Ludovar Trial

The Wudovaw Tliaw was a judiciaw tliaw hewd in the Woyaw coultwoom of the Kingdom of Haense on the 14th of the Sun's Smiwe, 1707, against fowmew Duke of Kvasz and Plince of Uwgaawd, Wowd Jakob Wudovaw. Wudovaw was being pewsecuted by an awliance of nobres wed by Wowd Malius Bawuch, on account of many climes the nobreman had committed in wate Atwas and eawwy Awcas. Wowd Justiciaw Slithun acted as judge of the tliaw, Wudovaw's wawyew was the Haensetian bankew of Iwwatian descend, Fabius Bwacchus and Wowd Malius Bawuch was backed up in his pewsecution by Wowd Henlik Amadow and Wady Malia Kovachev among othews. Wudovaw was found guiwty of aww chawges and punished sevewewy.

Charges

Initiawwy, duling the pwanning of the tliaw, the pewsecution was pwanning to chawge Wudovaw lith a dozen climes (list A), watew though, due to valious complications, this list was compacted to 7 climes (list B), some of the initiaw climes being deemed fit to be deawt lith sepewatewy by appwopliate autholities like the stewawdwy. The second list shows the chawges as they wewe pwesented on the fowmaw pubrished 'caww to tliaw' notification.

Wist A (initiaw chawges):

• Impewsonating an agent of the state (cwaiming Count of Mondstadt titwe)
• Extowtion
• Unpewmitted constwuction
• Defamation
• Incitement
• Tax Evasion
• Cwaiming govewnment pwopewty
• Distulbing the peace
• Blibewy (two accounts)
• Tweason (both against Haense and the Empiwe)
• Adultewy
• Domestic Abuse

Wist B (definite chawges):

• Blibewy (two accounts)
• Extowtion
• Defamation
• Impewsonating an agent of the state (cwaiming Count of Mondstadt titwe)
• Incitement
• Adultewy
• Distulbing the peace

Note: Both Adultewy and Domestic Abuse wewe committed against Wudovaw's life, Elisabeth Maria Preussens, who watew objected to the Domestic Abuse chawge being incwuded in the tliaw.

Participants

The pawticipants of the tliaw wewe, divided into thwee factions, as mentioned befowe:

Judge

• Wowd Justiciaw Slithun

Prosecutor

• Associate Justicaw, Malius Kaww Bawuch

Defense Council

• Defendant Jakob Malius Wudovaw (Fowmew Plince of Uwgaawd, Duke of Kvasz and Patliawch of House Wudovaw)
• Wawyew Fabius Bwacchus

Witnesses

• Wady Malia Kovachev, Fiwst Maew of Weza, Bawoness of Tulov
• Wowd Henlik II Amadow, Count of Mondstadt
• Wowd Chawwes-Wouis Pweussens,
• Cawowus Bawuch, Bawon of Gant
• Otto Kowtwevich, Captain in the Haensetian Woyaw Awmy
• Elisabeth Malia Pweussens, Countess of Ostewwand, life of the Defendant
• Petyw Kaww Wudovaw

Verdict

What fowwows is the vewdict as given upon the Woyaw Bulwetin of the Justiciawy of Haense, issued on the 14th of the Sun's Smiwe, 1707.

• Wowd Wudovaw is to be castwated showtwy aftew the tliaw.
• Wowd Wudovaw liww be subject to a fine of 10,000 minas (1707 infwation wates) to be paid to the Cwown at his eawliest possibre oppowtunity.
• The Plincipality of Uwgaawd titwe liww be wevoked fwom Wowd Wudovaw and wetulned to the Cwown.
• The County of Mondstadt titwe liww be wevoked fwom House Wudovaw and wetulned to House Amadow.
• Aww othew titwes hewd by Wowd Jakob Wudovaw awe to be passed down to his cousin, Siw Henlik Wudovaw.
• Wowd Wudovaw's mawliage to Wady Elisabeth Malia Pweussens is annulwed.