PRINZENAS ROYALS VAN HANSETI-RUSKA - The Princess Royals of Hanseti-Ruska

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PRINZENAS ROYALS VAN HANSETI-RUSKA

 THE PRINCESS ROYALS OF HANSETI-RUSKA

 

 

UKEN VE KRAWN I ROZZ

 

Issued by the

QUEEN’S COUNCIL

On the 11th day of Msizta ag Dargund of 437 E.S.

 

Written by:

Austina P. Novellen-Aldersberg

 

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VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG EDLERVIK

 

The Princess Royal (New Marian: Prinzenas Royal), officially known as the Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska, is a title usually given to the firstborn daughter of the Monarch of Hanseti-Ruska. A Princess cannot inherit the title of ‘Princess Royal’ unless it is not currently held. Once obtained, Princess Royals hold their title until either disownment, death, or abdication. 

 

As of 434, all Princess Royals have been the first born daughter of the Monarch of Hanseti-Ruska, with 1 born in Johannesburg (I), one born in Karlsburg (II), 3 born in Alban (III, IV, V), 3 born in Markev (VI, VII, VIII), 4 born in Reza (IX, X, XI, XII), and 3 born in Karosgrad (XIII, XIV, XV). Princess Royals I, III, IV, VI, VII, and VIII were all awarded the title postmortem. 

 

Only 15 out of 20 Monarchs have titled a Princess Royal, with Peter II and Charles II unwed, Marius I only had sons, Franz II never had children, and Sigismund III never titled su daughters. Out of all the Princess Royals, the most prevalent name is Katherine (I, II, III, XIII) followed by Reza (IV, XI, XII) with 3. 

 

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I PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, JULIYA KATHERINE, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, BARONESS OF WETT

@frankdh

Julia Katherine Barbanov | Juliya van Johannesburg

118 E.S - 163* E.S | 1565 A.H - 1610* A.H

(45 yrs)

 

Parentage: Peter I, Elizabeth of Metterden

 

The first Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska was born on the 17th of the Amber Cold, 1564, to Peter I and his consort Elizabeth of Metterden. She would be dubbed “Princess Royal” in 1578 upon her father's coronation as King of Hanseti-Ruska when she was 14 years old. She served as Princess-Royal of Hanseti-Ruska for 32 years until her disappearance in the early 1610s. 

 

Juliya’s life was spent dotting on others, all beginning when her mother died during childbirth in 1567 when Juliya was merely 2. She’d rapidly mature into a mother figure for her 3 younger siblings as her father battled and evoked a kingdom. Her siblings later wrote how serious Juliya seemed in her childhood, always fond of service and prayer. Some went as far as to describe her likeness to Saint Juliya. 

 

This characterization of her caused copious suitors to desire her hand in marriage. Strikingly, after John IV assumed the throne as Emperor, he would approach Juliya’s brother, King Andrik II. The Emperor sought a quick engagement with the Princess Royal, but unsuccessfully for John IV, Andrik II was a man of volatile tempers. He already held disdain for him, making matters worse. At most are aware, the diplomatic meeting took an unseen turn when Andrik II, along with his retainer Brynden Vanir, killed John IV. Thereafter, Andrik II was murdered in the streets of Johannesburg, and Juliya was left suitorless due to her brother's outburst. 

 

Ultimately, her life settled down as she finally matched with the Baron of Wett, Charles Martin. She’d give birth to a single son and spent most of her later life besides her nephew, Marius I. One could argue she felt personally responsible for her older brother's passing which is why she spent an exuberance of time at court, maintaining a strong influence over his entire life alongside her brother’s wife, Queen-Mother Reza. Juliya was also renowned for her numerous canvases and scenes, which were displayed in the Royal Hanseti Guild of Art. 

 

Despite living double the life expectancy of her time, the Princess Royal did not find her rest until after her nephew passed in a drunken haze. She now blamed herself for not only her brother's death, but her nephews. The guilt was so deep it caused her to flee from society and she was assumed dead in the early 1610s. Her narrative was told many times posthumously, being an inspiration to many Princesses of Hanseti blood. Finally, her most outstanding gift to the Barbanov family was her secret receipe for Hot Chocolate passed from Princesses and Queen-Consorts down every generation.

 

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Between the Years,

 

1610 and 1703 the formal indication of “Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska” was practically unused. Many of the first born ladies of Hanseti Monarchs of this period were later dubbed “Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska” purely as a formality.

 

The only exception to this period was the Queen of Marna, Henrietta Louise, who was identified as “Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska” from her birth year in 1625 till her unexplained disappearance. 

 

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II PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, KATHERINE ALEKSANDRA, DUCHESS OF CARNATIA

@Jtit

Katherine Alexandra Barbanov | Katherine van Karlsburg

136 E.S - unknown E.S | 1583 A.H. - unknown A.H

 

Parentage: Andrik II, Reza of Turov

 

Princess Katherine Aleksandra was born to Andrik II and the first Queen of Haense, Reza, on the 10th of the Sun’s Smile 1583. Katherine was the twin of Marius I and named after both her royal aunts, Juliya Katherine and Tatiana Aleksandra. Her mother sought the best education for her only daughter, raising her to be one day fit for a strategic marriage. Her tutors were remarkable with the arts, music, and court affairs. She’d famously become proficient at the harp, flute, and piano-forte. 

 

Her upbringing was filled with study and tranquil activities with her mother until the age of 10 when her father was hanged. The sudden tragedy forced her mother into serving as regent until her twin, Marius I, was old enough to reign as king. Katherine helped where she could but she was too young to truly help. So, most of her pubescent years were spent lonely playing music or writing. 

