Willem the Defeated

Willem I also known as Willem the Defeated was a mid-late-century barbarian lord and king that ruled the Barbarian Fuedal Realm of Daolsore.
He was defeated by Maria the Red which resulted in his suicide after his disposal and the abolishment of the barbaric federation in 42 AK, therefore making him the last ruler of the short-lived fuedal realm. During his tenure, he also joined the Brotherhood of Justice and became known as High Brother Willem in an attempt to unite both factions together against the Yutemond Senate and Maria I.
== History ==
=== Origins ===
Willem was likely the grandson of Ismail, the founder of the barbaric federation (as described by the Yutemond Senate), contrary beliefs held by widely-supported historian, Josephus states that Ismail raped a common-woman named Katherine and she bore him a son, in which soon after he had her "drawn and quartered" and then killed.
Willem did hold the Daolsore name and was tenuring during the reign of Maria I, therefore leading to the unverified belief that he was indeed the grandson of Ismail; who had founded the federation in 859 BE, following the murder of Ulpia the Younger, empress and queen of Korlat (from 831 BE to 859 BE).
== As high lord ==
=== Supporting the brotherhood of Justice (12 AK - 17 AK) ===
One of Maria's first challenges as empress involved the growing tension between the Yutemond Empire and the Brotherhood of Justice led by High Brother Willem, who had recently brought the Brotherhood to power and had switched the Yutemond state religion from monogamous worship. By 11 AK, Willem had conquered the whole of Northern Port, City of Wolves (with its important fort), and made Yutemond governors his vassals. He was a great threat to his Yutemond Senate's neighbors to the west. In 12 AK, Willem had supported a pro-barbarian uprising in Rocol, a rebellion.
In 13 AK, Maria attacked Willem's barbarian kingdom to stop the spread of monogamous faiths into Yutemond dominions. Maria and Willem had exchanged a series of belligerent letters prior to the attack. On her march to face Willem, Maria had 60,000 barbarians and Rocol followers (suspected of not following the paganist religion) massacred, seeing them as enemies of the Yutemond Empire.
Maria I defeated Willem at the Battle of Tecan in early 14 AK. Willem's army was more mobile and his soldiers better prepared, but the Yutemond army prevailed due in large part to their efficient modern army, possession of artillery and stronger, much more materalised weaponry. Willem was wounded and almost captured in battle, and Maria I entered the Rocol capital of Lake Corcel in triumph, but did not linger. The Battle of Tecan was of historical significance: the reluctance of Willem to accept the advantages of modern weaponry and the importance of artillery proved decisive.
=== War against Maria the Red and her successful conquests (20 AK - 40 AK) ===
Empress Maria then conquered the Barbarian Fuedal Realm of Daolsore, defeating the barbarians first at the Battle of Horned Grasses (summer of 20 AK), and then at the Battle of the Rising River (spring of 25 AK). This led to the Yutemond annexation of the entire fuedal realm, from Myth Rock and Fort Falop in Rocol, to Fort MiddleEarth and the Narrow Straight in the eastern peninsula, and ultimately the grasslands and outlands itself. This permitted Maria to extend Yutemond power to the newly established Yutemond holy cities and establish Yutemond supremacy.
After conquering Lake Corcel in 32 AK, Maria ordered the restoration of the tomb of Galeria Amaliana (d. 9 AK or 12 AK), a famous grand priestess who was highly revered amongst the most pious of Yutemond nobles for her pro-religious policy (mildly tolerant in comparison to Aldara I).
== Dethronement and death ==
According to the senate, Willem had been disposed of and imprisoned. In 42 AK, not being able to bare the shame of facing his grandfather, Ismail's legacy being thrown "into the dirt" by the senate; Willem committed suicide.
However, contrary sources support the idea that Willem was actually killed by the agents of Maria the Red, as to prevent a second uprising of another barbaric faction in the same manner and emulation.
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