Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg

Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg
Coat of arms of de la Gardie of Ochterburg
Full name	Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg
AKA	Zachariah Wythe al-Osman de la Gardie
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Biographical information
Father	Benjamin Wythe al-Osman de la Gardie
Mother	Ivana Enujohanenion
Spouse	Ihsane bint Salah Ad-Din Al-Lusirni
Date of birth	1698 AN
Place of birth	Shirekeep
Residence(s)	Ochterburg, Vrijplaats
Nationality	Kurum Ash-Sharqian Hurmudan
Allegiance(s)	Kurum Ash-Sharqia
Alma mater	Peace Academy
Occupation	Prince of Kurum Ash-Sharqia

Nobility of Kurum Ash-Sharqia
Royal Family
Sultan · Crown Prince · House of Al-Lusirni
Noble ranks
Emir	Emir of Ochterburg · Emir of Anlaq
Sheikh	Sheikh of Oud Laar · Sheikha of Eikenhorst · Sheikh of Faisaloord
Untitled	House of Blankvelder · House of Khalaf · House of Qasim · House of Zahraan-Khatib
Notable people
Salah Ad-Din Al-Lusirni  · Elisabeth Asara des Vinandy  · Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg · Faisal Van Looveren
Related topics
Order of As-Saif · Royal Order of the Gazelle · Register of Filiation · Armorial of Kurum Ash-Sharqia
Portal Kurum Ash-Sharqia

Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg, Prince of Kurum Ash-Sharqia, Emir of Ochterburg (born as Zachariah Wythe al-Osman de la Gardie, 1698 AN in Shirekeep, Shireroth) is a Kurum Ash-Sharqian nobleman of Shirerithian descent and Knight of the Holy Lakes.

Education and early career

Zachariah Wythe al-Osman de la Gardie moved to Hurmu at the age of 18 to study at the Hurmu Peace Academy. As a newly graduated Officer of the Peace, he was immediately thrown into the 1719–1720 Hurmu civil conflict, in which he fought bravely. In 1720 AN, he was transferred to the Hurmu Fyrð with the rank Superintendent Inspector of the Fyrð (OR-3). During the same conflict, he was in charge of prisoners of war from the Green Turbans, and began studying their religion. In the end, while vehemently disagreeing with their politics and military actions, he had, while reading the holy scriptures of their religion, found God. During a trip to Kurum ash-Sharqia, he officially converted to Islam during a ceremony in the Masjid al-Huriya in Vrijplaats.

His conversion to placed him at odds with his relatives within the House of Osman who hold to the Zurvanite religion, leaving him at the slight risk of physical assault whenever they are in the vicinity. Such threats were condemned by the head of the House of Wythe as well as by the Chancellor and Commander of the Order of the Holy Lakes, who defended Zachariah's dignity and reputation. Bodyguards were assigned to Zachariah upon his return to Hurmu.

Marriage and issue

In 1722 AN he married Kurum Ash-Sharqian princess Ihsane bint Salah Ad-Din Al-Lusirni. It is believed that the first encounters between Ihsane and Zakariyya took place at the time of his conversion. At his marriage he was created Emir of Ochterburg and awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of As-Saif. He changed his name to Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg, and moved to Kurum Ash-Sharqia permanently, setting up a household in Ochterburg for himself and his wife, and their future children.

Children:

• Yousra bint Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg (♀, 1726 AN)
• Nabila bint Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg (♀, 1727 AN)
• Muhammad ibn Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg (♂, 1729 AN)
• Zakariyya ibn Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg (♂, 1731 AN)
• Nawfal ibn Zakariyya de la Gardie of Ochterburg (♂, 1733 AN)

Personal life

Zakariyya is particularly close to his elder brother Malachi, who he regards as his best friend. After Zakariyya's conversion, Malachi became interested in his brother's religion, too, and converted under the supervision of his brother in 1730. Zakariyya took part in the wedding celebrations for Malachi and his Phineonesian wife Affah binti Idris Shahabuddin in 1732. The next year, Zakariyya became an uncle for the first time.

Titles and honors

Coat of arms

Period	Coat of arms	Comments
1698–1722		He used his father's coat of arms which is an escutcheon consisting of his father's mother's alliance arms (sinister: Wythe; dexter: al-Osman) defaced with his father's father's (de la Gardie) in chief.
1722–present		Upon becoming Emir of Ochterburg, the shield was crowned with an emir's coronet, and his patrilineal arms in chief over the shield of the city of Ochterburg

National

Title/honor	Date	Notes
Prince of Kurum Ash-Sharqia	1722 AN	As per his wedding with Princess Ihsane
Emir of Ochterburg	1722 AN	Awarded at his wedding
Grand Cordon of the Order of As-Saif	1722 AN	Awarded at his wedding

Foreign

Country	Title/honor	Date	Notes
Order of the Holy Lakes	Knight of the Holy Lakes	1698 AN	As a birth member