Princess Amélie of Lewes

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Princess Amélie of Lewes Amélie Lucinde aged sixteen, c.1863 Born: 9th of Godfrey's Triumph, 1846, San Luciano, Principality of Savoy Died: 17th of The Deep Cold, 1863, Providence, Holy Orenian Empire House: Savoie-Lewes Father: Prince Leufroy, Count of Lewes Mother: Caterina Louisa Helane

Princess Amélie of Lewes (1846 - 1863) was the firstborn daughter and secondborn child to Prince Leufroy Renault, son of Olivier I of Savoy, and his wife Caterina Helane. During her childhood in the Principality, she was said to have been affectionate and adoring to her family and friends. The comital family of Lewes was exiled and sought refuge in the Orenian capital of Providence following Leufroy's attempted coup of the throne and later disappearance.

Early Life

Juliya Rose was born beside her twin brother, Darius Basrid, on the 23rd of Sun's Smile, 1808, in the Orenian capital city of Providence. Her earliest years were spent in the Imperial apartment belonging to her family, plans for the construction of Susa having only just begun, and so education was always a primary factor - especially in her father's speciality of reading and writing. Even in these years where toys were Juliya's most important companion, she was still able to recognize the abundance of vast stories, art, and poetry that seemed to encompass her everyday life and it was only sure to follow her into adolescence.

While she was known to shy away from large gatherings as a child, these years are where she met her lifelong friends Maude Fitzpeter and Wilhelm Lucius, Baron of Carrington. As she grew, so did the new generation of Orenian children and Juliya proved to be quite the paragon likely due to her esthetic interests and new-found confidence aided by her growing friendship with the children of the court.

Juliya Rose of Susa aged 12. (c. 1820)

Her summers were often spent in the countryside estate of her grandmother, Elizabeth Anne - namely Rosemoor. That is where she grew close to her father's side of the family. While she was never close to her mother she, too, did make an effort to befriend her maternal cousins, aunties and uncles alike. It was during these few annual months where her love for literature soared and Juliya grew rather fond of Rosemoor as not only the source of her early creativity but as the embodiment of a modern woman, helped forth by the Princess Imperial herself as Juliya found herself fascinated by the teachings of her.

Growing prone to romanticizing the world around her, the Spring of 1822 was an especially productive one for the nearing-adolescent Basrid. Her love for reading became a love for writing and, under the tuition of Maisie Adelheid d'Arkent, she began to practice and write Poetry of her own. She also undertook harp lessons, though she was unable to name herself fluent till much later in her teenage years.

Adolescence

WIP

Death

Throughout her life post-exile, Amélie was permitted to visit the country a number of times. With Leufroy presumed dead, the exile was lifted for the remaining members of her family and thus trips of visitation occurred much more often for the princess. While some were to visit her family and friends, others simply were to bask in the Southern heat and comfortable surroundings. It was these trips, however, that would lead to her fateful demise.

During a two week trip to San Luciano, Amélie was caught completely by chance in the 1863 bombing of Savoy's capital city by off-shore mercenaries. Caught in the initial impact, bystanders that had witnessed the explosion rushed the princess among many other dead and injured Savinians to aid outside the walls. While Amélie was not pronounced dead at the scene, she later passed bed-ridden in intensive care. Perhaps ironically, the hospital she passed at was in Oren, the place she favoured the least.

Titles and Styles

• 1846 - present Her Highness, The Princess Amélie of Lewes

Ancestors of Princess Amélie of Lewes

16. Lucien Alexandre Ashford de Savoie               8. Griffith Ashford de Savoie                       17. Marie Aimée Ashford de Savoie               4. Olivier I, Prince of Savoy                             18. Guy Ashford de Bar               9. Maria Luisa Ashford de Bar                       19. Maria Leopoldina Ashford de Bar               2. Leufroy Renault, Count of Lewes                                   20. Richard Victor, Count of Rochefort               10. Adrian Othodoric, Count of Rochefort                       21. Lorena Antonia Helane               5. Adeline of Rochefort                             22. Frederick Leopold, Viscount of Albarose               11. Charlotte Rosamund Pruvia-Albarosa                       23. Alexandrine de Morvelyn-Louvain               1. Amélie Ashford de Savoie-Lewes                                         24. Camilius Helane               12. Augustus Helane                       25. Louise Gloriana Pruvia               6. Lucius Maximus Helane                             26. Robert Castor, Duke of Cathalon               13. Wilhelmina Beatrix Helvets                       27. Letizia Ashford de Aryn               3. Caterina Louisa Helane                                   28. Joseph II, Holy Orenian Emperor               14. Joseph Leopold, Count of Aldersberg                       29. Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress               7. Georgiana Beatrix Novellen                             30. Henry Louis, Count of Österland               15. Henrietta Maria of Österland                       31. Angelika Helena Ludovar