House of Montalt
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"House of Montalt" redirects here. For the House of Ivanovich, see House Ivanovich. For the House of Novellen, see House of Novellen.
The House of Montalt, also called the House of the High Mountain, is a Petran dynasty hailing from Valfleur, the former capital of the Commonwealth of the Petra prior to the transition from Almaris to Aevos. In the present day, the house is notable for its knights, which include Dame Maude Fredericka Montalt of the Petran Old Regime, Sir Paul Montalt of Vienne, and their son Sir Peter Montalt of Adria.
House Montalt was founded during the nuptials of Dame Maude Novellen and her consort Sir Paul Ivanovich in Valfleur, Petra. Their wedding was celebrated on the fifteenth anniversary of the Astercalia Finalé, the day in history where the Orenian Monarchy was overthrown in the Heartlands during the Acre Rebellion. Afterwards, Dame Maude and Sir Paul constructed their castle Chateau Montalt.
The Astercalia Finalé is consequential in House Montalt's history. Dame Maude was the firstborn daughter of King Frederick I, the ruling monarch of the Kingdom of Oren that was established following the destruction of the Holy Orenian Empire. Dame Maude witnessed the death of her father and mother Vivenne of Savoy, before being kidnapped by House von Draco. Paul, Captain of the King's Guard, was nearly slain by Prince Hadrian van Aert in the battle. His older brother Saviley Ivanovich rescued him, and then rescued Dame Maude from the von Draco's castle not long afterwards.
The house takes its name from the ancestral seat of Maude Fredericka's father Frederick I, King of Oren, Mount Garmont, from which the name "Montalt" (High Mountain) was obtained. The Razing of Mount Garmont, transpiring during the Acre Rebellion, was responsible for the destruction of the castle by Orenian Royalist forces who mistakenly thought it was an Acrean occupied fortress. The bones of the fortress survived, and the Ruins of Mount Garmont was the location where members of the Old Regime would knight people who had succeeded with their Knightly Trials.
[OOC: being edited] The House of Montalt was founded upon the conclusion of the nuptials between Sir Paul Ivanovich and Dame Maude Novellen in Valfleur, Petra. Their wedding was celebrated on the fifteenth anniversary of the Astercalia Finalé, the day in which the Orenian Monarchy was overthrown during the Acre Rebellion. Taking up residence in Castle Montalt from which their house derives its name, the couple ended up leaving the mainland and entering exile on a distant island near Yong Ping. Eventually, they returned to the mainland during the Petran Civil War, in which Sir Paul led the war effort as the General of the Petran Loyalist Partisans (PLP). After the victory in the civil war, Sir Paul and Dame Maude retired to a countryside estate, possessing dual citizenship in Adria and Petra.
History
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Almaris | Origins
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- Pavel Ivanovich moves to the Republic of the Petra from the ruins of Old Vienne, accompanying his friends Thomas Balamena and Emilio d'Annaplais.
- Pavel Ivanovich is entrusted the position as Marshal of The Pykes, the military of the Commonwealth of the Petra, by Regent Paul Temesch and Dame Catherine of Furnestock. He reforms the military into the Petran Republican Forces (PRF).
- Pavel Ivanovich is knighted by Grand Master Ser Bernard of Brasca and Maude Fredericka Novellen of the Old Regime for his service in the Commonwealth during the Crusades against the witches of Serheim.
- Maude Fredericka Novellen and Pavel Ivanovich begin courting. Eventually, the two marry, and Pavel takes on the name Paul Montalt as her consort.
Almaris | Politics in the Commonwealth of the Petra
Almaris | The First Adrian Election
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Almaris | The Petran Civil War
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Almaris | The Second Adrian Election
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Aevos | Landing
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