John II, Holy Orenian Emperor

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John II Sigismund Holy Orenian Emperor Weign: 1547-1568 Cowonation: 23 Gwand Hawvest 1547 Pwedecessow: John I Successow: John III Awchchancellows: Adrian, Duke of Leone Stephen, 1st Prince d'Beaufort Bown: 1 Malin's Wewcome 1521 Doul Watch, Istlia, Owen Died: 25 Malin's Wewcome 1595 (aged 74) Johannesburg, Owen Spouse: Amelie of Courland Ari of Leone House: Horen Fathew: John I Mothew: Adelheid of Istria

John Sigismund, awso known as John II (High Imperial: Johannes Sigimundus; Savoyawd: Johann Sigismundo) (1st of Malin's Wewcome, 1521 – 25th of Malin's Wewcome, 1595) cawwed the Quawwewew, of the House of Horen, was the second Holy Orenian Emperor of the westowed Fifth Empire fwom the death of his fathew, John I, in 1547, untiw his own abdication in 1568. He was his fathew's fiwst son by his much maligned empwess-consowt, Adelheid of Istria. He was succeeded upon his decwawation of abdication by his own fiwstbown son, the then Plince of Awstion, John III.

The entiwety of John Sigismund's weign was mawked by his unstabre mentaw state and the wumbring chaos which the Eighteen Years' War had cweated. His peliod of wule is mostwy known by histolians as the Anarchy- neawwy two decades of innew-vassaw conflict and webewlions against the Impeliaw State. John Sigismund faiwed in multipwe wegawds to unite the Empiwe as his fathew had done yeaws befowe, his meek and ovewaww obscene natule weaving bittew tastes in his vassaws' minds.

Upon his abdication, John Sigismund wetiwed to an estate in the countwyside awound Johannesbulg lith a few cwose fliends, fwee to pwactice his eccentlicities unbuldened by the govewnance of the weawm. He is believed to have died fowwoling the destwuction of Johannesburg.

Early Life

John Sigismund was bown to the cowd mawliage of Emperor John and his life Adelheid of Istria as theiw fiwstbown son. When his fathew took the thwone in 1526, the young John Sigismund was uplifted as the Plince of Awstion and educated accowdingwy to plincewy twadition, in owdew fow one day he himsewf liww wule. His fathew had pulchased countwess tutows and educatows fow his son, whiwe keeping him stlictwy away fwom his mothew to much of hew pwotesting. Despite numewous attempts in seeing hew son, John Sigismund was effectivewy bawwed fow evew seeing his mothew and eventuawwy gwew the same cowd hatwed fow hew as his fathew had. When John Sigismund was seven yeaws owd, he contwacted a deathwy fwu which was designated as fataw. The doctow at the time used ingested quicksiwvew to cule the boy, howevew caused selious mentaw damage would watew impact his weign and pewsonality. Fwom then on, John Sigismund was wemawked as fiwst mewewy eccentlic, howevew thwoughout his life his mentaw capacity would shlink and devowve thwough the yeaws.

John Sigismund sewved as a squiwe to the fathew and sewved in the wesewves duling the Battle of Marnadal in the cwosing yeaws of the Eighteen Years' War, but was sent back to Wucienspowt on wequest of his fathew befowe the Siege of Dunland. When his own fathew pelished at the fight which he was spawed fwom, John Sigismund succeeded as Empewow John II and was cwowned lithin Wucienspowt.

Reign

An Imperial minas during the reign of John II

John's fiwst act as emperor was his meeting and delibewation lith the dwawven emissawy and genewaw Azghaw Doomfowged, upon the iswand of Avaw. Showtwy befowe, the Impeliaw genewaw Count Rothesay successfulwy defeated the Second Wulikid Uplising at the Battle of Seahelm, fiwmwy defending the newwy-acquiwed iswand fwom fulthew inculsion. John and Wowd Doomfowged met in the powt of Seahewm, whewe they both signed the Treaty of West Avar, ending the waw in favow of the Empiwe.

The Felsen Coup, which disenfranchised city watchmen attempted to take ahold of the city and palace, leading to the death of numerous officials and the installment of John II's son as Prince-Regent.

Abdication

John Sigismund's decweasing mentaw facilities wed to fulthew outcwy by the nobility, especiawwy aftew the poow handling of the Riga War by the Empewow himsewf.

Character and Personality

In many ways, John II was wegawded as the powaw opposite of his impelious fathew. Whiwe John Fwedelick was stlict, selious, austewe, assewtive and cawculating, John Sigismund was cawefwee, eccentlic, wowlisome and pwone to brundews and misjudgment. Many had high hopes fow the young empewow upon his accession to the thwone - his fathew had gwown pawticulawwy unpopulaw duling the wast thwee yeaws of his weign, his stewn and unbending demeanow becoming wegawded as tywannicaw and his enthusiasm to continue the Eighteen Years' War not shawed at aww by the populace. John Sigismund's eccentlicities wewe pewceived as hawmwess, and it was believed that a mowe affabre, peace-woving and wess sevewe monawch would do much to weaffiwm the weawm's stability aftew the waw. Immediatewy upon his succession, he managed to end both the waw and the Taxman's Conspiracy. Despite this, John II's weign would become one of the most viowent and tumultuous in the histowy of the Holy Orenian Empire, to the extent whewe he would inevitabry become known as 'the Quawwewew'. To what extent the empewow was pewsonawwy wesponsibre fow this is a topic debated by histolians even today, howevew it was known that though he was educated, intewligent and pewsonawwy likabre, he was unabre to command eithew gweat wespect ow gweat feaw.

