Earldom of Berwick
Current Head: Adrian of Pless, 20
Current heir: none
Titles: Earl of Berwick, Earl of Roxburgh
Vassal of: Duchy of Lothian
Dynasty: of Pless
Adrian "of Pless" (about his 20s) - young, quite eccentric nobleman with ancestry amoung Silesian low nobility. His Grandfather, Casimirus was taken as hostage by Francian troops in campaign in Slavic borderlands in Silesian principalities. Little is known about who they're before, even their name, as they always considered themselves unworthy of any attention and decided to focus on their properties or loyal service among Silesian nobility.
Current Head: Adrian of Pless, 20
Current heir: none
Titles: Earl of Berwick, Earl of Roxburgh
Vassal of: Duchy of Lothian
Dynasty: of Pless
After being captured, Joseph decided to stay in Francia. Given time, he has managed to improve his lifestandard and get low nobility title in Brenwick area. He was rather popular in his new home because of rather benevolent attidute and pure honestity. His son and Adrian's father, Henrik, followed Casimirus' way of life and spend his life on helping Berwick's lord managing state of the domain. Soon it was followed with intermarriage between Of Pless and of Berwicks and mutual friendship. Adrian was one of "results" of those intermarriages, being son of Henrik himself and Agatha Leofricsdohtor, youngest daugther of last of Berwick's earl of Beorwick, Leofric.
Adrian was raised as rather nervous, socially weak, shy, patient, stubborn and diligent person. Expected to serve as administrator or treasurer of of Berwick's county, Adrian spent most of his younghood on studying local law, how to calculate incomes and expenditures, basics of domain management and anything which would help him in his future designation. In fact, he always was passionated in those kinds of activities and showed interest in studying about those.
Adrian is, as I've written earlier, rather eccentric and unsociable person. Noone was interested to spend his time with him those, which was considered as blessing by him, because he centrailly disliked any kind of typical child activities. His only world was management - calculating incomes and expenses, planning what to do with domain and what not. As a child, he was known as someone who'd come to his mentor several times in a day, just to ask him as many questions as possible, state his own suggestions on those matters and discussing. It was considered weird even by his most diligent mentors, and as Adrian was problematic person each time, the earl of Berwick decided to teach him pesonally about domain's management affairs, in hope of turning him useful for his family's property.
When Adrian was 16 years old, something unpredicted has happened in the earldom of Berwick. Due to illness, earl Leofric died. To make thing even more spicy, he didn't had male heir, and as result there was problem about succesion in the Earldom. There was major quarrel about the council what to do. Somebody from council proposed to invite Adrian into council meeting to tell him about successy problem. He was youngest daughter's son, so he'd have nearly no chances to claim the throne, but the council was interested if Adrian would serve as administrator for time to choose new earl.
Adrian, being rather stubborn and rebelious said in response:
- I know that I've little to do in Earldom's politics and I'm considered as weird person, but why do you waste your time on personal fights for Earlship, while there's plenthora things to do NOW? What do you do, cause civil war there? What else? Plague? Peasant rebellion? Maybe we should give this land back to the Scottish? No, no and no. I'm weird, useless person from foreign low nobility family, that's true. I've little power nor authority over you and I'm considered as exotic character which could be easily calmed down permamently using a poison, hidden shortsword or so, but I won't allow you to ruin this Earldom. We're on borderlands, with Scots looking for to send their raiding party sooner or later, other nobles wishing to take down this Earldom by force or anything so wasting our strenghs on something as unimportant as who'd be Earl of this Earldom is last thing, which we should worry about. I DEMAND from you to elect an Earl to make sure there's someone. Do it now. Otherwise we all be died within following months. Just because someone will decide to kill ous all to get this crown.
Whole debate turned into stress for longer while due to Adrian's unpleasant reaction, but after a while, chancellor of Berwick said:
- If you demand from ous to find someone suitable for Earls' crown, maybe shall it be you? You're weird indeed, eccentric and so, but I think that you should get your chance as a ruler. You're taught since childhood for management of domain, so let ous test your capabilities in practice. You're also only one of ous who already has last Earl's blood.Whole debate turned into stress for longer while due to Adrian's unpleasant reaction, but after a while, chancellor of Berwick said:
- Hm, I don't think that I've capabilities for being a Earl, but may I ask if you would advise me being a one? I don't want to ruin this earldom at all, and I think that I'm rather terrible in politics.
- Yes, you're. But there's no alternative except of you from legal sense. Leofric didn't have any male heir and all of his daughters were either sent to closter or died without childs. Agatha was only one to make a child, and you're only male descedant of of Berwick's family. We'll guide you in politics, but let you do whatever you want in terms of managing this Earldom.
- Ach, I understood I think.
This discussion, although weird and upredictable, even considering whole unpleasantness of Adrian and his straighforwarded answers was followed with placing Adrian as new Earl. Being young and rather unexpirienced, he still rellies on his council's suggestions, but tries his best to do something with the Earldom.
Sæthryd is the third daughter of a minor London noble. She joined Æthelheard's entourage at a young age, when he was still seen primarily in the light of his rebellious father. After he suddenly became heir to the throne she remained on staff at the insistence of Æthelheard himself: Her patience and kindness had endeared her to the king-to-be, and her genuine lack of ambition made her acceptable to Earl Leofræd, who was increasingly taking control of Æthelheard's life.
Shortly after Æthelheard's coronation, she was presented to Earl Adrian as a potential wife at Leofræd's suggestion. While she was hesitant to leave the king's side, just as he was hesitant to surrender such a loyal servant, she quickly grew fond of of the young Earl and eventually both she and the king would concede that it was meant to be.
- Yes, you're. But there's no alternative except of you from legal sense. Leofric didn't have any male heir and all of his daughters were either sent to closter or died without childs. Agatha was only one to make a child, and you're only male descedant of of Berwick's family. We'll guide you in politics, but let you do whatever you want in terms of managing this Earldom.
- Ach, I understood I think.
This discussion, although weird and upredictable, even considering whole unpleasantness of Adrian and his straighforwarded answers was followed with placing Adrian as new Earl. Being young and rather unexpirienced, he still rellies on his council's suggestions, but tries his best to do something with the Earldom.
Sæthryd is the third daughter of a minor London noble. She joined Æthelheard's entourage at a young age, when he was still seen primarily in the light of his rebellious father. After he suddenly became heir to the throne she remained on staff at the insistence of Æthelheard himself: Her patience and kindness had endeared her to the king-to-be, and her genuine lack of ambition made her acceptable to Earl Leofræd, who was increasingly taking control of Æthelheard's life.
Shortly after Æthelheard's coronation, she was presented to Earl Adrian as a potential wife at Leofræd's suggestion. While she was hesitant to leave the king's side, just as he was hesitant to surrender such a loyal servant, she quickly grew fond of of the young Earl and eventually both she and the king would concede that it was meant to be.
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