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Hana Kovachev (Common: Hannah Kovacs), was appointed as the second Royal Treasurer of Haense by King Andrew IV following the vacancy left by the government being involved in the Rubern War and the aftermath thereafter. Prior to her elevation to Royal Treasurer, Kovachev served as an economic advisor to Baron Jan Kovachev of Kvasz.

Promptly after the reprisal of the position of Royal Treasurer by King Andrew IV, she was tasked to reform the proper record of the Kingdom’s treasury department that had once existed underneath Treasurer Steinkachel. Through exhausted effort, she allowed Haense to become more economically independent from their neighboring allies to the west and east.

Throughout Kovachev’s tenure as Royal Treasurer, she helped maintain the Kingdom’s royal treasury both effectively and efficiently. Before long, Treasurer Kovachev willingly resigned to allow Seneschal Rennard Amador to succeed her as the Crown’s economic beneficiary.

Sir Rennard Amador (Common: Sir Rennard Amador), was appointed as the third Royal Treasurer by King Sigmund II following the resignation of Seneschal Kovachev in 1758. Prior to his elevation to Royal Treasurer, Amador served the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska as the fourteenth High Seneschal where he ‘aided in the rampant increase in the Kingdom’s infrastructure construction [and later income].’

Underneath the leadership of former Seneschal Amador, he aided in the construction of the Haeseni Fur Trading Company which contributed significantly in the number of goods not only produced but traded in the Kingdom. From 1758 to 1776, the Kingdom saw stringent relief on taxation which saw the Kingdom’s economy flourish as it dove in and out of war.

Throughout Amador’s tenure as Royal Treasurer, he helped maintain the Kingdom’s royal treasury both in a proficient and productive manner. As he turned towards retirement, Treasurer Amador willingly resigned to allow his brother, Seneschal Edvard Amador to succeed him as the Crown’s economic beneficiary.

Sir Edvard Amador (Common: Sir Edward Amador), was appointed as the fourth Royal Treasurer by King Sigmund II following the resignation of Treasurer Amador in 1776. Prior to his elevation to Royal Treasurer, Amador served as a Steward in the Royal city of New Reza with his brother Rennard Amador.

Underneath the leadership of Treasurer Amador, he aided in the construction of the Kingdom’s first-ever national bank; the Golden Crow Bank, skillfully managed the Kingdom’s Royal Treasury and reworked the taxation system to better tend to both the middle and lower classes of the Haeseni populace. From 1776 to 1807, the Kingdom saw massive economic growth. Most notably of which has allowed the Kingdom post-independence to flourish and expand its borders to both the east and west.

Throughout Amador’s tenure as Royal Treasurer, he aided in maintaining the Kingdom’s royal treasury both in a delicate and high-yielding manner. As he grew older, Treasurer Amador resigned and later passed at the age of seventy-five. Weeks later, King Heinrik II would later appoint aspiring economist Brandt Barclay to succeed him as the Crown’s economic beneficiary.

Ser Brandt Barclay (Common: Sir Brandon Barclay), was appointed as the fifth Royal Treasurer by King Josef I following the resignation of Treasurer Amador in 1807. Prior to his elevation as Royal Treasurer, Barclay served as an Auditor under the Office of the Treasurer. In addition to such, he oversaw the management of a number of market stalls for House Barclay.

Directly succeeding Treasurer Amador’s retirement from the Aulic government, Brandt was assigned to the position by King Josef I in 1807. Throughout the eight years that Brandt served as the fifth Royal Treasurer of Haense, he completely revitalized the Office of the Royal Treasurer, which saw the creation of a number of jobs the likes of; Kastellan of Resources, Kastellan of Trade and Kastellan of Labour. Early on in his tenure as Royal Treasurer, Brandt saw reason to dissolve the long standing Haense Fur Trading Company and to replace it by establishing the Black Crow Company.

Following the sudden death of King Josef I, Brandt continued his mission to lower taxes which heavily strengthened the Haeseni economy thricefold comparatively to the last two decades. Despite not occupying the office for long like his predecessors (Amador & Steinkachel), Barclay wasted no time in creating tradition as he organized and managed the first-ever Market Fair; notably of which saw people travel from all reaches of Almaris to attend. Prior to his death in 1815, Brandt by popular demand established the Shqiptar Guild (Workers Guild) which continues to be actively used and managed by the Office of the Royal Treasurer. Ultimately, the Office of the Royal Treasurer would remain vacant for several years until such a time where the young economics scholar Erich Barclay assumed the office in 1819 to succeed Treasurer Barclay.

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Ser Anton Kyngeston (Common: Sir Anthony Kyngeston), was appointed as the second High Seneschal(f. Lord Steward) by King Stefan I following the vacancy left by the government being set in-exile. Kyngeston served as High Seneschal following the Kingdom’s return from exile. He worked tirelessly in reforming a functional economy for the Haeseni populace as they lived in the encampment of Alban.

After the elevation of King Stefan I to the throne, the Aulic Government at the time saw the necessity to organize the Kingdom’s infrastructure and land functionaries; which led to the reprisal of the High Seneschal position in 1614. Under the reigns of King Stefan I, King Otto I and King Otto II, Ser Anton Kynsgeston reinstalled systems that were set-in-place by the former administration of Seneschal Colborn and quickly led the Kingdom to bolstering heights of economic resurgence.

Prinzen Edvard Barbanov (Common: Prince Edward Barbanov), was appointed as the third High Seneschal(f. Lord Steward) by King Karl II following the vacancy left by King Otto II’s decision to dissolve the then superfluous Aulic position. With the work set by former Seneschal Kyngeston, Seneschal Barbanov expanded with his own efforts by penning the Kingdom’s first public housing ledger.

While administering within the Royal City of Markev, Seneschal Barbanov is attributed with increasing levels of migration to the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska. Despite being a staunch centralist in the eyes of the public, efforts such as reducing tax costs were instrumental in boasting the Kingdom’s economy under the reigns of King Karl II, King Franz II and King Sigmar I.

Ser Matyas Colborn (Common: Sir Matthew Colborn), was appointed as the fourth High Seneschal(f. Lord Steward) by King Sigmar I following the resignation of Seneschal Barbanov in 1681. Colborn served as the second member of the House of Colborn to occupy the Aulic position of High Seneschal.

After monumental efforts made by former Seneschal Barbanov, Colborn simply maintained such efforts by keeping proper record keeping of the Royal City of Markev’s infrastructure ledger and proper documentation of the Kingdom’s allocated lands and holdings to several nobilital families at the time such as; Baruch, Kovachev, Ruthern and Vanir.

Brog Dhoon (Common: Brog Doon), was appointed as the fifth High Seneschal by King Robert I following the resignation of Seneschal Colborn in 1682. Dhoon had previously served as the Royal City of Markev’s Grand Maer and it was believed that he was the most qualified for the position of High Seneschal until the Kingdom learned of his disappearance just a few short months following his appointment. The remaining year of 1683, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska did not have a High Seneschal until Princess Emma Ludovar was elevated to such position.

Prinzenas Emma Ludovar (Common: Princess Amelia Ludovar), was appointed as the sixth High Seneschal by King Robert I following the removal of Seneschal Dhoon in 1683. Ludovar served as High Seneschal following the sudden disappearance of former Seneschal Brog Dhoon. Prior to her elevation to High Seneschal, Ludovar studied under her father, who oversaw the ‘domestic arrangements for the royal household, other residents of the palace, and the citizenry of the city;’.

After the sudden death of King Sigmar I, her close confidant King Robert I was elevated to the throne which subsequently saw her elevation to the position of High Seneschal. Throughout the youthful years of King Robert’s reign, Seneschal Ludovar further expanded on the efforts made by Seneschals (III, IV) by notably translating the Kingdom’s documentation relating to infrastructure to include the linguistics of New Marian and High Imperial.

Seneschal Ludovar was a significant Haeseni figure as the Kingdom’s most modern form of infrastructure management and consecutive documentation is inspired directly by her seven years in office.

Siegmund Corbish (Common: Sigismund Corbish), was appointed as the seventh High Seneschal by King Robert I following the resignation of Seneschal Ludovar in 1690. Corbish continued his long service to the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska by serving as High Seneschal for part of King Robert’s long reign.

Following the resignation of Seneschal Ludovar, Corbish was tasked with not only maintaining management of the Kingdom’s interior affairs but to discover new ways to better spend the Kingdom’s Royal Treasury funds. Through efforts aided by other Aulic Councillors, Corbish succeeded beyond unfavorable expectations and led the populace of the Royal City of Markev to greater heights of economic independence by emphasising efforts to spend into local mines and farms as opposed to outsourcing seen in previous administrations.

Prinzenas Aleksandra Alimar (Common: Princess Alexandra Alimar), was appointed as the eighth High Seneschal by King Robert I following the removal of Seneschal Corbish in 1701. Alimar served as High Seneschal during the waning years of King Robert’s reign and the youthful years of King Marus II’s reign. Prior to her elevation to High Seneschal, Alimar was born as the Grand Princess of Muldav and distinguished herself as one of the dualfounders of the House of Alimar.

