King James Von-Koopa II

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* *Also known as*
	+ "James the Retarded" (No longer used due to not being PC)
	+ "James the Introvert"
	+ "King of Drama Kings"
	+ "James the Neurotic"

(b. 1494, d. 1574)

* Princess Sybil Jorgensen (Mother)

(b. 1496, d. 1569)

* Princess Audrey Curtzmorre (Stepmother)

(b. 1508, d. 1595)

(b. 1525, d. 1622) (m. 1554)

**King James Von-Koopa II** was the 164th monarch of the Koopa Kingdom. His reign began in 1542 upon his father's abdication, and it ended in 1573 when he abdicated the throne to his eldest son James, who then was crowned King James III. James was born in 1524 and died in 1608 at the age of 84 years old.

### Backstory

#### Childhood

Prince James was born on January 31st, 1524, to King James Von-Koopa I and his wife, Sybil Jorgensen. He had two younger brothers named “Prince Landon” and “Prince Oswald” and five younger sisters named “Princess Anne”, “Princess Naomi”, “Princess Penelope”, “Princess Vicki” and “Princess Matilda”. He also had two half-siblings named “Princess Danielle” and “Prince Atticus” as well as two step-sisters named “Princess Patricia” and “Princess Muriel”. He also had a sister who died at the age of 1 named “Princess Beverly” and two half-brothers who died early in childhood named “Prince Ezekiel” (died age 4) and “Prince Napoleon” (died age 3).

James was not healthy during his childhood and was not expected to live into adulthood, but that was only because he had Asperger’s syndrome, which wasn’t a recognized disorder until centuries later. This later made much more sense since the Prince had a reputation of strange behaviors during puberty, which was strange since his mother smoked and drank while pregnant, which was considered a trick to increase the intellect of the newborn, at the time. It also didn’t help that James’ father, King James I was a poor role model, as he was infamous for being very lazy and had the habit of denying that anything bad he did had anything to do with him.

The noble council was at first hesitant to allow the Prince to be made heir due to his problems with public speaking, his troubles of controlling his emotions and his unhealthy eating habits, but they recognized that young James excelled in school and understood how to be a good ruler. James was made heir to the throne in 1537 at the age of 13 and was eager to take the throne and finally enter in the Lake Kingdom’s war so that he could help them return to peace. As Prince James got older he looked up to his father less and less, which all started when he asked his father what he was going to do about the Lake Kingdom, to which the King just replied with “Océane is an obnoxious infant in a woman’s clothing and Moses has an ego that’s almost as high as my stack of unread letters, so I couldn’t care more or less about what happens to them”. This response shocked young James and he saw a side of his father he had never seen before.

#### Disappointment in Father

Another example of when James lost faith in his father happened in 1540, when his father told him that he had figured out that his mother was taking charge of the Kingdom and he had a plan to get a divorce with her, which was a trashy plan that involved intentionally being caught sleeping with two of the Prince’s Aunts. This plan ended up being successful but James lost a lot of respect for his father afterwards. James had his coronation held on July 8th, 1542, which was a smaller event than most Koopanese coronations, yet his father had still not shown up to it due to “accidentally” sleeping the entire day, Prince James was crowned as King James Von-Koopa II on that day.

Like his father, King James II made few public appearances (but for different reasons), but unlike his predecessor, James worked on passing many laws and occasionally held meetings with council members and nobles. Early in the year 1543, James II declared that the Koopa Kingdom would be entering the Lake Kingdom Civil War in hopes to stop the feud between the men and women. James was a smart, hard working and respected King, but had occasional issues related to mental illness. For example, later in the 1540s, James had developed a fear of being touched and told his close friends that he didn’t like the feeling as he felt that his body was fragile like glass and it could shatter upon contact, his friends didn’t speak to him as much after hearing this.

#### Parenthood

In the mid-early 1550s, the King was pressured into finding a wife to give him an heir, but James was very shy around people he wasn’t familiar with, so he found a solution that he could get married to a cousin, but the royal noble council told James that marrying someone that closely related to him could apparently result in deformed children according to a recent study, so James married his second cousin, Lady Meredith Oideralle instead in the year 1554. Though James still believed that the new study was ridiculous and didn’t have enough factual evidence, which is why that years later his children were married to more closely related family members.

James and Meredith had 9 children that survived into adulthood; Prince James, Prince Franklin (later known as Felix), Prince George, Princess Meredith (later known as Margaret), Prince Sherlock (later known as Hershel), Prince William, Princess Beverly, Princess Priscilla and Prince Napoleon (later known as Vernon). They also had a daughter who died at the age of 6 named “Princess Lucrezia” and three children who died in infancy named “Princess Isabel”, “Prince Ebenezer” and “Prince Tobias”.

James II was determined to be a better father figure to his children than his father was to him, and he helped participate in teaching them and helping them develop into well behaved adults. The King had never been a fighter and refused to go fight in the Civil War despite the reports that his armies were having little effect on the feuds, but in the year 1558, the younger brother of James, Prince Landon volunteered to lead the military in the area and the Koopanese troops were much more effective in calming down the Lake Kingdom armies.

