House of Napoliza

[Vitenna 91]

House of Napoliza

"Attraverso la lotta abbiamo perseverato e trovato la nostra libertá e succeso."

( Common: "Through struggle we persevered, and found our freedom and succes." )

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Table of content:

I.Introduction

II.History and Formation

III.Notable members

IV.Appearances, names and diseases

V.Residence

VI.Coat of arms

 

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I.Introduction:

The house of Napoliza is the founding and current ruling house of the Principality of Vitenna. 

The house was founded by HER SERENE HIGHNESS, Luciana Maria Napoliza, Princess of Vitenna, Duchess of Fonsi, Baroness of Vileux after the imperial court session of 1761. It is named after the baronet of Napoliza, that ran in the family of Varoche and was a honour title of Princess-Dowager Julietta Maria Varoche, the mother of her serene highness. The house prides itself in their modern and unique ways and customs, accepting all races, genders, social classes and religions into their principality. The house exists out of two former houses of the holy orenian empire: Varoche and Vilac. The members of house Napoliza reside in the palace of Vileux in the capital of the principality Vitenna: Fonsi.

 

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II.History and Formation:

The house of Napoliza was formed after the imperial court session in the palace of Novellen in 1761 on the 14th of the Sun’s Harvest. 

The previous self-claimed matriarch of house Vilac her highness, Luciana Maria Vilac, princess of Vilachia alongside with her son Solomon Napoliza, Count of Pestilles, Baron of de Alence, her siblings Lord Lucas Martius Vilac and Lady Johanna  Maria Vilac, and their mother princess-dowager Julietta Maria Vilac of Vilachia petitioned for their recently acquired land in the desert of Korvassa  to become a vassal of the Holy Orenian Empire.

 

 Immediately after the request, the Emperor demanded of them to kneel and to put their foreheads on the ground. The courtroom fell quiet, as everyone sat on the tips of their seat waiting for the edict of the emperor. A minute of complete silence in court passed as the people on the dias started conversing, and then the emperor spoke, falsely accusing house Vilac and house Varoche 

of kidnapping an Imperial citizen and claiming that house Vilac and Varoche took her to the recently aquired land in the desert, now known as Vitenna to abuse her.

 

 He issued for the house of Vilac and the house of Varoche to be stripped of their nobility along with their titles and surname alongside a fine of fifty thousand mina that had to be paid immediatly. If they failed to comply with these demands, their head would be ripped off their bodies. Princess-Dowager Julietta Maria Vilac of Vilachia, immediately went to the bank to pay the fine and after its approval, the former house of Vilac and Varoche where no more.

 

The houses that once held great status and power, where by the words of the emperor  disbanded and stripped of all they worked for. They swiftly started to sell their estates and properties, and prepared to leave the empire with dignity and elegance, and moving to their new lands in the korvassan desert, the principality of Vitenna.  Upon their arrival, her serene highness, Luciana Maria Vilac, former Princess of Vilachia ordered for their surname to become Napoliza, named after an old baronet that the former house of Varoche held, and claimed herself as Matriarch of the newly formed house that from that moment on, shall rule over the land with pride and freedom, granting herself the titles of Princess of Vitenna alongside with Duchess of Fonsi and Baroness of Vileux.

 

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III. Notable members

 

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, Luciana Maria Napoliza, Princess of Vitenna, Duchess of Fonsi, Baroness of Vileux

Born as Luciana Maria Vilac in the year 1724 as child of Julietta Maria Varoche and Janos Vilac, Luciana enjoyed a luxurious upbringing in the palace of Novellen alongside her siblings.

From a young age she learned etiquette, architecture and illatian due to her mothers illatian background. Luciana quickly grew spoiled and petty, acting out in any way she could to oppose her parents, or anyone who stood in her way. This behaviour did not stop untill after she was kidnapped by some Azdrazi, and given a sigil of a horen dragon holding a crown on the back of her head for speaking out of line against the god Azdromoth.

She quickly matured due to this horrifying expierence, and her status as a spoiled maniac changed to her being known for her kindness and capability to rule over Vitenna. She is the founder of house Napoliza, and paved the way for many others to come.

 

HIS HIGHNESS, Solomon Napoliza, Duke of Fonsi, Count of Pestilles, Baron of de Alence

Born as Solomon de Alence in the year 1743 as child of Luciana Maria Vilac and Daniel de Alence, Solomon grew up in the  times of the Ruberni war and was raised by the citizens of the county of Pestilles as his father was often away to fight in the wars against the Holy Orenian Empire, and his mother fled to Helena to support her family there. He spend most of his days practicing his faith and learning how to fight, so one day he aswell could fight in the Ruberni war and lead his citizens to victory. After the defeat of the alliance of independed states, Solomon went on a quest to find his mother in Helena. His mother struggled with accepting Solomon, as she feared that her reputation in the Holy Orenian Empire would be damaged by the arrival of her son, who for years fought against the imperial forces. After his marriage to Sapphira Loretta he officialy took on the name of Napoliza, becoming the first heir-apparent of Vitenna and captain of the La Coeranza di Vitenna.