 

In 1598 when Katherine was 15 her mother would go behind her back to betroth her to her nephew, Sergei II, Duke of Carnatia. Reza had sent letters to her brother, Heinrik, to arrange for a double match. She’d offer up Katherine to her brother's oldest son so he may retain a royal marriage and in return, Heinrik would marry his oldest daughter to her second son, Otto. Thus, implanting Carnatias blood throughout the next generation of Hanseti Royalty. 

 

Officially, Katherine and Sergei were married in 1600 and had three children. With all three pregnancies, Katherine struggled as her mother had. She’d write down the experiences as ‘Terribly dreadful and draining, no woman ought to endure such difficulties’. In spite of it, all three of the children made it past adolescence. Her eldest son inherited the title Duke of Carnatia and her daughter would be married to Matyas Vanir, Margrave of Vasiland. 

 

This filled her with such contentment, but alas,  her husband passed and her own spirit seemed to fade with it. All those who knew her saw her fall into a depression and later vanish. Her death was unconfirmed with nobody ever found, and little was known of her time spent in her older years other than her continued practice of the piano-forte. 

 

She would be later titled Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska posthumously, never being awarded it during her lifetime and beginning a long streak of almost a century where no Princess of Hanseti blood would be titled such. 

 

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III PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, VIKTORIYA KATERINA, DUCHESS OF MARKEV

Victoria Katherine Barbanov | Viktoriya van Alban

170 E.S - 172 E.S | 1617 A.H. - 1619 A.H

 

Parentage: Stefan I, Elizabeth of Courland

 

The firstborn of Stefan I and Elizabeth of Courland was Princess Viktoriya. Disturbingly, her fate was unforeseen, to say the least. She was born into a household of hatred in late 1617 with a pair of weakened lungs. The resentment her parents held for each other was said to only worsen Viktoriya’s health until one day, she succumbed to the birth defect.

 

Postmortem she was titled Duchess of Markev and Princess Royal of Hanseti Ruska by her father who grieved for not granting enough time to his only daughter when she was alive.

 

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IV PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, ISABEL REZA

@Disheartened

Isabella Theresa Barbanov | Isabel van Alban

157 E.S - 198 E.S | 1604 A.H. - 1645 A.H

 

Parentage: Otto I, Catherine of Carnatia

 

Princess Isabel Reza was born to Otto I and Catherine of Carnatia in 1604 and was the pair's third child but first-born daughter. Due to her fathers royal birth and how the grandfather rule wasn’t in existence until much later, Isabel was not a Princess until the beginning of her fathers reign in 1624. She was named after her grandmother, Queen Reza, but is also the origin of the popularized name ‘Isabel’.

 

She was raised in the countryside during her uncle, Stefan I’s, reign. Isabel was allotted much more freedom in her adolescence and early adult years. Her education was befitting a woman of her status, sharing tutors with cousins. She derived a great deal of interest in alchemy and the supernatural, which was kept hidden from the public for fear of scrutiny. To her future, she was gifted a mystical Golem named Rom who Isabel would keep hidden from her parents and the nation. The only soul who knew of the Golem was her little sister, Elizaveta, who later wrote about such in a recovered diary.

 

At the age of 20, her father would take the throne for 5 days before abdicating to his oldest son. This left Isabel, the rightful Princess Royal; albite she never identified with it. She aided periodically with her brother's court out of love; but she preferred the private life she had come accustomed to into her childhood.

 

Ultimately, Isabel would marry a peasant named Elias Colborn and give birth to two children. The first was a son, which she struggled with in the midst of pregnancy. Then, during her second, she’d dig up old letters and clothes of Princess Royal Katherine, identifying with the woman’s struggle with childbirth and hoping to be gifted strength from her ancestor. Nevertheless, during her daughters delivery, a complication arose and Isabel would die giving birth.

 

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V PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, HENRIETTA LOUISE, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, QUEEN OF MARNA

@Starry_

Henrietta Louise Barbanov | Henrietta van Alban

178 E.S - Unknown E.S | 1625 A.H. - Unknown A.H

(25 yrs)

 

Parentage: Otto II, Eleanor of Metz

 

Henrietta of Haense, who was also known as Henrietta of Alban, Henrietta Louise, and Henrietta Barbanov, was a Princess Royal of Haense and later the first Queen-Consort of Marna as the wife of King Frederick. In Haense she was commonly known for being the first Royal blood to marry outside of Haense. 

 

She was born on the 2ed of the First Seed, 1625, to Otto II and Elanor of Metz. She was the only daughter of the pair and was titled Princess Royal on the evening of her birth. She was named in honor of Heinrik Otto Barbanov, a renowned Lord Palatine of Haense. Her mother, Elanor, drilled into the youthful Henrietta that success comes with becoming a queen or duchess. Anything less would be seen as blatant disrespect to her bloodlines. Her education followed this exact logic, being micromanaged by her mother which only led to spats between the two. 

 

Nonetheless, on the 11th of the First Seed, 1640, Henrietta was wed to the Marnan king, Frederick. The ceremony was reportedly an appropriate mixture of pomp and austerity. As the Queen-Consort she finally got the chance to shine, no longer under her mothers controlling thumb. Henrietta excelled in her courtly duties and apparently had a great fondness for any and all things pertaining to religion. 

 

For the most part, the citizenry of Marna adored their pious and dutiful queen and the clergy commonly praised her for reintroducing the wimple back into women’s fashion. As for the Marnan courtiers, at first, they were apprehensive about the idea of a Raevir consort for their king, and many worried she would be too demanding or uncouth. However, the worries of the court were quickly dashed upon being familiar with the Haeseni royal.

