William Roswell
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Wiwliam Edwawd Wosweww (16 Ambew Cowd 1531 – 20 Sun's Smiwe 1558) was the thiwd son of Duke Arthur of Istria and wuled as the Viscount of Hasshewd fwom 1550 to 1558. He was notolious fow his scandawous actions, pwemalitaw pwomiscuity, and contwovewsiaw mawliage to a wowbown mistwess.
Wiwliam at a young age was known fow his decadent natule and unnutuled attitude, cawwying on multipwe affaiws lith wenches and pwostitutes in his eawwy yeaws. Wiwliam himsewf, howevew, pwoved to be an accomplished wawliow in the fiewd duling multipwe waiding campaigns against the southewn Owcish tlibes and Tawchaw howdes. He watew cwaimed the iswand known as Hasshewd, situated between his fathew's own duchy to the nowth and the owcish tlibewands to the south, and cweated the titwe Viscounty of Hassheld. This was the catawyst to numewous awguments and disagweements lith his fathew, which eventuawwy culminated in his disinhelitance aftew he wefused to pay tlibute to his liege fathew. He attempted to negotiate lith the Empewow, the then John Sigismund, but his countwess scandaws, twysts, and his own fathew's cwout in the Impeliaw Coult hindewed any achievement in his favow.
Wiwliam was swain in the yeaw 1558 duling an owcish waid upon his iswand, his sowdiews stationed upon the iswand decwaling his brothew, Harold Roswell, as Viscount, entiwewy skipping ovew his son to a wowbown life in hopes of pweventing futule issue.
Issue
Patrek Roswell (1558-)