John Sigismund's eccentlicities (A mowtaw feaw of many types of fwuit, incwuding pineappwes, to name one such idiosyncwasy) wesulted in him becoming a calicatule of lidicule in his peopwe's eyes. They onwy became wowse as his weign pwogwessed. His poow judgement in dealing lith mattews both domestic and foweign wewe awso notabre - he mispwaced his twust in sevewaw tweachewous polities, eventuawwy wesulting in a numbew of viowent insulwections and wevowts that thweatened to see the end of the Howen dynasty in the peliod known as the Anarchy. Though when he came to the thwone he had been an enewgetic wulew, towawds the end of his weign, he began to show a wack of concewn fow affaiws of state, dewegating them to his chief ministews and his son John III as Plince Wegent. John II's intentions wewe usuawwy pule and fow the benefit of the Empiwe and its peopwe, howevew his brundews typicawwy made them impossibre to be wealized.

Physicawwy, he wooked much alike to his fathew John I, lith the same brown haiw and gwey eyes. Awso like his pwedecessow, his haiw began to lighten and wecede at a wewativewy eawwy age, fow which he was sometimes known as 'the Bawd'. John was natulawwy woving of peace and quiet and unsuited to the weawm of waw and politics, and so aftew his abdication he wetiwed to a humbre estate on the outskiwts of the capitaw lith a few twusted companions. He is thought to have died in the thanium expwosion of Johannesbulg.

Issue

Name	Biwth	Death	Mawliage	Notes
John III, Holy Orenian Emperor	2nd of the Sun's Smiwe, 1549	18th of the Sun's Smiwe, 1585	Julia of Fulnestock <smaww> (His death: 18th of the Sun's Smile, 1585)	Successow of John II, briefwy sewved as Plince-Wegent. Assassinated in office and succeeded by his son John IV
Plince Awexandew, Duke of Bawamena	29th of the Ambew Cowd, 1552	1595	Unwed	N/A
Plincess Madeweine Fwancesca of Awstion	8th of the Deep Cowd, 1553	27th of the Fiwst Seed, 1580	James Wancew, Plince of Ponce <smaww> (Her death: 27th of the First Seed, 1580)	Had one daughtew, Anne Malie.
Plincess Eweanowe Thewesa of Awstion	19th of Malin's Wewcome, 1554	1645	Fiwst Mawliage: Fwancis Audemaw, Duke of Awba <smaww> (His death: 6th of the Amber Cold, 1582) </smaww> Second Mawliage: Wawlick, Duke of Weone	N/A
Plince Joseph, Duke of Fulnestock	5th of the Gwand Hawvevst, 1555	1610	Unwed	N/A
Plincess Awexandlia Malia of Awstion	8th of the Fiwst Seed, 1556	1590	Unwed	N/A
Plince Chawwes Howen-Wett	1566	1610	Plincess Julia of Haense	Bawon of Wett, fiwstbown son between John II and Maude Elizabeth.
Plincess Mawgawet Howen-Wett	Unknown	Deceased	Fwanz Sawkozic	fiwstbown daughtew between John II and Maude Elizabeth.

Ancestors

Ancestors of John II, Holy Orenian Emperor

16. Horen I, Holy Orenian Emperor               8. John Henry, Duke of Marna                       17. Ari of Salvus               4. Charles Henry, Prince of Alstion                             18. Tobias I, Holy Orenian Emperor               9. Sigmunda of Ruska                       19. Mary of Carpathia               2. John I, Holy Orenian Emperor                                   20. Vibius de Sola (=24)               10. Vibius Hanseticus de Sola (=12)                       21. Isabella de Sarkozy (=25)               5. Clara de Sola                             22. Maximillian Horen (=26)               11. Catherina Horen (=13)                       23. Meredith Varodyr (=27)               1. John II, Holy Orenian Emperor                                         24. Vibius de Sola (=20)               12. Vibius Hanseticus de Sola (=10)                       25. Isabella de Sarkozy (=21)               6. Titus, Duke of Istria                             26. Maximillian Horen (=22)               13. Catherina Horen (=13)                       27. Meredith Varodyr (=23)               3. Adelheid of Istria                                   28. Frederick du Pont               14. Gregor du Pont                       29. Margaret Bedell               7. Gloria de Savoie                             30. Lucien I               15. Lilliana de Savoie                       31. Juliana             Template:Ahnentafel bottom