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Hugh de Rousillon was a [[Questing Knight]] whose [[Dawn culture and customs#Test of Mettle|test of mettle]] saw him defeating a particularly nasty band of raiding [[Druj]] attacking into [[Weirwater]]. As the nephew of the Dawnish general Leon de Rousillon, and the scion of a politically and militarily powerful Dawn [[noble house]], great things wereexpected of Hugh. | |||
In his youth he was a personable, enthusiastic and idealistic knight with extensive battlefield experience. After the disaster that was the reign of [[Empress Giselle]] Hugh was convinced to put himself forward for the Throne. With the support of Dawnish, [[The Marches||Marcher]], [[The Brass Coast|Freeborn]] and [[Wintermark]] senators (no doubt encouraged by the generals of their respective nation, still smarting over the disasters they saw as being forced on them by Empress Giselle's refusal to listen to their advice.). | |||
====Reign==== | ====Reign==== | ||
Unfortunately, he was an absolutely abyssmal administrator, incapable of delegation, torn between the realities of political life and his personal idealism. | |||
His reign is marked by a dizzying number of feasts, banquets and tourneys during which he desperately tried to woo an increasingly jaded Imperial Senate, as well as a sequence of crushing military defeats as Generals began to compete with each other over dwindling resources. | His reign is marked by a dizzying number of feasts, banquets and tourneys during which he desperately tried to woo an increasingly jaded Imperial Senate, as well as a sequence of crushing military defeats as Generals began to compete with each other over dwindling resources. | ||
Revision as of 16:32, 23 March 2013
Reign: 347 YE - 368 YE TBC
Called:The Fat
Early Life and Election
Hugh de Rousillon was a Questing Knight whose test of mettle saw him defeating a particularly nasty band of raiding Druj attacking into Weirwater. As the nephew of the Dawnish general Leon de Rousillon, and the scion of a politically and militarily powerful Dawn noble house, great things wereexpected of Hugh.
In his youth he was a personable, enthusiastic and idealistic knight with extensive battlefield experience. After the disaster that was the reign of Empress Giselle Hugh was convinced to put himself forward for the Throne. With the support of Dawnish, |Marcher, Freeborn and Wintermark senators (no doubt encouraged by the generals of their respective nation, still smarting over the disasters they saw as being forced on them by Empress Giselle's refusal to listen to their advice.).
Reign
Unfortunately, he was an absolutely abyssmal administrator, incapable of delegation, torn between the realities of political life and his personal idealism.
His reign is marked by a dizzying number of feasts, banquets and tourneys during which he desperately tried to woo an increasingly jaded Imperial Senate, as well as a sequence of crushing military defeats as Generals began to compete with each other over dwindling resources.
While Hugh is on the throne, the Empire loses Mournwold, Liathaven, Segura, Reikos and finally Karsk. The Imperial Senate and the Military Council consistently squabble over apportioning blame; senators of individual nations refuse to assist each other for fear that their own lands be lost next. Following the departure of the Holberg senator in 346 a total of six senators are forced to step down during Hugh's reign, making the turmoil in the Senate even worse.
Death and Legacy
By the end of his reign, the Emperor was almost unrecognisable as the energetic young man he had been when the took the Throne. Decades of feasting had left him corpulent and unhealthy, barely able to fit into his harness. Trying to stay ahead of the manipulations and machinations of the Senate had left him exhausted and despondent. According to those who saw him in the fateful battle for Karsk that spelled the end of his reign and ultimately his life, he was a broken man who embraced the peace offered by death.
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