The Goth Family- Part 6

The King decided, as the Prince of Wales, his son should have his own estates, so he gave instructions to have Alexander to be moved to the castle in Wales.

 

Packed and ready to go, the Prince set on for the long journey to Wales, little did he know that his stay would be a short one.

 

Soon it was time to celebrate the twin's, Macario and Claudette's first birthday, the King was fond of all his children and love to throw large banquets to celebrate their birthdays.

 



The Queen was curious what the King had planned for her son, the Prince. She knew that her son would only become King of England, if the Prince of Wales died, but he was an excellent health, so her sons would be given Dukedoms.
"Has Your Majesty though what title shall be bestowed on the Prince Ferdinand, your son?" asked the
Queen
"Ferdinand is going to be made Duke of Edinburg and also..." said the King as he trailed off
"And? Your Majesty?" asked the Queen
"You'll see, don't worry my dear, you won't be disappointed" said the king
And then the their was a knock on the door
"Come in" said the king
Governess Mary-Sue walked in the room
"Your Majesty, the Spanish Ambassador is asking for an audience with Your Majesty? said Mary-Sue
"Thank you Lady Governess" said the King
He then lean closer to whisper something in her ear.
"Will you meet me in the library later tonight? whispered the King
The Governess nodded in agreement.
 



Later that night, after putting the royal children to bed and leaving instructions with servants, Ms. Mary-Sue made her way to the library. the King was already there.

"Your majesty, you wished to see me?"

"Yes, it's a shame that you have to wear black, the color blue suits you better." the King said as he gently pulled Ms. Mary-Sue closer to him.

Ms. Mary-Sue blushed as she was pulled in closer and closer to the King.
"Dance with me Ms. Mary-Sue" Proclaimed the King and ordered music to be played.
The King and Ms. Mary-Sue danced the night away.
 

The Queen wanted a portrait done of her and her children, she was anxious of having it done as soon as possible, she could help but feel something was coming.
 



 The King called the Prince Ferdinand into the throne room, he was going to bestow a title on the young Prince.
"Ferdinand, Prince of England, it is my great pleasure to bestow upon you the title of Duke Edinburg"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best to do my duty as Duke and make you proud"
"But it's also my great displeasure to inform you that my uncle, the King of Spain is one his death bed and since he has no sons, he has named me as
Prince of Asturias"
Everyone in the room gasps, it was something that had been in the making with the help of the King's ambassadors and the Spanish ambassadors, no one knew of this, not even the Queen.
"I have decided to pass the title and the crown of Spain to my son, Prince Ferdinand"
Everyone rejoiced, the Queen was in shock, she was overjoyed with the rise of her son, but he was made heir to the throne of Spain, she knew when he would be made the Duke, he would be given his own estates and would not live at court, but it would be a long time before he would move away from court. As the Prince of Asturias, He will need to be prepared to be a ruler, like the Prince of Wales, but unlike the Prince of Wales, her son is the heir to a foreign throne.



And as the heir to a foreign throne, he was sent to be prepared to become the ruler, with a heavy heart, but a strong face, she said good bye to her first born son. She knew he would protected and looked after, his Governess and tutors would make sure to give her weekly reports, but it would do nothing for the pain she was feeling in her heart, at the sight of her child being sent from her side.
 

 

And to make maters worse, her husband, The King passed away the following week.

(I'm not even joking, Mortimer died the day Ferdinand left the house, he was so upset, his father had died and his mother wasn't the household to comfort him, I was so sad watching him go through all that, I invited Dina to come over everyday until he stopped the auto-crying.

 

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The Goth Family- Part 5

A year after his wife died, Sir Herb, the Marque of Winchester was looking for a wife, as he was getting older and had no son to carry on his name. Luckly, the Queen knew of a possiable match, she had been looking for good husband for her sister, she wanted to make sure that she would be taken care of.

 So she set them up, with the permission of the king, she was very cautions of her sister and her honor, so she would only allow them to be together under her supervision.  Lady Nina has been her sister's ward since their parents had died, she moved in with sister and her brother in law. But Lady Nina longed for her own house, her own servants.

Mortimer wanted to make sure that it would be a good match from the start, because he wanted to make sure that his Queen was happy with match as well. Herb promised that he would treat her with all the respect and honors of a Marchioness.

An old friend of the Queen, came to congratulate her on marriage. Mrs. Jennifer Burb lived down the road from the Queen's late parent's estates. She was thrilled to see her old childhood friend, she couldn't wait to catch up with her.

"The last time I saw you, your name was Pleasant, now it is Burb, how things have changed." said the Queen

"And how? Your majesty, the last time I heard, you were to be engaged to Mr. Bachelor and moving to Spain. Now, you're the Queen of England" said Mrs. Burb

"Yes, I have been very fortunate to have the King's blessing." said the Queen

Sir Herb was infatuated with Miss Nina, he wanted to make sure that the King would approve of his pursue of the Queen's sister. So he requested an audience, to ask the King and Queen's blessing, which they gave happily.