#### Death of Landon

Unfortunately, in the year 1565, Prince Landon had died at the age of 33 while fighting in what was known as the “Battle of the Bay”, his brother James along with his other siblings and his parents deeply mourned his death when they heard the news. A year after Landon’s death, King James I was yelled at by his family for not dealing with the war as soon as it started, to which James I yelled at his family back that “Landon knew exactly what he was getting himself into, and there was nothing I could’ve done to stop him”. James II was so mad at his father upon hearing his response that he took out his staff and hit his Father on the head, knocking him out, James II quickly came back to his senses and his sister Anne ran to get a doctor.

James I survived being struck but James II still did what he could to tell his father that he was sorry for his outburst, and the King’s reputation with the public had declined, which led to James’ eldest son (also named James) becoming heir to the throne in 1567 at the age of 12. The Great Lake Kingdom civil war ended in 1568 with a tie, as the leaders of both opposing sides died on the exact same day, with the information of who died first not being confirmed until 1904 but has been kept hidden from the public to this day to keep the peace. Many of the Koopanese veterans were left with PTSD and other mental problems, so James II opened up healthcare and other services to said veterans. On September 15th, 1573, the eldest son of King James II, Prince James was crowned as King James Von-Koopa III at the age of 18.

(Story continues on King James III’s article)

### Relationship w/ Spouse

Princess Meredith Oideralle was the wife and second cousin of King James II (Meredith being the cousin once removed of James' mother Sybil). She was born in 1525 and died in 1622 at the age of 96. The couple had 9 children together that lived into adulthood.

### Issue

#### James III, King of the Koopa Kingdom

Prince James was the first son and child of King James II that survived to adulthood. He was born in 1555 and died in 1643 at the age of 87.

James married Camilla Watkinnes, who was the sister of King Sancho X of the Cascade Kingdom. The couple had 10 children together, which included Princess Victoria (the ancestor of Princess Joy), Princess Lucretia (the ancestor of Princess Morgan, Princess Columbia and Princess Mary), Prince Timothy, King Maxwell I (who is the father of King Maxwell II,
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ancestor) and Princess Katherine (the grandmother of Queen Anne II).

#### Felix, Grand Duke of Koregg

Prince Felix (born as Prince Franklin) was the second son and child of King James II that survived to adulthood. He was born in 1558 and died in 1624 at the age of 66. He married his third cousin once removed (being a granddaughter of Queen Olivia III's daughter, Princess Diana) and the couple had 4 children together

#### George, Grand Duke of Jerrapan

Prince George was the third son and child of King James II that survived to adulthood. He was born in 1560 and died in 1631 at the age of 70. He married the daughter of a Koopanese Shōgun and the couple had 12 children together.

#### Margaret, Grand Duchess of Vietback

Princess Margaret (born as Princess Meredith) was the first daughter and fourth child of King James II that survived to adulthood. She was born in 1561 and died in 1668 at the age of 106. She married a son of the Duke of Ferapp and the couple had 5 children together.

#### Hershel, Grand Duke of Mongortia

Prince Hershel (born as Prince Sherlock) was the fourth son and fifth child of King James II that survived to adulthood. He was born in 1563 and died in 1646 at the age of 83. He married the Marchioness of Electrodrome and the couple had no biological children together but did adopt 7 children.

#### William, Grand Duke of Indopagos

Prince William was the fifth son and sixth child of King James II that survived to adulthood. He was born in 1564 and died in 1619 at the age of 54. He was also the only child of King James II that died before their Mother. He married his half-cousin (being a daughter of Prince Atticus) and the couple had 8 children together.

#### Beverly, Grand Duchess of Shelapore

Princess Beverly was the second daughter and seventh child of King James II that survived to adulthood. She was born in 1567 and died in 1657 at the age of 90. Her first husband was the Viscount of Donut Plains and the couple had 4 children together until the Viscount's death. Beverly remarried to the Earl of Cavikape and they had 5 children together.

#### Priscilla, Grand Duchess of Psnappines

Princess Priscilla was the third/youngest daughter and eighth child of King James II that survived to adulthood. She was born in 1569 and died in 1650 at the age of 81. She married her second cousin once removed (being a great grandson of Olivia IV's daughter, Princess Olivia) and the couple had 3 children together.

#### Vernon, Grand Duke of Thurtland

Prince Vernon (born as Prince Napoleon) was the sixth/youngest son and ninth/youngest child of King James II that survived to adulthood. He was born in 1572 and died in 1635 at the age of 62. He married Aoibhinn O’ TolStarr, who was the niece of Eoghan O’ TolStarr, and the couple had 6 children together.

### Trivia

* James' fear of him being made of glass is based off of King Charles VI of France.

### References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles\_VI\_of\_France#Mental\_illness