 

Then, without a word from Frederick, he gave away the title of King of Marna to King Aurelius of Renatus. Her children were left fatherless and she fell into a deep depression, returning to her home country. Her old spark was gone by then and many saw her as a shell of who she used to be. The Princess Royal felt she had committed some significant sin for the fate that had brought her. So, she donned no jewels or finery, speaking to almost no one other than her children who were raised by the church. 

 

Henrietta’s last years were surrounded by mystery and rumors. No one could even place a date of passing for her. A widely accepted tale is that she ran off with a godly man in Aeldin, finally getting the chance to live a life of free will. 

 

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VI PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, AMALIYA NATALIYA

@Freya

Amalie Natalia Barbanov | Amaliya van Markev

199 E.S - 233 E.S | 1646 A.H. - 1680 A.H

 

Parentage: Otto III, Ingrid of Ulgaard

 

Princess Amaliya Nataliya was born sometime in late 1646, the exact date unknown to historians. She derived from Otto III and Ingrid of Ulgaard but spent little time around either parent. Her juvenility was spent enacting frivolous games and running about the streets of the capital, Markev, with her brothers. Distinctly, she was hesitant to receive an education or welcome betrothals as she had observed her aunt, Henrietta, suffer in silence. 

 

In 1655, “The Great Plague” stole both her parents and her older brother, but she miraculously survived. The adolescence grew quiet in the succumbing years, assisting in the palace for the sake of her remaining brother. Nonetheless, she never married. Reminiscent of her aunt and prior Princess Royals, she’d vanish after her brother Charles II and then Franz II passed. Her body was found on the outskirts of the capital in 1680 freshly buried. 

 

Between the almost 20-year stretch of her disappearance and reappearance, she went as “Amalie” and worked as a farm aid. In conclusion, she’d die peacefully of old age and lived a remarkable 20 years longer than her family. Years later, she’d be titled Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska along with 6 other Princesses. 

 

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VII PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THEODOSIYA YSABEL

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Theodosia Isabella Barbanov | Theodosiya van Markev

222 E.S - 283E.S | 1669 A.H. - 1733 A.H

 

Parentage: Sigmar I, Sophia of Castor

 

Theodosiya Ysabel, also referred to as Theodosiya of Markev, was the firstborn daughter of King Sigmar I and Sophia of Castor. She was a notable public figure in the capital city of Markev during her father's reign and vanished shortly after he passed. She was born on the 12th of the Deep Cold, 1669, and was ceremoniously dubbed ‘Theo’ by her father. 

 

Theodosiya was well-educated, acquiring many select tutors during her childhood. Most of which, to the dismay of the royal’s parents, Theodosia would pay little attention to. A multitude of servants recalled that the Princess's eyes were always in the sky and the hems of her skirts muddied. In one instance she'd been out with her older brothers and nearly got them assassinated. After such, she was kept guarded in the palace. 

 

Amid this pseudo confinement, Theodosiya’s actions seemed mysterious to onlookers. People sited her loud nightmares and the abundance of aurum dust spread across her bedchambers. Most historians believe this is connected to a specter. It would finally stop once she reached the age of majority, and Theodosiya, to the pride of her parents, spontaneously became instrumental to the subjects of Markev. 

 

She would assist with youth education and the general upkeep of the Theodosian Memorial Library. She would also travel to attend distinguished lands, meeting numerous suitors. The most pertinent being one Prince Alexander Horen. The couple was essentially a perfect match, if it wasn’t for her aunt, Analiese. Her aunt would pounce days before the Prince planned to engage his affections on Theodosiya, swooning him, and convincing him she would make a better wife. This left the Princess speechless and grieving. Overnight she’d flee, leaving most of her items behind except for a few gowns and a hairbrush.

 

For almost 3 decades Theodosiya ingeniously hid, returning before her death in 1729 to aid her great-niece Mariya in her transition to Duchess of Adria. From the confines of the Adrian capital, she cared for the sick and advised Mariya. Then in 1733, Theodosiya took a carriage to the new capital of Hanseti-Ruska, Reza, to learn the fates of her old companions. Within days of arrival, she’d be taken ill by an unknown disease, passing merely days later. In her final moments, the Princess spoke of her family and how dearly she missed them. 

 

Decades later she’d be honorarily titled Princess Royal for her service to the Hanseti people and later grief that struck her down.

 

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VIII PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, ANASTASYA INGRID, LADY PALATINE-ASPIRANT

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Anastasia Ingrid Barbanov | Anastasya van Markev

243 E.S - 265 E.S |  1690 A.H. - 1712 A.H

 

Parentage: Robert I, Elizaveta of Vidaus

 

Princess Anastasya was born on the 5th of Malin’s Welcome, 1690, to Robert I and Elizaveta of Vidaus. Dubbed after an ancient friend of her mother and Queen Ingrid. She would be the last Princess Royal titled postmortem and heroically threw her life at the pursuit of duty to king and country. 

 

In her childhood, she spent an excessive amount of time inside the palace walls with a Governess as a result of an unknown syndrome that kept her indoors. Her mother took a special interest in the frailty of her eldest daughter, hiring specialized doctors. She was also the first to attend her mother's classes at Theodosian Imperial Academy, however informally and from the palace library. There she would be well educated on a variety of subjects, her favorite being imperial governance.

 

Since the Princess had spent most of her adolescence surrounded by books, she had aspired to be more than a consort. Her brother, King Marius II, named her Lady Palatine-Aspirant to satisfy his younger sister's ambition. With the title, she’d set out to reorder the public courts and the farmlands. 