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The next week, he invited Miss Nina to his home and proposed to her, to which she accepted.

They were married the following month, it was a bitter sweet day, the Queen was happy for her sister, but was sad to know she wouldn't have her trusted companion by her side.
 

 

The Queen invited Mrs. Burb and her family to court and took a liking to Mrs. Burb's oldest daughter, Lucy. They would talk and talk for hours, about fashion, books and their families.

Here is Prince Ferdinand and his cousin, Don of York, Son of the Duke of York.

(I love watching kids play cops and robbers)

 

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The Goth Family- Part 4

The Queen invited Lady Coral to court, to which Coral accepted and brought her daughter, Lady Mary-Sue with her. The Queen was delighted with Lady Mary-Sue, as she remember playing with her in her parent's garden while their parents would do business. The Queen asked her about her life, as she remembered last time she spoke to Lady Mary-Sue, her family was throwing an banquet, in celebration of her engagement to Sir Daniel Pleasant. Lady Mary-Sue told the Queen, that she had given Sir Daniel, twin daughters, Angela and Lilith but was not able to give the son he desperately wanted, so he divorced her and she moved back to her parent's estate. The only thing she was looking forward, was the fact that Angela was getting married soon, she would hope that she would be better marriage than hers. The Queen was sadden by her story, so she invited her to stay at court, to be a governess to her son, Ferdinand. Life at court was always lively and merry, being a governess to the royal children also was a fulfilling experience, so the Queen had hoped that she would accept, which Mary-Sue did.
 

Months after Mary-Sue agreed to be the Governess, her parents were made Marquess and Marchioness of Winchester, they were also given the Winchester estates, apartments at court and an annual pension of 50,000 simoleons.
 

Even with all his duties as King, he always found time to spend with son, Prince Ferdinand. The little one, 3 years old and already learned to speak and read in Latin. Now he is being taught English and when he gets a little older, he learn to write.

The now, Governess Mary-Sue would weekly have an audience with the Queen, to update her on her sons progress.
"The Prince is progressing excellently, I see him try and hold a pen to scribble on paper. So he should be able to start writing soon" said the Governess
"Excellent, I also see the Prince mesmerized by the violin, I will be adding a music teacher to teach him how to play" Said the Queen
"Very well, Your Majesty" Replied the Governess
"I would also like to have you to be a Lady in Waiting in my circle for a short time" Asked the Queen
 

The Queen was with child again, so she wanted the Governess to be present during the birth, so she can take over with the infant's care, right at birth. She was so pleased with the progress of the Prince, she wants the same for her child that was growing in her womb.
 

Now it was time celebrate the Prince's 4th Birthday, The King threw a banquet and sent for all the nobles to come to pay their respects to the Prince.
 

Months after the Prince's birthday, Lady Coral, wife of the Marquess of Winchester, died of pneumonia. The King and Queen sent their condolences to Sir Herb.
 

After the Queen's first pregnancy, which is when she went into labor on the top of the staircase, if it hadn't of been for a strong man passing by right as the Queen was losing her balance. The Queen would have fallen down the stairs and possibly would have killed her along side the child she carried. So she decided towards the end of pregnancy, to retire from public life until she gives birth to her child
 

A few weeks later, the Queen goes into labor in the middle of the night, one of her ladies in waiting is sent to find the royal physician, while the rest of them prepare the chamber and the help the Queen be comfortable as possible.
 

In the early hours of the morning, after a complicated birth, the Queen delivers twins, to everyone amazement. None of the physicians could have predicated, but they were thrilled that the Queen and the infants were fine. She had given birth to a daughter and son.

The Lothario Family- Part 2

Here, the newly appointed the Duke of Somerset is giving his daughter away to be married today. He knew this day would come, but he would have wished his wife could be here to witness this day.

And here she's is, the beautiful Cassandra, she decided to wear her mother's wedding dress, in her honor. She missed her mother the most on this day, when she would begin her new life as a wife and with God's wish a mother herself.

She would look into her now husband's eye, looking at her kind eye with a bit of unsureness, but ignored as she was feeling a bit nervous herself. But what Don was feeling was cold feet.

And now that they were pronounced, they embraced and kissed, as their guest applauded and cheered.

Here they are, now being presented as Mr. and Mrs. Don Lothario,

After the ceremony, the Bride and Groom's guest joined them after for the reception, where they wish them luck and celebrated their union.

Few hours into the banquet, the couple was called to the dance floor, for their first dance together as a married. Everyone watched in awe as the newlyweds waltzed.

Then it came time for newlyweds to leave for their honeymoon, they thanked their guest for coming, said good bye to their family, everyone wished them a safe trip. The couple got into the carriage and waved to their guest good bye.

the newlyweds arrived at their destination and were weary from their trip, so they made their way to their chambers to change and to prepare for their wedding night.