Throughout the entirety of Seneschal Alimar’s tenure as High Seneschal, she worked in a very stringent manner oftentimes regarded as a vile woman (later dubbed; The Vile). After succeeding an unforeseen success of Seneschal Corbish, both King Robert I and King Marus II tasked her with the continued management of the Royal Cities of Markev and Reza’s interior affairs. Through measures now regarded as controversial she maintained the management of the Kingdom’s infrastructure for over a decade which resulted in the increased strength of the Kingdom’s economy from 1701 to 1711.

Lorin Suffolk (Common: Loren Suffolk), was appointed as the ninth High Seneschal by King Marus II following the resignation of Seneschal Alimar in 1711. After the resignation of Seneschal Alimar, a youthful Suffolk by the name of Lorin took the mantle for a short three years. Underneath his leadership, the Royal City of Reza’s infrastructure ledger was reworked to a version similar to the one found under Seneschal Ludovar (VI).

Despite only being in the Aulic position for two short years, the Royal City of Reza continued to see prospering heights of economic growth as the former Atlas natives migrated to the continent of Arcas.

Siegmund Corbish (Common: Sigismund Corbish), was appointed as the tenth High Seneschal by King Marus II following the resignation of Seneschal Suffolk in 1713. Corbish served as High Seneschal for a second time during both the War of the Two Emperors and the Troubles. Prior to his elevation to High Seneschal, Corbish served the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska as a loyal servant in the Kingdom’s Royal Army.

Throughout the second tenure of Seneschal Corbish, the Kingdom entered into a period of war stretching from 1715 to 1732. Seneschal Corbish is most notably attributed with the successful allocation of the Kingdom’s funds in places of National Defense. Through his own directive (which was often questioned), he built a moat around the Royal city to aid in the defense of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska.

In addition to his efforts during war-time, Seneschal Corbish maintained his practice he held twenty-three years prior and successfully managed the city’s interior affairs by; establishing the Royal Library, establishing the Old Crow and establishing the first-ever Affordable Public Housing sector.

Rhygal Barclay (Common: Rhegal Barclay), was appointed as the eleventh High Seneschal by King Andrik III following the resignation of Seneschal Corbish in 1732. Barclay served as High Seneschal for eight years under the reign of King Andrew III and the administration of the royal cities of Reza and New Reza.

Underneath the leadership of Seneschal Barclay, the Kingdom saw the penning of the Royal City of New Reza’s infrastructure ledger. Despite the migration to a newly constructed capital city, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska struggled immensely during these times in obtaining a reliable income by way of property taxes. Through the efforts set by Seneschal Barclay, the Kingdom saw a slight elevation in overall migration to the city but, it was the strained relationship between the Holy Orenian Empire and the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska that was a causal effect for such struggles underneath the waning years of King Andrik III’s reign.

Ser Roderick Kortrevich (Common: Sir Rodrick Kortrevich), was appointed as the twelfth High Seneschal by King Andrik III following the resignation of Seneschal Barclay in 1740. Prior to his elevation to High Seneschal, Kortrevich served the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska militarily as a Captain in the Royal Army and later as a Marian Knight of the Marian Retinue.

Just following the resignation of Seneschal Barclay, Ser Roderick Kortrevich saw necessity to reintroduce Affordable Public Housing to the lower classes of Haeseni, through his efforts in both the Duma and petitions made in the upper Aulic Government; his success reigned true and the Royal City of New Reza saw increased levels of inhabitancy. In addition to such efforts, Seneschal Kortrevich also emphasized public spending towards the surrounding lands of Haeseni; seeing necessity to beautify the war-scarred landscape.

Despite only serving for eight years as High Seneschal, Seneschal Kortrevich served under the reigns of both King Andrik III and King Andrik IV and further aided in the renewed growth of the Kingdom’s infrastructure both inside and out of the city walls.

Petyr Bisk (Common: Peter Bisk), was appointed as the thirteenth High Seneschal by King Andrik IV following the resignation of Seneschal Kortrevich in 1748. Prior to his elevation to High Seneschal, Bisk served the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska loyally as an enlisted member of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl.

Leading into the start of his tenure, Petyr Bisk oftentimes lobbied for the introduction of reduced taxes through the Royal Duma of Haense. Just prior to Seneschal Kortrevich’s resignation, he recommended for Bisk to succeed him in hopes to see the Kingdom’s taxes be reduced far more than previous administrations (II, IV, VII, VIII). Through exhausted efforts made by Seneschal Bisk, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska’s taxes were reduced five-percent; which would ultimately lead future Amador Seneschals to greatly expand the city of New Reza.

All throughout Bisk’s tenure, he maintained usual interior affairs by keeping proper record keeping of the Royal City of New Reza’s infrastructure ledger and proper documentation of the Kingdom’s allocated lands and holdings to several nobilital families at the time such as; Baruch, Barclay, Kortrevich and Vyronov.

Sir Rennard Amador (Common: Sir Reinnard Amador), was appointed as the fourteenth High Seneschal by King Andrik IV following the death of Seneschal Bisk in 1752. Prior to his elevation to High Seneschal, Amador ‘distinguished himself as a steward of the city, and built up the Haeseni Fur Trading Company, which grew exponentially under Rennard’s management and contributed significantly to the goods produced and traded in the Kingdom.’

During the six year tenure of Seneschal Amador, the Kingdom of Haense’s royal city of New Reza was expanded to aid in construction of more infrastructure both residential and commercial. Despite only being in the Aulic position of High Seneschal for six years, Amador personally aided in the rampant increase in the Kingdom’s infrastructure construction and later income.

Sir Edvard Amador (Common: Sir Edward Amador), was appointed as the fifteenth High Seneschal by King Sigmund II following the resignation of Seneschal Amador in 1758. Prior to his elevation to High Seneschal, Amador served the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska as a steward with his brother, Rennard Amador.

Just succeeding his brother’s resignation, the Aulic Government saw reason to befit Edvard Amador with the position to continue the successful efforts set-by the Amadors management of the Kingdom’s interior affairs. Through efforts by expanding the city walls of New Reza, massive taxation relief, district zoning and the beautification of the cities surrounding walls (inspired by Seneschal Kortrevich), the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska’s interior affairs was managed far better than administrations of yore.

Underneath the reigns of King Sigmund II and King Josef I, Seneschal Amador also reinstated former institutions the likes of the; Royal Library and Public Housing (both of which had been dormant since Seneschal Bisk’s tenure).

Myo Mackensen (Common: Mio Mackensen), was appointed as the sixteenth High Seneschal by King Josef I following the resignation of Seneschal Amador in 1776. Prior to his elevation to High Seneschal, Myo Mackensen served the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska loyally as a Commandant of both the Brotherhood of St. Karl and the Royal Army of Haense.

Throughout the long tenure of Seneschal Mackensen, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska saw increased construction of roads from the capital city to the vassals of Haense, massive taxation relief, emphasis on zoning districts and the introduction of methods to predict the purchases of infrastructure in the Royal cities of New Reza and Karosgrad.

After monumental efforts made by former Seneschal Amador, Mackensen simply maintained such efforts by keeping proper record keeping of the Royal City of New Reza’s infrastructure ledger, the penning of the Royal City of Karosgrad’s infracture ledger a proper documentation and of the Kingdom’s allocated lands and holdings to several nobilital families at the time such as; Baruch, Barclay, Vanir and Ruthern.

Iyngrid Barclay (Common: Ingrid Barclay), was appointed as the seventeenth High Seneschal by King Josef I following the resignation of Seneschal Mackensen in 1800. Prior to her elevation as the second female High Seneschal, Iyngrid Barclay worked underneath the former High Seneschal as a steward for a number of years.

Throughout the lengthy tenure of Seneschal Barclay, the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska’s housing sector continued to prosper. Notably, the second female High Seneschal saw sufficient reason to completely revise the steward documents, which continues to prevent stewards from stealing money from the Crown. In addition to such revisions, she also saw reason to keep a better record of the stewards employed, including information such as; what year they were hired, what year they retired, etcetera. (All of which can be found at the Town Hall)

Towards the later half of long tenure, she worked alongside people like, Grand Maer Franz Barbanov in further allowing guilds a proper district to work from alongwith setting criterias for these guilds to adhere to. Additionally to such efforts, Seneschal Barclay is also attributed with beginning the process of job interviews prior to hiring stewards; an idea that never came to fruition under previous administrations. All in all, as the first female High Seneschal of Haense, serving simultaneously as the longest female Seneschal and third-longest individual (XVII- 20yrs) to occupy the Aulic Office (II- 28yrs, XVI- 24yrs), Iyngrid Barclay continued to expand the Haeseni housing markets by allowing for the reduction of taxes and limiting the number of restrictions placed on homeowners within the city limits.

Aleksandra Ludovar (Common: Alexandra Ludovar), was appointed as the eighteenth High Seneschal by King Heinrik II following the resignation of Seneschal Barclay in 1824. Prior to her elevation as the third female High Seneschal, Aleksandra Ludovar worked underneath the Office of the High Seneschal as a steward for a number of years, while also serving as a soldier of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl.

