Jonah Stahl-Elendil

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Jonah Stahl-Elendil Archchancellor of Oren Tenure: 1783 - 1800 Predecessor: Simon Basrid Successor: Franz Nikolai de Sarkozy Baron of Stahl-Elendil Tenure: 12th of Sun's Smile, 1799 – Present Predecessor: Title Created Successor: Title to be removed Proprietor of Redenford Tenure: 1st of The First Seed, 1801 – 2nd of Godfrey's Triumph, 1822 Predecessor: Henry Fredrick Helvets Successor: Patrick Adrian O'Rourke Race: Adunian Born: 17th of Malin's Welcome, 1675, Brolwic, Aeldin Spouse: Avigael Stahl-Elendil House: Elendil Father: Jesse Elendil Mother: Unknown Military Service Allegiance: Holy Orenian Empire Years of service: 1759-1763 Rank: Ensign Battles/Wars: Rubern War

Jonah Stahl-Elendil is an Orenian statesman turn, Baron. He grew up in Brolwic, Aeldin & eventually sailed to Arcas where he would settle down. During his tenure in Arcas he climbed the ranks of the Orenian political system as a leading figure of the Josephite Party. Through extensive work he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Oren under Simon Basrid & Archchancellor upon the retirement of the Basrid. For seventeen years he served as Archchancellor under the reigns of Peter III, Anne I & Joseph II. In 1799, Jonah was afforded the Barony of Stahl-Elendil after announcing his plans to retire to Anne I.

The Sutican War; 1775-1780

Outbreaking in 1775, the Sutican War saw the Holy Orenian Empire declaring war on Sutica after its King, Corwin I had slain a cousin to Peter III, Holy Orenian Emperor. During this time, Jonah along with many of his allies and other members of the Josephite Union resided in the Commonwealth of Kaedrin. Kaedrin - Due to it being the farthest settlement away from military support and lacking crucial defenses saw heavy raiding during the war, thus causing many Kaedrini citizens, Jonah included to lobby for a state-sponsored militia. While the request was almost immediately denied, citizens of Kaedrin still banded together and fought off Hangmen raiders.

While fighting alongside other denizens of Kaedrin against a common foe, it gave Jonah an opportunity to interact with the common folk, thus furthering his political popularity. It was during this period when Jonah befriended the members of the House of Rourke, House of Komnenos and House of Cenobia who went on to form a large portion of his Kaedrin voter block. When Jonah took office as Archchancellor many of his Kaedrini allies would go on to serve under him in different positions across the Empire.

The Stahl-Elendil Administration; 1783-1800

In 1783, Simon Basrid resigned as Archchancellor upon his forty-fourth year in office. The position was then given to Jonah as he was Simon's Vice-chancellor. Jonah's administration saw a variety of changes to the Empire's government. Most notably, he stripped the Council of State of the majority of the old minsters and replaced them with members of the Josephite Party, many of which were allies he had made in Kaedrin. While his introduction of an all Josephite Council of State was highly controversial and regarded as bias, his council was highly efficient. Almost immediately changes could be seen, especially in Helena where Jonah's Minister of the Interior, Padraig O'Rourke had reformed the outdated Livery Board into a fluid City Assembly with elected aldermen; a process which would eventually transfer over to Providence and shape the future of Oren. On the 14th of Sun's Smile, 1784, Peter III had passed away due to sickness, and his eldest daughter, Anne I would become the first female monarch of the Holy Orenian Empire. Jonah regarded Anne as someone easy to work with which led to a productive relationship between Monarch and Council of State.

In 1786, Jonah and Anne would gain fame for their expulsion of the Kingdom of Haense as a vassal of Oren during the event which would go on to be known as Haeseni Independence Day. While Jonah was on the fence about releasing them as vassals, it was primarily his Vice-Chancellor, Franz Nikolai de Sarkozy who convinced the aging Adunain to do so.

Reign as Baron of Stahl-Elendil; 1799-Present

After announcing his plans to retire to Anne I, he was afforded a Barony in 1799 so that he could continue his political work in the House of Lords after his resignation [1]. He followed through as in the next year he released Hold Faith: A Farewell Address to the public. Jonah left the capital soon after, electing to move to the countryside in the Municipality of Redenford of which he was made Proprietor of in the following year of 1801. Age had finally caught up to Jonah as progress on Redenford moved slowly and he instead installed his allies, Keaghen Armas and Arnaud de Ruyter to run the Municipality instead of himself.

Publications

• (1759) The Adunian I
• (1761) The Adunian II
• (1774) The Josephite Platform of 1774
• (1775) Invitation to Deliever the State of the Empire - 17th Imperial Diet
• (1783) The Stahl-Elendil Ministry, 1783
• (1786) To Karl Amador
• (1787) On the Hanseti-Ruskan Expulsion, 1787
• (1787) The Josephite Party, 1787
• (1795) Imperial Declaration a State of Emergency
• (1796) Providence: We Have Arrived
• (1800) Hold Faith: A Farewell Address

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Calan Stahl-Elendil	19th of Sun's Smile, 1750	Alive	Unwed	Firstborn Son. Worked as an Actor and Agent for the Orenian Secret Service under Arnaud de Ruyter. Disappeared somewhere around 1820~.
Garth of Brolwic	2nd of The Grand Harvest, 1752	Alive	Unwed	Secondborn Son.
Illaena Stahl-Elendil, Countess-Dowager of Halstaig	21st of The Amber Cold, 1753	Alive	Padraig O'Rourke, Count of Halstaig	Firstborn Daughter of Jonah & Avigael. Sired four children with Padraig O'Rourke. Ascended to Countess-Consort of Halstaig in 1788 and currently remains as Countess-Dowager of Halstaig after the death of her husband in 1791.