 

Eventually, her damaged immune system caught up with her and she’d die at the early age of 22 after overworking herself. Anastasya never got the chance to be Palatine, get married, or see the end of her brother's reign. In the course of time, her faithfulness to her county got her dubbed Princess Royal, but not before many young Barbanov Princesses immortalized her as a tale of caution. 

 

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IX PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, MARIYA ANGELIKA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, LADY-PROTECTOR OF OREN, DUCHESS OF ADRIA, I GRAND LADY OF HANSETI-RUSKA

@Ivoreyy

 Mary Angelica Barbanov | Mariya van Reza

256 E.S - 281 E.S |  1703 A.H. - 1738 A.H

(35 yrs)

 

Parentage: Marius II, Princess Valera of Adria

 

Her Serene Highness, Mariya Angelika, was the first Princess Royal of Haense titled during her life since Henrietta Louise, and later the Duchess-Consort of Adria and Lady-Protector of Oren. She is famed for her fondness of writing and the arts, and a life shrouded in various scandals and intrigue. She was typically known by the beloved nickname ‘Blackwing’, especially to her Adriatic court.

 

Mariya was delivered on the 15th of the Deep Cold, 1703, to Marius II and his primary consort, Valera of Adria. Disturbingly, her mother would pass in 1706 after her third pregnancy resulting in Mariya and her little sister Sofiya maturing outside of court in the Alimar estate. Her father swiftly remarried and sired four more newborns. Immediately he’d abandon his daughters and sickly son. Still, Mariya was ever confident in her adolescence and in no case permitted her fatherly rejection to impact her perspective. Oftentimes, she’d visit the capital of Reza alone to perform her public diligence as their Princess Royal, not so obliged to relinquish the title to her father's novel daughter.

 

Upon Mariya reaching the age of majority she’d share a brief courtship with Renatian Knight Tiberius Tiber, but her foremost betrothal would come in 1726 to her childhood friend, Vladrick Alimar. The engagement lasted longer than expected, during which she’d honorably serve as the first Grand Lady of the Hanseti Courts. Alas her sister Sofiya had been plotting amid the engagement with the Duke of Adria. The Duke had contacted Sofiya in hopes of finding a royal Hanseti wife. Sofiya enthusiastically suggested her sister's hand which conspired in a grand public display of infidelity where the Duke’s engaged and Vladrick found out the truth of Mariya’s unique betrothal. 

 

Mariya, although distressed, had little choice but to continue her commitment to the Duke, later describing to Queen Milena that he was an arrogant and pompous fool. In 1729 she’d be wed to him, cementing the alliances between Adria and Haense.

 

As the Duchess of Adria, Mariya’s attitude shifted abruptly from a fanatical girl into a ruler. She’d settle in the nation’s capital - the County of Renzfeld - and dutifully serve her new country. She would be credited for the entire reconstruction of the court, nobility rites, and the planned Duma. Two years into their marriage they’d welcome their first child, followed by three more throughout the years of 1731-1737.

 

Her fate dramatically changed when Emperor Alexander II died spontaneously in 1731, leaving his legacy to Mariya’s husband as the Lord-Protector of Oren. Gradually the pair's lust for lower grew and Lord-Protector was no longer enough. They then proclaimed the rightful heir to the throne as Prince Peter Sigismundic and engaged the Prince to Princess Lorena of Cascadia. After the Prince produced an heir, Anne I, Mariya would commit her son to be the future Empress's wife. 

 

With this in mind, Mariya and Adrian together began preparations for their Imperial tenure. Traditional royalists were satisfied with Joseph’s betrothal to the Pertinaxi heiress, Hanseti patriots found themselves rallying beneath the potential of a Barbanov Empress, and Mariya engaged in discussions about the potential of marrying either of her daughters to figures within Kaedrin or Curon to secure their support. It was a perfect storm of political intrigue, shared by two figures accustomed to the intricacies of court.

 

The official coronation was put off until the Orc skirmishes finished, but in 1737 a tragedy would strike the Empire. The Lord Protector fell ill and passed after the victory in what would be the final Orcish skirmish. Peter Sigismundic quickly took power as Peter III, leaving Mariya’s dreams crushed. A lonesome year would pass and Mariya found herself visiting the old palace in Reza. There, she would be murdered by an unknown assailant. When her body was subsequently located, no funeral was held. 

 

Princess Royal Mariya never got elevated to her true potential, but her legacy lived on through her letters, children, and friends. Her lineage would go on to be Emperor Joseph II and the coronation gown she was supposedly planning to don was worn by many Queens of Haense during their own coronations. She is remembered and beloved by many as one of the most influential women in the Empire’s history. 

 

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X PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, ANTONIYA FRIEDERIKA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, QUEEN-DOWAGER OF FJORDEM, ABBESS OF FENBEL

@Alexi_

Antonia Frederika Barbanov | Antonia van Reza

284 E.S - Unknown E.S |  1731 A.H. - Unknown A.H

(12 yrs)

 

Parentage: Andrik III, Milena of Adria

 

Princess Antoniya was born within the walls of the Prikaz in Reza to Andrik III and his Queen-Consort Milena of Adria on the 1st of Godfrey's Triumph, 1731. The arrival of the royal couple’s second child was unexpected and uncelebrated. This created further cracks in an already turbulent marriage and Antoniya would be raised by servants and nurses alike while her parents ran the nation separately. At the age of two, her aunt Mariya was murdered and she would inherit the title of Princess Royal. This filled her mother with glee, quickly planning to find a grand suitor for her daughter. 

 

Although, Antoniya was described as rambunctious by palace scholars, one time setting her tutor’s hair aflame. At a certain point, her mother would notice the demeanor of her daughter and began to limit her privileges. Because of Antoniya, the infamous ‘Barbanov Beating Club’ was invented to put out-of-line royals back in line gently. On numerous occasions, she’d threaten to escape the Ekaterinburg but the girl never followed up on the claims.