After succeeding the lengthy tenure of Iyngrid Barclay, Aleksandra Ludovar worked in concert with Royal Treasurer Erich Barclay during what is now referred to as the Great Recession of the 1820s. Unbeknownst to the greater public of Hanseti-Ruska and that of the Aulic Government, Aleksandra Ludovar failed to manage the Haeseni housing sector properly; which resulted in a vast number of properties left vacant due to the exceedingly high property taxes.

While serving as High Seneschal for just five years, Aleksandra was often seen absent from her duties and responsibilities for the Aulic position she occupied. It is rumored that she was marked either tardy or completely absent from several Aulic Council meetings. Nearing the last year of her stint as High Seneschal, former Lord Palatine, Maric var Ruthern called upon the congregation of Duma in 1829 to file a vote of no-confidence against her. To no one’s surprise, a near unanimous vote called for her swift removal. Later that month, a decree from the Nikirala bearing the signature of King Heinrik II, would officially declare His Majesty’s decision to dismiss Seneschal Ludovar from the position of High Seneschal.

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Rory Othaman (Common: Roy Othaman) served as Lord Marshal following the sacking of the Margraviate of Vasiland. During his service, he was tasked with the command of the Haeseni Royal Army amidst the growing tensions of the House of Brawm and the increasing deterioration of diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Courland. In 153, the Archbishop mobilized the army and marched with King Marus I toward Carnatia to suppress the short-lived Brawm revolt at the Siege of Houndsden.

He continued to serve and is remembered for his support to declare war on the Kingdom of Courland in what became the Great Northern War. He was instrumental in the Battle of Elba and the Siege of Vasiland before resigning from his post following the surrender by King Marus I. Rory Othaman was subsequently elected High Pontiff, taking the name Owyn II. He utilized his position to critique the Kingdom of Courland and their schismatic relations. He died two years into his pontificate at the hands of undead outside of the City of Aleksandria.

Ser Cullen Valerin (Common: Sir Cullen Valerin) was a close confidant of King Stefan I and served as an important figure in the revitalization of the Haeseni forces following the restoration of the House of Barbanov. A frequent face in Alban, Ser Cullen was renowned for his equally amiable demeanor and martial ferocity in battle, winning various skirmishes in the service of the Kingdom of Haense and the Holy Orenian Empire. Ser Cullen presided over increased recruitment levels for the Haeseni royal forces, repelling incursions by pagan armies in the east, and his rapid fortification of Alban’s borders following the reconstruction of the Haense capital.

Vikor Kovachev (Common: Victor Kovacs) served as Lord Marshal under four kings, following a storied career of martial service within his family name. A legitimized son, Viktor Kovachev began his career as a knight in the Golden Gryphon in the service of King Marus I until his elevation to the highest ranks of the Haeseni military. His term was defined by many crises including the usurpation of the Sixth Empire, the rise of the Pertinaxi Empire, the War of the Beards, and the suppression of heathenry in the Third Crusade, and the increasing activity of banditry.

Later in his career, he engaged in frequent clashes with the Aulic Government. Lord Viktor Kovachev grew unfavorably with the Crown, and after disagreeing toward military reforms promulgated by Prince Robert Sigismund’s Palatinial Government, Viktor was dismissed from his duties.

Ser Geralt Rauen (Common: Sir Gerald Rough) was a Haeseni knight and Lord Marshal during the entirety of the reign of King Otto III. His service was defined by the Czena Conflict between the Kingdom of Renatus-Marna and the entente between the Kingdom of Haense, Duchy of Curon, and the Kingdom of Santegia. He commanded various battles, collaborating closely with Czena allies. Geralt is remembered for his leadership during the Second Battle of Stallion’s Hill where the Czena forces won a decisive victory against the Renatian terrorists. After Otto III’s passing from the plague, he retired and began to explore the Yatl wastelands, conceiving many illegitimate children who created villages in his name. Some of his descendants followed in his path, notably the Marian knight Viktor Rauen.

Arnorien (Common: Harren) served as Lord Marshal during the pivotal years following a contentious conflict during the Czena Conflict. Inheriting the military and diplomatic tensions between the Kingdom of Renatus-Marna and the Kingdom of Haense, Aeternius was tasked with mobilizing the Haeseni forces in the newly created United Southern Alliance composed Kingdom of Haense, Duchy of Curon, the Silver State of Haelun’or, the Snow Elves, and the Frostbeard Clan.

Rhys var Ruthern (Common: Reece Ruthern) served during the institution of the first Brotherhood of Saint Karl, a devotional army in the namesake of Saint Karl Barbanov. His term was marked as an important revitalization of the Haeseni martial sector. He became greatly involved during the southern invasions of the Vaeyl. The Brotherhood saw increasing levels of recruitment. By the late 1670s, he became subject to much scrutiny after reports by the Hansetian Republican Army exposed significant levels of demonic activity within the officer ranks of the Brotherhood. His cooperation with Lord Palatine Robert Sigismund in expelling the demons in the army allowed a return to normalcy.

Lord Ruthern retired from military service and opted to enter a life of politics. After a short campaign for the Imperial Parliament, he succeeded Robert Sigismund as the leader of the Imperial Common Civic Party.

Henrik II Kovachev (Common: Henry Kovacs) served during the institution of the first Haeseni Royal Army. His service was defined by the Third Atlas Coalition War and the waning years of the Vaeyl War. He commanded various battles, collaborating closely with Imperial allies. Henrik is remembered for his leadership during the Siege of Kal’Tarak, where the Allied forces won a decisive victory against the Anti-Empire coalition.

Lord Kovachev died at the hands of Vaeyl insurgents which led Lord Stafyr to succession of the vacant position.

Sergei Stafyr (Common: Sergius Stafyr) was a Haeseni lord and Lord Marshal under the reign of King Robert I. His term was marked as a significant decline of the Haeseni martial sector during the waning years of King Robert I’s reign. After succeeding Lord Henrik’s successful term, Lord Sergei unfortunately presided over decreased recruitment efforts for the Haeseni royal forces.

Over time the Haeseni populace grew dissatisfied with Lord Stafyr’s lacking tenure as Lord Marshal, which shortly followed in his assassination by unknown assailants.

Otho Kortrevich (Common: Otto Kortrevic) was appointed by King Robert I. Regarded as a close confidant of Robert’s. Lord Kortrevich was instrumental during the War of the Two Emperors, seeing through the dissolution of the defunct first iteration of the Haeseni Royal Army and establishing the second iteration of the Haeseni Royal Army in its place. He victoriously commanded various battles, collaborating closely with Orenian forces; most notably his command at the Battle of Upper Rodenberg. During his administration, the Royal Army saw increasing levels of recruitment which aided in the further defense of the Kingdom.

As a co-signer to the Treaty of Reza, he later helped transition the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska to a new militant administration. Through his directive, he designated Marian Knights, Ser Wilheim Barclay and Ser Thomas Raleigh to the posts of Commandant. After the years succeeding the war against the Imperium Renatum, Lord Otto aided in the later establishment of the second iteration of the Order of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl before willingly resigning as Lord Marshal. As a result he assumed the role of Commandant, and continued his service through to 299 E.S., formally retiring from military service at the age of sixty-eight.

Otho Alimar (Common: Otto Alimar) was appointed by King Andrik III, following the resignation of Lord Otto Kortrevich. After the ravaging War of the Two Emperors, Prince Otto was tasked with the establishment of the second iteration of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl which saw the removal of nobilital levies from being raised and the return to the ways of old set by Rhys var Ruthern in the first iteration of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl. The Grand Prince of Muldav willingly resigned from the position which led to the transition of Wilheim Barclay to the position of Lord Marshal.

Wilheim Barclay (Common: William Barclay) was a Haeseni knight, Haeseni lord and Lord Marshal under the reign of King Andrik III. He served during the institution of the second iteration of the Brotherhood of Saint Karl. His term was marked as an important continuation of the Haeseni martial sector throughout both The Three-Month War and The Troubles. He victoriously commanded various battles, collaborating closely with both the Kaedreni and Curonia; most notably his command at the Battle of Upper Rodenberg. During his administration, the Brotherhood continued to see increasing levels of recruitment which aided in the further defense of the Kingdom.

Later in his career, he engaged in frequent clashes with the Aulic Government. Lord Barclay grew unfavorably with the Crown, and after disagreeing toward military reforms promulgated by Lord Markus Kortrevich’s Palatinial Government, Wilheim was dismissed from his duties and succeeded by his eldest son, Lieutenant Erwin Barclay.

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Prince Karl-Sigmar (Common: Charles-Siguine) was a Haeseni prince, the son of King Petyr I, and general who served as Lord Palatine for nine years from the last two years of Andrik II’s reign to the turbulent regency of Marus I. At first, an early supporter of his brother Andrik, he assisted him in his effective coup of former palatine Rickard Barrow and helped consolidate his power both civic and militarily. However, when Andrik II, spurned on by anti-Imperialists from numerous disenfranchised families including the Brawms, launched his Deep Cold Uprising in the wake of Emperor John IV’s death (139), Karl turned against his brother, and supported Rickard in removing Andrik from the throne in the stead of his minor son, Marus.

