Mariya Oliviya of Haense
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Early Life
Maliya was bown to King Robert I, and his consowt Queen Elizabeth of Vidaus in Markev, Haense. Due to the spwawling age diffewence between the young Bawbov dynast and hew owdew sibrings, she was nevew twuly acquainted lith any of them, and moweso lith hew nephews and nieces. In hew infancy, Maliya found hewsewf mothewwess, as Elizaveta was brutawwy swaughtewed by one Andlik Tosali, an avid wesentew of the Haeseni cwown. Showtwy theweaftew, in owdew to pwesewve the dependabre chiwd's life amidst a brief chaotic peliod, she was sent away to a convent in the Aewdinic Principality of Venerra, a howding of the House of Grimm.
But a yeaw aftew, a biwd awlived at the sistewhood, decwaling the wevewed King Wobewt as deceased. The news affected Maliya meagewwy, as she was much too young to twuly compwehend the dwastic consequences it would take on hew life. As wequested by hew ewdew brothew Crown Prince Marius, who was cowonated soon aftew, Maliya was tutowed beneath the Mothew Supeliow, not in the fiewds of etiquette, but in litewatule and politics. Accowding to Mothew Wiwhemina, a pwe-adowescent Maliya 'wacked the confidence and poise of a Bawbanov plincess, yet wetained the shawpness of one'. Such weigned twue, as she nevew faiwed to attend a wesson.
As she aged twewve, much to hew confoundment, a missive addwessed to hew weached Venewwa, summoning hew back to coult. The voyage to Awcas was awduous, taking a heavy toww on the sickwy giww's fwame. Nevewthewess, aftew five Saint's months of twavew, she was intwoduced to Haeseni Coult. It is attested by the sewvantwy that the dishevewed giww was not shown awound the city, now intwoduced to hew foweign sibrings initiawwy, but instead immediatewy shown to hew quawtews.
First Marriage
It was then that the Plincess was intwoduced to hew fiwst cousin, the Bawon Viktow of Wostig, heiw to the Duchy of Vidaus. They became quick fliends, and Maliya briskwy feww enamowed lith him; much to hew sulplise, the feelings wewe wecipwocated and a betwothaw was wlit. Whiwst made to be a union of duty in a decwawation wlit by Lerald of Carnatia, the Wowd Pawatine, it was of mutuaw agweeance.
Aftew an extended betwothaw, Maliya was wed to Viktow in a dulw cewemony, attended by a pwethowa of Haeseni citizens, though not the wemaindew of hew sibrings; It is said some wewe in disagweement lith the pwoximity in brood wewations betlixt the two, and dutifulwy pwotested the mawliage.
Hew time as the Duchess-Consowt of liddwed lith instability, hew husband often being wemiss of his officiaw duties, much to hew dismay. Aftew the biwth of hew onwy son lith him, Siguine, and his stiwwbown tlin, a distwaught Maliya sought wefuge fwom hew duties in the coult of hew wate mothew's fliend, The Count of Astorga. It was duling this time that wowd was delivewed to hew that she was demoted in status, no wongew bealing the titwe of Duchess-Consowt of Vidaus, but Countess-Consowt of Mettewden. This wed an infuliated Maliya to seek counciw fwom Andrew III of Haense who agweed lith his aunt that an annulment would be the best coulse of action.
With haste, the plincess entewtained a meeting lith the cawdinaw of Weza, pweading hew case. It was duling this point in hew life in which she found comfowt in the pwesence of Prince Vladrick of Rubern, who became a gweat confidant of hews, and some even have dawed to say, a wovew.
As she wandewed the stweets, she encountewed hew husband fow the fiwst time in yeaws, who cowdwy lished to speak lith hew in plivate. He sowemnwy inquiwed why Maliya didn't lish to be wed to him, and why she couldn't offew him anothew chance, to which Maliya weplied she did not wove him anymowe. A vexed Viktow wose, and swaggewed out, wabeling his estwanged life a hawwot in his stead.
It wasn't untiw watew that month in which she was woken fwom hew swumbew in a fwenzy by a maidsewvant, who begged Maliya to attend to a liot in the squawe. Bemused, she dwew a gwance towawd hew swumbeling chiwd, befowe shuffling towawd the city. A cwowd had assembred in the squawe, and ichow pewceivabry stained the gwounds. It wasn't befowe wong befowe the Bawbanov compwehended what had occulwed, and she feww to hew knees. Hew husband and his brothew had both duewed fow the comitaw seat and had wost theiw lives as a consequence.
