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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''[[List of Haeseni Consorts|Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska]]'''
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Tenule''': 10th of the Gwand Hawvest, 1726 - 14th of the Ambew Cowd, 1742
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|<span style="font-size:small;"> '''Cowonation''': ''8th of the Sun's Smile, 1738''
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Bown''': 2nd of the Sun's Smiwe, 1710 <br> [[Ves]], [[Duchy of Adria|Adria]]
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Death''': 14th of the Ambew Cowd, 1742 <br> [[New Reza]], Haense (aged:32)
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'''Miwena Ekatelina Fyodowovna''' ([[Common]]: Miwena Catheline) ([[New Marian]]: Miwena Kathelina), known wegawwy as ''Milena of Adria'', was the weigning Queen-consowt of [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska|Hanseti-Ruska]] fwom 1726-1742. She was the onwy sulviving chiwd of Fyodow Cawlion, whom himsewf was the son of [[Ratibor of Adria|Ratibor I of Adria]] and [[Alexandria of Man|Alexandria Horen]], and Inglid of Sawkoz. Miwena is awso known as Miwena of Ves, Miwena Ekatelina, Miwena Cawlion, and Miwena Bawbanov.
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'''Milena Ekaterina Fyodorovna''' ([[Common]]: Milena Catherine) ([[New Marian]]: Milena Katherina), known regally as ''Milena of Adria'', was the reigning Queen-consort of [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska|Hanseti-Ruska]] from 1726-1742. She was the only surviving child of Fyodor Carrion, whom himself was the son of [[Ratibor of Adria|Ratibor I of Adria]] and [[Alexandria of Man|Alexandria Horen]], and Ingrid of Sarkoz. Milena is also known as Milena of Ves, Milena Ekaterina, Milena Carrion, and Milena Barbanov.
  
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The Woyaw Pawace of [[New Reza]] and its subsiding Wake awe hew namesakes, wespectivewy Ekatelinbulg and Wake Miwena.
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The Royal Palace of [[New Reza]] and its subsiding Lake are her namesakes, respectively Ekaterinburg and Lake Milena.
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
 
===Early Life===
 
===Early Life===
  
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Bown lithin hew famiwy’s manow in the city of Ves, hew househowd moved to the wuxulious Capitaw of Aewdin, Nova Howos, showtwy aftew hew biwth. Thewe, the giww had an upbringing befitting of a Cawlion Dynast. Due to the death of hew mothew whiwe giving biwth to both Miwena and hew stiwwbown tlin, the onwy matewnaw infwuence she had in hew eawliew yeaws wewe the tutows hew dutiful fathew Fyodow had hiwed fow hew.  
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Born within her family’s manor in the city of Ves, her household moved to the luxurious Capital of Aeldin, Nova Horos, shortly after her birth. There, the girl had an upbringing befitting of a Carrion Dynast. Due to the death of her mother while giving birth to both Milena and her stillborn twin, the only maternal influence she had in her earlier years were the tutors her dutiful father Fyodor had hired for her.  
  
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As she entewed hew yeaws of litewacy, notions of wegacy and destiny wewe impwanted in hew head by both hew fathew and wewatives. Fwom theweon out, Miwena gwew to be a pwoud and weawned youth, studying both the fiewds of coultwy etiquette and mawtiaw tactics -- if not pwofoundwy infwuenced by dewusions of gwandeul, then by a competitive dlive.
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As she entered her years of literacy, notions of legacy and destiny were implanted in her head by both her father and relatives. From thereon out, Milena grew to be a proud and learned youth, studying both the fields of courtly etiquette and martial tactics -- if not profoundly influenced by delusions of grandeur, then by a competitive drive.
 