Karl led the regency for the minority of Marus I, which became a haven of political intrigue and noble infighting between the numerous military families of Haense, each vying for power. The royal capital, which still remained undeveloped till now, was formally built-up under Karl and his regency, and in the wake of the chaotic civil unrest, he consolidated royalist power towards the once central city. Despite his frequent conflicts with the much of the nobility, he was able to bring them to relative peace by the end of his tenure, brought to simmering standstill by his expanded royalist retinues.

His successes, however, were short-lived, as by the end of the regency many of the hyper-Sergeyist nobility, unhappy with his centralist tendencies, steadily gained prestigious positions in court and actively sought to have him removed. They were eventually successful, and in 146 he resigned from office under pressure by the senior nobility only a few weeks after Marus’ accession. He remained active in royalist government affairs, and retained the rank of general until his death in 155.

Heinrik Kovachev (Common: Henry Kovacs) was a Haeseni nobleman and the Duke of Carnatia, serving as Lord Palatine after the noble-ousting of Prince Karl-Sigmar in 146. He preferred the management of his own estates to that of the realm, namely being chosen as Lord Palatine as to sait the powerful Kovachev family after the turbulent regency of Prince Karl-Sigmar. For nearly the entirety of his tenure, he performed poorly in his duties as head of government, leaving both the military and treasury in shambles due to his inadequacy. His lack of attention to the affairs of state, the embezzlement of royal funds for his private fiefs, and his boiling tensions with the rival Brawm family led to his eventual dismissal and fall from grace in 151.

Sir Lukas Vanir (Common: Lucas Vanir) was a Haeseni noble and statesman who served as Lord Palatine from 151 till Marus I’s death in 164. Lukas was the second son of the late Britannus Vanir and brother to the popular Fiske Vanir the Bloody, veteran and general of the Riga War, who he often found himself in his shadow. Following an impeccable career as maer and bureaucrat during the Johannesburg Refugee Crisis of the 150s, he came to rise quickly amongst the struggling royalists following the collapse of Karl-Sigmar’s government and an eventual candidate as palatine.

A strict centralist, he would spend a majority of his time in office pushing policies that furthered the central government’s authority while slowly revoking the power of the nobility. Lukas proved successful domestically, though militarily the army remained under staunch Sergeyist sympathizers, including former palatine Heinrik Kovachev and his cousin Andrik Kovachev, and rebuffed most efforts of reform. The military therefore remained split two-ways between a royalist sector led by Prince Karl-Sigmar and his eldest son Prince Stefan Bihar and the private armies of the feudal estates, led in weak alliance between the powerful Haeseni clans such as the Kovachevs, Vanirs, Rutherns, and Brawms.

Lukas would lead a successful war against a short rebellion by the Brawm family in 153, and after early victories, his government grew more emboldened against the expansionist Curonians of the Coalition War-era. The divided army, however, proved ineffective as time loomed on, and after a few major losses in the east and west respectively, the royalist government of Marus I fled into exile. Lukas followed the government with, and remained in Mardon till the king’s death and Lukas’ expiration of post, where he followed Stefan to the Second Battle of the Rothswald, succumbing to injuries sustained in the victorious fight

Sir Maverik Madonvik (Common: Maverick Macdonough; Kvenish: Maaveerok Maadonais) was a Haeseni-Kvenoman nobleman who served as Lord Palatine briefly in 164 following the death of Petyr II and the victory of Stefan I at the Second Battle of the Rothswood. He oversaw the Duma of 164 which saw Stefan elected as the King of Haense and the restoration of the Haeseni state, though when the affairs of office soon began to take a toll, he resigned from office in favor of his nephew, Jakob.

Sir Jakob Madonvik (Common: James Macdonough; Kvenish: Veikko Maadonais) was a Haeseni-Kvenoman nobleman who served as Lord Palatine from 164 to 166 under the restored monarchy of Stefan I. A staunch supporter of the royalist cause, he was a vibrant zealot in the pursuit of restored royal control and powers to the crown, and initially enjoyed some success in extracting taxes and levies from the returning nobility. However, he experienced failures at the start of border skirmishes with the northern realm of Nordenlund in the Second Northern War, where at the Battle of Rostig (166) he was slain in combat following a failed flank of his cavalry.

Heinrik Bihar (Common: Henry Bihar) was a Haeseni prince, saint, and nobleman, a descendant of House Barbanov through former palatine Karl-Sigmar, who himself served as Lord Palatine from 166 to the end of the reign of Stefan I at 177. At first appointed for his military talent, where he quickly reversed the fortunes of the Second Northern War with key appointments of famed generals Alessa Grendok and Cullen Valerin. The military of Haeseni swelled after his appointment, and it was under Heinrik that the kingdom adopted Carnatian cavalry tactics for the royal army. He personally commanded numerous offensive raids against the Nordenlund holdings, winning countless battles and skirmishes along the border.

He also grew in fame for his skill in stewardship and administration, where through his work, he oversaw the reconstruction of a vast majority of the salted and destroyed Haeseni farmland and wilderness, raising also villages and forts ransacked or ruined by the occupying Courland forces of the earlier Greyspine Rebellion. By the early 170s, Haense had emerged from a backwater imperial province to one of the richest realms of humanity, in part of Heinrik’s government and taxation reforms. Heinrik also took an active part in Stefan’s plots against the imperial state, commanding the Haeseni forces in the imperial capital both times which led to the deposition of Emperor John V and Lord Protector Robert of Marna. His death in 177 coincided with that of his patron and sovereign Stefan, with some believing it to be an act of espionage from the court of Emperor Peter II.

Heinrik’s philosophy of ruling, known as Biharism, has become the leading ideology of Haense, outlining a basic concept of moral integrity, cultural expectations of honor, hierarchy, tradition, and national values of individualism, self-reliance, and scholarship. It is famously attributed to Heinrik to common Haeseni proverb and state motto, “I would have perished if I had not persisted.” A notable characteristic of Heinrik was his charity, donating mass sums of the profits of his private estates to the local church and sponsoring the study of Haeseni literature. For his patronage of clerical and theological thinking, he was later canonized by the Church of the Canon as Saint Henry of Bihar.

Josef Baldemar (Common: Joseph Baldwin) was a Haeseni clergyman and Archbishop of Jorenus who served as Lord Palatine at the beginning of Otto II’s reign. His term saw the combating of poverty among the common citizenry and the codification of laws that promoted decency in public conduct. He continued his predecessor’s moral philosophy of Biharism, if not giving it more religious overtones, though retained a notably pacifist approach much to the annoyance of former rulers Stefan and Otto I’s court. His election as High Pontiff in 186 saw effective resignation from office, though he remained highly prolific in Haeseni political life due to his position

Sir Fordsen Kyngeston (Common: Fordson Kingston) was a Haeseni nobleman and general who served as Palatine during the middle years of Otto II’s reign. A soldier by trade, Fordsen suffered a staggering lose as Vasiland (188) in the War of the Beards, though performed amicably in defending the realm during a second wave of Nordenlund raids of the Third Northern War, defeating them decisively at the Battle of Ayr in 190. The early death of general Alessa Grendok, however, at the Battle of Isinburk in 189 landed a serious blow to both the army and Fordsen, to which the officer corps was unable to recover from for some years.

Fordsen’s preference on military affairs led to numerous conflicts with his brother and fellow councilmen Anton Kyngeston (Common: Anthony Kingston), and a small civil war between the brothers in the streets of the capital known as the War of the Quackers. Following a fight which led to the lethal injury of his brother Anton in 191, Fordsen was dismissed from office by Otto II, later to be tried a few years later under the government of his successor Sergey Kovachev.

Sergey Kovachev (Common: Sergius Kovachev) was a Haeseni nobleman, general, and the Duke of Carnatia who served as Lord Palatine for four years between 191 and 195. A veteran of the Greyspine Rebellion under Stefan and a renowned general at the time, he regained losses made militarily under his predecessor though enjoyed an overall unremarkable career as palatine. He resigned after a paltry four years in office and returned to the army, serving as a general for the remainder of his life.

Prince Robert Bihar (Common: Robert Bihar) was a Haeseni prince and nobleman, father of future monarch Sigmar I, and served as Lord Palatine (for a first term) from the ending years of Otto II and throughout the reign of his son Otto III (195-208). The son of famous palatine Prince Heinrik, he was groomed from his early youth for the position. He promoted policies closely linked to Everardian-Biharism political philosophy, strengthening the overall authority of the Crown and promoting free trade across the kingdom in a series of trade laws and agreements known as the Estermont-Bihar Acts.

