The Haeseni Ward Initiative

[Juli 1341]

THE QUEEN’S COUNCIL & COURT

The Haeseni Ward Initiative

Grona and Droba 339 ES

 

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[!] Henriette Marna de Rafal with two young royal wards, teaching them  about courtly  manners, circa 1785.

 

 

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Interlude

The purpose of the Haeseni Ward Initiative is to build a stronger bond between Crown and its people, with the hopes that such connections will create a brighter future for the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska. It is the desire of the Queen’s Council and Her Majesty, the Queen-Consort Isabel Barbanov, to offer the opportunity of heightened education and courtly exposure to the youth of Hanseti-Ruska. Raised in the halls where statecraft and politics are performed, the position of one’s son or daughter within the palace will ensure the child blossoms into a well-rounded citizen and peer of Haense. The qualifications for a position as a royal ward will be:

• Must be at least 8 years of age.

• For Queen’s Ward, must be the eldest or second son/daughter of a landed peer.

• For Page or Lady-In-Waiting, must be the son or daughter of any standing.

• Must be capable of basic reading and writing.

 

Types of Wards

The establishment of this initiative will outline the three different and unique opportunities afforded to the children of Haense, each role providing different skills and objectives that the youth can learn from and then use long into their adulthood. These positions will include:

 

•  The Queen’s Ward - A daughter from amongst His Majesty’s own peers, intended to be kept between the eldest daughter or second daughter, to serve the Queen-Consort of Haense as her own personal lady-in-waiting and ward. She will pay witness to court administration, public projects, charitable excursions and donations, and outreach to the people. At the end of the Ward’s formal education, the Queen-Consort of Hanseti & Ruska may choose to allow the young maiden a position upon the Queen’s Council, or  assist in arranging a betrothal to ensure the young maiden’s successful future.

 

• Pages - A son from amongst the people of Hanseti-Ruska, to serve in the Haeseni court as a page and secondary ward. Allowed to be educated by the various ranking members of both the Royal Cabinet and the Queen’s Council, a page will have a mentor chosen for him depending upon his personal interests. At the end of the page’s formal education, the mentor of the page may choose to present the young man with a letter of recommendation that he might use for any future position the ward desires to present himself for or a position on the Queen’s Council if he desires.

 

• Ladies-in-Waiting - A daughter from amongst the people of Hanseti-Ruska, to serve in the Haeseni court as a lady-in-waiting and secondary ward. Allowed to be educated by the various ranking members of both the Royal Cabinet and the Queen’s Council, a lady-in-waiting will have a mentor chosen for her depending upon her personal interests. At the end of the lady-in-waiting’s formal education, the Queen-Consort of Hanseti & Ruska may choose to permit the young lady to remain at court in a position upon the Queen’s Council, or assistance in arranging her a substantial betrothal should she desire it.

 

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HER ROYAL MAJESTY, Isabel Franziska Barbanov, Queen-Consort of Hanseti-Ruska

HER LADYSHIP, Henriette Marna de Rafal, Secretary to the Queen