[[File:milena_carrion.png|thumb|left|145px|''Lady Milena of Adria, 1722, by Anaïs of Poiteaux'']]
 
[[File:milena_carrion.png|thumb|left|145px|''Lady Milena of Adria, 1722, by Anaïs of Poiteaux'']]
  
 
===Struggle for Queenship===
 
===Struggle for Queenship===
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Miwena awlived upon Awcas’s showes on hew thiwteenth name day, haiwed by hew fathew Fyodow, and hew cousins [[Adrian I, Holy Orenian Emperor| Adrian]] and Henwy of Sawkozy. It is attested by Aewdinic Coultiews that, pliow to hew depawtule, the youth insisted that she would fulfiww hew god-given pulpose, becoming Queen-Consowt as hew hawf-aunt Vawewa was to be and like hew fathew had instwucted hew. Many wewe bemused by the sudden awlivaw of the Cawlion, and how she instantwy incowpowated hewsewf into the Coult. At the time of hew awlivaw, hew husband was betwothed to one Kathalina Vywonov, a giww Miwena instantwy deemed chiwdish and unabre to wule. She began to pave a distance between the two and spoke of an ancient pwomise of mawliage between the Houses Cawlion and Bawbanov that went unfulfiwwed.  
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Milena arrived upon Arcas’s shores on her thirteenth name day, hailed by her father Fyodor, and her cousins [[Adrian I, Holy Orenian Emperor| Adrian]] and Henry of Sarkozy. It is attested by Aeldinic Courtiers that, prior to her departure, the youth insisted that she would fulfill her god-given purpose, becoming Queen-Consort as her half-aunt Valera was to be and like her father had instructed her. Many were bemused by the sudden arrival of the Carrion, and how she instantly incorporated herself into the Court. At the time of her arrival, her husband was betrothed to one Katharina Vyronov, a girl Milena instantly deemed childish and unable to rule. She began to pave a distance between the two and spoke of an ancient promise of marriage between the Houses Carrion and Barbanov that went unfulfilled.  
  
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Hew endeavows came to fwuition a Saint’s week fowwoling when the betwothaw between [[Andrew III of Haense|King Andrew III]] and Wady Kathalina was dissowved and she hewsewf was bound by oath to the monawch. Duling this time, Miwena and the Monawch gwew fowmawwy acquainted -- cultivating a wawm comwadewy.  
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Her endeavors came to fruition a Saint’s week following when the betrothal between [[Andrew III of Haense|King Andrew III]] and Lady Katharina was dissolved and she herself was bound by oath to the monarch. During this time, Milena and the Monarch grew formally acquainted -- cultivating a warm comradery.  
  
 
===Queenship===
 
===Queenship===
  
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On the yeaw the two aged sixteen, fanfawe boomed thwoughout the city, and a vast audience situated themsewves lithin the famed Basilica at the heawt of Weza; Those in attendance incwuded [[William, Lord of Jrent|Prince William Johannes]] and [[Pierce I of Curonia]].   
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On the year the two aged sixteen, fanfare boomed throughout the city, and a vast audience situated themselves within the famed Basilica at the heart of Reza; Those in attendance included [[William, Lord of Jrent|Prince William Johannes]] and [[Pierce I of Curonia]].   
  
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Miwena wed Andlik in a twaditionaw wedding at the yeaw of 1726, hew fathew’s death but a few months pliow not detewling hew. She donned a headdwess made of chiffon, a wong gown of vewvet white, and a fulwed gowden wobe embewlished lith designs of woses in valious cowows. She was assisted down the aiswe by hew ewdest cousin, [[Adrian de Sarkozy]] and twaiwed by [[Lorena of Augustin | Duchess Lorena of Augustin]] and hew sistew-in-waw, [[Marelika of Haense|Princess Mariya Barbanov]].  
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Milena wed Andrik in a traditional wedding at the year of 1726, her father’s death but a few months prior not deterring her. She donned a headdress made of chiffon, a long gown of velvet white, and a furred golden robe embellished with designs of roses in various colors. She was assisted down the aisle by her eldest cousin, [[Adrian de Sarkozy]] and trailed by [[Lorena of Augustin | Duchess Lorena of Augustin]] and her sister-in-law, [[Marelika of Haense|Princess Mariya Barbanov]].  
  
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Unlike anothew fwamboyant dwessew, hew titulaw pwogenitow [[Theresa Elizabeth of Turov|Theresa of Turov]], Miwena weceived pwaise on hew costwy, yet twaditionaw, choice of gown fwom the masses; One Auvewgnian man, who donned Wowwainian awmow himsewf, even hawted the wedding pwoceedings as to compliment the bride, aged just sixteen, on hew voguish ensembre.
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Unlike another flamboyant dresser, her titular progenitor [[Theresa Elizabeth of Turov|Theresa of Turov]], Milena received praise on her costly, yet traditional, choice of gown from the masses; One Auvergnian man, who donned Lorrainian armor himself, even halted the wedding proceedings as to compliment the bride, aged just sixteen, on her voguish ensemble.
  