As a strict Everardian moralist, Prince Robert signed many landmark bills that strengthened crime and sentencing laws such as the Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 199 that instituted punitive measures on drug possession and felonies, as well as increasing the power of the clergy by signing laws to strengthen secular scrutiny on injuries against the faith. Robert took a particular leadership role in the Czena Crisis and the ensuing conflicts between the heartlander states of Renatus and the northern free-states of Curon and Haense.

He led an initial string of victories against Renatus, though after a few staggering defeats in Curon by 208, the local government demanded some form of change. Following Otto III’s death, his main benefactor and patron, in the same year, Robert was forced into resignation by the more militant members of court under the leadership of his brother Prince Franz Bihar.

Sir Franz of Bihar (Common: Francis Bihar) was a Haeseni nobleman and general who served as Lord Palatine for the entirety of Karl II’s reign till his own elevation as King in 219. Franz was a well-known militarist by the time of his appointment, having been the most vocal critic of his predecessor’s role in the Czena Crisis, and spent most of his career as Lord Palatine commanding Haeseni forces in the ensuing conflicts. Though he gained few victories, he retained a strong support and loyalty from amongst the military, and he kept the invading heartlander estates from invading into the Haeseni basin. Upon Karl’s death and the conflict of control over the throne, Franz led a short, bloodless palace coup with his loyal soldiers, effectively declaring himself monarch.

Karl van der Rothsvald (Common: Charles of the Rothswald) was a Haeseni commoner and preacher, who served as Lord Palatine for four years from the death of Franz II till Sigmar I’s arrival into the royal capital. A monk by trade, he rallied the Haeseni peasantry in the wake of Franz II’s death and seized control of the royal capital, where he declared himself Lord Palatine under a council of peasant leaders. While technically ruling under the ascent of Sigmar I, he refused the former to enter the royal capital for four years, ruling the realm de facto by his accord. After Sigmar returned with a sizable force of his own in 223, the soldiery loyal to Karl surrendered without a fight, and he was summarily tried and executed by Sigmar’s court.

Sir Matyas Colborn (Common: Matthias Colborn) was a Haeseni nobleman who served as Lord Palatine for ten years. Matyas’ tenure came to coincide with the end of the Czena Crisis and Haense’s capitulation to the heartlander estates after the disastrous Sigmar’s War and the Battle of Karl’s Hill. A bureaucrat and writer by education, Matyas restored much of the damage caused by the king’s expansionist wars and costly treaties, restoring much of the treasury drained by decades of border wars and skirmishes.

Later, which became a focus of his career, Matyas began a campaign against the growing cultists of the sect known as the Rotsvaeyl, which became a point of public hysteria well into the late 220s and 230s. His efforts reopenned Haense diplomatically both to many of the former heartlander estates as well as the Church of the Canon, who had excommunicated former King Karl II. Matyas performed the duties of a diplomat quite successfully in securing advantageous treaties for the Haeseni state.

Matyas’ greatest achievement and legacy, however, was his first inroads in diplomacy with non-human states, who at the time had very little to no interaction with the dominant human realm of Haense. Towards the end of Sigmar’s reign, who became increasingly distracted from royal affairs, Matyas assumed more and more duties of the state, though he soon grew to resent the added labor of state, and retired fully in 233 in order to fully pursue his interests in the occult. He retired as a historian and author, though remained active somewhat in Duma life till his death.

Prince Robert of Bihar (Common: Robert Bihar) was a Haeseni prince and nobleman who served as Lord Palatine (for a second term) during the waning years of his son Sigmar’s reign and the beginning years of his grandson Robert’s rule. After staying out of public life for twenty years, he was summoned by his son to serve as Lord Palatine, being the first and only one to serve as Lord Palatine in two non-consecutive terms.

One of the first issues wracking his second term was the growing scandal of demon-worshippers in the Brotherhood of Saint Karl, where he set to work immediately removing and exterminating non-Canonist cultists within the ranks of the military. The following year, with the death of his son, the elder palatine saw the accession of his grandson, Robert I, and devoted much of his time tutoring and mentoring the new king on matters of state. Robert also devoted a good majority of his efforts to foreign relations, and rebuilt diplomacy with Adria and Curon following the disastrous Czena Crisis.

In one of his visits to Adria, the elder Robert was captivated by the new modern industries of the railroad and became the first Lord Palatine and royal to use the railroad. Prince Robert was also involved in Imperial politics and launched his campaign during the beginning days of the first Imperial Senate, though his campaign sustained violent attacks in the streets of Carolustadt by imperial absolutist opposition. After a short imperial career, he resigned from all public offices due to failing health and died in 254 at the age of 81.

Demitriyus Ruthern (Common: Demetrius Ruthern) was a Haeseni nobleman who served as Lord Palatine for the majority of Robert I’s reign. Despite his long tenure and reasonably powerful position, the majority of control was vested in Demitriyus’ more competent underlings and secretary, retaining power only through his close friendship and marital ties with the sovereign. He remained out of most states of diplomacy, military, and city stewardship, and as remarked by his contemporary Lerald Gambinoel (Illatian: Larry Gambino), “If he was not the most competent placeholder known to our realm, I do not know who is.”

Konstanz Ruthern (Common: Constantine Ruthern) was a Haeseni nobleman, the son of the former Duke of Vidaus and Lord Palatine Demtriyus Ruthern, who served in the palatinate himself from 260 until his resignation in 262. As a personal friend and childhood companion of Marus II, he appointment came more from familial relations than merit. After an underwhelming two years in office, with wanting to focus on his personal estates and family, he resigned from government to live a life remaining mostly out of the political limelight.

Leopold Stafyr (Common: Leopold Stafyr) was a Haeseni nobleman and Count of Nenzing serving as Lord Palatine between 262 to his death at 271 under King Marus II. Leopold was the son of disgraced Lord Marshal Sergey Stafyr, and despite the recent fall of his family, had during his time as pater familias managed to re-elevate his family to comital status and strengthened his own political power, leading to King Marus summoning him to serve as his Lord Palatine following Konstanz Ruthern’s disgrace and resignation. Leopold’s tenure as Lord Palatine coincided with a build-up of tension and military stand-offs in the heartland estates between competing powers of Renatus (led by the imperial-claimant Pertinaxi dynasty) and Adria (who had recently elected Marus II as their duke).

He gained fame in his defense of the sovereign during the subsequent Sacking of Ves (264) and destruction of the Adrian estates, defending Marus both in the court of the Pertinaxi dynasty and during the Adrian massacres. Leopold was also seen as instrumental in the Nenzing Plot where high lords of the Empire convened in a chamber deep within the castle of Nenzing to plot a revolt to replace the Pertinaxi dynasty with the Marnantine dynasty. After the plot was unraveled by imperial spies, Leopold orchestrated the first imperial coronation of a Holy Orenian Emperor in over a century of civil turmoil, sparking the War of Two Emperors.

During the war Leopold fought in the victorious Battle of Upper Rodenburg, though suffered defeats at both Lower Rodenburg and the crucial Siege of Helena (269), before being killed at the Second Battle of Leuven (271) due to an infected arrow wound. Under Leopold’s tenure, he completed the first Haeseni Law Codex, though it remained unpublished till the end of the War of the Two Emperors under King Andrik III, and heavily sponsored the Duma and its subsequent rise in political influence.

Sir Georg Alimar (the Elder, not to be confused with his nephew Georg the Younger, Palatin XXV) (Common: George Alimar) was a Haeseni prince and statesman during the last year of King Marius II and in the early accession of King Andrik III. He led government in the disastrous final stages of the War of Two Emperors, coordinating the defenses of the southern borders of Haense and maintaining the realm following Marus II’s untimely assassination. However, following conflicts between himself and nobleman Lerald Vyronov, he was captured when enroute to his country estate by enemy soldiers of the Pertinaxi dynasty and subsequently assassinated.

Lerald Vyronov (Common: Laurence Vyronov) was a Haeseni nobleman and the Duke of Carnatia, serving as Lord Palatine from 273 till his death in 285 following the assassination of his predecessor. Lerald belonged to ancient though relatively minor Haeseni aristocratical family, and though his clan was usually overshadowed by the elder Karovic clans, he became a leading political and Feudalist in the Duma, and became one of the spokesmen for the preservation of ancient noble rights. Ascending the position of palatine during the late stages of the War of Two Emperors, he was the one to lead and negotiate the Treaty of Leuven (274) for the Haeseni front, ending the war whilst ceding southern territory to the heartlander estates. His tenure saw moderate success in rebuilding the war-exhausted realm, including a sizable regrowth of the army by the early 280s. He was known as a staunch feudalist as well, and used his position numerous times to gain advantageous titles and holding for his supporters, including his very own elevation as Duke of Carnatia.

Despite an admirable record as palatine, Lerald came under a string of accusations against him in a public hysteria known as the ‘Vyronov Conspiracy’. He became connected to loses and suspected sabatoge in the previous war, connections between himself and former enemies from the heartland estates, the murder of his predecessor Prince Georg Alimar, and to some even the assassination of the former King Marus II. Beginning the late 270s, a coalition of influential politicians of the Duma and local nobility formed against him and propagated the conspiracy. Towards the end of his life he became increasingly paranoid and avoidant of public appearances, later to die under suspicious circumstances in 285.