 

At the age of 11, her mother would pass, leaving her father to deal with the unruly child. By now most everyone in the Empire had heard rumors of the Hanseti Princess Royal, finding her an undesirable match. So at 16, she'd be married off in Aeldin to the foreign ruler Ingvar II, King of Fjordem. Her family hoped that marriage life would quell her distasteful qualities, but alas, Antoniya was miserable. She struggled to find common ground with the culture of her new husband and hated her father for the tortuous life she was now subjected to. Two years into the royal marriage, Ingvar would pass in battle and Antoniya would be brought back to the hanseni capital.

 

For a few short months after her return, Antoniya would reside with her brother, Andrik VI, and his wife, Maya of Muldav. During this period of time, a series of quarrels and disagreements would occur which ended with Antoniya being sent away to a convent at the age of 19. The rest of her life was spent locked away in the Abbey in Fenbel, forbidden from leaving the complex. Secured away and out of sight, Antoniya would suffer mentally and sank into depression. This culminated in the Princess throwing herself off of the bell tower in the abbey and onto a Lorraine cross below, though the date is disputed.

 

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XI PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, ANALIESA REZA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, BARONESS OF ANTIOCH, SAPPHIRE OF REZA

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Annaliesse Theresa Barbanov | Analiesa van Reza

303 E.S - 334 E.S |  1750 A.H. - 1781 A.H

(31 yrs)

 

Parentage: Andrik IV, Maya of Muldav

 

Princess Royal Analiesa Reza was born on the 14th of the Amber Cold, 1750, to Andrik IV and his consort Maya of Muldav. She was the oldest of the Reza triplets and was lovingly assigned the color blue so her mother could tell her and her sisters apart. She was named after the first queen, Reza, and was given her mother's barony, which made her full title: at birth being Analiesa Reza, Princess Royal, Baroness of Antioch, Sapphire of Reza. 

 

Analiesa’s childhood was spent inside the Ekaterinburg’s library. She was quiet and mannerly in comparison to her younger sisters and her childlike love for books would extend to her community when she helped reopen the Alimar Memorial Library. She and her sisters spent countless hours organizing books and repairing the damaged shelves from the years of neglect. 

 

Abruptly, her youngest sister, Amelya, would be slain in battle against the Scyflings in 1773. Analiesa’s life became largely reserved as she mourned the loss, her time split between the library and the Basilica of Fifty Virgins, praying for the safety of her family. As time passed she’d elope Krisof Surány in 1776 and give birth to a daughter. Even so, she was so lost in grief she’d suffer from an absent mind. Most nights Analiesa wandered into the tavern or her childhood bedroom lost and confused, wondering where her little sisters were. 

 

On a rather distressing evening, she’d find comfort in Klaus von Orange’s arms and conceive a child. This was a huge scandal for the royal family who resolved it by locking her away until the baby girl was delivered and sent off to live with the father. Wistfully she’d fall ill shortly after and finally in 1781 Analiesa would succumb to the ailment. She never saw either of her daughters to adulthood and was the second of the Reza triplets to die, her legacy being left behind in Princess Alexandria Karina’s hands.

 

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XII PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, NATALIYA REZA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA

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Natalia Theresa Barbanov | Nataliya van Reza

321 E.S - 366 E.S |  1768 A.H. - 1831 A.H

(11 yrs)

 

Parentage: Sigismund II, Viktoriya of Metterden

 

Nataliya Reza, Princess Royal, was infamous for the numerous scandals she was entangled in and her heinous fall from grace. She was named after the city she was born in, the city of New Reza, on the 7th of the Deep Cold, 1768, to Sigismund II and Viktoriya of Metterden. Her birth was acclaimed nationwide for she was the first offspring of the royal couple, showing the kingdom that an heir was shortly on his way. 

 

As a child, she spent much of her time dodging her duties as a Princess to instead attend tea parties, weddings, and scout meetings. Remarkably, Nataliya transformed into a dazzling socialite with exceptional manners and knew the ins and outs of court life before the age of 10. However, in private she was known to be wild, taking after her great-aunt Antoniya’s spirit. At the reception to one of the weddings, she attended she’d encounter Petyr Wick, a sickly boy whom she’d grow closer to as they got older. 

 

As she began to mature into late adolescence her fierce spirit began to shine. Her comportment became questionable and her gowns scandalous which surrounded the budding Princess with great gossip. In 1781, her mother would plan a large debutante for Nataliya’s 14th birthday. At this celebration, she wore a sheer, shoulderless, gown and was titled Princess Royal of Hanseti-Ruska by her father. Amidst the ball portion of the itinerary, the newly named Princess Royal would exclusively dance with Petyr, rejecting other bachelors to her family's dismay. 

 

By sundown at her debutante, Petyr had proposed to Nataliya and she had blissfully accepted. Shockingly the marriage would be forbidden by her mother and brother due to Petyr’s father, a Baruch, being her cousin. Nataliya would fight for her love for a decade, resenting her royal life and visiting the Wick in private. In the end, her brother was fed up with the antics of his older sister and would disown her in 1792. 

 

Nataliya lost everything in the disownment, including her role as Princess Royal. Yet, she still had love. Immediately after her disownment wedding invitations were sent out and she’d be wed to Petyr. Between the years 1792 and 1798, they’d have three children together and Nataliya would use her freedom to travel across Almaris. 

