Herman Gilbert

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* Relations
* Occupations

Died M6-27 96 ASB

Montgomery Gilbert

Born M8-14 44 ASB

Lord of Partio:

M10-23 96 ASB - Died M6-27 96 ASB

Lord of Partio:

None, position created

Lord of Partio:

Montgomery Gilbert

## Biography

### Early life (11 ASB -)

Harman Gilbert was born on M1-03 11 ASB to Eliot Gilbert. At the time of his birth Herman Gilbert's grandfather Ethan Gilbert was the Duke of Eastpike.

Ethan Gilbert died on M11-26 22 ASB and was immediately succeeded as the Duke of Eastpike by Eliot Gilbert.

On M11-14 34 ASB Herman Gilbert married a Clay noble named Maria Cobb who took the name Gilbert.

Herman's wife gave birth to a daughter on M3-20 35 ASB who was given the name Anastasia Gilbert.

Herman's son Montgomery Gilbert was born on M8-14 44 ASB.

Eliot Gilbert died on M4-08 51 ASB with Herman immediately succeeding him as the Duke of Eastpike.

### Duke (51 ASB - 96 ASB)

On M7-04 56 ASB the firstborn son of King of Clayistan Argilla II and Mason Basil arrived at Direton to live with the House of Gilbert.

On M3-29 58 ASB the Kingdom of Clayistria aided the independent duchies of Roxa and Fioletovy into unifying into the Kingdom of Purpura. Herman among with his court were worried about Clayistria's growing influence and on M4-01 58 ASB Herman sent a letter to the Argilla II asking him what he planned to do about Clayistria. He did not receive a response.

On M6-10 58 ASB the Kingdom of Purpura invaded and captured the island of Cramryth which the Duchy of Eastpike had controlled since M7-28 30 ASB. Herman chose to wait for the full support of Clayistan before taking back the island. On M8-04 58 ASB Argilla II met Herman in Direton to discuss the loss of Cramryth. Argilla II refused to send any aid to Eastpike claiming that Cramryth had never been a part of the Kingdom of Clayistan and as such the Kingdom of Clayistan had no business partaking in a war against the Kingdom of Purpura he also forbid the Duchy of Eastpike from retaking Cramryth by themselves due to the potential of provoking a war with the Kingdom of Clayistria. Later that day Herman contacted his cousin and the Queen Consort of Clayistan Kyra Basil and told her of what had happened at the meeting. Gilbert learned in the following days that Argilla II's son and heir Mason Basil was none to happy with Argilla II's reaction to Clayistria's expansionism. Kyra Basil arrived at Direton on M8-14 58 ASB with the intent to live within the city. Herman welcomed his cousin with open arms

Argilla II died on M2-27 85 ASB and was succeeded on M3-04 85 ASB by Mason Basil who took the regnal name Ebony I. On the day that his reign began Ebony I permitted Herman Gilbert to take back Cramryth. Herman, who was still in Jarnvattan for the ascension ordered his forces over radio to retake the island. The next day the Kingdom of Purpura contacted Ebony I and demanded that he compensate them for the loss of Cramryth. Ebony I responded to the threat by launching an invasion of Purpura. The day after that the Kingdom of Clayistria began moving their forces against the Kingdom of Clayistan beginning the Third Clayistria-Clayistan War.

The Third Clayistria-Clayistan War ended on M5-14 89 ASB with a third ceasefire between the two countries being declared, Clayistan gained new territory in the Ceram along with the complete annexation of the Kingdom of Purpura they also reclaimed the body of former King of Clayistan Victory I. The distribution of conquered territory from the war with Clayistria was considered to be controversial as Ebony I gave all of the new land taken from the Kingdom of Purpura save for the island of Cramryth to his own Duchy of Iron Lake, the new territory gained in the Ceram was given to the Duchy of Eastpike.

On M8-01 93 ASB a trade deal between the Duchy of Vooncharia and the Duchy of Iron Lake went sour. Ebony I who happened to be the Duke of Iron Lake threatened to send in the Unified Clayistan Army to force the deal to go through. Three days later he gave the order to march on Vooncharia and the day following that the Duchy of Frothfryke declared their support for the Duchy of Vooncharia beginning the Ebony War. On M8-06 93 ASB Gilbert had his duchy pledge its support to Ebony I. By the end of the first week of the Ebony War all of the important leaders of Clayistan had declared their support to either Ebony I or the Duchy of Vooncharia. In addition to Eastpike the only other duchy supporting Ebony I was the Duchy of Terracotta. Despite this Ebony I still had the UCA under his command and would later gain the support of the Neo-Estuarian Empire.

On M5-05 95 ASB the UCA suffered a massive wave of defections within the primary attack wing. The Supreme Commander of the UCA Juan Basil attempted to have the defectors captured and resulted in both the destruction of the main body of the UCA and the death of Juan Basil when Ebony I learned of this news he had the surviving wings of the UCA move to Jarnvattan to defend the capital. This left Gilbert's land without adequate defense as his forces were spread out across the country, he gave the order for his forces to fall back to Eastpike in hopes of allowing him to wait out the war.

Direton was captured by the Frothfryke led coalition on M6-05 96 ASB. Gilbert had ordered the city to surrender when she was surrounded before a proper siege could begin.

On M6-30 96 ASB the Frothfryke led coalition announced that Ebony I had been killed during the siege of his palace. On M7-02 96 ASB the Frothfryke led coalition announced that a meeting would be held in a field near Jarnvattan to determine the status of Clayistan following the war. The House of Gilbert was invited to the conference, Herman attended the conference. The Brinjal Conference concluded on M10-23 96 ASB. Things did not go as Gilbert had hoped at the conference as the Duchy of Eastpike was dissolved and all Gilbert was left with was the Lordship of Partio who's prior ruler had been killed earlier in the war. His lordship was not even a top level vassal as it was within the Duchy of Jianshore.