Lerald’s tenure as Lord Palatine coincided with a regrowth of Haeseni scholarism and literacy, and by the peak of his career, the Haeseni state maintained the highest literacy and population growth as according to imperial censuses. The reconstruction of the war-torn capital was begun under Lerald as well, though its completion would not be realized till his successor Konrad Stafyr.

Terenz Mau (Common: Terrence May) is a Haeseni-Heartlander statesmen, descendant from burgher Heartlander refugees who were displaced from Johannesburg and escaped to the North during the Coalition War. A fisherman by trade, May began his ascent into politics after garnering support by his local fishing guild in the County of Ayr, rising to prominence following his appointment to the Duma in representation for the Baruch family, lobbying for the fishing and whaling industry. He was appointed Lord Palatine due to his political savvy with the Imperial government in the wake of the Imperial succession crisis.

During his brief term, Terrence May embarked on an ambitious domestic program. He introduced the largest spending measure in Haeseni political history, a package of proposals to fund military, education, and infrastructural provisions. However, his support in the Duma was eclipsed by skeptics and Stephanian-Centralists who believed his policies promoted radical Feudalist efforts to drain the royal treasury. Following a failed bill which would have expanded the Haeseni river systems in a series of canal expansion (which was later given royal assent), he was forced to resign, though remaining active in Haeseni local and imperial politics.

Sir Konrad Stafyr (Common: Ser Conrad Stafyr) is a Haeseni nobleman and the cousin of the late Leopold Stafyr, Count of Nenzing, belonging to one of the family’s numerous branches. Originally beginning his career as a bureaucratic clerk under Georg Alimar, Konrad represented the Stafyr family in the Duma for several years and was influential in the early development of the body as one of the first Speakers. The longest serving officeholder in that post, he was called up to the palatinate in 286 in wake of the collapse of Terrence May’s government. Unlike May, who came from lowly gentry and was resented by the established aristocracy, Konrad belonged to the elder echelons of Haeseni nobility and had an easier time in achieving compromise between the Centralist government and the Feudalist landowners.

During his tenure in office, Ser Konrad pursued a strong domestic agenda to build upon the domestic achievements of his predecessor Lerald Vyronov, and to a lesser extent, May. Konrad oversaw the completion of the reconstruction of the royal capital (originally damaged in the War of Two Emperors and repairs began under Vyronov), the creation of the first royally-funded grammar school and university, and the increased regulation on commerce, most notably his seizure of the capital inns and taverns and any outlying properties. He also presided over several emergencies during his tenure as palatine, the most notable a short crisis (Crisis of 289) between a provincial-led movement of the Provincial Commission (composing of Haense and numerous other states) and the Imperial government over rights of law and gubernatorial authority. Konrad himself was lead emissary in talks between the two parties, and despite fierce opposition from Feudalist detractors, he propagated a policy of unionism and reconciliation with the federal government and signed the Treaty of Renzfeld (291), disbanding the provincial alliance entirely.

The economic and military growth of the kingdom continued under Konrad, and despite participation in the short Orcish-Imperial campaign, the realm remained peaceful and mostly prosperous. With advancing age and personal interests in family matters, Konrad resigned in 293 to his northern estate, spending the majority of his life in companionship with his wife and youngest daughter.

Markus Kortrevich (Common: Marcus Kortrevic) is a Haeseni nobleman and knight, belonging to the nascent Kortrevich family of originally gentry origins and serving as Lord Palatine from 293 ES to 305 ES. Once a commander and soldier in the armies of Robert I and Marius II, cutting his teeth with the brutal conflict of the War of Two Emperors, Markus rose up in the civil Haeseni administration as centralist protegee under the senior politicians Ser Terenz Mau and Ser Konrad Stafyr. After the former’s lackluster tenure and the latter’s more successful yet domestically-oriented tenure, Markus was called up to the palatinate, chiefly for his lofty military experience and centralist roots, upon the start of the civil conflicts in southern Haense. Leading a war-time administration, his early career came dominated in the field as commander-in-arms to Andrik III, successfully warding off an assault on Reza (294) by rebel forces and scoring a victory at Hangman’s Bridge (295) in the later spring.

While Markus rode the laurels of military achievement, domestically his administration came under siege by rival feudalist opponents. After Markus halted all government projects during the war, including the construction of the canal connecting the river Karov to lake Helena, the feudalist majority called and passed (7-5) a vote of no confidence upon the palatine, though in a political twist of fortune was ignored by Andrik III, leaving him in control of government. In the years following, Markus, as leader of the centralists, would reconstruct its majority in the Duma after a feudalist domination of twenty years, and by the end of his twelve years as palatine, would have flipped the Duma entirely from its traditionally anti-centralist views. Most infamously, Markus survived both an assassination attempt (orchestrated by a disgruntled feudalist during the canal crisis) and later a short time as prisoner of war during the winter months of 299.

Markus also continued sponsoring learning and education during his tenure, including the foundation of the first university (called the St Charles University of Reza) under the lead of his later palatinate successor, Georg Alimar the Younger. Later in his career, when the war drifted further from Reza, he continued the work of reconstructing and maintaining the defenses of Haense’s central region. Markus maintained government until the young Andrik IV’s mortal injury and regency, which came instead to be controlled under the military by lead of Sir Tybis Barrow. This transfer of government would eventually lead to Markus’ willing resignation, though he maintained his position in administration as Knight Paramount.

Sir Georg Alimar (the Younger, not to be confused with his uncle Georg the Elder, Palatin XX) (Common: George Alimar) was a Haeseni prince and statesman of the Alimar family, serving a palatine briefly for two years from 305 to 307. Originally a scholar by trade, he was called up to the palatine after then-regent Sir Tybis Barrow took control of government upon Andrik IV’s untimely death, though nearly all affairs of government remained vested and in-control of Tybis’ junta regency and Georg himself remained more or less figurehead within the Haeseni administration. With this relationship, most of Georg’s attention focused instead upon the sponsorship and philanthropy of the newly-established Haeseni universities within the realm (namely, the St Charles College of the capital) and commercial ventures, such as the founding the Haeseni Trappers and Fur Company and the hostile takeover of many struggling companies, including the Ludovar Mining Guild (a copper mining company sold to Georg by the 4th Baron of Rostig-Otistadt) and the Southern Haeseni Express. After Tybis’ death in battle in 307, Georg was quickly sidelined by the administration (ironically led by his father, the 4th Prince of Muldav) and retired to serve as president and dean of the St Charles College.

Otto Alimar (Common: Otto Alimar) was a Haeseni prince and statesman of the Alimar family, serving as palatine for nearly a decade from 309 to 317. After the resignation of his son, the elder Alimar assumed office as the prominent figure of the Aulic Government, shepherding the regency until King Sigmund II came of age. Not without controversy, Prince Otto’s appointment as the second consecutive Alimar to preside over the Aulic Government, sparking doubts of his legitimacy by the Valwyck Pact, a lobby of Feudalist lords. During his tenure, Prince Otto clashed with the peers over fiefdom regulations, favoring a centralized approach to architectural styles and land surveys. The compromise with the Valwyck Pact ensured a continuity of government and a codification of the rights of the nobility.

Another notable policy of his tenure saw the reforms of the Haeseni military structures, reorienting the Brotherhood of Saint Karl into the Haeseni Royal Army. Other policies include the expansion of state mercantilism with the formation of the Haeseni Fur and Trade Co. with Lord Tiberius Barrow and Lord Rennard Amador to increase revenues. In the realm of foreign affairs, Prince Otto presided over the waning period of the AIS War and the War with Rubern, signifying an end to decades of tension from the early 1700s.

Petyr Baruch (Common: Peter Baruch) was a Haeseni nobleman, belonging to the ancient House of Baruch and served as Lord Palatine from 317 ES to 329 ES. Prior to this elevation to the Aulic position of Palatine, Petyr Baruch served as the second Duke of Valwyck and later the leader of the Valwyck Pact which was one of the many proponents that led to his eventual appointment to the Palatial Office in 1764. Throughout his tenure, Duke Petyr was instrumental in aiding the Haeseni vassals of Ruthern and Vanir in settling in the Wickwood. Around the same time, the Ducal Palatine resolved the Lendian Crisis that was taking place in the Kingdom for a number of years.

Prior to his assumption of the Palatine position, he had many plans and aspirations for the Kingdom that he himself wished to task himself with completing; one of them being the reform of the Aulic Council which led to the recreation of the position of Deputy Palatine (p. Palatine-Aspirant) and the replacement of the Lord Kastellan position with the Royal Envoy (c. Aulic Envoy) position. Later on during his twelve years as Palatine, he completely overhauled the Aulic Government to become a more bureaucratic system known as one of the first of many ‘Aulic Edicts’ passed by King Sigismund II and later King Josef I.

