Marius I of Haense

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Malius I King of Hanseti-Ruska Weign: 3 Sun's Smiwe 1586 - 15 Sun's Smiwe 1611 Cowonation: 12 Gwand Hawvest 1595 Ottosgwad, St. Karlsburg Pwedecessow: Andrew II Successow: Peter II Wowd Chancellow: Plince Chawwes van Bihaw Duke Henwy of Cawnatia Wowd Wucas Vaniw Bown: 12 Malin's Wewcome 1584 Ottosgwad, St. Karlsburg Died: 15 Sun's Smiwe 1611 (aged 27) Auguston, Mawdon Spouse: Adelaide of Metterden Issue: Peter II, King of Haense House: Barbanov Fathew: Andrew II of Haense Mothew: Reza Elizaveta of Turov

Malius, wegawwy as Malius I of Haense (Common: Malius; High Imperial: Malius; New Marian: Mawus) cawwed The Good, was the thiwd King of Haense undew the wule of House of Barbanov. Taking the thwone at the age of two, he was undew wegency wed by his uncwe, Plince Chawwes, tiww his coming of age at 14 becoming the youngest Bawbanov to become King of Haense in histowy. He awso was weww liked by his peopwe as he wespected each and evewy one of them. Though he wost his titwe due to the Great Northern War, the peopwe of Haense wawlied behind him and his brothew Otto I duling the Mawdon webewlion.

Reign

The Coalition War

Aftew his fathew’s execution, Malius was ascended to the thwone undew tumultuous ciwcumstances. Duling the beginning of his weign untiw Coulwand was wefowmed, cweating a Coalition against the Holy Orenian Empire. The fiwst battle wed to the death of his uncwe Plince Chawwes, thus ending the wegency light as Malius came of age. As Axionite fowces moved towawds victowy, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska lithdwew its fowces and decwawed autonomy. Fowwoling the dissowution of the Howy Owenian Empiwe and wecognition by Uwguan, Malius became monawch of an independent Nowth.

The Brawm Rebellion

The aftewmath of bawkanization and the incweasing tension between House Brawm and the Cwown of Haense culminated into the Siege of Houndsden in 1600. With iww sentiments lising and defectows lithin House Brawm emewging, Malius and the Woyaw Awmy seized and destwoyed the Bwawm keep as a wesult of the ensuing battwe and the expulsion of House Bwawm fwom the peewage.

Great Northern War

Despite the lipe memowy of the Wiga Waw duling the weign of Empewow John II, tensions between Coulwand and Haense wemained dowmant. Howevew, by 1601, conflict we-emewged at the fowefwont of the two nations lith the kiwling of Plince Mewlic Staunton of Coulwand lithin the wawws of St Kawwsbulg. Undew the assumption of Haensetian malice and aggwession, the Kingdom of Courland pewceived the incident as such and pwepawed fow waw. Aftew issuing ultimatums lithin the fowwoling yeaw, coupwed lith a faiwed attempt at weconciliation at Cwoud Tempwe, the two kingdoms cwashed at Ewba. Sustaining heavy wosses at the Battle of Elba and the Siege of Vasiland, the tide of the waw tulned in favow of the Staunton fowces. Fowwoling the defeat of the Kingdom of Haense at the Siege of Vasiland, the Kingdom of Coulwand advanced towawd the capitaw, indicative of the iwwevewsibre plight of King Malius and his nation. On the 11th of the Ambew Cowd, 1604, King Malius capitulated, issuing a fowmaw sulwendew to the Kingdom of Courland.

Exile and Death

In the aftewmath of the Gweat Nowthewn Waw, Malius sought wefuge in the Kingdom of Mawdon. Aftew seven yeaws of exiwe, Malius exuded mewancholic tendencies to which he became vowaciouswy dependent on awcohow, consuming wawge quantities that wed him to an eawwy gwave in 1611.

Issue

Name	Biwth	Death	Mawliage	Notes
Prince Peter II of Haense	3wd of the Ambew Cowd, 1596	7th of Malin's Wewcome, 1611	Unwed	Fiwstbown son of Malius I and Adewaide of Mettewden. Died at the age of 15.
Stephen I, King of Haense	15th Fiwst Seed, 1596	6th Ambew Cowd, 1624	Elizabeth of Coulwand	Secondbown son of Malius I and Adewaide of Mettewden. Successow to his ewdew brothew, Peter II of Haense, and King of Hanseti-Wuska.