Willem Hagelijn
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Willem Hagelijn, also known as William Hagelin, Guillaume Hagelaine and Wilhelm Hageleine, was born on the Heartlander countryside of Axios in the year 1600. In his young years he helped his father on their farm estate but he later grew to be the man to unite the Batavian people. He was a man full of ambition, cultural pride and dreams and ingenious plans - he always had a plan. He made a name for himself and accomplished many great deeds throughout his lifetime.
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History
Birth
Willem was born as Willem Karel Hagelijn-van Leeuwen on the Heartlander countryside of Axios, which was under Courlandic control at the time, in the year 1600 on the 23rd of The First Seed. He was the eldest child, only to his younger sister, Anne Catherijne. His mother was Pauline Hagelijn-van Leeuwen, a energetic woman, skilled in cottage industry, a sweet and caring woman. His father was Johannes Hagelijn, a low standing nobleman with a farm estate, a hard worker and someone who knew what he was doing. Someone who knew what he was doing if it entailed farming or foresting at least. He wasn't particulary great at managing finances and the likes, and thus Pauline was the bureaucratic manager of the family. It was this farm estate where Willem would grow up.
Childhood
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Younger Years
Willem in his younger years was a dashing fellow, his bright blue eyes staring into the world with energy. He was a dreamer. Willem would have wild plans, dreams and ideas of revolutions, coups and wars. All for the glory of his people and for enforcing his heritage. This was clearly visible during his time in Sutica. The Sutican government had allowed him and his people to live within a district of their city, and lead it almost like his own tiny little nation. This wasn't enough for Willem however, and together with his comrades he started planning a coup to overthrown the Sutican government and establish the Batavian Republic, something he had dreamed of for years. His plan was looking quite well. He had made a name for himself in Sutica, being quite popular with the locals and having enough power to do something like staging a coup. He also gained support from almost the entire Sutican population that lived outside the capital, which was mainly the various guilds in the realm. The one problem he made in planning his coup was going to ruin it all though. Willem had been looking abroad for support as well, which he had gained from various nations like Santegia, the Dominion of Malin, Kaz'Ulrah and the warhawkes. With even the Orenian Empire agreeing not to intervene in what he was doing down in the south of Ceru. Here is where he went wrong though, he asked the Prince of Fenn, Sutica's northern neighbour, for his support. And it is thought to this day that it was this prince that sought contact with the Sutican government instead and told them what the Batavians were planning. Soon after, on a quiet afternoon, problem came to Willem. A couple of Sutican guards were at his front door, demanding he came outside. He knew why they were there, they had somehow found out about his plans. That was the day Willem and his fellow Batavians were kicked out of Sutica. He had been lucky though. If it weren't for a secret escape tunnel he had in his basement, he'd have been executed for treason most likely. For various months he and his family roamed around Axios, not knowing where to go. That was until the Santegian King, King Leo, offered him and his kin exile in his Kingdom however. Here he stayed for some time, living a humble life with his young love, Sterre de Witt. Eventually Willem's lust for power and adventure got the better of him though, and he looked to regain his noble status and get land in Santegia, which he got. Soon after the barony of Gelre was founded in the duchy of Mystra in the south of Santegia. Here he lived in prosperity with the small number of loyal Batavians that remained. He got married to Sterre who was now Sterre Hagelijn and he had twin sons with her, Isaak and Johannes II, named after his father Johannes I. This happy life lasted until the migration to Atlas, when disaster struck for Willem...
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Middle Ages
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Later Life
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Death
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Family
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Personality
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Notable Feats
- United the Batavians
Willem Hagelijn was the first to make an attempt at properly uniting the Batavian people across the realm. He did this by establishing noble titles for Batavian houses and by giving Batavian people a place to call home. This was the District of Batavia in Sutica at first and later became the Barony of Gelre in Santegia.
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Random Tidbits
- The Batavian culture is in many ways very similar to Waldenian, especially in language.
- Willem designed the Batvian flag (top to bottom: orange, white, blue). The orange stands for the Batavian people, the white for the church and the blue for the nobility. Symbolically, this shows that the people hold higher priority than the church or the nobility which shows that Batavia stands for it's people rather than the church or some nobles.
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