 

Then in 1813, Nataliya would agree to accompany Lady Margaux Helvets on a trip to Haense. The goal was to visit her brother Ser Aleksandr and her Niece, Princess Royal Katerina. Nonetheless, her hopeful visit would be cut short as the King, Heinrik II, arrested her for treason. Nataliya was promptly taken into custody and tied to a pyre. People in the square screamed and shouted, some wishing her to have a trial and some calling her a witch. As the commotion continued the pyre would be set ablaze and Nataliya began to burn. 

 

Numberless eyewitnesses recalled how a single cross bolt whistled through the cries of the crowd and shoved itself right into Nataliya’s chest. To many Hanseti, this is where Nataliya died. Save for a few rumors of her survival and sightings of her that can be attributed to paranoia.

 

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XIII PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, KATERINA CECILIYA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, BARONESS OF ANTIOCH

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Katherine Cecilia Barbanov | Katerina van Karosgrad

347 E.S - Present E.S |  1794 A.H. - Present A.H

(18 yrs)

 

Parentage: Josef I, Isabel of Valwyck

 

On the 7th of the Amber’s Cold, 1794, the only daughter of Josef I and Isabel of Valwyck was born. Titled upon her birth Princess Royal and Baroness of Antioch, Katerina Ceciliya was the brightest of her siblings. At a young age, she became renowned for her knowledge of history, fashion, and culture. Nevertheless, the girl took a special interest in medicine, making a promise to her mother to protect her older brother by being a medic. 

 

Sooner than anyone expected, her 14th birthday occurred. At her debutante, she was presented with gifts and suitors. Notably, a special diadem was commissioned for her by her father known as The Barbanov Diadem, which became the Diadem all Hanseti Princesses wear at their Debutante. Her brother, a tyrant in the making, found a way to ruin the party with his sour mood and public scrutiny of any suitor. This forsakenment to Katerina caused her to be alone at the conclusion of the celebration in a screaming match with Heinrik. He demanded her to follow his regulations and informed her that she must marry a Duke and could not join the BSK as a field medic. 

 

The bitter interaction induced Katerina into proving her worth to the kingdom. She’d research new styles of gowns, publishing Women's Fashion of Hanseti-Ruska, the first fashion-related paper in decades. Katerina later was credited with the popularity of the ‘Sarafan’ style years later. She also started a business called ‘Bihar Goods’ where she sold stuffed animals that looked like famous people in Haense at the time. Eventually, she'd force herself into the BSK in 1809 as an initiate so she could protect her country.

 

All her dedication got her nowhere when her brother, without warning, published a royal missive stripping Katerina of her role as Princess Royal and Baroness of Antioch in 1814. Most assumed it had to do with the popular gossip magazine, Hearsay of Haense, which accused Katerina of being a homosexual for being unbetrothed. The rumors though were never confirmed but left Katerina an outcast in her own kingdom. Regardless, Katerina declined to let the word of a gossip get to her. She'd focus on the BSK and in 1817 during the fearsome battle for Krusev, Katerina would be the first to kill a rock troll and later lead an expedition to recover a group of helpless commoners who were covered in snow due to mages blowing up a mountain side.

 

Now only a Princess, she was authorized to study medicine and for 10 years Katerina cared for the ill and studied under distinguished doctors. In 1824, she was appointed Surgeon General and served for 9 years. Then in 1833, Katerina was relieved of the position in turn for a fresh face, Emma Kortrevich. Almost a year after she was forced to step down, her brother publicly disinherited her from her title ‘Princess’ as well. This left Katerina much like her aunt Nataliya. Free to travel and discover new interests across Almaris. 

 

She spent much of her freedom in Providence where she found a new path. Katerina picked up her medic kit, much like she had in her youth and as Surgeon General. She'd serve the injured people of Oren with diligence, and continue to live by her passion and morals. Many considered her not only a failure but a traitor to Haense for her practice of medicine on their enemies and refused to speak the woman's name. Yet, Katerina also redeemed herself and found god.

 

Her greatest achievement came after her reign as Princess Royal when she started off as an acolyte of the Holy Mother Church. Katerina was ordained as the first female priest, starting the Order of Blessed Nicolas and later serving as Bishop of Valwyck and Patriarchate of Jorenus.

 

Still alive, the woman born Katerina Ceciliya, Princess Royal, Baroness of Antioch metamorphosed into the Pontifical Chamberlain, Her Eminence Katerina Cardinal Jorenus through love and passion for change.

 

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XIV PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, PETRA EMMA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, DUCHESS OF KAROSGRAD, BARONESS OF RICHTENBURG

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Petrine Emma Barbanov | Petra van Karosgrad

365 E.S - 409 E.S |  1812 A.H. - 1856 A.H

(42 yrs)

 

Parentage: Heinrik II, Mariya of Aurveldt

 

Princess Petra was born on the 2nd of the Amber Cold, 1812 to the royal couple Heinrik II and Mariya of Aurveldt. At her birth, she was simply announced as Princess Petra Emma, and not the Princess Royal. New standards for the title of Princess Royal were put into effect where only one Princess may hold it, usually the first born daughter of the King. However, on the 3rd of Snow’s Maiden, 1814, two years after Petra’s birth, her Aunt Katerina would be stripped by Heinrik II of her titles as Princess Royal and Baroness of Antioch. Within the same stately missive, Petra would be dubbed the Princess Royal, Petra Emma, and subsequently, the very first Duchess of Karosgrad, which would change her life forever. 

 

Upon taking up the role as Princess Royal, the toddler was expected to be absolutely perfect in every way. She was not allotted a single slip up by her strict father, and lacked any motherly figure since her own had faked her death and fled the Kingdom. Her childhood was filled with little freedom, in which most of it was spent learning about family history, etiquette, and religion. Nevertheless, the Princess still frolicked in her youth. She learned medicine and enjoyed helping people. At one point, reports state she had met a peasant boy whom she had come to cherish dearly, though eventually cast aside so that she could attend to her royal duties. It also reported that the Hearsay of Haense described her as a blooming rose in the tainted soil that was the Barbanov family. 