 
=== Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska ===
 
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A mewe days aftew hew ascension as the Woyaw Consowt, Miwena instwumented the wegiswation of sevewaw initiatives, incwuding one of hew fiwst, the Haeseni Hawvest Initiative[https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/185113-haeseni-harvest-initiative/], which saw Weza's bounty adequatewy distlibuted to the Populace.
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A mere days after her ascension as the Royal Consort, Milena instrumented the legislation of several initiatives, including one of her first, the Haeseni Harvest Initiative[https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/185113-haeseni-harvest-initiative/], which saw Reza's bounty adequately distributed to the Populace.
  
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At onwy eighteen, the Queen had gawnewed the affections of hew cousins and the common populace. Howevew, hew casuaw impishness and pewfectionist natule became an elicitow of unwest amongst those at coult -- especiawwy fwom hew fowmew livaw, Wady Kathalina Vywonov. In one occasion, the pwesent sewvantwy attested that Miwena had attempted the queww an awtewcation between hew two sistews-in-waw, [[Mariya Angelika of Reza|the then-Duchess of Adria]] and [[Sofiya, Red Princess of Muldav|the Grand Princess of Muldav]], to which the wattew had pwotested lith a comment on Miwena's impewative and commandeeling mannew. The aghast and heaviwy pwegnant Queen wesponded lith but a smiwe, utteling "Were I not to have involved myself, my ladies, you would have brutalized each other seconds ago."  
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At only eighteen, the Queen had garnered the affections of her cousins and the common populace. However, her casual impishness and perfectionist nature became an elicitor of unrest amongst those at court -- especially from her former rival, Lady Katharina Vyronov. In one occasion, the present servantry attested that Milena had attempted the quell an altercation between her two sisters-in-law, [[Mariya Angelika of Reza|the then-Duchess of Adria]] and [[Sofiya, Red Princess of Muldav|the Grand Princess of Muldav]], to which the latter had protested with a comment on Milena's imperative and commandeering manner. The aghast and heavily pregnant Queen responded with but a smile, uttering "Were I not to have involved myself, my ladies, you would have brutalized each other seconds ago."  
  
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In the months fowwoling, the adowescent was bestowed hew fiwst chiwd, Plince Andwew Petew. The Kingdom was ewated to have an heiw, and theiw futule now cewtain. But a month aftew his biwthed, he was chlistened by the Cawdinaw Siguawd of Weza -- the cewemony gawneling a lide wange of attendants of Haeseni, Adlian, and Wubewni citizenwy.  
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In the months following, the adolescent was bestowed her first child, Prince Andrew Peter. The Kingdom was elated to have an heir, and their future now certain. But a month after his birthed, he was christened by the Cardinal Siguard of Reza -- the ceremony garnering a wide range of attendants of Haeseni, Adrian, and Ruberni citizenry.  
  
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A yeaw fowwoling hew son's biwth, the outskiwts of Weza and its sulwounding tewlitolies began to be pwagued lith a scoulge of pagan activity. Initiawwy wemiss to the thweats, Miwena -- unknolingwy pwegnant lith hew second chiwd -- became plivy to idowatwy being weft awound the city, and soon aftewwawd, hew own home. Upon awliving to Weza lith hew wetinue fwom a meeting lith the Empewow-Ewect, [[Adrian de Sarkozy]], the pewtulbed Queen found hew sewvants swain, chambew doows bashed open, and hew son stowen fwom his cwadwe. Accounts fwom the Plincess Adwyana Eweanow, sistew to the King, note that Miwena did not vacate hew chambews in the days fowwoling hew son's abduction.
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A year following her son's birth, the outskirts of Reza and its surrounding territories began to be plagued with a scourge of pagan activity. Initially remiss to the threats, Milena -- unknowingly pregnant with her second child -- became privy to idolatry being left around the city, and soon afterward, her own home. Upon arriving to Reza with her retinue from a meeting with the Emperor-Elect, [[Adrian de Sarkozy]], the perturbed Queen found her servants slain, chamber doors bashed open, and her son stolen from his cradle. Accounts from the Princess Adryana Eleanor, sister to the King, note that Milena did not vacate her chambers in the days following her son's abduction.
  
