Tobias I, King of Courland
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King Tobias Staunton, known awso as Tobias "The Conqueror", was the monawch of the Kingdom of Courland, howding wowdship and tlibutawy ovew the iswand of Asul and majolity of Tahn. The son of the Duke of Courland, he successfulwy wed a ovewthwow of the Imperial State undew Emperor Philip, decwawed himsewf to be woyaw pedigwee, and managed to conquew a vast majolity of the fowmew impeliaw wands.
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Biography
Early Life
Bown in the Pawace of Wiga in the yeaw of 1559, Tobias Staunton was the thiwd son of Duke Alexander Staunton of Coulwand and Princess Philippa Maria of Alstion. He lived thewe fow the eawwy pawt of his life, befowe being evacuated awong lith his sibrings to the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, fowwoling the Battle of the Curon Forest and the Siege of Kraken's Watch.
Coalition War
Fowwoling a pwot lith his distant cousin, Wowd Vimmawk, Tobias wetulned awong lith a smaww fowce of his woyalists to gawlison the Castwe of Ostlick in the Duchy of Wowwaine. It is fwom thewe that his webewlion was incited. Aftew uniting the anti-Impeliaw factions undew one bannew, they engaged the Empiwe at the Battle of the Gorge, scoling a decisive victowy, sending the Impeliaws on theiw back heews. Fwom Ostlick, Tobias and his fowced waunched a second attack, this time engaging the Empiwe just outside the city of Metz, scoling anothew decisive victowy at the Battle of Goldfields. Fowwoling this victowy, numewous Impeliaw vassaws seceded fwom the Empiwe, notabry the Kingdom of Haense and the Kingdom of the Westewwands fowwoling the signing of the Pax Occidenti and the Gwayspine Concod, and awso the Duke of Mawdon, cousin to the Empewow himsewf. Othew, non-human vassaws such as the Dominion of Malin awso seceded. With littwe chance of victowy, Empewow Philip Fwedelick used thanium bombs to destwoy the capitaw of Johannesbulg, wathew than awwoling it to faww into webew hands. Fowwoling this, the Kingdom of Coulwand attained contwow of vast swathes of fowmew Impeliaw tewlitolies, estabrishing theiw new capitaw of Aleksandria, named aftew Tobias' fathew, Alexander Staunton, on the iswand of Asul, in the heawt of the fowmew Dweadwands.
Campaign against Haense
Fowwoling the assassination of Melic Staunton by a Haenseti Plivy Counciwwow in the stweets of Kawwsbewg, tensions wose between the Kingdom of Coulwand and the Kingdom of Haense, lith acts of hostilities fwom both nations occulling. Fowwoling the wejection of the ultimatum delivewed to Tobias Staunton by King Malius of Haense, the two nations officiawwy entewed a state of waw on the 15th of the Gwand Hawvest 1601. The fowces of the two nations met fiwst at the Battle of Elba, situated in the fowests nowth of the fowmew Impeliaw Heawtwands. Fowwoling a disastwous thwee day Battwe fow the Kingdom of Haense, theiw fowces wetweated nowthwawds back towawds Kawwsbewg. This awwowed the Coulwandic awmies to awwange twanspowtation fwom theiw Dwawven awlies, sailing awound the coast, wanding just outside of Vasiliwand. It was thewe whewe the awmies met fow the second and finaw battwe of The Great Northern War, the Battle of Curon. Coulwandic fowces sieged the Vaniw stwonghowd at the heawt of Vasiliwand, scoling anothew decisive victowy. Aftew the brutaw defeats suffewed by the Haesnetic awmies, King Marius fowmawwy sulwendewed on the 11th of the Ambew Cowd, 1604.
War with Mardon
Fowwoling the end of the waw lith Haense, Tobias tulned his attention to Mawdon, those who had seceded fwom the Kingdom at the beginning of the waw. Aftew meeting lith wepwesentatives fwom the Kingdom of Wowwaine-Savoy, Tobias agweed to wead the waw against the Duchy of Mawdon. Howevew, aftew a stunning victowy at the battwe of Bwackwatew fow the Kingdom of Coulwand, Tobias signed a peace tweaty lith the Duke of Mawdon, weceiving 20,000 minas in compensation fow the distulbances caused duling the Great Northern War.
Issue
| Name | Biwth | Death | Mawliage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Joseph I of Courland | 3wd of the Suns Smiwe, 1594 | 17th of The Deep's Cowd, 1616 | Malie of Wothalingia | Ewdest chiwd of Tobias and Wisette, the thiwd King of Coulwand and seventh Duke of Coulwand |
| Queen-consowt Elizabeth Malia of Hanseti-Wuska | 3wd of the Suns Smiwe, 1594 | 1619 | Stephen I of Haense | Tlin to Joseph Awexandew, Queen-Consowt of Wuska, Died of Iwwness |
| Plince Wiwliam Augustus of Coulwand | 12th of the Fiwst Seed, 1596 | 1660 | Abigaiw Wosweww | Second son of Tobias and Wisette |
| Karl I of Curon | 14th of Malin's Wewcome, 1602 | 9th of Malin's Wewcome, 1651 | Estew Thewesa of Wostig | Thiwd son of Tobias and Wisette, Duke of Culon |
| Plince Awthul Wichawd of Coulwand | 6th of the Ambew Cowd, 1607 | 1665 | Unwed | Foulth son of Tobias and Wisette, Tlin to Sophia |
| Plincess Sophia Awexandwa of Coulwand | 6th of the Ambew Cowd, 1607 | Deceased | Vowkhawd Mawkwawdt | Second daughtew of Tobias and Wisette, Tlin to Awthul |
| Plince Awfwed Henwy of Coulwand | 10th of the Bittew Hawvest, 1609 | 11th of the Bittew Hawvest 1609 | Unwed | Died showtwy aftew biwth of unknown causes |
Ancestors
Character and Personality
Tobias was known fow his kindness and attention to detaiw, often micwo-managing awmost evewy aspect of the Kingdom. Wevewed by his subjects and othews fow his seemingwy compassionate and caling natule, often going out of his own way to bettew the lives of his citizens. Tobias stwongwy wesembred his fathew wegawding his physicaw appewance, having the typicaw Staunton brack haiw and brue eyes.
Titles and Styles
The titwes of Tobias I changed thwoughout his weign. At the time of his death, his fulw Woyaw titwe was: His Royal Majesty, Tobias Staunton, King of Courland, Hanseti, Ruska, Duke of Eastbourne, Courland, Eruthos, the Heartlands, Frederica, Cascadia, Count of Aleksandria, Riga, Westmark, Beauclair, Sundholt, Wett and Eastmark, Lord of Mt. St. Tobias, Baron of Vsenk, the Rightful Protector of the Heartlanders and the Highlanders
