sâmbătă, 1 decembrie 2012

Cecile de Croy


Name: Cecile de Croy
Born: 1609
Died: 1636 (childbirth)
Traits: Shy, Reserved, Quiet, Obedient, Meticulous, Plain
Romantic History: None
Husband: Philibert de Valois
Parents: King Philip de Croy and Queen Isabella de Croy
Aspiration: Knowledge
Character Alignment: Neutral
Rang: Princesse du sang

Cecile de Croy was the third daughter and fourth child of King Philip de Croy and his wife, Queen Isabella de Croy.First known as Madame Troisième, she later became Madame Cecile.
Out of her other two sisters, Madame Blanche and Madame Angelique, Sophie is less known. Her birth at  Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye was relatively unremarked. Unlike the other children of King Philip, she was not raised at the Court, but sent to live at the Abbey of Fontevraud.
She has a shy, reserved nature, and was often considered ugly and uninteresting. She is reported to have a phobia of thunder, and it is known that she reacts strongly toward it.
In 1615, it was suggested that she marry her cousin, Ferdinand VI of Spain, as his wife was seriously ill at the time. Despite her illness, though, the Queen of Spain survived.
She does not exercise any influence at the Court, but lets herself be directed by her youngest brother, Léonce, often getting involved in his machinations.



Children
Thibault de Valois (1636)

Léonce de Croy


Name: Léonce de Croy
Born: 1617
Traits: Arrogant, Charismatic, Childish, Intelligent, Curious, Dishonest, Effervescent, Glamorous
Romantic History: Philibert de Valois (lover)
Wife: Henriette Anne d'Angleterre
Parents: King Philip de Croy and Queen Isabella de Croy
Aspiration: Pleasure
Character Alignment: Evil
Rank: Monsieur, Duc d’Orléans

Léonce was born on 21 September 1617 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France. As the son of a ruling king, the infant Philippe held the rank of a Fils de France and ranked immediately behind his older brother Jean-Gaston, Dauphin de France. From birth, Léonce was second in line to the throne of France and was entitled to the style of Royal Highness. After his baptism, Léonce was put in the care of Françoise de Souvré, Marquise de Lansac, who also looked after his older brother.
As a child, the young Prince was acknowledged to be attractive and intelligent. The Marquise d'Albon dubbed him the "prettiest child in the world", while his mother's friend and confidant, Madame de Motteville, later said of Philippe that he displayed a "lively intelligence" early on.
Even if his parents and their entourage tried to discourage the type of tempestuous relationship that usually developed between Princes by preventing Léonce from pursuing ambitions which might prompt rivalry with the future King's goals, the Duke became the center of almost each of the Court's cabals by the time he turned 15.



Children
Frederic de Croy (1635)

Philibert de Valois


Name: Philibert de Valois
Born: 1617
Traits: Opportunistic, Vain, Lustful, Gallant, Charismatic, Intelligent, Contemptuous
Romantic History: Léonce de Croy (lover), Cecile de Croy (wife)
Wife: None
Parents: Maximilian de Valois and Françoise de Valois
Aspiration: Knowledge
Character Alignment: Evil
Rang: Baron

Said to be as beautiful as an angel, Philibert de Valois was the third son of the Baron and Baroness de Valois. The member of an old noble family, in 1632, when he was 15, Philibert became the lover of Léonce de Croy, the Duke of Orléans and younger brother of Jean-Gaston de Croy, the Crown Prince.
After the old Baron's death, Prince Léonce invited his lover at the Court, where Philibert found an atmosphere congenial to his talents for intrigue, gallantry and pleasure. There, from various small diplomatic missions he succeeded in obtaining considerable profits, being destitute, and having no scruples whenever money was in question.



Children
Thibault de Valois (1636)

duminică, 25 noiembrie 2012

Fall 1632-1636

She turned up at their doorsteps one summer morning, when the children were still asleep and Binet had just left. So Alanete welcomed her and because the young woman was looking for work she immediately offered to hire her as a handmaid. After all, looking after two small children while also taking care of your husband's affairs was anything but easy and taking somebody into service had been Alanete's  want for a couple of months already. Thus and so the young peasant girl was perfect. Her name was Albine and she came from a nearby village. Alanete didn't suspect a thing.

And so, Albine's new life began, far from her old family. Dressed like any other young girl serving in a worthy house, the new maid quickly adapted to what life in Paris meant. Except that she wasn't exactly a young girl and the advocate whose servant she became was no stranger for her. Fortunately for her, nobody, not even the advocate himself, seemed to notice her resemblance with the gypsy woman that was the mother of the girl a young merchant's son used to love more than ten years ago.

