Valera of Adria

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Valera of Adria Grand Princess-Consort of Kusoraev Tenure: 1702-1706 Predecessor: Elizaveta of Vidaus Predecessor: Klaudia of Vasiland Born: 1686, Belvitz, Duchy of Adria Death: 1706, Reza, Haense (aged: 20) Spouse: Marius II of Haense House: Jrent Father: Augustus I, Emperor of Man Mother: Alexandria of Man

Valera Alexandria (New Marian: Valeriya Aleksandriya) was the Grand Princess-Consort of Kusoraev, by marriage to the Grand Prince of Kusoraev and heir to the Haeseni throne, Marius II of Haense. She was posthumously a core of the Varoche Affair, which revealed her alleged lineage as a daughter of an incestuous affair between the Emperor Augustus and his sister, her mother, the Duchess-Consort of Adria. Most of her life is shrouded in mystery and rumor, including her parentage and the death of her firstborn son. Other rumors of the Princess-Consort have risen throughout the years as well, leaving her two daughters, Princess Sofiya and Princess Mariya, to create theories of their own.

Though wed to the heir of Hanseti-Ruska, Valera never transcended to the position of Queen-Consort, due to her untimely death during the birth of her third child, the Prince Petyr Andrik Barbanov, in the year of 1706 - one year before her husband's ascension to the throne.

Biography

Early Life

Valera Alexandria was born on the 4th of Sun’s Smile, 1686, along with her twin brother, Paul Sigismond. The two were the eldest of five children. The majority of Valera’s beginning years are unknown due to her being confined to the within the family’s manor in Belvitz, Adria, until she was five years of age. She had little maternal influence on her life as her mother rarely was seen within the lands, and believed to have disappeared.

From then on, Valera was bombarded with a strong education befitting of a Carrion, and spent the most time with tutors or studying vigorously. The work proved difficult for her, and she struggled with the onslaught of knowledge in the beginnings. When there was a sliver of time that was free, she was frequently seen at the piano-forte practicing her musical talents.

She was notably close with her younger siblings, Mariya, Fyodor, and Boris, and roamed about the Adrian lands when her father allowed her to. Her twin brother and her were never close due to his time spent within the walls of the imperial capital. Her persistent classes gradually cleared as the years passed, and Valera was often seen within the city of Belvitz with the citizens; or in Markev, the Haense capital city, with her dearest friends -- one of which was Marius Demetrius, Crown Prince of Hanseti-Ruska.

Marriage

In the Crow’s Moot of 1701, it was decided upon and later announced the grand noble houses of Carrion and Barbanov would be joined together in matrimony, with the arranged marriage of Valera and Marius. Unlike most arrangements of such, the two were already known to be familiar with one another instead of first meeting upon the knowledge of their new situation together.

Within the following two months of the Crow’s Moot, the couple was wed. The wedding of the two Crows was grand and held within Markev’s chapel, and the service held by the Pontiff of the time. Hundreds were in attendance of the wedding, including the imperial family. Very few members of Valera’s family were in attendance -- despite this, however, many other Adrians were crowded in the seats. The ceremony was concluded with a feast within the Krepost Palace of Markev.

As Crown princess

King Robert I and his wife, Queen Elizaveta of Vidaus, were still in rule during the time of Valera’s marriage to the crown prince. With such circumstances, she was given the honorary title of Grand Princess-Consort of Kusoraev -- a title given to those married to the crown-prince of Haense and upcoming Queen-Consorts.

Valera rarely came home or visited her siblings after being wed to the Haeseni prince, and instead found solace in attending church services and sermons for a considerable amount of time every day. Would there not be someone preaching the holy scrolls, she prayed in silence. Becoming the Queen of Haense and its responsibilities dawned on her greatly, leading her to turn to religion.

On the 15th of The Deep Cold, 1703, Princess Mariya Angelika was born. The child was named after her sister, whom she had yet to see in many years though missed dearly. Valera, despite her position and now first child with the soon King of Haense, had yet to adorn herself in a crown. She openly had refused to wear one, feeling that it separated her immensely from the people -- especially when she was not yet crowned as queen.

Soon following the birth of her first child was that of Sofiya Theodosiya, her second. Seeing as she was yet to bear an heir for the kingdom, Valera’s stresses and worries increased immensely. The Princess-Consort turned to religion yet again as she had strayed from it when she cared for her first child, Mariya. She was seen reading the holy scrolls to her children every night before bed, and began speaking openly of a wish for the church reforms within Haense and a rebirth of the arts. She argued frequently that the Queen-Consort at the time, Elizaveta of Vidaus, had failed to keep the importance of religion within her own kingdom when it was so valuable and dire, and kept a cold and distant relationship with the royal.

Death

Valera never transcended the position of Queen-Consort of Haense, due to her early and sudden death on the 17th of The First Seed, 1706. In the days before, Valera had been bedridden and pale, seemingly weak. Despite such, she stayed by her husband’s side for as long as she could. She died in childbirth of her son, Petyr Andrik, and was unable to give an heir for the kingdom. Later in the day, the infant passed as well due to his unsurvivable conditions.

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Mariya of Reza, Duchess consort of Adria	15th of The Deep Cold, 1703	6th of the Grand Harvest, 1738	Duke Adrian of Adria	Firstborn child of Marius II and Valera of Adria. Became Duchess-Consort of Adria following the ascension of Adrian I.
Sofiya Theodosiya, Red Princess of Muldav	5th of Sun's Smile, 1704	16th of The Amber Cold, 1741	Kazimar, Red Prince of Muldav	Secondborn daughter of Marius II and Valera of Adria
Petyr Andrik Barbanov	17th of The First Seed, 1706	17th of The First Seed, 1706	Unwed	Firstborn son of Marius II and Valera of Adria. Died of consumption shortly after birth.

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