 

HER HIGHNESS, Julienna Maria Napoliza, Baroness of de Alence

Born as Julienna Maria Napoliza in the year 1763 as the firstborn child of the Count of Pestilles, Prince Solomon, and his consort Sapphira, Julienna resided within the palace of Vileux, tended to by maid servants and midwives. Plagued with the ire of her maternal lineage, the Baroness de Alence requires much attention, and must be kept out of the sun at all times. Thus, she lives in near obscurity. Julienna is the current second-in-line to the throne of Vitenna.

 

HER HIGHNESS, Sapphira Napoliza, duchess-consort of Fonsi, Countess-consort of Pestilles, Baroness of de Alence, Grand lady of Vileux

Born as Sapphira Loretta Dunham in the year 1745 as child of Daniel Durham and Loretta Durham, Sapphira was sold as slave by her father at the age of 8 so he could pay off his gambling debts. Sapphira managed to escape by the age of 13 and was sheltered for two years in the church of Haense where she learned about Canonism. She moved to Helena, becoming the lady-in-waiting of her grace, Annatrina de Savin. Not longer after being taken in by the family of the d'Arkents as a ward and becoming friends with her serene highness Luciana Maria Napoliza, who arranged a marriage between Sapphira and her son Solomon. Sapphira is known for leading the court of Vileux under Luciana with pride and honour, as she managed to scribe an entire new set of court customs and is seen as one of Luciana's most trusted entourage.

 

Dynasts:

Signora Julietta Maria Napoliza, the Princess-Mother (B. 1710)

Signora Johanna Maria di Napoliza (B. 1735) (Younger sister of Luciana.)

Signor Lucas Martius di Napoliza (B.1735) (Younger brother of Luciana.)

 

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IV.Appearances, names and diseases.

House Napoliza is known for their long raven hair and blue eyes. Most are quite tall and commonly stand between 5.6 Feet to 6.1 Feet.

Most of them carry a thin build and stern facial expressions. 

 

Most of their names hail from their ancestors, and are forced to start their first names with the letter J or L. 

The parents are expected to make the second name of their female children Luciana or Maria, 

and the second name of their male offspring Martius. It is highly frowned upon by house Napoliza to name your children differently if they come from Napoliza blood.

 

Due to the inbreeding of their Horen ancestors to keep their so called dragonblood pure, a lot of mutations and diseases run throughout the family of Napoliza. Most females carry Hemophilia, which is a blood disease that prevents the cluttering of blood, causing small wounds to be fatal if not treated correctly. Another know mutation in the family is albinism, which causes the skin to not hold any pigment therefore making it dangerous to be exposed to direct sunlight. 

 

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V. Residence 

Her serene highness resides in the palace of Vileux, located within the walls of Fonsi alongside her direct family members. They hold chambers in the Maria Wing, which is only open to the actual courtiers of the palace. They hold a family balcony over the feasting hall and their rooms are filled with luxurious and man-made furniture following the latest trends. Other halls are filled with gifts of other nations, grand portraits and jewerly displaying their wealth. The palace has its own garden aswell as a bath house and ball room. Other features include the rooftop balcony and sauna.

 

The entrance of Palace Vileux

 

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VI.Coat of Arms

"attraverso la lotta abbiamo perseverato e trovato la nostra libertá e succeso."

Colors:

-The color of orange signifies the ambitions that the house of Napoliza holds for several things such as freedom and equality. It also serves as an homage to the orange trees in Vitenna.

-The color of white signifies the truth and peace that the house of Napoliza has and wishes to keep. It also shows that they posses over  the real truth regarding the imperial court session of 1761

-The color of black signifies the grief that they hold for their former houses Vilac and Varoche.

-The color gold signifies the glory and success that they achieved when starting the principality of Vitenna.

 

Symbols:

-The 3 golden speaking corvus: An homage to the previous crest of Vilac and the first peerages of house  Napoliza.

-The black bend signifies the protection of the city Fonsi by its citizens through the La Coeranza di Vitenna 

-The crown signifies the princely status of house Napoliza over the principality of Vitenna.

-The straight forward barred helmet signifies the sovereign rule of house Napoliza. 

-The mantling symbolises the protection against the heat of the korvassan sun, where the principality of Vitenna is located.

 

Motto:

The motto of house Napoliza signifies their newfound freedom and success in the principality of Vitenna after they struggled to maintain their status and power in the empire, finally being freed from them and the imperial ideology.

 

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Per STATO e GLORIA,

 

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, Luciana Maria Napoliza,

Princess of Vitenna, Duchess of Fonsi, Baroness of Vileux