novellen-Aldersberg

Name	Portrait	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Coat of Arms	Titles
Joseph I HIH, Joseph Leopold		1765~ The Novellen Palace, Helena, Oren Son of Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress and Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor	Henrietta Maria of Osterland 5 Children	Died of natural causes, 1849		Head of House Novellen-Aldersberg The Count of Aldersberg
George I HIH, George Alexander		1802~ The Augustine Palace, Providence, Oren Son of HIH Joseph Leopold and Henrietta Maria of Osterland	Juliya of Susa 5 Children	Died of an illness, 1862		Head of House Novellen-Aldersberg Count of Aldersberg
Edward I TRH, Edward Clement 1862-1880		1834 Johannian Hall, The County of Aldersberg, Oren Son of HIH George Alexander and Juliya of Susa	Anne of Sunholdt 3 Children	Went missing in 1880		Head of House Novellen-Aldersberg Count of Aldersberg (Formerly) Baron of Aldersberg
Alexander I TRH, Alexander Leopold 1880-1888		1867 Johannian Hall, The Barony of Aldersberg, Oren Son of TRH Edward Clement and Anne of Sunholdt	No Issue	Died in Bandit Attack, 1888		Head of House Novellen-Aldersberg Baron of Aldersberg
Austina I TRH, Austina Prudence 1888-1914		1867 Johannian Hall, The Barony of Aldersberg, Oren Daughter of TRH Edward Clement and Anne of Sunholdt	Heinrik, Duke of Adria 4 Children	Died from Leukemia, 1914, Velec, Adria		Head of House Novellen-Aldersberg Duchess of Adria, Countess of Aldersberg, Countess of Veletzia, Dame of the Circle of Saint Emma
Cressida I TRH, Cressida Marie 1914 - Present (Disputed)		1892 Valwyck, Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska Daughter of Arthur Marie Aldersberg and Nastasya Reza Ruthern	Jan, Count of Vaska 6 Children	Alive		Head of House Novellen-Aldersberg Countess of Aldersberg, Countess-Consort of Vaska

The Sarkozic Claim

In the year 1917, Cressida of Aldersberg would release a missive stating the House of Aldersberg's departure from the Duchy of Adria during the Adrian Civil War[1], which would have full support from all living members of House Novellen-Aldersberg. In response, two years later the Duchy would proclaim they still own the title and that it belonged to the previous Countess' son, Markus Marie Sarkozic, proclaiming him Count of Aldersberg[2] despite the former Countess Austina's own will, though claiming it was Austina's clear intent that her son would inherit once old enough.

Name	Portrait	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Coat of Arms	Titles
Markus I TRH, Markus Marie 1919 - Present (Disputed)		1904 Castle St. Emalyne, Velec, Aaun Son of His Grace, Heinrik, Duke of Adria and Her Grace, Austina of Aldersberg	Unwed No Issue	Alive		Count of Aldersberg (Disputed)

Notable Figures

Charlotte of Aldersberg - The Duchess of Adria, married to the Duke of Adria and Heir Apparent to the Empire, Philip Aurelian, making her empress-to-be before his assassination.
Austina of Aldersberg - The Duchess of Adria, married to the Duke of Adria, Heinrik Otto, and brought the title of Aldersberg back to its former glory after being lost to her older brothers' ineptness.