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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Nov 6, 2006 15:55:17 GMT
In this section, please post the profiles of deceased characters using the Profile Form. May they Rest in Peace.
Name: e.g. John Smith
Date of Birth: e.g. 1/12/1642
Date of Death and Age: e.g. 16/5/1648 Thirty-eight
Cause of death: e.g. heart attack, battle wounds...how did they die? When, who were they with...?
Nationality: e.g. English
Appearance: e.g. John had short dark brown hair, bright blue eyes and his skin was tanned. He was quite tall, had a bulky build...blah blah...
Personality: e.g. John was a friendly young man who was compassionate and understanding. He could be funny at times and enjoyed the company of others...blah blah...
History: Please make sure that this is detailed enough for us to understand your character, think about what inspired you to think of your character, where they're from, their bloodline, why they have the job that they have...etc.
Tribute: Anything you'd like to say about that character...a little funeral speech?
Image: Provide an image of your character, e.g. an actor or actress who would play your character.
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Nov 8, 2006 19:42:15 GMT
Name: Louis Thomas de Bourbon (always known as Thomas) Date of Birth: 15/5/1626 Date of Death and Age: 25/7/1667 Forty-one. Cause of death: Cancer (most likely of the lungs, worsened during his period fighting the Great Fire in 1666). Died at Hampton Court. Nationality: French Appearance: Thomas was a tall, handsome, dark haired man...with slightly tanned skin and a rugged appearance due to his travels and adventures. His dark, Bourbon eyes have been inherited by his children. Personality: Thomas was a kind, loyal, highly intelligent and extremely wise man. He did have a stubborn streak, and was very good with numbers and saving money. Some called him tight-fisted, others called him an investor. He was ever working hard for both his countries, Kings, and interests of his children. A Protestant, following his cousin's values as opposed to those of his Catholic French family. History: Thomas was the son of Gaston de Bourbon, the second son of King Henry IV of France. His mother, Mary of Bourbon, died shortly after the birth of his sister. Raised in France, he travelled to England and Holland, ever trying to aid his cousin in his claim to the throne. He lived out his last days in triumph in England, yet leaving his young children as orphans. For a more detailed account of Thomas' life please see The Bourbon History. Tribute: His children loved him dearly, and thus, try to follow his example. If they are succeeding in this is another matter indeed... Image:  |
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Nov 8, 2006 19:57:54 GMT
Name: Jane de Bourbon (formely Carey) Date of Birth: 22/12/1635 Date of Death and Age: 08/01/1653 Eighteen. Cause of death: Died in Childbirth at the family home in Yorkshire. Nationality: English Appearance: Tall and slender, she had pale skin, bright blue eyes and hair the colour of honey and amber. A diamond in the rough wilderness of Yorkshire. Personality: Jane was extremely practical, having been raised on a small farmyard manor on the moors of Yorkshire. She was bright, witty and sweet-natured. Always smiling, she was gracious and calm at all times, even in the face of adversity. Thomas liked her for her innocence in a time of trecheary. History: Jane lived a sheltered and provincial life with her Mother and Father on a farm on the Yorkshire's moors. Rumours abounded that her Father's name Carey had some from the royal bastard children of Henry VIII and Mary Boleyn, sister of the infamous Anne. When the young Charles and Thomas passed their cottage on their way back from Scotland in 1650, her Father gave the King and his cousin food and shelter. Struck by her beauty and charm, Thomas fell in love with her immeadiately, remained behind in England and married her. She gave him two children and a three happy years of marriage before dying whilst giving birth to Victoire. Tribute: Her son has more of her light looks than her dark daughter...yet he has not inherited her good nature. Never knowing her mother, whom she resembles little, Victoire has almost no regard for her. She is merely a woman in a portrait. Frederick, on the other hand, blames his sister entirely for her death... Image:  |
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Nov 8, 2006 20:15:19 GMT