Cassandra was nervous, she didn't have her mother to talk about what would happen on her wedding night, all she had to go by was things that her married friends would share with her and even then it was information that was shyly discussed. She hoped that her husband would be more knowledgeable about what was suppose to happen, to which he did.

The Goth Family- Part 3

A week after the wedding, Lady Dina's coronation took place. All of the noblemen and woman from far and wide came to witness the joyous occasion. The Duchess of Norfolk chose a beautiful purple gown, as it was the color of royalty. The King and the Prince of Wales stood by Lady Dina as the Archbishop crowned her.

"from day forth, with the king's pleasure and order, I crown you, Queen of England."
Everyone rejoiced for the newly crowned Queen.

After the Queen's Coronation, the royal family and their guest made their was to the banquet hall to celebrate. They danced, dined, drank and were merry in the of the Queen.

After dancing and receiving words of praise, the King, Prince and Queen retired to their chairs to talk amongst themselves.

"Your majesty, should start looking for a bride for the Prince of Wales" Asked the Queen

"Your majesty is kind to keep my son in your though, what does the Prince of wales say to what the Queen has suggested" said the King
"I would grateful for what ever the King decides for me "replied the Prince of Wales
"We shall start looking for a bride for when you turn 17" said the King

Months after the coronation the coronation, the Queen went into labor. Her ladies in waiting helped her into her chambers and sent for the royal physician. The Queen was in labor into the next morning.

In the early hours of the next day, the Queen delivered a healthy baby boy. A servant was sent to give the news to the King, while he made his way to the Queen's chamber, the ladies in waiting quickly cleaned and wrapped the infant and dressed the Queen more presentable, before the king walked into the Queen's Chambers. As soon the Queen is ready, a servant opens the door to let King in the Queen's chambers.
"Bring me the infant" the King orders
To which, Lady Nina walks towards to the King, infant in her arms. She hands the baby to the King, bows and steps back.
"My Queen, you have given me a healthy son, what shall we name him?"
"Ferdinand, it means to have courage"
"Very well, we will send out the announcements"
The king then handed the baby back to Lady Nina, walked over to the Queen, kissed her forehead and walked out of her chambers.

The next day, the King had a banquet organized, in celebration of the birth of his son, Prince Ferdinand. All of the Nobles came to congratulate the King and Queen, many came bearing gifts of cloths and jewels. Among their guest, the Queen noticed an old acquaintance, Lady Coral Oldie, wife of very wealthy merchant was present at the celebration. So she passed an invitation to Lady Coral and her husband for a special audience with her.

The following day, Lady Coral and her husband, Sir Herb Oldie, came to court to have their audience with the Queen. She remember them, from when her parents were doing business, they would always be the people her parents trusted. They come from a good fortune, that they have built on their own with their business.

So the Queen had decided to put a good word for them in with king and later that day, Sir Herb received a message from King, granting him an audience. The Queen hopes that with his good family name and history, his good business and fortune. That the King would like his company and be inclined to give him a position in his government.

So Sir Herb, returned to court by himself, for his audience with the King. The King invited him to play chess with him, as the King asked him questions about his family, his schooling and his business. So Herb told him about how he came from a very old and strong name, but unfortunately his family name would end, seeing as his wife produced only one daughter and was in no place to produce more children. He attended university until he achieved his masters degree and opened a clothing making business, which became very successfully and has been living comfortably. The King thought he would be a candidate to be put in place in his government.

The Lothario Family- Part 1

This is Don Lothario, the man with the black hair and maroon suit. The lovely lady sitting next to him is the woman he has chosen to be his wife. Don never intended to married ever, he was content on being a bachelor all of his life, being strapped down, which is how he felt about being, with a one woman for the rest of his life wasn't something he wanted.

Going on a night in the downtown district, meeting beautiful woman from every class, flirting with them, stealing kisses and staying out at all hours of the night was his kind of night.

He was a doctor, so his hours were very erratic, so he could never stick to seeing only one girl, because she would never be available when he would would be enjoying his time off. So it was only natural that he seek the attention of different women.

He would dine with all sort of lovely ladies, it didn't matter to him that they were married because he had no intention of asking for their hands, he only wanted to enjoy their company for time he had. And when they would leave to tend to their duties....

He easily found someone else to fill the time, he didn't take personally if they didn't want to venture farther than what they were comfortable, whether if they would just let him steal a kiss or if accepted his invitation to his chambers....

If the was a conquest he truly wanted to explore, he would turn on the charm, there was not a woman on earth that he could not seduce into submission. He would have continued to live this way until the end of his days.

But it was his mother's dying wish that he get married and have a family. And after his father died, he left everything to his son with the condition that he be married first, before he was given his father's estates. And this is where Cassandra Goth comes in, Her father, the Duke of Somerset was looking for a husband for her daughter, out of all the suitors, she chose Don Lothario. This is going to be interesting.