Richard Montgomery

**Positions**
* Patron of the Brotherhood
 **Titles**
 **Affiliations**
* Duchy of Westridge
* County of Wanduke
* Stormwind Army
* Brotherhood of the Horse
* Stormwind House of Nobles
	+ House Montgomery

Alliance of Lordaeron
 **Status**

Count **Richard Rosseau Montgomery** was the ruler of the County of Wanduke in the period of peace before the First War and persisted until his death during the War Against the Burning Legion. He was the last surviving member of House Montgomery before the house's extinction.

## History

Count Richard Montgomery was born the third of six in the year 27 P.C. Along with his sister Chava Montgomery, he was part of the eldest of two pairs of twins born to his parents. Less than a decade into his life, his father and older brothers were slain during the Gurubashi War. Nonetheless, he became the appointed ruler of the County of Wanduke while most of the true governance was handled by Sir Armand Durant of the Barony of Rockhold. Motivated by Sir Armand, Richard had already been knighted by the outbreak of the First War and fought among the Westridge Cavaliers; known for both his brawn and his stubbornness, he earned the epithet ‘the Thick’ during this time. Although he fought tirelessly under the command of Albert Montclair, and later Maxen Montclair until the conclusion of the Second War, he retired from the military to focus on his obligations as a feudal lord. Almost from the moment of his exit of the military lifestyle, he became known as a man of great appetites for many pleasures which saw him outgrow his armor within a matter of years. Nonetheless, he was generally well-respected by both his people and the courts of the Duchy of Westridge for his service and efficient, if unimpressive, leadership.

The final years of the reign of House Montgomery were marked with stagnant success. The region maintained its status as an important military power and its trade was continually stimulated by the demand for raw materials, weapons and armor for the war effort. However, in 36 LC, the comital reign of Lord Richard Rosseau Montgomery was abruptly ended. The count fell ill with a fever that grew steadily worse; by the end of a fortnight, Richard has passed into the afterlife. Although it was well-known that the lord was an unhealthy and indulgent man, the severity of the sickness and its failure to spread to any of his servants was taken as a suspicious sign by some of the Westridge court. While most accepted the reports that his death was a simple tragedy, there were yet a number who found his death coming at a time when his only living relative, a bastard of the house of Montgomery, Ismond Laldere, was gaining in power and popularity within the region.

Despite the concerns of some, Ismond was appointed as Count of Wanduke by the Lord of Westridge and the assent of the crown with little time for mourning or investigation. What little effort was put toward determining if there had been foul play involved in the death of Lord Richard fell to the wayside as the newly appointed count began to make sweeping changes throughout the region. Although the economy flourished under the new regime, further demands were made of the people in regard to the martial capabilities of the region including seasonal and rotational military training for the commoners and the enforcement of the rule of law came through steeper penalties than the already notorious region already had implemented.

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Richard Rosseau MontgomeryHouse Montgomery Coat of Arms.