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'''Æsileif Haraldsdóttir of the House of Ettlingar Freyu''' (born 1588 in Port Nevermore, [[Kildare]]; died in 1686 during the destruction of [[Stormark]]) was a [[Froyalanish]]–[[Stormark|Storish]] lady. She was the Queen of [[Ravaria]] as well as a member of the [[Royal Family of Elwynn]] and belonged to the [[House of Ettlingar Freyu]]. Daughter of High King [[Harald]] of Stormark and his mistress [[Geirbjörg Gefialdrsdottir]], Æsileif was the twin sister of [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]]. | |||
Records show that she married the exiled King [[Arkadius III]] of Batavia (1552–1634, reigned 1578–1582, and remained king, but in exile, until 1585) in 1584 (which would have been four years before her official birth). She reportedly had two children with him: Charlotte (1584–1661) and [[Frederik Hendrik des Vinandy|Frederik Hendrik]] (1585–1616). She never resided in Batavia, staying instead in Stormark until the accession of her nephew [[Noah of Elwynn|Noah]] to the [[Vanic Elwynn|throne of Elwynn]] in 1623, when she moved to [[Elwynn]]. She remained estranged from her husband during this period. Upon her husband's death in 1634, she claimed herself Dowager Queen of Batavia, though this was disputed by several Batavian leaders. | |||
Æsileif is believed to have died during the [[collapse of Stormark]]. Her body was recovered by the [[Order of the Holy Lakes]] in early 1686, identified by DNA and dental records, and then cremated, with her ashes spread in the sea. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:43, 18 May 2024
Æsileif Haraldsdóttir of the House of Ettlingar Freyu (born 1588 in Port Nevermore, Kildare; died in 1686 during the destruction of Stormark) was a Froyalanish–Storish lady. She was the Queen of Ravaria as well as a member of the Royal Family of Elwynn and belonged to the House of Ettlingar Freyu. Daughter of High King Harald of Stormark and his mistress Geirbjörg Gefialdrsdottir, Æsileif was the twin sister of Hallbjörn Haraldsson.
Records show that she married the exiled King Arkadius III of Batavia (1552–1634, reigned 1578–1582, and remained king, but in exile, until 1585) in 1584 (which would have been four years before her official birth). She reportedly had two children with him: Charlotte (1584–1661) and Frederik Hendrik (1585–1616). She never resided in Batavia, staying instead in Stormark until the accession of her nephew Noah to the throne of Elwynn in 1623, when she moved to Elwynn. She remained estranged from her husband during this period. Upon her husband's death in 1634, she claimed herself Dowager Queen of Batavia, though this was disputed by several Batavian leaders.
Æsileif is believed to have died during the collapse of Stormark. Her body was recovered by the Order of the Holy Lakes in early 1686, identified by DNA and dental records, and then cremated, with her ashes spread in the sea.