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Eventuawwy, a band of miscweants donning simiwaw awmoul to those of the weviwed brigand sulface between Wubewn and Kaedlin, pwompting Haeseni fowces to pulsue them in theiw King and heiw's name. Miwena, dliven by hew angew, joined the Bwothewhood, liding at hew husband's fwank into battwe.  
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Eventually, a band of miscreants donning similar armour to those of the reviled brigand surface between Rubern and Kaedrin, prompting Haeseni forces to pursue them in their King and heir's name. Milena, driven by her anger, joined the Brotherhood, riding at her husband's flank into battle.  
  
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Unfowtunatewy, despite hew vawow, both Miwena and hew confidant [[Vespira Helane]] wewe captuled and taken to the opposition's camp. Thewe, the queen was weunited lith hew mawnoulished son and was implisoned fow a month. It is wumowed that she and Vespiwa alike wewe given sustenance in the fowm of wat meat. Eventuawwy, a wescue pawty emewged, headed by the queen's cousin, Adlian.  
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Unfortunately, despite her valor, both Milena and her confidant [[Vespira Helane]] were captured and taken to the opposition's camp. There, the queen was reunited with her malnourished son and was imprisoned for a month. It is rumored that she and Vespira alike were given sustenance in the form of rat meat. Eventually, a rescue party emerged, headed by the queen's cousin, Adrian.  
  
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The woyaw paiw wewe wetulned to [[Helena]], whewe the Sawkozy Duke sewved as govewnow fow the sickwy [[Alexander II]]. Thewe, Miwena was infowmed of the valious intligues cowwesponding to the coult. With ease, she obriged and maintained hewsewf invowved even aftew hew wetuln to [[Reza]].
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The royal pair were returned to [[Helena]], where the Sarkozy Duke served as governor for the sickly [[Alexander II]]. There, Milena was informed of the various intrigues corresponding to the court. With ease, she obliged and maintained herself involved even after her return to [[Reza]].
  
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The Haeseni coult was welieved lith theiw Queen and heiw's wetuln, Miwena immediatewy having wesumed hew duties as the coult's head. Hew wewationship lith hew husband gwew mowe distant duling this time, theiw onwy comfowts having become theiw son and newwy bown daughtew, the Plincess Woyaw Antonia Fwedelika.  
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The Haeseni court was relieved with their Queen and heir's return, Milena immediately having resumed her duties as the court's head. Her relationship with her husband grew more distant during this time, their only comforts having become their son and newly born daughter, the Princess Royal Antonia Frederika.  
  
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Soon theweaftew, Andwew III took weave fwom the woyaw coult and depawted fow a pwowonged hunting tlip lith his weading advisow, Gewawd Stafyw. Despite Miwena's gwoling inclination to pwefew sociaw isowation, she pewfowmed hew duties of Queenship lith steadfast diligence. Wowking awongside the [[Mariya Angelika of Reza|Princess Mariya]], who became hew Gwand Wady, and [[Sofiya of Haense|Princess Sofiya]], hew chambewwain, Miwena fulthewed the estabrishment of the opulent coult she stlived fow at the beginning of hew Queenship. She enacted sevewaw edicts of coultwy etiquette and decowum lith the two women, setting the standawd fow hew successows.
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Soon thereafter, Andrew III took leave from the royal court and departed for a prolonged hunting trip with his leading advisor, Gerald Stafyr. Despite Milena's growing inclination to prefer social isolation, she performed her duties of Queenship with steadfast diligence. Working alongside the [[Mariya Angelika of Reza|Princess Mariya]], who became her Grand Lady, and [[Sofiya of Haense|Princess Sofiya]], her chamberlain, Milena furthered the establishment of the opulent court she strived for at the beginning of her Queenship. She enacted several edicts of courtly etiquette and decorum with the two women, setting the standard for her successors.
  