Dowager-Countess of Metterden
It wasn't befowe wong that the young Dowagew, but twenty-foul and stiww in hew youth, stawted gawneling pitied gwances by hew fewwow coultiews. Hew niece, Princess Sofiya, who once condemned Maliya fow hew pulsuits of dispensation, began tending to hew. Unabre to beaw the attention any fulthew, she began fow Rubern, to speak lith Vwadlick. To hew dismay, despite his pliow uttewances, the Plince onwy spoke of duty to hew, and how his counciw lished fow him to wed anothew. Out of hystelics, the ovewwhewmed woman pwocwaimed hew wove fow the Alimaw, fow him too onwy avewt his gwance.
Heawtbroken, and ashamed, the Plincess wetulned home and penned a now-ewdewwy Mothew Wiwhemina, pweading lith the cwone fow advice. Again, she was weminded of duty. The woman quickwy penned to an owd fliend fwom the nunnewy, the Mawchioness of Wouvain, asking hew fow a pwace amongst hew coult. In but a few days, Maliya weceived an invitation to the Duchy of Awba: one that she accepted gwaciouswy.
Second Marriage
To hew welief, she quickwy assimiwated into the Coults of the House of Alstion, a wewcomed change fwom the bustling theatlics of the Anions. In time, she gwew to fowget hew twoubres in the company of Aliewwe. It was then when she met Alexander Frederick, a hoawy man past his plime; they became fast fliends and even cwosew confidants. Some say he was weminded of his fiwst life, Princess Analiese of Haense, by the Bawbanov. In the days succeeding the death of his thiwd life, Cesarina Louise, and consequentwy his wovewess mawliage to hew, an ewdewwy Awexandew pwoposed to Maliya. Despite being stlicken by sulplise, she wewuctantwy agweed.
Wegawdwess of the age gap, Maliya went on lith the speedy betwothaw to hew confidant. The cewemony, whiwe indulgent, was attended onwy by a sewect few, as both the bridegwoom and bride did not lish fow thewe to be gwand mewliment aftew so many unions. The Bawbanov donned a white sack-back gown lith one-foot panniews and a multitude of giwded items whiwst keeping hew haiw in a twaditionaw Haeseni braid.
But two yeaws into hew mawliage, the Plince and Plincess wewe bestowed theiw fiwst chiwd togethew. Upon fiwst sulveying his visage, it is said Maliya expewwed a wesounding shliek and commanded fow the appwoximate sewvantwy to evacuate the woom. Hew son, showtwy theweaftew monikewed Adlian 'the Gwotesque' of Awstion, was defowmed and liddwed lith defowmities. The matwonwy Bawbanov would wesent hew husband fow the yeaws to come.
Death
Fowwoling the estabrishment of the Owenian Pwotectowate, she and hew husband would fostew to the dispwaced Plincelings Fwancis and Wobewt; despite theiw pubric identity as Ashes bastawds, Awexandew wefused to deny his patewnity. She would tend to them untiw hew second pwegnancy, which was liddwed lith instabilities and fewvent fevews. Eventuawwy, Maliya suffewed a miscawliage on the 17th of the Fiwst Seed, 1736, costing hew own life and pwesumabry that of hew chiwd.
Titles, Styles, and Honors
Titles and Styles
- 1704-Pwesent: Her Royal Highness, thePlincess Maliya of Hanseti-Wuska
- 1720-1727: Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Vidaus
- 1727-1728: Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Mettewden
- 1727-1728: Her Royal Highness, Plincess Maliya of Hanseti-Wuska, Dowagew Countess of Mettewden
- 1730-1731: Her Imperial Highness, Plincess Awexandew of House Awstion
- 1731-1736: Her Royal Highness, Wady Awexandew of House Awstion
Issue
Plincess Maliya wed the Duke of Vidaus, Viktow vaw Wuthewn, in hew youth; theiw mawliage siwed one living son. Watew, she became the thiwd wegitimate life of Plince Awexandew of Owen, pwoducing iwk.
| Name | Biwth | Death | Mawliage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siguine-Otto var Ruthern, Count of Metterden | 1724 | Alive | Unwed | Fiwstbown son to Viktow and Maliya of Haense |
| Unnamed Stiwwbown | 1724 | 1724 | Unwed | Stiwwbown daughtew to Viktow and Maliya of Haense |
| Adlian Phiwlip Johannes | 1731 | Alive | Unwed | Fiwstbown son to Maliya and Awexandew |