Her secret safe from everybody around her, Albine continued to work, taking care of the two small children, cleaning the house and cooking for the Boucher family, like that had been her plan from the very beginning.


Of course, nobody connected her presence with her master's recent sleepless nights.

Two days after her arrival, Binet's nightmare begun. It wasn't the fact that he was getting close to no sleep that really bothered him. It was the fact that every time he closed his eyes, he saw her ; heard her voice calling for him ; saw her hip gently swaying every time she bent to pick up one of the children, her thigh so carelessly uncovered every time she prepared for bed. It soon became an obsession, watching her almost every minute he spent awake.

It went like this for three more years, with him continuing to secretly watch her, with her continuing to pretend not to notice. Until one night, coming home late, with his wife and children asleep, Binet dared to open the door to Albine's room and she dared to open her eyes, letting him slip under the sheets beside her.


Six months later he woke up one morning only to learn that she was gone.

joi, 25 octombrie 2012

Charles Xavier de Croy


Name: Charles Xavier de Croy
Born: 1603
Died: 1609
Traits: Bright, Kind, Gentle, Compassionate, Joyful
Romantic History: Betrothed to Marquise Athelina d'Albon at the age of 5
Wife: None
Parents: King Philip de Croy and Queen Isabella de Croy
Aspiration: None
Character Alignment: Good
Rang: Prince du Sang, Duc de Bourgogne

Charles Xavier de France, Duc de Bourgogne, was the oldest son of King Philip de Croy and Queen Isabella de Croy, who died at the age of 7.
The young Duke was pushed off a wooden horse by one of his playmates in 1608. As he was recognized for his kindness, he did not tell anyone about this, in order to prevent his friend from getting into any trouble. After this incident, the Duke's health started to deteriorate quickly. The family's physician, Dr. Barbier, decided to operate on him in 1609. The Duke was very brave, as he was operated on while he was conscious. Knowing that he would die, the King had him baptised on 29 August 1609. By November, the Duke was bound to his bed, unable to move his legs. Dr. Barier diagnosed him with tuberculosis of the bone after his death, in December 1609.


This character's profile is based on the informations I found about Louis Joseph Xavier de France, Duke of Burgundy.


sâmbătă, 20 octombrie 2012

Ninon de l'Enclos


Name: Anne Martine Boucher
Nom de plume: Ninon de l'Enclos
Born: 1605
Traits: Intelligent, Ambitious, Charismatic, Charming, Confident, Creative, Cultured, Daring, Graceful
Romantic History: Unknown
Husband: Nicolas Merlot
Parents: Binet Boucher and Gervaise Boucher
Aspiration: Pleasure
Character Alignment: Neutral
Class: Courtesan

"Feminine virtue is nothing but a convenient masculine invention."

Born Anne Martine Boucher in Charonne, she was nicknamed Ninon by her father at an early age. She grew up in a tug of war between the religiosity of her mother, and the free-wheeling attitudes of her father. It was easy to see which parent would win out, although Martine loved both her parents.
From an early age, Martine was determined to remain independent and unmarried, even if her decision ruined her parents' plans for her future.
When she was 12, Martine declared to her father that she was no longer a girl, but a boy. Amused, her father had his tailor make her an outfit consisting of breeches, doublet, and boots, taking her out riding in the park dressed in her new garb. He also educated her like a boy, teaching her history, philosophy and lute playing.
Despite her mother's best efforts to turn her into a god-fearing pious woman, she was determined to live a life of pleasure, both physically and mentally.
A few years after her mother's death, she had to come at a decision about what she wanted to do with her life: either to marry or enter a convent. To her horror, her father decided for her and she found herself married to an ignorant bourgeois man whom she came to hate after only two years of marriage. Not even the birth of their two children could save Martine's marriage, so, one summer morning, one hour before sunrise, Martine left her family and made her way to Paris, where she arrived one day later.
Fortunately, she went to her older brother's house, where she met with his wife, Alanete. The young woman understood Martine's choice and decided to help her, by introducing her sister-in-law to an old friend whom she knew back from the years spent in Convent.
Only one year later, Anne Martine Boucher, known as Ninon de l'Enclos, became one of Paris' most famous courtesans and patron of the arts.