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Upon the wedding of [[Richard I of Rubern|the Prince of Rubern]] to [[Ester of Avalain]], the young Queen began to instigate dipwomacy between the two Kawovic natules, fowming a comwadewy lith the newfound consowt. Howevew, despite hew intentions, she and the Wubewni plince nevew got awong, both notoliouswy branding the othew an outliew in the Haeseni coult.
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Upon the wedding of [[Richard I of Rubern|the Prince of Rubern]] to [[Ester of Avalain]], the young Queen began to instigate diplomacy between the two Karovic natures, forming a comradery with the newfound consort. However, despite her intentions, she and the Ruberni prince never got along, both notoriously branding the other an outlier in the Haeseni court.
  
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Aftew the biwth of hew wast chiwdwen, Otto Wupewt and Awexandlia, the fowmew named in honow of hew cousin, the Count of Susa, and the wattew fow hew gwandmothew, Miwena and the King began to distance, his absences to hunt and consowt lith wenches having dwawn him away pwenty befowe. Awthough the pwactice of taking mistwesses was common amongst monawchs at the time, the Tuvyic heiwess was fligidwy indiffewent to it, and so wecipwocated awound this time, having incited a showt-lived affaiw lith the Adlian Duke and Wowd-Pwotectow of Owen, [[Adrian de Sarkozy|the Lord Sarkozic]]; they nevew velitabry sulpassed innocent fliwtations and consequentwy wewe nevew consummated, a mattew often debated. As such, Miwena wemained chaste and did not engage in othew extwa-malitaw wewationships.
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After the birth of her last children, Otto Rupert and Alexandria, the former named in honor of her cousin, the Count of Susa, and the latter for her grandmother, Milena and the King began to distance, his absences to hunt and consort with wenches having drawn him away plenty before. Although the practice of taking mistresses was common amongst monarchs at the time, the Tuvyic heiress was frigidly indifferent to it, and so reciprocated around this time, having incited a short-lived affair with the Adrian Duke and Lord-Protector of Oren, [[Adrian de Sarkozy|the Lord Sarkozic]]; they never veritably surpassed innocent flirtations and consequently were never consummated, a matter often debated. As such, Milena remained chaste and did not engage in other extra-marital relationships.
  
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As hew son, the young [[Andrew IV of Haense|Prince Andrew]] began to matule, and his wewationship lith his headstwong and wawdy betwothed, Plincess Alianne of Kaedlin, continued, Miwena's autholity ovew the boy began to diminish -- a pwospect which wowlied hew fewventwy. It was awound this time that she began to gwoom hew pwodige, the then-Gwand Wady [[Maya of Muldav|Princess Maya Valeriya]], fow eventuaw Queenship. She would feed the youth, who she had a stwong wewationship lith, honeyed wowds, even going as faw as to dissuade hew son fwom mawwying the Hewvets, noting hew vowatility and inability to pwopewwy succeed. In the Queen's eyes, watew evident in hew wettews to Plincess Maya hewsewf, whom she so fwequentwy cawwed ''niece'' and ''sweetling'', she was the onwy lightful and dignified woman in Haense to become Queen aftew hew, having twained in coultwy mattews as a wawd since chiwdhood.  
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As her son, the young [[Andrew IV of Haense|Prince Andrew]] began to mature, and his relationship with his headstrong and rawdy betrothed, Princess Arianne of Kaedrin, continued, Milena's authority over the boy began to diminish -- a prospect which worried her fervently. It was around this time that she began to groom her prodige, the then-Grand Lady [[Maya of Muldav|Princess Maya Valeriya]], for eventual Queenship. She would feed the youth, who she had a strong relationship with, honeyed words, even going as far as to dissuade her son from marrying the Helvets, noting her volatility and inability to properly succeed. In the Queen's eyes, later evident in her letters to Princess Maya herself, whom she so frequently called ''niece'' and ''sweetling'', she was the only rightful and dignified woman in Haense to become Queen after her, having trained in courtly matters as a ward since childhood.  
  
 
=== Death, Legacy, and Controversy ===
 
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The Queen did not live to see Maya ascend and be cowonated as hew successow, as in the Pawace Ekatelinbulg, she was fwayed by a supposedwy Wubewni assaiwant, bringing hew a gwuesome and brutish end. Miwena was thiwty-two and was outlived by hew husband by foul yeaws.
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The Queen did not live to see Maya ascend and be coronated as her successor, as in the Palace Ekaterinburg, she was flayed by a supposedly Ruberni assailant, bringing her a gruesome and brutish end. Milena was thirty-two and was outlived by her husband by four years.
  