The vast majority of Petyr Baruch’s tenure as Palatine took place subsequently throughout the Scyfling Invasion where he himself led a number of defenses at his home fief in Valwyck (located in the northern reaches of Haense). Later in his life following his wife’s sudden death, his mental state sharply declined which led to him assuming his son was responsible for his wife’s unforeseen death, resulting in his own son killing him in an act of self defense. As a result of such events, Petyr Baruch was later succeeded by his colleague, Konstantin Wick in 1776, the very same year King Sigismund II took his own life.

Sir Konstantin Wick (Common: Sir Constantine Wick) was a renowned attorney of law, later serving as palatine from 329 ES to 361 ES. Serving as the longest serving Lord Palatine to date, Sir Wick was appointed following the retirement of his predecessor and the abrupt death of King Sigismund. His tenure was defined by nearly three decades of service which saw the end of the AIS War, the annexation of Rubern, the Independence of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska from the Holy Orenian Empire, and the codification of a modern Haeseni law code. He was also a notable Josephite politician in Oren, serving concurrently as President and Member of the House of Commons prior to the Treaty of Helena of 1786.

Despite being a member of the Wick clan, Sir Konstantin’s tenure also saw a dramatic unfolding of tensions between his kinsmen and the state. Throughout the reign of King Josef, a series of incidents regarding alleged brutality by the Haeseni Royal Army (HRA) upon the Wicks, stemming from a systemic history of marginalization that dates back to the early Bihar Era. Palatine Wick was unable to foresee and prevent incidents regarding the Wick arrests, closure of the New Reza library, and the protests concerning corruption in the HRA. These events were depicted by the Golden Crow Chronicles as the ‘Nikirala of Discontent.’

Following the independence of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, Palatine Wick was instrumental in the establishment of an independent judiciary. The codification of the Haurul Caezk is considered by many to be the epitome of a storied career. Sir Wick was also a patron of legal philosophy and legal education, thereby shepherding the role of lawyers, the courts, and jovenaars.

Marcella Barclay (Common: Marcella Barclay) was a Haeseni noblewoman from the militant House of Barclay, serving as palatine briefly from 361 ES to 363 ES. She is the first woman to serve as the Palatine of the Realm. In her first year as Palatine, she directly oversaw the naming of all the land encompassed by the Haeseni realm on Almaris. In her second year as Palatine, she saw reason to reallocate funds to the Haeseni Royal Army to benefit them with new armaments and supplies. As a result of such action, the Army under the leadership of Lord Marshal Friedrich Barclay saw increased morale throughout the Rimetroll raids.

Despite Marcella only being in the Palatial Office for the better part of two years, she was instrumental in campaigning for the first elven house to obtain Haeseni nobility. Through her efforts, the House of Asul’onn was granted Haeseni nobility a few years following her resignation. Directly following her resignation, her Deputy Palatine, Maric var Ruthern succeeded her as the twenty-ninth Lord Palatine. Nothing more of significant note occurred during the first female Palatinialship, although it is to be noted that since her elevation to become the first Lady Palatine, more and more women in Haense have garnered the ambition to strive to further heights in the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska.

Maric Ruthern (Common: Marick Ruthern) is a Haeseni nobleman and Duke from the ancient House of Ruthern, serving as palatine from 363 E.S. until his resignation in 379 E.S. Prior to his ascension to become the twenty-ninth Lord Palatine, Lord Ruthern was appointed as Deputy Palatine underneath Lady Marcella’s palatinal administration. Following the unforeseen resignation of his predecessor, King Heinrik II quickly appointed the Duke to ascend to the Palatial office.

As the third Ruthern to occupy the Palatial office, he quickly took command as he led the Aulic government through a strenuous time during both the Rimetroll War and the expedition to the Attenlund province. Throughout his tenure in office, Lord Ruthern; the Stephanian-Centralist, placed a distinct emphasis on both solving domestic issues and issues abroad, while keeping the interests of the Kingdom at a forefront. Many of these issues including; The Greyspine Convention, The Eftenbach Edict, the reallocation of funds to the Northern Geographical Society and reforms to dueling and nobility laws were all measures that were assisted by the purview of the Ducal Ruthern. As is the case with every Palatine, conflict is inevitable to occur, Lord Ruthern’s tenure was no exception. Immediately after the Royal Academy operated for eight years (specifically, the Royal Academy of St. Charles), Lord Ruthern was delegated responsibility of the Academy after Hauchdragus Sir Viktor Kortrevich’s resignation, which quickly led to the institution’s collapse. Although it is to be noted that later on in his tenure, the return of the formerly used ‘Haeseni Civil Service Exam’ came to fruition after the founding of the University of Saint Otto in 376 E.S.

In his latter years as Palatine, he also assumed responsibility of High Justiciar briefly for three years following the vacancy left after High Justicar Matyas Baruch (VIII) was suddenly murdered. During his time as High Justiciar, he presided as the prosecutor of two major trials; the Baruch, et al. vs. Surgeon General of Hanseti-Ruska trial and the Ruthern vs. Wick trial. As the head of the Aulic Council, Lord Palatine Maric var Ruthern was someone who aided in keeping the peace during the incursion of the Rimeveld and helped mend relations between vassals and neighboring states. After sixteen long years as an occupant of the Palatial office, the elder Duke willingly resigned to his estate in Vidaus wherein he lived a life focused on family. As a result of such a decision, Attenlund expeditioner Adrian Colborn ascended to the Palatial office.

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Elizaveta Roza Ruthern (Common: Elizabeth Rose Ruthern), or Elizaveta of Vidaus, was a Haeseni noblewoman who served twenty-five years as consort from 235 till 260, the longest of any consort to date (as of 337). She served as a prominent figure in diplomacy throughout her reign, until her assassination in 260.

Since her birth, Elizveta struggled with a severe illness that prohibited her from walking and rendered her near helpless in most day to day activities that were usual to a noblewoman of her age. Both of her parents died while she was relatively young, and never grew a proper relationship with either. She was born with a twin, Dmitri, and the two were inseparable in any of their endeavors. As a result of her inability to walk, Elizaveta remained within the confines of the Markev Library and was rarely seen outside of it. Her illness further was said to consist of highs and lows; the lows where she could not move from her bed and coughed in harsh fits. Through familial ties and the help of her twin brother, she was able to have a device constructed for her to sit in a chair and roll wheels on either side of it– and no longer lacked mobility.

She befriended the Prince Robert and his sister, Princess Theodosia, upon calling the guards and saving the two royal children from a near assassination. The three remained friends thereon, along with her brother and other Haeseni children who joined them on occasion. Elizaveta studied under the royal scribe of Queen Sofiya, Swithun, and saw him as a pseudo parental figure. The lord marshal of Haense and her grandfather, Lord Rhys Ruthern, also was a prominent figure of her life in her parents absence. Her endearment of the library led to her remodeling it into the Markev Theodosian Library, expanding it in size, and travelling from different fairs to sell books and wares to people across the continent.

Elizaveta faced strong opposition when the proposal of marriage came from Robert, as Robert’s mother showed a great deal of dislike towards the Ruthern and refused to be around her on most occasions. The two were wed nonetheless in 235, and she became Queen consort of Haense with her marriage to Robert I. Their wedding was widely celebrated across the kingdom, and revelries were held in the Krepost Palace following the ceremony in the Markev Cathedral.

Her primary focuses as consort became diplomacy, which she had been studying in preparation for the role, and education in Haense. She became a strong advocate for the Wood Elven people and their culture, often inviting them to visit at the palace or to attend the various events held throughout the kingdom. She made frequent travels to their lands as well, to study their ways, culture, and to converse regularly with them. Her diplomacy extended into her later years as consort, furthering into imperials relations and other internal affairs with other nations under the empire.

The efforts of Elizaveta strained on her in the first years, and she struggled with the ideals of queenship. Often did she refuse to play the host of events, and wanted to ground herself elsewhere to be unlike the other queens before her. A lengthy part of her tenure was consumed with hatred for her position and wanting to free herself of her duties. It is said she considered leaving her husband with her son and heir, Prince Marus, and not returning to the Haeseni lands. Her notable love for Robert prevailed over her detestation of queenship, and she refrained from disappearance. Other projects garnered Elizaveta’s love and lessened her dislike as the role of consort, such as the Theodosian Imperial Academy, and the growth of the Theodosian Municipal Library. The newly-made educational system faltered out after a year or so, but Elizaveta continued pursuits in scholarly matters elsewhere.

In 240, she became the High Emissary of the Academic Union with its foundation by Azkel Frostbeard and other highly acclaimed scholars. Elizaveta further became a more vocal politician as the chairman of the Common Civic Party. Her peaceful years came to a conclusion on the seventh, in 242, with the Third Atlas Coalition War after word of rebellion rose from the vassal of Arberrang. It ended in a victory, and concluded in three years’ time. In spite of the victory, Elizaveta’s joy began to strain again and worsened further in 246 with the death of the Queen-Mother, Sofiya of Castor. In the same year, she became the crown representative of Hanseti-Ruska.

