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King:
Kieran Robert Constantine Laurence, His
Royal Highness
King Kieran (47)
Queen Consort:
Elisabeth Gloria Rose, Her
Royal Highness
Queen Elisabeth (42)
-DPrincess:
Helena Margaret Caitriona Rose, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Helena (21)
--DH:
Cornelius Theodoric James, Lord
Cornelius,
Duke of Alendale (22)
---DS:
Leopold Cornelius Constantine,
Earl of
Ren River (1)el
-DPrincess:
Eleanor Gloria Theodora Maeve, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Eleanor (19)
--DH:
Hartwin Adam Gilbert Reinhard, His
Royal Highness
Prince Hartwin of Rewa (20)
---DD:
Magdalena Elisabeth Beata Rose, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Magdalena of Bellemar and Rewa (1)
---DS:
Bartholomaus Hartwin Robert Adam, "Barty", His Royal Highness Prince Bartholomaus of Bellemar and Rewa
-DPrincess:
Juliana Catherine Elisabeth Niamh, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Juliana (17)
--DH:
August Cassian John, Duke of Erling, His Highness Prince August (16)
-DPrincess:
Cecilia Penelope Sarah Jane, Her
Royal Highness
Princess Cecilia (16)
--DFiance:
William Laurence Amale
-DPrince:
Robert Constantine Julian Augustus, His
Royal Highness Crown
Prince Robert (16)
--DW:
Isolda Andraste Epona, Her Royal Highness Princess Isolda of Dewyn and Bellemar---DD:
Avila Elisabeth Isolda Rose, Her Royal Highness Princess Avila of Dewyn and Bellemar
-DPrince:
Nicholas Cathan Solomon Pax, His
Royal Highness
Prince Nicholas (11)
-DPrince:
Lorcan Kieran Antithanatos
Abel, His
Royal Higness
Prince Lorcan (8)
DMistress:
Rosemary Eleanor Catherine, Duchess of Glenvale (44)
Of the
Royal House of Covedale, of the kingdom of Bellemar
Cornelius' father has stepped down and granted him the dukedom, making him Cornelius, Duke of Alendale. Leo retains his Earl title.
Shortly after the births of
Leo and
Magda,
Princess Juliana announced her engagement to her longtime sweetheart, the eldest son of
Cassian and
Adelaide Grace, a handsome young man named
August.
Juliana has grown into a very lovely young woman, almost exactly a female version of her late uncle, the king's twin brother. She has brilliant golden hair and blue eyes, and her skin, though at first as pale as her father's, has bronzed in her constant outdoor endeavors. She is without a doubt,
Kieran's favorite daughter, and perhaps even his favorite child, even above his three younger sons.
August and
Juliana have been friends since childhood.
August is
Cassian's firstborn, the babe that
Adelaide Grace was carrying when the family returned to Bellemar.
Cassian's family is one of the oldest aristocratic families in Bellemar, and several of their ancestors were kings before the throne passed to the Covedales.
Juliana is one of the best horseback riders in the kingdom, competing in equestrian competitions and winning many of them. She is also quite a good archer and falconer, as well as a gardener, a skill her mother taught her before she was tall enough to ride a horse.
August is also a rider, archer, and falconer, though he is rather an abysmal gardener! They have been sweethearts since
Juliana was 14 and
August finally asked
Juliana to marry him.
Kieran was overjoyed and spared no expense for his favorite child's wedding. It was a lavish affair, rivaling the glamorous wedding of her older sister, sprawling throughout the palace and grounds, with
Queen Elisabeth's gardens on display.
Juliana and
August are extremely happy together and are very glad to be married to one another.
The wedding wasn't just the happiest day of
Juliana's life, but one of the happiest of her younger sister's as well.
Cecilia has always felt like the invisible princess. Last of the girls, following
Juliana, and twin to the beloved Crown
Prince,
Cecilia has always felt like the background sister. She is quiet, studious, and significantly plainer than her older sisters. She plays the flute beautifully, and at
Juliana's wedding she played several pieces for the ceremony and the party. Her lovely melodies attracted the attention of another young musician.
William is a student at the conservatory and the son of a baron and therefore not a noble himself. Though it took him almost an hour to work up the nerve,
William went to talk to the princess and they hit it off immediately.
As the crown prince,
Robert has not really been allowed much leeway in his romances. His wife will be the future queen, so very much attention has been paid to his romantic advances. He is a well-liked young man and has been the object of a many of girl's desire. So when a minor foreign princess came to Court to study gardening and learn to read,
Robert found her fascinating. Slightly older than him but the last of eight daughters, she was happy to a friend in Bellemar. Their friendship soon blossomed into something more.
Robert spoke with his mother about arranging a betrothal with the young woman, but with
Juliana's wedding plans in full swing, the conversation was relegated until after the wedding.
Robert and
Isolda continued their romance very quietly, their sureness and passion growing with every passing week, culminating at
Juliana's wedding. The wine and the whirlwind nature of their romance led them away from the party to
Robert's apartments. A few weeks later,
Isolda came to him and told him that she was almost certain she was expecting his child. Blindsided,
Robert went straight to his parents and told them that betrothal arrangements needed to be changed to marriage arrangements -- and quickly.
Kieran had not yet even given his blessing for the betrothal, hoping instead to match his heir with a more important princess from a more important nation and was absolutely furious for his son's lack of discretion. He refused to speak to
Robert for weeks, even threatening to name
Nicholas as heir instead of
Robert.
Elisabeth could not change his mind with her pleas to let them avoid scandal by marrying the couple as soon as possible and saying that the negotiations had taken place in secret to protect
Isolda from plots and schemes.
Kieran refused, raging against his son. The newly married
Juliana tried to take him out of his anger at
Robert, but to no avail. It was only
Rosemary's gentle reminders of the way she and the king had ended up together, and how
Elisabeth's forgiveness and compassion had allowed them to be together all these years, that finally broke the king's anger. He allowed the marriage to move forward.
Isolda's father was more than happy to allow the marriage of his youngest to the heir to a powerful kingdom. Though she confided in her mother,
Isolda did not tell her father that she was already pregnant. The wedding plans picked up again, and invitations went out almost immediately.
Isolda was nervous and ill from her pregnancy, dreading her older sisters' arrival because of their beauty, afraid that her new family would feel they had been stuck with the runt of the family.
Robert, however, proved how much of a gentleman he already was and took his fiancee in his arms and assured her that he loved her, loved her besides the fact that she was carrying his child. The wedding was a success and the new in-laws adored
Robert and Bellemar and signed a trade agreement with
Kieran while they were visiting.
Kieran grudgingly accepts that his son has chosen well, though perhaps a little too hastily.
Though she was massively uncomfortable,
Isolda was glad that the baby held off for a few weeks to hold off the whispers. When the baby was born, she was a lovely healthy little daughter with her mother's dark red hair and her father's dark blue eyes. She was born just a week after her cousin Barty, and about two weeks after her birth,
William proposed to
Cecilia and yet another wedding is in the works in Bellemar!