House of Amador

House of Amador "From Ashes, We Rise" Country: Haense Titles: Baron of Mondstadt Former Titles: Duke of the Holy Lands Count of Mondstadt Count of Gravelhold Count of Queen’s Point Count of Vendere Count of Crestfall Viscount of Aurveldt Baron of Mondstadt Vassals: House of Blaxton Founder: Jack Amador Current Head: Olessya Amador Heir-Presumptive: Nataliya Amador Ethnicity: Highlander

The House of Amador (Common: Amador; Hansetian: Amaodar; High Imperial: Amador) is the ruling family of the Viscounty of Aurveldt & Barony of Mondstadt while being a vassal of the Kingdom of Haense.

History

Asulon

Their origins unknown, the Amadors made their first appearance in Asulon as merchants with a skill for bargaining. Seeing what they had to offer with both finances and resources, they were granted a County by the King of Renatus. Led by Jack Amador, the small group of Amadors and their bannermen and merchants quickly expanded, bringing in multitudes of traders and guilds. The rapid expansion of the house caught the eye of the King at the time, who rewarded Jack with the ducal coronet. Upon his rise as Duke, Duke Amador integrated the gentry house of Soulblade into his own family, effectively merging the strong stock and prowess of the Soulblades with the cunning and judgement of the Amadors. The current line of Amador draws its descent from the famed warrior, Ramdir Amador. As time would have it though, certain calamities would befall the house as the ancient lands of Asulon fell to darkness, both before and after. These events would be the catalyst for the obscurity that became of the Amadors and their struggles onward in attempting to be heard in a period of tempestuous political events.

Vailor

Following the fall of the House in Asulon, those few Amadors that remained found themselves in obscurity struggling to make themselves known and reenter the noble scene. Wandering from county to county, they asked for support in regaining lands lost to them, but were denied at every turn. This turn of events would cause much disparity among the Amadors assets as the lack of recognition caused their resources to dwindle away. This would eventually force the family to undertake a variety of labors as mercenaries, labourers, and merchants. They would answer the loyalist call to arms, joining the Savoyard forces in the Dukes' War.

After the war ended, with many Amadors dying in the service of the crown, what remained of the family used the money and minor respect they acquired from the war to build up a small mercantile investment that they would subsequently receive profit from. The profits generated from the investment would turn out to be more prosperous than expected and where used in a variety of business ventures to fund a few trade expeditions to other lands as well as dowries for marriages to help bolster the family and relations. The contacts made from these expeditions would eventually form small trade routes specific to the Amadors’ business ventures. As a result, a consistent source of revenue would be formed, and for the first time in many decades, money was no longer a concern.

Axios

Alongside the rest of the Holy Orenian Empire, the Amadors traveled to the Isles of Axios, determined to make their re-entry into the noble scene. They were welcomed by Duke Peter of Haense into the nobility of Haense, enfeoffing Ruslan I Amador with the Barony of Mondstadt, a title which the Amadors held throughtout early Axios History.

Ramdir Amador was most well known for his marriage with Anna Sophia, who would later gain infamy when she claimed the Crown of Lotharingia and be name Queen Anna of Lotharingia. She spent a majority of her time down south in the Kingdom of Lotharingia, within the Barony of Ostwick after her marriage. A retreat for the family when they wished to

In 1595, Owyn Amador became the Baron of Mondstadt. He kept up decent relations within the Kingdom of Lotharingia by hiring a commoner within his lands called Aylwin Blaxton (who would later write an extensive memoir of his time with the Amadors), to manage the relationship between the Haenseni-Ruskan Vassal and the Southern Kingdom. In the first decade of the 17th century, a minor scandal rocked the Amador's relationship with the Crown of Haense when Owyn and Aylwin were dragged before the court to answer crimes of conspiracy with the Kingdom of Lotharingia. In truth, the Amadors were seeking trading opportunities within the Kingdom of Lotharingia and, upon discovering the truth of this, Marius I of Haense pardoned the pair.

Owyn would later be elevated within the Northern Nobility and officially engaged Adrijana Kovachev of Carnatia in 1602, they later married and had Four children: Henrik I Amador, Ruslan II Amador, Diana & Jack. The former two would later become Patriarchs of House Amador in their own right, whereas Jack Amador would later become High Pontiff Clement III.

During the Reign of Marius I of Haense, the Kingdom of Haense suffered a terrible defeat in the Great Northern War. As consequence of the bitter defeat, the victorious Courlandic forces requested the ceding of Mondstadt to their territory, thus forcing the Amadors off their Ancestral seat. The patriarch would lose a hand during this war and history would come to know him as Owyn "Iron-fist" Amador, after receiving a gauntleted prosthetic. He moved the family down south to the Kingdom of Lotharingia, to the safety of his mother's lands in Ostwick, whilst he travelled to Courland to petition the return of his lands and other realms in search of the means to support his family.

