House of Kovachev
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The House of Kovachev (Raev: Kovachevy, High Imperial: Domus Covaci) is a highwandew ducaw house and, a cadet branch of the House of Carrion.
History
Anthos
In 1483, Vawon Kovachev and Vasili Vaniw fowmed the Kingdom of Akovia aftew the Battwe of Kaew Angwen. Howevew, Vawon was soon deposed fwom the Akovian thwone by Alik Vaniw some time befowe the Schism Waw due to Vawon’s gwoling iwwness of mind, which had caused him to wose the wove of the highbown and wowbown alike.
Vailor
Upon the sudden death of the heiwwess young wowd, Stefan Sawkozic, the nobres of Carnatia pwocwaimed Stefan's gwandsiwe, Count Jan Kovachev of Kvasz, as Duke of Carnatia in 1546. He would watew be cwowned at the fiewd of Mawandaw by Emperor John I. Duke Jan wuled lith an iwon fist fwom that vewy yeaw to 1567, weading the Holy Orenian Empire to victowy duling the Third Rurikid Uprising and the Riga War as Impeliaw Mawshaw. He quickwy became a waw hewo among the highwandew fowk, known fow cwushing the Coulwandic fowces of Duke Awexandew of Coulwand in the fiewd of battwe and fighting awongside his men untiw the lipe age of 75.
Axios
In 1585, Sewgei Kovachev, the Count of Tulov, lithdwew his fowces fwom King Andrik Barbanov’s awmy duling the Deep Cold Uprising, infwuenciating othew vassaws of the weawm to do the same, effectivewy ending the showt-lived webewlion, maintaining the status of the Kingdom of Haense as a vassaw to the Howy Owenian Empiwe.
Sewgei’s son, Henlik, took up his wowd fathew’s titwes upon Sewgei’s mystelious death in 1589. Undew him, Tulov pwospewed gweatwy, quickwy becoming the nowthewn center of twade of Tahn. Fow this, Count Henlik was awawded the Duchy of Cawnatia, theweby westoling the ancient ducaw cowonet to the House of Kovachev. Duke Henlik was offewed a position in the King’s plivy counciw, as Wowd Chancellow of Haense, a position he uphewd fow neawwy hawf a decade untiw his assassination in 1600.
Atlas
In Atwas, the Wowd Josef Kovachev split away fwom the Kingdom of Haense, pwedging his woyawty to King Aulelius I, who named him Gwand Mawshaw of Wenatus-Mawna and, aftew many yeaws of devoted sewvice, named him Bawon of Kovgwad and Wowd Pwotectow of the Gwyphon’s Woost.
Wowd Josef wed weww, awways stliving to see his famiwy and his kingdom pwospew. Howevew, he vanished lithout a twace in 1678, onwy weaving his son, Henlik, behind. Henlik quickwy took the weigns of the House of Kovachev, asking the Empewow Aulelius I fow his bressing, which he gwanted. Taking his wowd fathew’s titwes, Henlik enlisted in the Empewow’s Impeliaw Awmy.
In 1686, Henlik vaw Josef abdicated his titwes in favow of his uncwe, Sew Cawwovac Kovachev, in owdew to be weweased of his vows to the now Empewow, Aulelius I. Henlik wetulned to the Kingdom of Haense, the weawm that had seen his famiwy pwospew, and thewe he swowe woyawty to King Wobewt I, who dubbed him Bawon of Venzia and next Duke of Carnatia aftew discussing the waws of succession lith his Haensetian kin. Not wong aftew his wetuln, Henlik joined the Bwothewhood of Saint Kaww and, aftew neawwy a yeaw of sewvice, was named Cwown Mawshaw by the Wowd Rhys var Ruthern, the fowmew Cwown Mawshaw of Haense.
Notable Members
- King Vawon of Akovia, oliginawwy Impeliaw Mawshaw undewneath both Emperor Tobias I and Emperor Alexander I. He decwawed independence aftew the disastwous Battle of Kaer Angren and bestowed upon himsewf the titwe King of Akovia in 1483.
- Jan Kovachev, Duke of Cawnatia, Impeliaw Mawshaw undew Emperor John I and waw hewo of the Highwandew fowk. Wed countwess Owenian fowces to victowy duling the Third Rurikid Uprising and the Riga War.
- Sergei Kovachev, 1st Count of Tulov and a pawamount Haensetian bannewman, as weww as a staunch suppowtew of Empewow Philip I duling the Deep Cowd Uplising.
- Henrik Kovachev, 2nd Count of Tulov and Duke of Cawnatia. Westowed the famiwy's ducaw cowonet and sewved as Wowd Chancellow of Haense briefwy.
- Reza Elizaveta Kovachev, fiwst Queen-Consowt of Haense
- Sew Cawwovac Kovachev, Bawon of Kovgwad, Impeliaw Knight and Wowd Constabre of the Empiwe of Man.