 

At the age of 9, she gave a speech for the 25th anniversary of Karosgrad, which the crowd responded to with loud cheers. Everyone found Petra to be charming and elegant. Because of her cheerful wit and personality, many yearned for a favourable marriage with the Princess, though the King forcibly turned down many bachelors for the Princess Royal’s hand, and famously, she was left dancing with her best friends instead of eligible men at her debutante. The celebration was cut short as one masked brigand made an attempt on the Princess Royal’s life, though she came out unscathed due to Igor Kort’s intervention. The Lord Speaker and famed tutor of the Princess died right before her very eyes, which left the Princess deeply scarred for many years. 

 

After her subsequent recovery, Petra was expected to find a suitor. She could not find a match that her father deemed suitable for almost 6 years, so in the meantime, Petra threw herself into studying medicine further, much like her Aunt Katerina did. She worked under Surgeon General Emma Kortrevich, learning the ways of herbs and even surgery. Finally, in 1835, the Princess Royal would become engaged to Yvo Mondblume, the Baron of Richtenburg. The pair were happily married in the Basilica of St. Heinrik, and Petra wore the gown of her late grandmother, Queen Isabel of Valwyck. 

 

The couple had 8 children together and lived a cheerful life, until her husband suddenly went comatose due to an accident that had occurred during the construction of their keep. Consequently, Petra had to take up the reigns as Baroness-Regent of Richtenburg for 10 years until her eldest was finally old enough to ascend to the role of Baron. The strain of leading caused irreversible damage within her household. Her children loathed and resented her for abandoning them and prioritizing the wellbeing of the house over their own happiness. 

 

In her final years, Petra drove everyone away by reason of her own self doubt and anxiety. She wondered if she had lived up to her father’s dreams for her - as a mother, as a medic, and as princess. Ultimately, her life came to an end when she fell from the walls of Ghaestendwald in what seemed to be a freak accident. Many people mourned the loss and streets and businesses were named after the famed and beloved Princess Royal. 

 

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XV PRINZENAS ROYAL

HER SERENE HIGHNESS, ANALIESA JOSEFINA, PRINCESS ROYAL OF HANSETI-RUSKA, DUCHESS OF KAROSGRAD, GRAND LADY OF HANSETI-RUSKA, DUCHESS-CONSORT OF VIDAUS

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Annaliesse Josephine Barbanov | Analiesa van Karosgrad

428 E.S - 482 E.S |  1876 A.H. - 1930 A.H

(40  yrs)

 

Parentage: Karl III, Amadea of Susa

 

Princess Analiesa Josefina was born the older of a pair of royal twins early in 428, titled Duchess of Kreden upon birth. Her parents, Karl III and Amadea of Susa, were ecstatic for their first and only girl to be brought into the world and in such a healthy state. Doctors in the room, when it happened later, stated that the girl had such a pair of lungs on her that she broke the glass with her screams: an omen for the rest of the Princess's life.

 

Amadea of Susa favored the very public lifestyle she grew up with, presenting her daughter at the young age of five with a stately celebration for her birthday. At said party, an air house was set up and broke mid-party from another child’s knife as they attempted to murder Analiesa. This was the first of many calamities that plagued the young Princess's life which was only worsened by her atrocious demeanor. Spoiled throughout her adolescence as the only daughter of the Monarchs, she became accustomed to loud, violent, public arguments with the nobility of the kingdom. Most tutors thought of her as a headache and were either fired or quit before full courses could be completed and servants fled at the sight of her in the palace walls. But because both of her parents were so occupied with subjects of the state and their own failing marriage, they were unable to correct her unruly behavior. 

 

Amadea would heighten the pressure to behave as Analiesa grew older, promising the Princess the role of Princess Royal on her sixteenth birthday if she were able to prove herself. In an attempt to cope with the new restrictive rules on her lifestyle, Analiesa began to drink and host private parties, roping other noble children into her mischief so if they were caught, she would not take the blame. This became known as the young revealers society and subsequently was renamed to the Raev House under new management in Vladev. Around her 12th birthday in 440, her father would finally catch wind of his daughter's corrupted conduct and stripped her of all fineries, sending her out into the chilling hills outside of Karosgrad to learn to fend for herself. This experience not only shocked Analiesa into becoming a diligent member of society but also influenced her memoir, What is a Princess Without Her People. 

 

In 442 E.S. her mother awarded her for her self-awareness and titled her Princess Royal and Duchess of Karosgrad. Analiesa immediately put herself to work in an effort to better herself for the kingdom and aided in the completion of the handmaiden etiquette of 443 and the planning of the 443 Lifstala season. She would debut in this season as well, pursuing a nuptial with the heir to the Duke of Vidaus. Simultaneously, the Hearsay of Hanseti-Ruska made a final appearance, commenting on the private attitude of the Princess Royal as well as questioning her morals. The foremost criticism they had was how she allowed the Ruthern boys, Aleksandr and Vladimir to openly brawl for her hand in marriage. This spawned a lifetime of rivalry that led to many skirmishes between the brothers, most of which were during Lifstala. 

