House von Heidenstam of Örebro, [name_u]Sweden[/name_u]
[name_m]Duke[/name_m] [name_m]Sigmund[/name_m] [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] von Heidenstam [44] (born 1719)
Duchess [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] [name_f]Primrose[/name_f] von Heidenstam [39] (born 1724)
Their children:
[name_m]Duke[/name_m] [name_m]Bernhard[/name_m] [name_m]Frederich[/name_m] [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] von Heidenstam [19] (born 1744)
Lady [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] von Heidenstam “[name_f]Anya[/name_f]” [18] (born 1745)
Lady [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] von Heidenstam “[name_u]Alex[/name_u]” [16] (born 1747)
[name_m]Duke[/name_m] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] [name_m]Christian[/name_m] von Heidenstam [14] (born 1749)
Lady [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] von Heidenstam “[name_f]Addie[/name_f]” [13] (born 1750)
Lady [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] [name_f]Lucretia[/name_f] [name_f]Helen[/name_f] von Heidenstam “Auggie” [11] (born 1752)
Lady [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Frederica[/name_f] von Heidenstam “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]” [9] (born 1754)
Lady [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] von Heidenstam of House von Heidenstam is the second of the five daughters of [name_m]Duke[/name_m] [name_m]Sigmund[/name_m] and Duchess [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]. Her sisters and the close friends call her [name_u]Alex[/name_u]. She is the most outgoing and tomboyish of the five sisters, and loves nothing more than going on long rides on her beloved horse [name_f]Brynhild[/name_f]. [name_u]Alex[/name_u] resembles her mother, with long wavy blond hair and eyes that are either blue or green, depending on what she is wearing. [name_u]Alex[/name_u] grew up in the country side with her four sisters being looked after by a single governess. She also has 2 brothers but they are being brought up elsewhere in preparation for their lives as noble rulers. The von Heidenstam sisters are all very bright and spirited. They run positively wild in the country side and have a very happy childhood away from their stuffy parents and brothers.
When she was sixteen, [name_u]Alex[/name_u] and her eldest sister [name_f]Anya[/name_f] are summoned to court. There [name_u]Alex[/name_u] are told by her mother [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] that an envoy from a far off land has come in hopes of arranging a marriage between one of you and the eldest son of a king. She is excited, for never in your wildest dreams had you imagined being married to an heir apparent. However, [name_u]Alex[/name_u]'s hopes of being chosen are slim, for her sister [name_f]Anya[/name_f] is known for having the most exquisite eyes, but she resolves to try and charm him anyway. The [name_m]Prince[/name_m] is HRH [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] [name_m]Guillaume[/name_m], the heir apparent to the kingdom of Mondoria, a small but influential nation in the mountains between the larger nations of [name_f]France[/name_f] and Spain. [name_m]Luciano[/name_m] is known across Europe for his good looks. He is tall and dark, with thick curly black hair and green eyes.
[name_u]Alex[/name_u] is taken by the envoy to meet [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Adriano[/name_m]. He is very stoic and doesn’t say much but he is quite handsome and she tries her best to engage him with er wits and dazzling smile. Two days later the envoy informs you that [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] has chosen you as his bride! Four months later you are married in a grand cathedral and you officially become Her [name_u]Royal[/name_u] Highness, [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] of Mondoria.
[name_u]Alex[/name_u] finds [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] agreeable, and they become best friends. She finds him to be sweet, noble and just. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though she has no role in the governing of the kingdom, he always allows her to share her opinion on matters of state and soon she is completely enamored of her prince. A year after their marriage, [name_u]Alex[/name_u] and [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] welcome a baby girl who is much beloved by everyone. They name her [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]. Because she is so beautiful, everyone begins calling her [name_f]Bella[/name_f].
His [name_u]Majesty[/name_u] [name_m]Octavius[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]King[/name_m] of Mondoria (46) (born 1718)
Her [name_u]Majesty[/name_u] [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Queen[/name_f] of Mondoria (40) (born 1724)
Their son, HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] [name_m]Guillaume[/name_m] of Mondoria (21) (born 1743)
His wife, HRH [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] of Mondoria (17) (born 1747)
Their daughter, [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] of Mondoria “[name_f]Bella[/name_f]” [nb] (born 1764)
Ten years have passed since [name_u]Alex[/name_u] married [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] of Mondoria. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a year after their first child was born, the king and queen met their end when their ship was ravaged by storms and sinks on the way to Constantinople, Turkey.
Because [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] is their eldest son, he automatically ascends the throne as [name_m]King[/name_m] of Mondoria, which makes [name_u]Alex[/name_u] [name_f]Queen[/name_f] Consort. She feels stronger and more powerful with each passing day under her new title even though under the law you are still powerless. Eventually she decides to take charge of the only thing she does have control over, her only child’s life. She decides that [name_f]Bella[/name_f] deserves a childhood similar to her own, one filled with life, laughter and plenty of siblings. Over the next 10 years she has more children.
The [name_u]Royal[/name_u] Family of Mondoria
His [name_u]Majesty[/name_u] [name_m]Adriano[/name_m] [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] [name_m]Guillaume[/name_m], [name_m]King[/name_m] of Mondoria (born 1743) [34]
Her [name_u]Majesty[/name_u] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Queen[/name_f] of Mondoria (born 1747) [31]
HRH [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] of Mondoria “[name_f]Bella[/name_f]” (born 1764) [13]
HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Alonzo[/name_m] [name_m]Sebastien[/name_m] “[name_m]Ben[/name_m],” a sickly boy (born 1766) [11]
HRH [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Gia[/name_f]” (born 1768) [9]
HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Matthias[/name_m] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_m]Antonio[/name_m], a sickly boy (born 1768) [9]
HRH [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Delfina[/name_f], a sickly girl (born 1768) [9]
HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m] [name_m]Carlos[/name_m] [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] (born 1771) [6]
HRH [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalina[/name_f] [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] “[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]” (born 1773) [4]
HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Eduardo[/name_m] [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] [name_m]Pierre[/name_m] “[name_m]Eddie[/name_m],” a sickly boy (born 1774) [3]
HRH [name_f]Princess[/name_f] [name_f]Elena[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Felipa[/name_f], a stillborn girl (born 1775) [deceased]
HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m] [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] [name_u]Maurice[/name_u], a stillborn boy (born 1777) [deceased]
HRH [name_m]Prince[/name_m] [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] (born 1777) [1]
Despite all the stress and heartache, her children have brought such hope and gaiety to your life these past ten years. It is only after she has finished childbearing that things get, well, dicey…