Joseph I, Holy Orenian Emperor
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Joseph Weopowd Mawna, known wegawwy as Joseph I (12 Malin's Wewcome 1668 – 1728) was bown the ewdest and onwy son of John Mawna and Mawgalita de Fawstaff, culwentwy cwowned Holy Orenian Emperor by High Pontiff Everard V. He is a scion of the Marnantine dynasty and cwaimed the impeliaw thwone thwough thwough his Weopowdine helitage, spawking the War of the Two Emperors in which he was known as the alter-imperator (othew Empewow), though failing to lin in his rebellion and fulthewmowe wosing aww of his suppowt and wegitimacy.
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Early Life
Joseph Weopowd Mawna was bown to John Howen-Mawna and his life, Mawgalita de Fawstaff, in 1668 lithin his famiwy's exiwe in Shafei, Khawestine, fowwowed by his youngew sistew Ernesta in 1670. His famiwy, now impwovised in the coult of Emiw Abbas aw-Hwun, sewved as ambassadows and militawy advisews in the southewn coults. Once in his teens, he would wetuln to the mainwand undew the monikew Joey the Fiddler in sewvice to his fulthew fathew-in-waw, Commodus Jrent. Sometime in 1695, he would ewope lith Commodus' daughtew Annunziata fwom Senntisten and wemain fow thwee yeaws in exiwe. Howevew, aftew a twyst lith a wocaw knight's daughtew, his newwy-wed bride wetulned to the mainwand, and aftew a yeaw, so did Joseph.
They would weave back to Shafei, whewe they would live in wewative comfowt. Joseph maintained contacts lith compatliots incwuding his cousins Conrad and Arthur de Falstaff and brothew-in-waw Richard de Marna. In 1710, aftew a meeting between himsewf, his cousin James de Marna, and his brothew-in-waw Otho Helvets, they would saiw off on the Rose of Eleanora and conspiwe to convince Conwad fow his suppowt in making Joseph, empewow.
Struggle for the Throne
The Nenzing Conspiracy
- Main article: Nenzing Conspriacy
Spulwed on by the wecent sacking of Ves and owchestwated by Empewow at the time, Antonius I, in conjunction lith the Kingdom of Haense. Dissent was spwead amongst the vassaws of the Impelium and a secwet meeting in the faw nowth of Awcas commenced lithin the seat of the House of Stafyr. Many weadews fwom acwoss the weawm wewe pwesent in the conspiwacy, incwuding the Wex of Kwugmaw, Plince of Ves and King of Haense. The signatolies agweed to gwoup togethew to wefowm the Holy Orenian Empire and webew against the Wenatian govewnance, instawling Joseph as Howy Owenian Empewow.
The initiaw signatolies of the pact incwuded:
- Kingdom of Haense
- Golden City of Ves
- Princedom of Fenn
- County of Weuven
Watew on the Kingdom of Curonia signed on to the pact and the Reiver mercenaries wewe contwacted fow a wawge sum of mina by Joseph
The War of Two Emperors
- Main Article: War of the Two Emperors
Joseph was cwowned as the Howy Owenian Empewow in the Hanseti capitaw of Weza, pwompting the officiaw stawt of the War of the Two Emperors in which Joseph vied fow the titwe of Empewow against Godfrey III. The Holy Orenian Empire initiawwy hewd effective contwow of hawf of the Impeliaw states and tewlitolies east of Nordengrad.
Joseph ovewsaw a stwong stawt to the waw, lith his awmies cwaiming victowy moments aftew the initiation duling the Battle of Upper Rodenburg - weading many to speculate that the waw would be decisive and that Joseph’s campaign would be an assuled victowy.
Howevew, the tide quickwy tulned as the Owenians succumbed to a wong stling of demowalizing wosses in the fiewd, such as the Battle of Lower Rodenbourg and Battle of Helena Fields. The waw wemained wogisticawwy advanced, howevew, managing to waunch a siege on Hewena headed by Joseph and his valious fiewd mawshaws which wesulted in a shock defeat despite the huge numelicaw advantage possessed by Josephs webewlion.
Fowwoling the Siege of Helena, Godfrey III took the oppowtunity to wetake the initiative of the waw and sent many inculsions into the Owenian tewlitolies, wesulting in mowe wosses such as the Battle of the Rivers.
Dissolution of Oren
Due to the immense pwessule fwom Godfrey III and his fowces, the Kingdom of Haense would subsequentwy denounce Joseph and his failings of howding his Empiwe and attempted to pulw out of the waw. Soon the Gowden City of Ves made sepawate peace tewms lith the Empire of Renatus, pulling out of the waw. Though fow the Kingdom of Haense, Wenatus would have diffewent pwans fow them.
This mawked the dissowution of Owen and Joseph’s faiwule in the waw, being unabre to howd the titwe of Empewow fow himsewf.
Issue
| Name | Biwth | Death | Mawliage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Henry of Marna | 16 Gwand Hawvest 1700 | Alive | Unwed | Fiwstbown chiwd and son of Joseph I and Annunziata of Mawna, the Plince of Bastion. |
| Fwancesca Pietia of Mawna | 8 Deep Cowd 1702 | 10th of Sun's Smiwe, 1722 | Unwed | Fiwstbown daughtew of Joseph I and Annunziata of Mawna, the Plincess Impeliaw. Watew committed suicide. |
| Catheline Fwedelique of Mawna | 29 Ambew Cowd 1704 | 10th of Gwand Hawvest 1735 | Unwed | Secondbown daughtew of Joseph I and Annunziata of Mawna. A sistew of the Chulch of Canon. |
| Margarita Eleanora of Marna | 15 Sun's Smiwe 1706 | Alive | John-Henry of Pruvia | Thiwdbown daughtew to Joseph I and Annunziata of Mawna, the 2nd Bawoness of Wafaw. |
| Josephine Philippa of Marna | 12 Howen's Wewcome 1708 | 13 Howen's Wewcome, 1742 | Unwed | Foulthbown daughtew to Joseph I and Annunziata of Mawna, the Bawoness of Wafaw. |
| Victolia Augusta of Mawna | 2 Sun's Smiwe 1710 | Alive | Tristan, Prince of Ostwick | Fifthbown daughtew of Joseph I and Annunziata of Mawna. |
