Isabella I Vingalmo

### Aliases

Her Royal Majesty, The First of Her Name, Queen Regnant of Arrateo (royal titles)Bella (by close friends)

### Relatives

Louis I Vingalmo (father)Maria Vingalmo, Valeria Vingalmo (half sisters)

Antonio Vingalmo (half brother)

### Affiliation

Kingdom of Arrateo (citizen, ruler)House of Vingalmo (member, head)

## Physical description

### Weight

160 lbs

Isabella I Vingalmo is the current monarch of the Kingdom of Arrateo, and the fourth woman in its history to rule in her own right. Recently ascended after the death of her father, King Louis, the queen is currently in the midst of settling into her rule, with dozens of suitors vying for her hand and to become her Prince-Consort.

## Biography

Isabella was a daughter born to the late King Louis of Arrateo after a long series of failed pregnancies and the premature deaths of his children with his first wife. Despite not being a daughter, not a son, Isabella's early years were filled with ample love and affections, with an army of maids attending to her and being given the finest education, with her intelligence and love of literature, she was able to learn a vast array of skills and hobbies fitting for a royal princess of her standing. That luxury gradually faded as her mother and father got into a dispute, which ended in the sudden death of her mother when Isabella was only 5 years old. Her father remarried shortly after, though due to the new queen's dislike of Isabella, she was sent to Allayos, away from both her father, to be fostered by Duke's household.

For some years, Isabella resided in Allayos under the care of the Duke's family, where she had experienced neglect from her father, thanks to his animosity towards his first wife and favoritism towards his new son and heir, Isabella's half-brother. Her needs were amply met, even if it was the same luxurious lifestyle she was born into. Even then, Isabella learned to be resourceful and business savvy by selling her talents such as paintings or even herbal remedies to others.

After some years, she was finally able to return to the royal court in Ostella. the death of her half-brother and with King Louis's failing health. Isabella quickly worked on establishing supporters and allies for herself in Ostella to cement her position, with the Duke's family being her biggest supporters. King Louis had planned for Isabella's betrothal to nobility within the Tsardom of Zyabak, long before the death or Arrateo's male heir, but it fell through.

Since King Louis had passed away, there was a period of turmoil within Arrateo's royal court over the succession, as some nobles, mainly Maria's supporters had been irked at her failed marriage in the Tsardom of Zyabak or simple preferred some sort male candidate no matter what. Though in a short time, Isabella won the claim with little bloodshed thanks to stronger support from within Arrateo and the birth kingdom of her mother.

In the present, Isabella is the new queen of Arrateo. New and untested, she seeks to navigate through the politics of court with great ambition and cunning. Only time will tell if she'll succeed in her motives.

## Physical Appearance

Isabella does not possess the build of a warrior by any means, but her beauty is the envy of many women in Arrateo. She is tall with a curvy build, long red hair, and sharp green eyes paired with her chiseled facial features. Her vanity ensures that Isabella often wears the finest dresses, jewelry, and make-up, maintaining her beauty with immense care and ensuring that she is deeply desired by all men (or envied by women) as one of her ways of influence. Interestingly, Isabella purposely makes herself appear more matured than what her current age actually is.

## Personality

Isabella is a dignified, cunning, spirited, graceful, and proud woman, yet most of all she is ruthless, though because of the pressures of her position rather than any sort of innate cruelty she may possess. Her tongue is sharp and prone to witty, outspoken remarks, she is politically savvy, and the years have taught her to be more careful with words when dealing with others. Isabella's ambitions are great, and seldom a day goes by where she is not planning or scheming for her goals, one could describe her as a workholic.

Despite her strong exterior, Isabella is still a woman with doubts, emotions, fears, and worries that she buries in the name of keeping appearances and out of fear of having her enemies plunge a dagger into her back the moment she shows a moment of weakness or make a mistake.

## Skills

Dance, Needlework, Herbs, Plants, and Medicine, Painting, Politics, Reading, Warfare/Tactics, Logistics, whatever else she'd have, but I can't think of right now.

## Trvia

Neither Maria Vingalmo and Valeria Vingalmo were removed from the line of succession like Isabella or had their titles stripped, they're both from different mothers.