Eventually, Owyn was able to purchase some land in the marshlands of the south known as Blackfen, where he would begin to erect a new castle, later called Blackfen. Unfortunately for Owyn, the endeavor proved too costly and he sought aid from the the Duke of Mardon, Peter Sigismund. The Duke offered to take the incomplete keep of Blackfen in exchange for the County of Gravelhold and Owyn's Fealty. Desperate, Owyn agreed. It wasn't all bad though. Owyn, Count of Gravelhold, was given a new home for his family and a Vassal - His former advisor, Aylwin Blaxton, who had been ennobled by the Duke as the Viscount of Brabant with his Wife, Erin Lockley. Owyn "Iron-fist" Amador, died of stroke in 1615. Henrik, the new Count of Gravelhold and Patriarch was all of twelve years of age.

Not too long after this transition of power, Emperor Peter II Sigismund Horen (the former Duke) proclaimed the Sixth Holy Orenian Empire with his now-integrated Allies House Amador received the Emperor Peter's patronage during this time, Jack was ordained into the Canonist Church and his younger Twin, Ruslan, made the Empire's Steward. Henrik his Deputy Constable of the Sixth Imperium Legion, eventually making him a Marshal. However, this patronage came at a steep price; Henrik was now effectively in command of a peacetime Army whose upkeep he had to personally maintain with Amador Mina. Nonetheless, Henrik was happy. He was a stern disciplinarian, outwardly cold in appearance, but a fair taskmaster.

Henrik eventually married Artemis Palaiologos, the daughter of a Duke of Mystra and Grandaughter of the King of Santegia. It was a loving married and the Count lavished his wife with jewellery and gifts that remain Amador heirlooms to this day.

War would come to dominate Henrik's adult life. After reforming the Legion Imperium Sextus, tensions between the Dwarven clans, as well as internal strife against the Romstuns, became the focus of the Imperium. Civil war broke out in Urguan & the true king sought Imperial aid. Henrik, now Twenty-Eight years old was Marshal of the Legions, was presumed to be the war leader, but given his young age Emperor Peter opted for an older war veteran. Spurned, Henrik resigned as Marshal and joined his comrades in the battlefield. Henrik Ramdir Amador died of his wounds in 1631 on the field of honour. Ruslan II succeeded him, however little is known past this point.

Atlas

The story of House Amador in Atlas is far from the tales of its more glorious and prestigious past. Due to mismanagement and poor leadership, the house fell into disarray. Slowly, its power dwindled and its status withered away. The final blow that ended Amador power in Atlas, tore the House apart and later cost them their status as Haensetian nobility, was a failed banking adventure, that ended up deminishing all of the House's wealth and made them a bit of a laughing stock, especially to those who'd taken loans from the House and now saw them powerless to demand their money back.

In the last few years of Atlas however, a young man who had not yet shed his family name rose from the shadows to lay claim to the family name. Henrik Amador, styling himself Henrik II, was of a lesser branch of the family and initially not the heir of the House. His granduncle Ruslan II however was the man holding the family title of Patriarch until he died childless at an old age. This then meant Henrik II suddenly had the right to claim the Patriarch title for himself and so he did, ruling over an essentially powerless family in the waning days of Atlas.

Arcas

Upon arriving in Arcas, the ambitious and young Henrik II went to work on regaining whatever there was to regain for his seemingly lost House. He eventually managed to take back the nobility status of House Amador and married a Santegian princess, Tamar of Biscay, with whom he had four sons: Ruslan, Albert, Edvard and Karl. Not long after these first successes however, Henrik became sick with an unknown disease, probably believed to be tuberculosis. The young family of six could not find a medic in Arcas capable of healing Henrik, but heard there were doctors in Aeldin that could, before setting sail for the faraway continent. After many years, the Amadors returned to Arcas, their Patriarch having survived his disease, but by now being an old man and a mere shadow of his youthful, energetic self. However, Henrik II refused to perish before regaining Nobility. Thus he hard alongside his children and their cousin to regain their Nobility. They carried out a variety of tasks such as: ship building, resource gathering, and more. The Amadors also started to get into Government positions. Rennard quickly became the High Steward and worked diligently to ensure the Kingdom would prosper. Edvard worked alongside Rennard as a Steward, and later succeeded him. Due to the hard work of Henrik II, his sons, and their cousin they regained their lost Nobility within a few short years. Once again they were Lords of Haense, and Barons of Mondstadt. Even after regaining their Nobility, the Amadors continued to work hard and have obtained a variety of different positions. Some of the positions that were held by house members are: High Steward, High Seneschal, Lord Treasurer x2, Speaker of the House of Lords, Member of the House of Commons (x2), and more.

