Hadrian of England

### **His Majesty the King Hadrian of England**

Hadrian I, born October, 22nd of 1430 is the King of England and France and also Lord of Ireland since 1459. He is married to Queen Consort Alexandra of England & France, Lady Consort of Ireland. He is the second son of King Richard IV of England, however inherited the throne of England when his elder brother, Prince T1murlane, died whilst off fighting in Ireland.

## Titles

### Titles

King of England, King of France, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Kent, Count of Anjou, Defender of the Faith

## Information

### Reigning House

Regnant House of Plantagenet

English Monarchs

Hadrian's Personnal Arms

### Early Life

Hadrian I was born as the Earl of Kent in AD. 1430 on October 22nd as the second son of King Richard IV of England. He spent most of his early years studying statesmanship and military tactics and history. Destined to be the 'Spare', then Prince Hadrian dedicated most of his time trying to make a name for himself to gain the favour and approval of his father, which led to his appointment of Lord Steward of the Household in 1448, preceding over the Board of the Green Cloth and also founding what later became the Royal Navy whilst fulfilling his Ducal role as Warden of the Cinque Ports. Whilst Duke of Kent, then Prince Hadrian brought in a wave of reforms to pave the way for the expansion of the Royal Armies and the defensive infrastructure of the Realm, which later found to be quite useful.

Prince Hadrian's ambition did cause him some backlash with the court, most notably, the conservative Archbishop of York, Sebastian, who saw Hadrian's reforms as a threat to the stability of the realm and lobbied the late King Emeritus to limit the power of his second son. This had limited impact to the future King Hadrian, who drew in advisors and supporters from throughout the Kingdom and neighbouring Normandy in order to solidate his power in the South-east of England. The Future Lord Chancellor, Nildrif would later claim that "Archbishop Sebastian was infuriated by the Duke of Kent and did everything he could to prevent him from recruiting new followers to his cause"

The Prince Hadrian's endeavours didn't go unnoticed by his father, who decided to elevate his title to "Duke of Kent", creating the first and only Duchy within the Kingdom of England at the time.

### Ascension

The catalyst of King Hadrian's ascension was the death of his elder brother, T1murlane, the Earl of Chester, who died fighting the various Kingdoms in Ireland, this was quickly followed by the death of his father Emeritus, who left the Kingdom to be inherited by his now only biological son, King Hadrian. The title of Prince of Wales was never given to King Hadrian on the death of his brother due to the decision of his father to grant the title to Hadrian's adoptive brother, Prince Robert Glyndŵr. The title was traditionally given to the heir to the English throne which caused a short lived period of turmoil between the bloodless brothers.

Robert took measures to increase his independence from Hadrian, through forming his own Cadet house and marrying a Dutch noblewoman: Princess Koko of Nassau. Although some remaining animosity still exists, they largely put aside their feud for the good of the realm.

### Family matters

With his position secure, King Hadrian began filling out his dynasty, with his 3 children: Krawlub, Duke of Brittany, Baguette, Duke of Normandy and AngryAfer, Duke of York. With Krawlub being married to the Welsh Princess Griffith and settling in London to oversee Plantagenet rule there, Baguette being raised in France to become an able statesman and learn all about French culture and AngryAfer following the King to build up the defences of new Capital of York, leading to him overseeing matters of state in the King's absence.

### The Rena Crisis

In 1455, disaster struck, as the Prince and heir Krawlub was summoned to court by the Archbishop of York: Sebastian. There he was accused and proven guilty of a number of religious crimes including heterodoxy. Another more pressing crime was his adulterous affair against Griffith with one Rena Fitzburger (then Rena Ryuugu).

The verdict forced Krawlub to divorce his wife Griffith and to wed his 13 year old mistress, sending both English and Welshmen into an uproar. With pressure mounting from the English nobility, Hadrian disinherited Krawlub in favour of his son Prince Baguette. Causing Krawlub to declare independence in his Duchy of Brittany.

An order for piracy of Breton ships and an increased English Royal Naval presence lead Krawlub to flee into central Europe, leaving behind his lover to be capture and returned to Beaumaris to await trial. The plot once again thickened as it was revealed that Rena was also the bastard child of Robert's own son: Burger Glyndŵr. Without seeing much reason to execute her for her crimes, he instead saw it that she was legitimised as Burger's own, and to live our her less tumultuous years of adolescence within the County of Anglesey.

## Forms of Address

### Alternative

Sire

**Titles**

* King of England (since 1459)
* King of France (since 1459)
* Lord of Ireland (since 1459)
* Duke of Kent (Since Birth)
* Warden of the Cinque Ports (1455-1460)
* Lord Steward of the Household (1455-1459)
* Count of Anjou (since 1459)
* Lord of Groenland (awarded by marriage to Alexandra)