 

The angelic socialite personality Analiesa had worked for seemingly fell apart as the public opinion of her turned sour. Not only this, but her father would withhold her engagement to the heir of Vidaus, only desiring a marriage of love for his only daughter. The denial allured Analiesa into fleeing to Ba’as for over a year with Cardinal Katerina. When she came back to Karosgrad, she had lost much of her weight and was rumored to have been harming herself or planning to poison herself. These remarks continued to be why Karl denied his daughter's engagement to Aleksandr, fearing that he was the reason why Analiesa wished to disservice herself. The pair would toil together for years, attempting to prove to Karl and Amadea that their love was pure and true. However, Analiesa’s cloak of lies was easily overlooked and the genuine nature of their acquaintanceship was one of hatred. Ultimately, the passing of her grandmother Queen Emma was the final straw for any sanity Analiesa held onto, grieving violently for years until 446 when she would host the Karanina Exhibit. In the same year, her father would endorse her betrothal to the heir. 

 

During their engagement, Analiesa’s mother would finish her reformations of the court into a Major council and a Minor council. Analiesa herself would sit in the position of Grand Lady alongside Amadea as Queen. In 452, after an elongated period of courting, Analiesa and Aleksandr, now the Duke of Vidaus, would marry. In accordance with Analiesa’s nature, a last night of freedom was hosted the evening before followed by the ceremony the next morning in which onlookers noted how both she and the groom stumbled down the aisle. 

 

Following the Ducal espousal, Analiesa and Aleksandr would give birth to their first child during the Inferni Siege of 454. Analiesa was kept in the crypts of Karosgrad for safety, charged with the protection of the rest of the women and children. As she delivered her daughter, she went into a violent seizure that almost killed her, before finally her husband joined her at her side in the city's Clinic. As the sun dawned the following day, the Inferni were fought off successfully and Elizaveta “Comet-born” was delivered as the last meteor flew across a sky of red. For four years, the Ducal family lived in peace as both Analiesa and Aleksandr slowly adjusted to parenthood. But yet, another tragedy swept up Analiesa as both her mother and father died in 458. This led her to abandon her parenting of Elizaveta and her title as Grand Lady. Then after the birth of her second child Viktor, she began to exploit substances as she had as an adolescent. The spiral of grief would have lasted years as it did for her Grandmother, but her father had left her husband a sacred relic in his will. 

 

Karl asked the Ruthern to destroy Norland for being heathens, leaving this job to Duke Aleksandr. Analiesa went along with this plot as she was greedy for a chance to be in charge, to be coveted and respected like her mother. But this imposition on Norland did not go unpunished - the nobles of Karosgrad petitioned King Georg and formed a federation against the Rutherns in hopes of demoting the Ducal household. This was met with the Ruthern’s own league of opposing nobles and ended with a brief and private statement from the King, stopping any more attacks on Norland. 

 

Following this minor defeat to her ego, Analiesa focused on parenting her children. She was strict and domineering, using corporeal punishment such as whipping the backs of her kin's legs with sticks. She was scared of them inheriting her traits and continuing her cycle of unruly behavior as a child. As well during this period, Analiesa got into a very physical quarrel with Fransizka Ruthern, the Duchess of Valwyck. Analiesa had aided in her cousin-in-law's marriage to Vlademar, made her a handmaiden, and overall made sure to raise her in society and now Franziska wanted to leave Haense to adventure with her husband. This drove Analiesa to do the only thing she knew how to do, attack. The subject of this abandonment was brought up at a family dinner and Analiesa picked up a pie, slamming it into her cousin's face which ushered a full-out fistfight to break out. It only ended as four fully grown Ruthern men stepped in to split it up. 

 

The immeasurable stress Analiesa was under culminated in her disappearance from court matters as she focused solely on the health of her eldest daughter, Elizaveta, for the comet-born girl was gravely ill. Dreadfully, months after the heir's sixteenth birthday she would succumb to her ailments. Anguish gripped the Princess Royal’s heart, turning it to stone. Moments after the death, the Surgeon General's employees would go on to insult her husband and Analiesa would take action, slugging him across the face and breaking his nose. Sadly, she never got over Elizaveta’s death, viewing her firstborn as the only redeeming factor of her life's malice. Furthermore, her youngest daughter would die in the fall of Karosgrad merely a couple of years later. As the Ruthern family valiantly protected the kingdom outside, Petra Lorina hid in the palace apartments, afraid to leave. Analiesa was convinced that Petra had already fled, but in fact, she was caught in the palace as a ceiling collapsed upon her. 

 

Henceforth, she, her husband, and their four remaining children would venture to the new capital of Valdev in Aveos, and Analiesa, heart heavy with loss, found new distractions. She’d aid the new Queen, Sofiya of Hyspia, in celebrating the first Lifstala of the new continent by organizing the sign-ups and planning events. 

 

While everyone was gathered in the Esrova Palace's ballroom for the season's final ball, Georg would vanish without a trace and would be assumed dead. Consequently, when Analiesa heard of her brother's departure she would spiral as she had done before for other loved ones abandoning her. However this time it was different. She was old and yearning for her lost daughters, reportedly speaking to the very much-gone Elizaveta in her final weeks. This exchange led to her committing suicide in the Ruthern manor within the city of Valdev. 

 

Her death would mark the end of her legacy as Princess Royal, Duchess of Karosgrad, and Duchess of Vidaus. She was wildly successful, fulfilling her roles as a mother and as a Princess which has notably been the most deadly job of a woman in Haense. While many mourned her loss, there was equally a populace that celebrated for she was considered a tyrant to all those who did not acquaint themselves well enough. 

 

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Edited October 15, 2023 by The Esrova Court

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Austina smiles, setting her ink quill to the side. “All done.” 

[PerfectlyPeachy 1345]

Princess Analiesa studies the missive from her bedchambers in the Morrivi Prikaz, noting down each woman’s achievements with the scratching of her quill against parchment.

 

”One day, I’m going to be listed on here, too.” She states.

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