Children
Gaubert Merlot (1629)
Victor Merlot (1630)

This character's profile is based on the informations about Ninon de l'Enclos.

sâmbătă, 13 octombrie 2012

Residents Index

The Royal Family
Charles de Croy (1603-1609)
Cecile de Croy (1609)
Crown Prince Jean-Gaston de Croy (1611)
Léonce de Croy (1617)
Léandre de Croy (1628)
Louis Auguste de Croy (1631)


The House of d'Albon
Alesia d'Albon de Peyrac  (1600)
Athelina d'Albon de Lorraine (1601)
Guiques d'Albon (1602)
Eudon d'Albon (1604)
Isabelle d'Albon de Valois (1608)
Sophie d'Albon (1608)
Antoine d'Albon (1616)
Edgar d'Albon (1622)
Chantal d'Albon (1625)
Josephine d'Albon (1628)
Raymond d'Albon (1628)
Emeric d'Albon (1629)


The House de Lorraine
René de Lorraine (1583-1633)
Jacqueline de Lorraine (1616)
Albert de Lorraine (1618)


The House de Peyrac de Morens d'Irristru
Caroline de Peyrac (1618)
Florimond de Peyrac (1622)
Melisandre de Peyrac (1629)
Cristophe de Peyrac (1633)


The House de Saint-Germain
Julien de Saint-Germain (1626-1633)
Christelle de Saint-Germain (1633)
Horace de Saint-Germain (1633)
Thierry de Saint-Germain (1628)
Aldric de Saint-Germain (1629)


The House de Valois
Catherine de Valois (1597-1599)
Remont de Valois (1600-1625)
Madelon de Valois (1602)
Marion de Valios (1604)
Denisete de Valois (1609)
Beatrice de Valois (1611)
Louise de Valois (1615)
Philibert de Valois (1617)
Ambroise de Valois (1626)
Isabelle de Valois (1617-1627)
Marie de Valois (1617-1619)
Philibert de Valois (1621)
Jérôme de Valois (1624)
Rébecca de Valois (1629)
Athénais de Valois (1626)


The de Maintenon House
Edmond de Maintenon (1630)
Lydie de Maintenon (1630)


The Borgia House
Cesare Borgia (1605-1637)


The d'Este House

Alessandro d'Este (1634)


The Benoit Family
Adam Benoit (1576)
Alips Benoit (1578-1599)
Tiece Benoit (1597)
Ysane Benoit (1599)
Houguette Benoit (1622-1624)
Géraldine Benoit (1628)
Gérald Benoit (1628)


The Bonnet Family
Renost Bonnet (1602)
Sarre Bonnet (1607-1627)
Elise Bonnet (1622)
Sacha Bonnet (1629)
Eliane Bonnet (1629)
Esther Bonnet (1629)


The Boucher Family
Gervaise Boucher (1577-1623)
Binet Boucher (1601)
Juliote Boucher (1602)
Lorence Boucher (1603)
Martine Boucher (1605)
Andry Boucher (1610)
Amelie Boucher (1630)
Vincent Boucher (1633)


The Desmarais Family
Margot Desmarais Gaudet (1587-1619)
Guillaume Desmarais (1601)
Gabrielle Desmarais (1629)
Lucille Desmarais (1622-1627)
Claire Desmarais (1627)
Bernard Desmarais (1631)


The Dupuis Family
Junien Dupuis (1576)
Agnesot Dupuis (1583-1604)
Alips Dupuis (1601-1604)
Junien Dupuis (1603)
Emme Dupuis (1604-1616)
Durant Dupuis (1616-1618)
Eve Dupuis (1618)
Claire Dupuis (1620-1621)
Baptiste Dupuis (1621)
Gilbert Dupuis (1623)
Aubin Dupuis (1625)
Antoine Dupuis (1627)
Gustave Dupuis (1621)
Gabriel Dupuis (1622-1625)
Herbert Dupuis (1623)
Lucien Dupuis (1624)


The Gaudet Family
Marcelet Gaudet (1577)
Chrestienne Gaudet (1582-1609)
Jois Gaudet (1601-1603)
Anne Gaudet (1602-1606)
Mariot Gaudet (1605-1607)
Haiete Gaudet (1609)
Marcelet Dupuis (1616-1618)
Clement Dupuis (1619)


The Leroy Family
Babette Leroy (1576-1624)
Johan Leroy (1572-1621)


The Lantos Family
Ida Lantos (1570-1622)


The Villon Family
François Villon (1600)
Coralie Villon (1629)
Flavie Villon (1630)
Nicholas Villon (1632)