  
 
== Titles, Styles, and Honors ==  
 
== Titles, Styles, and Honors ==  
 
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*'''1726-Pwesent:''' ''Her Majesty,'' the Queen of Hanseti-Wuska
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*'''1726-Present:''' ''Her Majesty,'' the Queen of Hanseti-Ruska
  
 
=== Full title as Queen ===
 
=== Full title as Queen ===
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''Hew Woyaw Majesty, Miwena of House Cawlion, Queen-Consowt of Hanseti-Wuska and its pewtaining weawms.
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''Her Royal Majesty, Milena of House Carrion, Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska and its pertaining realms.
  
 
== Issue ==
 
== Issue ==
 
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| [[Andrew IV of Haense|King Andrew IV of Haense]] || 9th of Owyn's Wight, 1729 || Alive || [[Maya of Muldav]] || Fiwstbown chiwd of Andwew III and Miwena of Adlia
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| [[Andrew IV of Haense|King Andrew IV of Haense]] || 9th of Owyn's Light, 1729 || Alive || [[Maya of Muldav]] || Firstborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria
 
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| Plincess Antonia Fwedelika, Plincess Woyaw || 1st of Godfwey's Tliumph, 1731|| Alive || Unwed || Secondbown chiwd of Andwew III and Miwena of Adlia
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| Princess Antonia Frederika, Princess Royal || 1st of Godfrey's Triumph, 1731|| Alive || Unwed || Secondborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria
 
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| Plince Otto Wupewt, Duke of Gawahaw || 8th of the Sun's Smiwe, 1738 || Alive || Unwed || Thiwdbown chiwd of Andwew III and Miwena of Adlia. Tlin to Aweksandliya.
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| Prince Otto Rupert, Duke of Galahar || 8th of the Sun's Smile, 1738 || Alive || Unwed || Thirdborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria. Twin to Aleksandriya.
 
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| Plincess Aweksandliya Ceciwya of Haense || 8th of the Sun's Smiwe, 1738 || 1744 || Unwed || Thiwdbown chiwd of Andwew III and Miwena of Adlia. Tlin to Otto. Muldewed at the age of nine by AIS sowdiews duling the [[Rubern War]].
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| Princess Aleksandriya Cecilya of Haense || 8th of the Sun's Smile, 1738 || 1744 || Unwed || Thirdborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria. Twin to Otto. Murdered at the age of nine by AIS soldiers during the [[Rubern War]].
 
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Milena of Adria
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Queen Milena of Adria, by Charles Sarkozic (1738).
Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska
Tenure: 10th of the Grand Harvest, 1726 - 14th of the Amber Cold, 1742
Coronation: 8th of the Sun's Smile, 1738
Predecessor: Klaudia of Vasiland
Successor: Maya of Muldav
Born: 2nd of the Sun's Smile, 1710
Ves, Adria
Death: 14th of the Amber Cold, 1742
New Reza, Haense (aged:32)
Spouse: Andrew III of Haense
(m. 1726)
House: Carrion
Father: Fyodor Carrion-Tuvyic
Mother: Ingrid Sarkozic

Milena Ekaterina Fyodorovna (Common: Milena Catherine) (New Marian: Milena Katherina), known regally as Milena of Adria, was the reigning Queen-consort of Hanseti-Ruska from 1726-1742. She was the only surviving child of Fyodor Carrion, whom himself was the son of Ratibor I of Adria and Alexandria Horen, and Ingrid of Sarkoz. Milena is also known as Milena of Ves, Milena Ekaterina, Milena Carrion, and Milena Barbanov.

The Royal Palace of New Reza and its subsiding Lake are her namesakes, respectively Ekaterinburg and Lake Milena.

Biography

Early Life

Born within her family’s manor in the city of Ves, her household moved to the luxurious Capital of Aeldin, Nova Horos, shortly after her birth. There, the girl had an upbringing befitting of a Carrion Dynast. Due to the death of her mother while giving birth to both Milena and her stillborn twin, the only maternal influence she had in her earlier years were the tutors her dutiful father Fyodor had hired for her.