Throughout her lengthy tenure, Elizaveta preserved a great influence over her husband and garnered sway if her input was additionally included on any subject. He listened to her vocalized opinions and sought to make her pleased as his wife, knowing of her toils with the title of queen and not wishing her to amass any further hatred for it. She tired of the role as the years drew on, and lessened her public appearance. Her court remained minimal and her companions were but a small circle, if not a handful.

Elizaveta was brutally stabbed to death by Andrei Tosali in 260. Following only months after her death was her husband, Robert I. The entire kingdom mourned the loss of their long-reigning monarchs; a pair who together affected the Haeseni people’s lives for decades, and a dedicated scholar with an undeniable need to spread her knowledge.

Klaudiya Erika Vanir (Common: Claudia Erika Vanir), or Klaudiya of Vaziland, was a Haeseni noblewoman who served as consort of Marus II for eleven years from 261 till 272 after his assassination. She was the second wife of Marus II, following the death of Valera of Adria in 259. A majority of her reign notably was spent during wartime, with the War of Two Emperors and the Rubern War in her dowager years.

Modesty defined and outlined the very childhood of Klaudiya, as the daughter of the Margrave of Vasiland and her scheduled educational routine of governesses and tutors. There were little to no intentions or plans for her future, or a match in suitors. She did not partake in the traditional procedures assumed by her fellow nobility, endeavoring to assist in the city municipal steward. Her life changed drastically as she became the recommended match for Marus II with his wife’s sudden death and the controversy surrounding her parentage posthumously, and the sudden death of his only son and heir, Prince Petyr-Andrik.

Klaudiya was married in the Basilica of Fifty Virgins in 261, and therefore ascended the position of consort. In the same year, she became the Duchess consort of Adria with the abdication of Duke Paul II and the nomination of Marus through the duma. From the day of the wedding and onward, Marus kept a cold and distant relationship with Klaudiya and attended her as few of times he could. Alongside her husband, her step-children, the princesses Mariya and Sofiya, both treated her with open hatred and detestation in spite of her attempts to treat the children kindly.

Seven years into her reign, in 268, the War of Two Emperors erupted from the rising and undeniable tensions. While her husband remained busied with war and often away as a result, Klaudiya focused on the internal affairs of the kingdom and excelled in stewardry and city administration. Her solemnity did not gain her favor, but she was known for her exemplary organizational and management skills.

Her eleven-year reign as consort came to a sudden conclusion with the death of her husband in the Prikaz, assassinated by Hektor Barrow. Her young son, Andrik III, rose to the position of king and she withdrew herself further from public view. The toils of war took a great toll on her health, especially as the kingdom neared defeat and their allies signed treaties with the opposing side.

Little was seen of or from the Queen-Mother outside of palace life and the lives of her royal children. She opposed the change in marriage for her son from Katherina of Carnatia to Milena of Adria, claiming that the prospective successor was consumed by her own ambition and entitlement though resigned that, ultimately, it was her son’s choice to which she showed strained respect for.

The Queen-Mother, nevertheless beloved by her children and further sires, perished from the toils of a fever at the age of fifty-five after enduring the beginnings of another conflict, the Rubern War.

Viktoriya Sofiya Ruthern (Common: Victoria Sophia Ruthern), also known as Viktoria of Metterden, was a Haeseni noblewoman who served as consort of Sigismund II for ten years from 319 till 329. She served as the Grand Lady of the Royal Courts 306 to 319, with her ascension to the role of consort upon marriage to the King of Haense. She was a notable leader of the Scyfling Invasion, uniquely trained and fought alongside soldiers of the Haeseni Royal Army, and became the first queen to hold a position as vassal to the crown while also in the role of consort.

The Ruthern family of four, Viktoriya was the eldest of her siblings and a substitute parental figure to who came thereafter. Her parents remained in a loveless marriage, only bound together by a distant friendship and respect for one another. She became subject to a childhood lacking in the proper education of her status, and lost the companionship of her sisters as one, Lady Elizaveta, insisted on being tutored in the imperial court, and her youngest, Lady Irene, was sent away to study in the Commonwealth of Kaedrin.

Her bright, floral dresses were taken to a trend in her youth, and the one-shoulder shawl she sewed together herself too garnered great interest from the Haensewomen. She stepped into the political atmosphere at a rather young age, of only six years, when the Queen Maya took interest in her. Her circumstance led to her being exposed to various meetings of external and internal affairs with the Queen-Mother, and her palatial duties. A year after her beginning involvement, she was asked to become a ward to the queen, to which her father, Count Konstantin of Metterden, accepted graciously.

Viktoriya served four years as the ward to Queen Maya, and during her time her education has been remarked as “ […] unwonted, but befitting of her doughty person”. Whilst studying notable Haeseni figures and duties of administration, she too practiced and trained in swordsmanship and wielding axes under Queen Maya and other persons she sent Viktoriya to. In the final years of her wardship, she had been given her first set of armor and donned it on any occasion she sought to be fit; including her beginnings of training with the Haeseni Royal Army.

In 315, Viktoriya’s life altered as a witness of multiple acts of savage violence, encompassing events such as the assassination attempt of Sigismund II, and finding the bloodied body of the Queen-Mother and her deceased assailant. Before the untimely death of the queen, Viktoriya had been arranged to marry the Haeseni king when age of majority. Her first battle came near (The Battle of Boomhill) and she no longer wore floral patterns, but darker colors befitting her family.

She married Sigismund in 319, and became his consort thereafter. Even before her marriage and during the time of betrothal, Viktoriya refused to be excluded from meetings of the nation or any other discussions that would assist her knowledge to help her husband lead the kingdom. Two years into her reign, 321, the Scyfling Invasion was no other than her primary interest. Never had she been a queen of her courts and etiquette, and she seldom wanted to be pushed into a category of the other Haeseni noblewomen. Her peculiar personality and highly vocalized beliefs led to some traditionalists in disfavor of her; while others within the Haeseni courts praised her behavior, as taken from a quote by the court scribe, Heinrik of the Midlands, “She [was] a stalwart woman, pragmatic and determined. Of her ilk remain few, for too many are consumed by whimsy and folly.” Viktoriya led men in the defense of Metterden, her homeland, and trained alongside the other soldiers or fought with them when not in direct leadership of the battle, defense, et cetera.

Viktoriya, simultaneously to the Scyfling Invasion, incorporated herself in imperial court with her sister, Lady Irene, returning home but soon asked to stay at imperial court. Her father’s death and the recent change in laws led to her being the first consort to hold a vassal position, as the Countess of Metterden (as due to succession crisis, Viktoriya later lost the title of countess but it returned to her brother, Lord Aleksandr). As matriarch, she arranged the marriage between her sister and the Prince John of Helena, for Lady Irene to become empress consort, and furthered relations with the future empress regnant, the Princess Imperial Anne Augusta. The betrothal was never fulfilled, but her relations –and furthermore, friendship– with the princess imperial continued. She acquired the position of Deputy-Palatine, and (although having years of experience) furthered her administration skills through the apprentice position.

Her husband’s state of being greatly fell apart in a rapid period of time, leading to his death by suicide in 329. After the death of her husband, Viktoriya remained a prominent figure amongst the Haeseni people, particularly in that of the Haeseni Royal Army and participating in a numerity of battles, trainings, and other ongoings of the HRA when given the opportunity to be with the soldiers. As Queen-Mother, she would serve as the Royal Envoy and make great strides in establishing the diplomacy of the nation for her son, King Josef I, and continuously as Deputy Palatine under the Lord Palatine Konstantin Wick. With her involvement in the HRA, Viktoriya was considered the Warrior Queen, more so after the loss of over half her limbs and later amputations; notably, her eye was taken and she donned an eye-patch. The Queen-Mother, on occasion, was known for her eccentric behavior in comparison to previous queens and most ladies of the time, even revealing the scars beneath her patch to give a quick scare or showing of her battle wounds. Viktoriya soon departed from the limelight of court life, and even that of the army, with her deteriorating health. Rarely was the Queen-Mother seen outside of the Nikirala Prikaz, located in the new city of Karosgrad after the departure from the continent of Atlas and unto Almaris.

In her final year of life, Viktoriya removed herself from the confines of the royal palace to again immerse herself in day-to-day life of the Haeseni people. She visited with a numerity of her family members, and witnessed the March on Karosgrad in 355 E.S. with the pontifical controversy surrounding Owyn III. Amidst the chaos of the protest outside the royal city’s church, Viktoriya halted a man known as Richard Helvets, an aforementioned enemy of hers from years past, from the stabbing and slaughter of his own daughter, Lady Theodora Helvets, by beating him repetitively with her wooden cane until dragged from the pile of people that were to tackle him for his actions. After the protest, Viktoriya suffered from a heart attack but survived with the assistance of the kingdom’s surgeon-general. In her last days, she sought out her last act to be an attempt to seal a marriage for her youngest sister, the Lady Irene Ruthern, to the Archchancellor of Oren, Franz Sarkozy, through her own means of strangely-written letters. She would not survive the next heart attack, passing away in the palace gardens after attempting to train with her sword outside. The attempt caused great strain upon her greatly declining health and, at fifty-one, she died with her sword in hand.