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Frankonig von Orleans

Titles: Emperor of The Franks, Prince of Orleans, Prince of England and King or England Birth: 9th June 1220 AD Death: 1st August 1299 AD Length of Life: 79 years Father: Prince William von Orleans Mother: Princess Grunwell von Orleans Predecessor: Prince William von Orleans Successor: Emperor Franamagne von Orleans Spouse: Princess Isabel of England Coronation: 1257 AD Length of reign: 42 years

Early life as Prince von Orleans

Frankonig was born as Prince von Orleans to Prince William von Orleans and Princess Grunwell von Orleans. He came from a long dynasty of rulers of Orleans known as the House von Orleans. They claimed to be descended from Charlemagne of The Holy Roman Empire. Frankonig grew up with Alayen the son of Prince William von Orleans's friend Duke Edward Brabant. In March 1235, when Frankonig turned 15, war broke out between the Principality of Orleans and the Kingdom of France. Prince William led the army of Orleans to many victories which included the conquering of French towns such as Nantes and Dijon. However, in July 1237 at the Battle of Toulouse, Prince William was cornered off from his men by French knights and was brutally slain. Though the battle was eventually won, the loss of Prince William affected Orleanese morale. When word of Prince William's death reached Orleanburg, the gathered earls proclaimed Frankonig: Prince von Orleans. Thus at the ripe age of 17, Frankonig became ruler of a realm that covered 5/6 of the land that France historically ruled.

Early alliances, marriage to Princess Isabel and King of England

In desperate need of political and military alliances, Frankonig looked to England and his father's close friend Prince Edward Longshanks. On 14th October 1239, Frankonig sailed to England to marry Princess Isabel, the daughter of Edward Longshanks. Thus, Frankonig became Prince of England and heir to the English throne. When King Henry III died in 1240, the earls who supported the Plantaganet bloodline proclaimed Frankonig, King of England. Those that did not were exiled to Scotland and Ireland. With the support of the English and Orleanese, Frankonig could turn his gaze to conquest and his final confrontation with France.

War with France and Germany and proclamation as Emperor of the Franks

In 1242, Frankonig declared war against France and marched his troops from Paris and Bordeaux down to Toulouse. The French king, Louis IX had recently married Princess Eleanor, the daughter of Richard von Cornwall of The Holy Roman Empire and was thus the heir to the Empire. With the life of his son-in-law on the line, Richard von cornwall had no choice but to declare war on England and Orleans. Meanwhile, Frankonig had defeated the French army and then besieged Toulouse. Within weeks, the army of the Holy Roman Empire had arrived on the outskirts of Toulouse. To face this new threat, Frankonig ordered most of his men to remain with him while a smaller portion continued to besiege Toulouse. At around noon on Thursday, 2nd of June, the armies of the two super powers prepared to face off against one another. The commander of the German army was Frankonig's childhood friend Alayen, the new Duke Brabant. Frankonig, saw his friend on the battlefield and requested to meet with him. The two lords rode into the centre of the two armies, each bearing the standard of their factions. After a long discussion between Frankonig and Alayen, Alayen exclaimed to the entire German army the words: ''Ewig! Ewig! Konig von der Frank''. In unison, the rest of the German army chanted with him. This meant that they recgonised Frankonig as Emperor of the Franks and rightful king of all Frankish Peoples. Without the backing of his army, Richard von Cornwall fled the Holy Roman Empire and went into exile. Frankonig then led a triumph through the streets of Aachen where he was crowned Emperor of the Franks.

Conquest of Hungary

In 1257, the neighboring Kingdom of Hungary led raids on many of the Frankish Empire's outer settlements. In response to this threat, Emperor Frankonig sent an emissary to King Bela IV of Hungary with a letter saying: ''Stop your attacks on my lands which were granted to me through the power of God. Lest you wish to feel his wrath, you will stop attacking us.'' The emissary never returned to Orleanburg, he was beheaded the moment The Hungarian king received the letter. Thus in response Emperor Frankonig led his army of French, English and Germans against the small Kingdom of Hungary. The Hungarian s however, would not give up so easily. They fought fiercely against the Frankish army and built many woodland forts and treetop battle towers. Thus it was only after years of war in 1263 that the Conquest of Hungary was finally complete.

The years of peace and the birth of Franamagne

With the Hungarians defeated, the Frankish Empire entered an era of peace and prosperity. It was announced in late 1263 that the Empress was with child. The child was born on the 5th of May 1264 and Frankonig named him Franamagne. Meaning: The Great Frank. With news of this, the realm broke into celebration to celebrate the birth of the imperial heir. In the following years, the realms of Aragon, Castille and Portugal joined the Frankish Empire as satellite states which paid an annual tribute to Frankonig worth 500,000 Orleaurum. Thus the borders of the Frankish Empire grew to span from Lisbon in the West to Szeged in the East which far exceeded to expanse of Charlemagne's empire.

Franamagne's coronation as crown prince and death of Frankonig.

In 1298 at the age of 78, Frankonig crowned Franamagne crown prince of the Empire. With the issue of succession settled, Frankonig retreated to his palace in England where he lived out the last year of his life. He died in 1299, aged 79 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. A huge masoleum was carved over the tomb with the inscription, ''Here lies the Emperor of the Franks. Truly a most noble and honorable man. May his soul forever walk the paths of heaven in the heavenly peace of God's grace.'' With the death of his father, Franamagne was crowned Emperor and lived up to his name of(The Great Frank). He further expanded the borders of the Frankish Empire when he led the tenth crusade agtainst the Muslims in the Holy Land. It resulted in the defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Jerusalem and the regaining of Jerusalem for Christiandom.