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 Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:57 am
Even after countless minor meetings, Ratbod was still surprised at the duke's charm every time they met in front of others. He had wrenched every right imaginable from Lotharingia during his time as Archbishop, undoubtedly hurting the power of the dukedom immensely, and yet he could never detect even an ounce of sarcasm in Radulf's praise. Truly, he was blessed with either an unnatural charisma or density to accomplish such a task.
After an acknowledging nod, he addressed the assembly. "With Duke Radulf's acceptance of his nomination, we now have three candidates to the royal crown. As I believe no further candidates will present themselves, I believe the time has come for the candidates and their fellow princes to come to an agreement as to which one of them will best serve the needs of the the kingdom, both in the eyes of her princes and in those of God."
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:47 am
After Radulf appeared, Ralph had to smile when he heard him talking. He was pleased with the nomination, and if he could get to be next king, Ralph would have a very powerful ally.
Suddendly, all of his problems seemed to go away. The title of count was already his, having a whole new court seemed closer than ever, and if someone could charm the count of Wareham into giving his daughter for marriage to Ralph, that was Radulf. The count just had to be careful and not attract Guntram's anger towards himself, and everything would be fine.
After a few moments, he saw Elizabeth leaving the room, so he ordered his sidesman to follow her discreetly. However, her father noticed that and gave Ralph a dirty look, to which he replied with a light smile.
*I just want to make sure she is safe, you should not send her away like that, with nobody to watch her*
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:03 pm
Faustus struggled to keep the fury from boiling up over him. His mind raced throwing words together and was about to spew them all out in a storm when the Duke of Lotharinga made his late entrance. He came in a rush of charm and good taste. Faustus liked the man, but had really not wanted to give Guntram the last word. Now pursuing the conversation with the fury he was going to before would make him seem childish, so he saved face nodded to the newly entered Duke.
“Ah! Radulf, how good it is to see a man of reason enter these proceedings. Your appearance is late, but you managed to save face quite nicely. As well as squelch the squabbling.” He smirked at the Duke of Saxony.
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:26 pm
Guntram smirked as the Duke of Lotharinga walked in shaking his head towards the man's need to greet everyone on such a personal level."Sir Radulf it has been quite long since either of us have seen one another. And the lands I run are safe and full of growth as for the people, they seem well enough with what I have done, if not better."He watched as Radulf accept the nomination to be the next possible King of Germany. Before Guntram looked towards Faustus shrugging at his comment before listening to the Archbishop speak out saying they had to talk and decided the next King. He took a deep breath thinking about everything, deciding he wouldn't be upset if he lost to Radulf, knowing he was a good man to lead this country, but Faustus was another concern.
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Little Sholac Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:44 pm
Radulf only smiled at all of the greetings he received, and gave a small chuckle at the barb of his late appearance, "Again, I do apologize for my lateness, but I could not leave a beautiful lady to herself in such a city. The Ladies of our country hold as much in our hearts as anyone else; for all must be looked after to bring our country to it's peek." He stated with a a charismatic smile, "Sir Faustus, Sir Guntram your wives are as enchanting as ever, how are the children? It has been some time since I have seen them and I hope their studies go well, but of course how could they not! With such fathers as you to guide them, the next generation of our people shale grow stronger with each generation." The small talk was once again essential, but as the Archbishop calling order to the meeting Radulf bowed, "Forgive me Archbishop, it would seem in my excitement of seeing everyone again, I have spoken much, please. Let us proceed with the meeting, for our country must not be without it's king, God rest his soul." Radulf stated with the truest sincerity available to him as his eyes closed and his right arm reached up and he placed his fist over his heart, before opening his eyes moments later to nod his head. "And I agree, the Kingdom must be taken into account, come my friends, each of us would benefit the country, for all of us hold within our own hands the knowledge and heart to lead the lands, let us put aside such arguments for the time and focus on our future, old rivalries can be taken care of later, but for now, our focus must be for our country and the people." Radulf was serious about that, he knew of the small verbal fights that would sometimes come up between the men here, and hoped that they would put them aside for the moment for the meeting to progress smoothly.
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:26 am
Raplh watched everyone's reactions. If things got tough, there could be a war of succession, which could cost him his counties.
There were only a few choices, so he was already sure about who had his support.
Lord Faustus was married to a pagan, that tribal woman had little to offer as the queen. And he was very hot headed as well. They had a beatiful daughter that could be not only good company for him, but she seemed educated enough to give good advise. But she was the child of a savage, and although Ralph could get her to convert if they married, the fact of who her mother was would always be in the minds of everyone. Anyways, not a good choice for a king.
Lord Guntram was too cruel to even think of him as the king. He already had more power than Ralph would have liked for someone like him. While his wife seemed a very good person, Ralph doubted she had any influence over him. They were living together without being married so they could not hope to have even the slight support from the church. If Ralph supported him, he would lose a lot of respect from all the nobility and the Church.
Lord Radulf was not ready to be king, he was too kind with everyone to be trusted with important decisions. As much as Ralph hated the idea, wars were a good way to make money for everyone, from lesser nobles to the king himself. But he also had a daughter almost on age, and he was not in a hurry for getting married. He could wait a few years.
If he supported Radulph, he was sure the duke would remember it for a long time.
After he made his decision, he waited for the Archbishop to start the voting.
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Little Sholac Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:56 pm
Guntram stood still thinking about somethings that would come with being a king and not sure if he was ready for dealing with them, in an appropriate manner. He sighed as he looked towards the Archbishop before he spoke."I renounce my candidacy, and put my support to Duke of Lotharinga, Radulf, to be the next King of Germany."Guntram nodded towards the Archbishop before stepping away to get away from the crowd of people it getting far to annoying to deal with for him. He stood off to the side watching the events to come from what he had said.
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:03 pm
Ratbod considered the events that had transpired. Although disliked, Guntram had immediately bowed to the church and had both the will and the strength to keep his fellow dukes in line. Still, perhaps a weaker king was not all bad; at least a change of heart would be less likely to be devastating to the church.
The Archbishop of Trier rose. "I believe with the Duke of Saxony's vote cast, we have a clear candidate for the crown. If the Duke of Swabia would kindly step down as well then we should be able to bring an end to this Diet and return to our realms with a new king."
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:14 pm
A wave of relief washed over Faustus. He hadn’t wanted to step up to the plate anyway. He didn’t let it show on his face though. He was just glad that the Duke of Saxony was wise enough to step down as well. Radulf was a much better choice for diplomatic matters. He still couldn’t guess exactly what Guntram was playing at. Was he just being cautious? Faustus knew he would have to be careful in the future, and be sure that his goblets of wine were not poisoned. He made an enemy that he did not desire. He supposed that it was all well in the end that at least he spoke up against what he did not support. He would rather die true to his beliefs than cower in fear to a tyrant. The Duke of Swabia nodded slowly.
“ I renounce my claim as well and cast my vote for the Duke of Lotharinga as well.”
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:24 pm
After Faustus renounced his candidacy the Diet held an official vote, but with no opposition the result was already given. Radulf, the Duke of Lotharingia, was proclaimed King of Germany. The very next day his coronation was held in Frankfurt, the Archbishop of Trier being very careful to place himself at that ceremony's head as well.
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