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Wilhelmina of Cathalon (2nd of Sigismund’s End, 1760 - N/A), additionally known as Wilhelmina Beatrix, and monikered “the Wild“, was the only daughter of Robert Castor, Duke of Cathalon, and his Savoyardic consort, Letizia Ashford de Aryn. The Helvets-born woman was known as the would-be Empress-consort of the Holy Orenian Empire as wife to John VIII.
Contemporaries described her as short and slender, graceful, red of hair, with long eyelashes and a “divine” gleam in her eyes. There was kindness and gentleness in her expression, but she was also proud and judicious. She was famed for her quick tongue and considerable wit, often butting heads with Imperial officials due to her differing ideals. She resented the Orenian government for their apparent dislike of her, and her Imperial husband for his unwillingness to consummate their union, resulting in the instability of her position, and their subsequent divorce after thirty-four years of marriage.
A mere two days after she was freed from matrimony in 1814, the death of her former husband's father, Emperor Joseph, was proclaimed, and, naturally, John was declared Holy Orenian Emperor promptly after. Following the aforementioned Joseph's conveniently timed death (reportedly of old age), rumors swirled about the Empire that the aged sovereign had died long before Wilhelmina and John's divorce was finalized, and the Novellen clan was accused of delaying an announcement on his passing, in order to bar Wilhelmina from holding the title of empress-consort.
Contents
Family and Childhood
Engagement
Marriage
Life as an Imperial Princess-consort
Duchess of Furnestock
Duchess of Helena
Divorce of 1814
Death of John VIII
Later life
Death
Titles, Styles, and Honors
Name | Birth | Death | Marriage | Notes |
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Lucius Maximinus Helane | 1798 | N/A | Princess Georgiana Beatrix of Aldersberg | Only child of Augustus Helane and Wilhelmina. |
Kazimir Nikolai Ostrovich-Helvets | 1802 | N/A | Unwed | Only child of Ostromir, Count of Dobrov and Wilhelmina. |
Josefina Magdalena Barrow | 1810 | N/A | Unwed | Firstborn daughter of Franz I, Duke of Schattenburg and Wilhelmina. |
Yasmina Franziska Barrow | 1810 | N/A | Unwed | Secondborn daughter of Franz I, Duke of Schattenburg and Wilhelmina. |
Adalina Sabine Barrow | 1818 | N/A | Unwed | Thirdborn daughter of Franz I, Duke of Schattenburg and Wilhelmina. |