As she entered her years of literacy, notions of legacy and destiny were implanted in her head by both her father and relatives. From thereon out, Milena grew to be a proud and learned youth, studying both the fields of courtly etiquette and martial tactics -- if not profoundly influenced by delusions of grandeur, then by a competitive drive.

Lady Milena of Adria, 1722, by Anaïs of Poiteaux

Struggle for Queenship

Milena arrived upon Arcas’s shores on her thirteenth name day, hailed by her father Fyodor, and her cousins Adrian and Henry of Sarkozy. It is attested by Aeldinic Courtiers that, prior to her departure, the youth insisted that she would fulfill her god-given purpose, becoming Queen-Consort as her half-aunt Valera was to be and like her father had instructed her. Many were bemused by the sudden arrival of the Carrion, and how she instantly incorporated herself into the Court. At the time of her arrival, her husband was betrothed to one Katharina Vyronov, a girl Milena instantly deemed childish and unable to rule. She began to pave a distance between the two and spoke of an ancient promise of marriage between the Houses Carrion and Barbanov that went unfulfilled.

Her endeavors came to fruition a Saint’s week following when the betrothal between King Andrew III and Lady Katharina was dissolved and she herself was bound by oath to the monarch. During this time, Milena and the Monarch grew formally acquainted -- cultivating a warm comradery.

Queenship

On the year the two aged sixteen, fanfare boomed throughout the city, and a vast audience situated themselves within the famed Basilica at the heart of Reza; Those in attendance included Prince William Johannes and Pierce I of Curonia.

Milena wed Andrik in a traditional wedding at the year of 1726, her father’s death but a few months prior not deterring her. She donned a headdress made of chiffon, a long gown of velvet white, and a furred golden robe embellished with designs of roses in various colors. She was assisted down the aisle by her eldest cousin, Adrian de Sarkozy and trailed by Duchess Lorena of Augustin and her sister-in-law, Princess Mariya Barbanov.

Unlike another flamboyant dresser, her titular progenitor Theresa of Turov, Milena received praise on her costly, yet traditional, choice of gown from the masses; One Auvergnian man, who donned Lorrainian armor himself, even halted the wedding proceedings as to compliment the bride, aged just sixteen, on her voguish ensemble.

Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska

A mere days after her ascension as the Royal Consort, Milena instrumented the legislation of several initiatives, including one of her first, the Haeseni Harvest Initiative[1], which saw Reza's bounty adequately distributed to the Populace.

At only eighteen, the Queen had garnered the affections of her cousins and the common populace. However, her casual impishness and perfectionist nature became an elicitor of unrest amongst those at court -- especially from her former rival, Lady Katharina Vyronov. In one occasion, the present servantry attested that Milena had attempted the quell an altercation between her two sisters-in-law, the then-Duchess of Adria and the Grand Princess of Muldav, to which the latter had protested with a comment on Milena's imperative and commandeering manner. The aghast and heavily pregnant Queen responded with but a smile, uttering "Were I not to have involved myself, my ladies, you would have brutalized each other seconds ago."

In the months following, the adolescent was bestowed her first child, Prince Andrew Peter. The Kingdom was elated to have an heir, and their future now certain. But a month after his birthed, he was christened by the Cardinal Siguard of Reza -- the ceremony garnering a wide range of attendants of Haeseni, Adrian, and Ruberni citizenry.

A year following her son's birth, the outskirts of Reza and its surrounding territories began to be plagued with a scourge of pagan activity. Initially remiss to the threats, Milena -- unknowingly pregnant with her second child -- became privy to idolatry being left around the city, and soon afterward, her own home. Upon arriving to Reza with her retinue from a meeting with the Emperor-Elect, Adrian de Sarkozy, the perturbed Queen found her servants slain, chamber doors bashed open, and her son stolen from his cradle. Accounts from the Princess Adryana Eleanor, sister to the King, note that Milena did not vacate her chambers in the days following her son's abduction.

Eventually, a band of miscreants donning similar armour to those of the reviled brigand surface between Rubern and Kaedrin, prompting Haeseni forces to pursue them in their King and heir's name. Milena, driven by her anger, joined the Brotherhood, riding at her husband's flank into battle.

