Richard I, Prince of Stassion
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| Prince Richard Leonus Stassion, often called Richard of Stassion is the Secondborn Son to Frederick II, King of Oren and Mathilde Euphrosine of Leuven. Despite his turbulent life, he reigns as the first Protector of the Marchlands and Prince of Stassion, forging an independent polity through blood, sweat, and steel. |
Events
1914
- Richard is born Richard Leonus Novellen to Frederick II, King of Oren and his consort Mathilde Euphrosine of Leuven in the County of Mardon.
- He is left in the care and tutelage of his aunt the Countess of Mardon.
1926
- Richard and his kin arrive to the lands of Aevos after their troublesome encounters on the Isle of Failor
1932
- Richard alongside his brother Philip and small retinue of loyalists establish the Stassion Company.
1933
- The Stassion Company settles in Petra being granted the County of Stassion. That same year the construction of Castle Aurelian would take place.
1933
- The township of Fredericksburg is hastily built to accommodate Richard’s growing population.
- A feast and tourney is held to celebrate new beginnings for the House, thus reawakening some age old rivalries with those of Balian.
- An ally and distant cousin to Richard, Sir Lucien de Rouen returns the sword, Conquest to its rightful wielders after maintaining it since the Fall of Oren.
1937
- Richard marries Ottavia of Pompourelia in a brief yet grand ceremony.
- That same year his bannermen grew tenfold and attended the Petran Coronation where they stood 450 men strong.
1938
- With tensions growing between the Petrans over Stassion’s refusal to conform or submit to Petran lifestyle, a deal was struck where Richard and his lands would be transferred to the United Kingdom of Aaun.
1939-1940
- In these years Richard went off to reconsider and liberate the Free-City of Ulyssa.
- With his conquest secured he left the Free-City in the stewardship of those loyal to his lineage and the ideals of Philip III.
- Upon Richard’s return, Stassion earned a promotion to serve as Marcher Lords of Aaun, to defend and protect its borders.
1943
- In conjunction with the Ferrymen’s own missive, he sought to change the course of his dynasty forever, he alongside his father published “The Naming of Stassion” putting an end to Novellen dynasty once and for all. Opting to change their name after the lands they ruled over, Stassion.
1959
- With the Siege of Fredericksburg come and gone, the Prince of Stassion and his people forced into exile by the loss of their homeland. It is rumored Richard along the way lost his mind, but those who have seen him as of recently, see no difference except a more cold outlook on the world.
1978
- Richard Leonus Stassion, first Prince of Stassion, father of the Marchlands would pass from old age and supposed illness on the morning of 3rd of Tobias's Bounty, 1978.
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | |
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| Aurelia Fredericka, Duchess of Helena | 7th of Horen's Calling, 1938 | Alive | Unknown | Firstborn daughter of Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira. Fled to the Commonwealth of Petra during the Aevos Coalition War. Whereabouts today unknown. |
| Richard II, Prince of Stassion | 12th of Owyn's Flame, 1939 | Alive | Noemie d'Amaury | Firstborn son and heir to Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira |
| Mathilde Augusta Stassion | 8th of Godfrey’s Triumph, 1940 | Alive | Ivan Arpa (div.) | Secondborn daughter to Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira |
| Adelheid Helvia Stassion | 20th of Harren's Folley, 1942 | Alive | Unwed | Thirdborn daughter to Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira, Twin to Catherine |
| Catherine Severa Stassion | 20th of Harren's Folley, 1942 | Alive | Canonius Stassion | Fourthborn daughter to Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira, Twin to Adelheid |
| Cordelia Claudine Stassion | 1st of Sigismund's End, 1950 | Alive | Unwed | Fifthborn daughter to Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira |
| Baldwin Carolus Stassion | 7th of Harren’s Folley, 1952 | Alive | Unwed | Secondborn son to Prince Richard Leonus and Princess-Consort Ottavia Kasimira |
Titles, Styles and Honors
- 1910 - 1932: His Highness, Prince Richard Leonus Novellen
- 1932 - 1938: His Highness, Prince Richard Leonus Novellen, Count of Stassion, Baron of Renzfeld
- 1939 - 1940: His Highness, Prince Richard Leonus Novellen, Count of Stassion, Baron of Renzfeld, Lord of Fredericksburg
- 1941 - 1943: His Highness, Prince Richard Leonus Novellen, Prince of Providentia, Margrave of Stassion, Baron of Renzfeld, Lord of Fredericksburg
- 1943 - 1953: His Highness, Prince Richard Leonus Stassion, Prince of Providentia, Margrave of Stassion, Baron of Renzfeld, Lord of Fredericksburg, Protector of the Marchlands
- 1953 - 1959: His Serene Highness, Richard Leonus Stassion, Prince of Stassion, Duke of the Lowlands, Vienne, Lorraine, and Furnestock, Margrave of the Westermarch, Baron of Renzfeld and Montfort, Lord of Fredericksburg, Protector of the Marchlands
- 1959 - 1969: His Serene Highness, Richard Leonus Stassion, Prince of Stassion, Duke of the Lowlands, Vienne, Lorraine, and Furnestock, Margrave of the Westermarch, Baron of Renzfeld and Montfort, Protector of the Marchlands
- 1969 - Present: His Royal Highness, Richard Leonus Stassion, Prince-Emeritus of Stassion
