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| + | '''William Edward Roswell''' (16 Amber Cold 1531 – 20 Sun's Smile 1558) was the third son of [[Arthur Roswell|Duke Arthur of Istria]] and ruled as the Viscount of Hassheld from 1550 to 1558. He was notorious for his scandalous actions, premarital promiscuity, and controversial marriage to a lowborn mistress. | ||
| + | William at a young age was known for his decadent nature and unnutured attitude, carrying on multiple affairs with wenches and prostitutes in his early years. William himself, however, proved to be an accomplished warrior in the field during multiple raiding campaigns against the southern orcish tribes and Tarchar hordes. He later claimed the island known as Hassheld, situated between his father's own duchy to the north and the orcish tribelands to the south, and created the title ''Viscounty of Hassheld''. This was the catalyst to numerous arguments and disagreements with his father, which eventually culminated in his disinheritance after he refused to pay tribute to his liege father. He attempted to negotiate with the Emperor, the then [[John II, Holy Orenian Emperor|John Sigismund]], but his countless scandals, trysts, and his own father's clout in the Imperial Court hindered any achievement in his favor. | ||
| − | + | William was slain in the year 1558 during an orcish raid upon his island, his soldiers stationed upon the island declaring his brother, [[Richard Roswell]], as Viscount, entirely skipping over his son to a lowborn wife in hopes of preventing future issue. | |
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''[[Patrek Roswell]] (1558-)'' | ''[[Patrek Roswell]] (1558-)'' | ||
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William Edward Roswell (16 Amber Cold 1531 – 20 Sun's Smile 1558) was the third son of Duke Arthur of Istria and ruled as the Viscount of Hassheld from 1550 to 1558. He was notorious for his scandalous actions, premarital promiscuity, and controversial marriage to a lowborn mistress.
William at a young age was known for his decadent nature and unnutured attitude, carrying on multiple affairs with wenches and prostitutes in his early years. William himself, however, proved to be an accomplished warrior in the field during multiple raiding campaigns against the southern orcish tribes and Tarchar hordes. He later claimed the island known as Hassheld, situated between his father's own duchy to the north and the orcish tribelands to the south, and created the title Viscounty of Hassheld. This was the catalyst to numerous arguments and disagreements with his father, which eventually culminated in his disinheritance after he refused to pay tribute to his liege father. He attempted to negotiate with the Emperor, the then John Sigismund, but his countless scandals, trysts, and his own father's clout in the Imperial Court hindered any achievement in his favor.
William was slain in the year 1558 during an orcish raid upon his island, his soldiers stationed upon the island declaring his brother, Richard Roswell, as Viscount, entirely skipping over his son to a lowborn wife in hopes of preventing future issue.
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Patrek Roswell (1558-)