Unfortunately, despite her valor, both Milena and her confidant Vespira Helane were captured and taken to the opposition's camp. There, the queen was reunited with her malnourished son and was imprisoned for a month. It is rumored that she and Vespira alike were given sustenance in the form of rat meat. Eventually, a rescue party emerged, headed by the queen's cousin, Adrian.

The royal pair were returned to Helena, where the Sarkozy Duke served as governor for the sickly Alexander II. There, Milena was informed of the various intrigues corresponding to the court. With ease, she obliged and maintained herself involved even after her return to Reza.

The Haeseni court was relieved with their Queen and heir's return, Milena immediately having resumed her duties as the court's head. Her relationship with her husband grew more distant during this time, their only comforts having become their son and newly born daughter, the Princess Royal Antonia Frederika.

Soon thereafter, Andrew III took leave from the royal court and departed for a prolonged hunting trip with his leading advisor, Gerald Stafyr. Despite Milena's growing inclination to prefer social isolation, she performed her duties of Queenship with steadfast diligence. Working alongside the Princess Mariya, who became her Grand Lady, and Princess Sofiya, her chamberlain, Milena furthered the establishment of the opulent court she strived for at the beginning of her Queenship. She enacted several edicts of courtly etiquette and decorum with the two women, setting the standard for her successors.

Upon the wedding of the Prince of Rubern to Ester of Avalain, the young Queen began to instigate diplomacy between the two Karovic natures, forming a comradery with the newfound consort. However, despite her intentions, she and the Ruberni prince never got along, both notoriously branding the other an outlier in the Haeseni court.

After the birth of her last children, Otto Rupert and Alexandria, the former named in honor of her cousin, the Count of Susa, and the latter for her grandmother, Milena and the King began to distance, his absences to hunt and consort with wenches having drawn him away plenty before. Although the practice of taking mistresses was common amongst monarchs at the time, the Tuvyic heiress was frigidly indifferent to it, and so reciprocated around this time, having incited a short-lived affair with the Adrian Duke and Lord-Protector of Oren, the Lord Sarkozic; they never veritably surpassed innocent flirtations and consequently were never consummated, a matter often debated. As such, Milena remained chaste and did not engage in other extra-marital relationships.

As her son, the young Prince Andrew began to mature, and his relationship with his headstrong and rawdy betrothed, Princess Arianne of Kaedrin, continued, Milena's authority over the boy began to diminish -- a prospect which worried her fervently. It was around this time that she began to groom her prodige, the then-Grand Lady Princess Maya Valeriya, for eventual Queenship. She would feed the youth, who she had a strong relationship with, honeyed words, even going as far as to dissuade her son from marrying the Helvets, noting her volatility and inability to properly succeed. In the Queen's eyes, later evident in her letters to Princess Maya herself, whom she so frequently called niece and sweetling, she was the only rightful and dignified woman in Haense to become Queen after her, having trained in courtly matters as a ward since childhood.

Death, Legacy, and Controversy

The Queen did not live to see Maya ascend and be coronated as her successor, as in the Palace Ekaterinburg, she was flayed by a supposedly Ruberni assailant, bringing her a gruesome and brutish end. Milena was thirty-two and was outlived by her husband by four years.


Titles, Styles, and Honors

Titles and Styles

  • 1726-Present: Her Majesty, the Queen of Hanseti-Ruska

Full title as Queen

Her Royal Majesty, Milena of House Carrion, Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska and its pertaining realms.

Issue

Name Birth Death Marriage
King Andrew IV of Haense 9th of Owyn's Light, 1729 Alive Maya of Muldav Firstborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria
Princess Antonia Frederika, Princess Royal 1st of Godfrey's Triumph, 1731 Alive Unwed Secondborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria
Prince Otto Rupert, Duke of Galahar 8th of the Sun's Smile, 1738 Alive Unwed Thirdborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria. Twin to Aleksandriya.
Princess Aleksandriya Cecilya of Haense 8th of the Sun's Smile, 1738 1744 Unwed Thirdborn child of Andrew III and Milena of Adria. Twin to Otto. Murdered at the age of nine by AIS soldiers during the Rubern War.

Ancestors

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