Name: Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans ('Minette') Date of Birth: 6/6/1644 Date of Death and Age: 30/7/1670 Twenty-six. Cause of death: Peritonitis caused by a perforated ulcer...so they say. Some others (the King and Victoire included) suspect she was poisoned by friends of her husband’s jealous homosexual lover the Chevalier de Lorraine. Nationality: Half French/Half English Appearance: Of medium height, pale, with dark hair, dark eyes, and lips that always had a slight smile upon them. Personality: Extremely clever, diplomatic (she helped organise the secret treaty of Dover in 1670) and kind. Always keen and eager to try and help everyone she could, and extremely carng towards her cousin Victoire. She loved her brother Charles greatly. History: Born at Bedford House, Exeter, at a time when the English Civil War was raging across the land. Two weeks after her birth, her mother, Henrietta Maria, fled the country. Minette was not reunited with her mother until she was two years old. After her father, Charles I was beheaded in 1649 and a republic was proclaimed in England, her mother made her home at the French court, nominally presided over by King Louis XIV. Minette thus grew up at the French court. At age 17, Minette married Philippe duc d'Orléans, the only brother of Louis XIV, then King of France. The marriage was an unhappy one. Philippe was cruel and preferred the company of men. In 1670, she briefly returned to England to help organise the secret treaty of Dover. She died at the Palace of Saint-Cloud, just two weeks after the treaty was signed. One of her ladies in waiting, Louise de Kérouaille, left for England after her death to spy for Louis XIV by becoming her brother's mistress. Tribute: Minette was the favourite sister of Charles II and was much beloved by all. She will never be forgotten. Image:  |
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Jun 15, 2007 22:32:34 GMT
Name: Admiral Charles K. Laurence ('Larry' to most people) Date of Birth: 28/2/1635 Date of Death and Age: 13/7/1674 Thirty-nine. Cause of death: Shot in the chest by the Bo'Sun of the Jolly Roger whilst protecting Jack Sparrow at the Palace of Whitehall. Nationality: English Appearance: Larry was strong, tall and well-built. His hair had gone prematurely grey. He had only one eye and has lost an arm fighting for his country, though had an extremely warm smile almost constantly on his lips. Personality: Strong, clever and full of courage. Kind-hearted and considerate. Extremely loyal, he was always willing to aid anyone whose cause was good and true. History: Despite his disadvantages, Charles never felt pity for himself. He had served the King since his Restoration, fleeing to America during the time of Cromwell. His origins were mostly unknown. Believed to be of common birth, he rose to the rank of acting Admiral (when the Duke of York was not at sea) and was subsequently admired for his valour and intelligence. Thomas de Bourbon said he was a man of "excellence" and would go far in the world. He had a fondness for the young Duchess of Norfolk, having known her father. His naval sea battles with the Dutch were and still are legendary, and it was during one of those battles that he lost his arm and eye. Tribute: His bravery shone through to the end. He died saving others, and his loss will hang heavy on the hearts of those who knew him. Image: 
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Jun 15, 2007 22:49:13 GMT
Name: Frederick de Bourbon, Duke of Norfolk Date of Birth: 23/03/1651 Date of Death and Age: 22/7/1674 Twenty-two. Cause of death: Beaten and stabbed in the groin by Captain Evelyn O'Malley, seeking revenge after his attempt to rape her. Shot in the head by his sister Victoire de Bourbon, to spare him a slow, painful death. Nationality: Half French/Half English Appearance: Frederick was tall, well built, and handsome. He was pale, like his surviving sister, with dark eyes, but with fair, brown hair tinged with blonde. He resembled his deceased Mother. Personality: Highly intelligent and snobby. Frederick was cold, calculating and manipulative, yet still had the Bourbon charm and elegance. He was dangerous when angered, but panics under pressure. Had a taste for anything expensive, and anything in a skirt... History: Frederick was the eldest child of Thomas de Bourbon, and haunted the corridors at court following in his father's footsteps with his childhood friend Sir Reginald DuFrain. He made grave errors of judgement, siding with the unpopular Catholics, and then plotting with Protestants to put his sister on the throne as a puppet Queen to give him immense power. He made a fatal mistake siding with James Hook to try and destroy his sister and Evelyn O'Malley, the only woman he could not claim... For Frederick's full history please see The Bourbon Family History. Tribute: Not a man, but a monster. His death has set in motion a chain of events which spells more doom for those in the world of the living. Having died at sea his soul has been claimed by Davy Jones...though it in fact belongs to the devil... Image:  |
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