Almaris

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Amadors throughout History

Asulon

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
Jack Amador			Circa. 1350	Unknown	1420	1st Duke of the Holy Lands, 1st Count of Crestfall, 1st Count of Vendere
Jiraiya Amador			Circa 1350	Jessica Amador	1457	2nd Count of Crestfall
Gilbert Amador			1355	Unknown	1420	Steward of Crestfall
Benard Amador			c.1360	Unknown	c. 1420	Ducal Advisor
Ladasha Amador			c.1376	Patrick Denims-Therving	c. 1420	Decendant of the Duke, Daughter of Benard Amador
Raymond Amador			c.1380s	Unknown	c. 1449	Anointed Father of the Church of the True Faith

Anthos

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
James Amador				Unknown
Arthur Amador			1434	Unknown	1512	Constable of Petrus, Knight of the Church of the Canon
Jack II Amador			1434	Unknown	1512	Constable of Petrus, Knight of the Church of the Canon
Tristan Amador			1434	Unknown	1512
Natalie Amador				Unknown

Athera

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
James Amador				Unknown
Arthur Amador			1434	Unknown	1512	Constable of Petrus, Knight of the Church of the Canon|-
Arthur II Amador				Unknown

Vailor

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
Unknown				Unknown

Axios

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
Ruslan I Amador			1541	Abrielle Solari	1589	1st Baron of Mondstadt
Ramdir I Amador			1567	Anna Sophia Horen-Preussens	1594	2nd Baron of Mondstadt
Owyn "Iron-Fist" Amador			1587	Adrijana Kovechev of Carnatia	1615	1st Count of Mondstadt, 1st Count of Gravelhold, 3rd Baron of Mondstadt.
Henrik I Amador			1603	Artemis Palaiologos de Savin	1634	2nd Count of Gravelhold, Marshal of the Sixth Holy Orenian Empire
Ruslan II Amador			1603	None	1674	3rd Count of Gravelhold, Steward of Adelburg, Capital of the Sixth Holy Orenian Empire
Clement III			1607	None	c. 1650	High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon

Arcas

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
Henrik II Amador			1682	Tamar of Biscay	1760	4th Baron of Mondstadt
Ruslan III Amador			1726	Katherina Ludovar	1793	5th Baron of Mondstadt
Edvard Amador			6th of The Grand Harvest, 1732 Reza, Haense	None	9th of The Ambers Cold, 1807, Karosgrad, Haense	Royal Treasurer High Seneschal High Steward The Golden Banker (Posthumously)

Almaris

Name	Portrait	Arms	Birth	Marriages	Death	Titles
Sosina, Baroness of Mondstadt			1777	Aldrik Sigmund Baruch	Unknown	6th Baroness of Mondstadt
Ramdir II Amador			1795	Emma Arika Vyronov	Unknown	1th Viscount of Aurveldt
Isaak Amador			1815	Eleanora Helaine Baruch	Unknown	2th Viscount of Aurveldt
Filip-Hieromar Amador			1840	Aldrik Sigmund Baruch	Unknown	3rd Viscount of Aurveldt

Ruslan I Amador - First Baron of Mondstadt within the Kingdom of Haense, one of the principal bannermen of Duke Peter of Haense that assisted with the formation of the Kingdom.

Clement III - Clement III was a High Pontiff from House Amador that functioned as leader of the Canonist Church until 1648.

Henrik II Amador - Grandson of the Henrik I of House Amador and great, great, great grandson of the Ruslan I of House Amador who began the title Baron of Mondstadt. Henrik II worked hard to bring back House Amador, which nearly disappeared. He worked together with his four sons: Ruslan, Albert, Edvard and Karl and their cousin, Rennard Amador. They all worked tirelessly for years on various projects for the Government of Haense in an attempt to regain their Noble status. Their attempt was successful and Henrik II was bestowed the title the Baron of Mondstadt.

Edvard Amador - The third son of Henrik the Second. Edvard Amador had a thirst for money his entire life, this was due to the fact that his Father raised all his sons by himself and was always looking to gain more money to support them. Edvard wanted to pay back his father for struggling all those years to raise him. So the man started as a Steward under his cousin Rennard Amador, the High Steward of Hanseti-Ruska. The man worked with an intense ferocity, proving himself to be quite the capable worker. After many years of service, the man succeeded his cousin as the High Steward, as his cousin switched to the position of Royal Treasurer. During this time, the man accomplished many accomplishments such as: various city expansions, increasing the Kingdom's income many folds over, and even got the Seneschal title restored due to his hard work. After twenty years of hard work in his position, and after hearing of his cousins retirement, Edvard asked to succeed his cousin again, and was appointed to the position of Lord Treasurer. From then on, Edvard continued working hard for his Kingdom, making it plentiful amounts of minas until a bit before his death. The man is remembered for his many contributions to the family, and Government.

Rennard Amador - Rennard is the cousin to Ruslan, Edvard, and Karl. He was the start to restoring the families financial restoration. He started as the High Steward of Hanseti-Ruska, doing that job for a short few years. He worked hard and moved on and become the Lord Treasurer, with Edvard succeeding him as the High Steward. Working alongside his cousin, Edvard he ensured the Kingdom had a steady income of minas and that it was being spent wisely. Due to his position as the Treasurer he was put in-charge of the Government's company, Haense Fur Trading Co.

Koenas Mariya Amador 'The Young' - Mariya Antoniya (Common: Maria Antonia), regally Mariya of Aurveldt, was a Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska through her marriage to King Henrik II of Haense in 1807. Her marriage was arranged after serving as a ward to the Queen-Mother, Isabel of Valwyck. She was known for her eccentric personality resembling the late Queen Viktoria of Metterden as a squire to Dame Anabela Vilac, and a dual axe-wielder. To date, she was youngest queen to pass away at the age of twenty-two, thus lending to her epithet.