Henry Chamberlain

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Henry Chamberlain is the King of the Kingdom of Dubris. Whom according to himself was born to a family of merchants and sea-farers somewhere along the coast of the Sea of Slaves, most likely on of the various port cities and islands in the south east. He is a largely unknown and irrelevant figure in Rathnir and only came to any semblence of power very recently. Henry has some ties to the guilds of Rathnir including the cartography and trade guilds but is largely unaffiliated with any other organizations. He suddenly became a nobleman in the Kingdom of Dubris on December 15, 2021; rumored to have given noble privileges by the former King Giggio of Dubris. He is currently the King and primary head-of-state of the Kingdom of Dubris.

Origin

The origins of Henry Chamberlain are not clear however according to his own personal accounts he is from a port-city in the Rough Seas. He presumably worked for the local merchant and maritime guilds for sometime, although very little actual documentation of him exists prior to December 15, 2021 when he became a noble in Dubris.

Rise to Power

His rise to a nobleman in the council of the Kingdom of Dubris came seemingly out of no where as he has had no known affiliation with any other organization at the time of his ascension. It is rumored that it was King Giggio I, at the time only Prince Giggio, that granted him a seat on the Dubrian Council on December 15, 2021; possibly out of a pre-existing relationship. He was immediately promoted to the position of Chamberlain and on December 19 he became a Baron and was given rule over the Isle of Hansa as a fiefdom; a small island west of the island of Dubris. Both of which are situated near the southern coast of the Osterium Sea. Shortly thereafter becoming Chancellor and the secondary head-of-state of Dubris on December 21, 2021 in the aftermath of the Dubrian Crisis.  The next day however, King Giggio was delivered an ultimatum by the Eldham based Kingdom of Lunaris, who in a highly imperialistic fashion; broke previous agreements made under King Dampswamp of Dubris and offered King Giggio to either surrender Dubris as a vassal-state of Lunaris or face war and destruction. The King who had only gianed the title the previous day, reluctantly accepted and resigned mere hours after accepting the ultimatum. The Council of Dubris then passed the crown to the then Chancellor Henry Chamberlain, who became king on December 22, 2021.

Dubrian Crisis

On December 21, 2021, in an event dubbed the Dubrian Crisis. A political crisis regarding the Kingdom of Dubris in which the previous King Dampswamp of Dubris, under the threat of invasion by pirates (presumably of Tortuga). Agreed to render the kingdom as vassal state of the much larger Kingdom of Baranov. This act however outraged many of his nobles, including the at the time Prince Giggio of Dubris. The Prince along with other nobles, most notably Henry Chamberlain; pressured the King into abdicating and giving control to the now King Giggio of Dubris. After which the vassalisation treaty was immediately renounced and Henry Chamberlain was promoted to the newly created office of Chancellor, which is to be the 2nd highest office to that of the King. Making Dubris once again an independent kingdom with a new head-of-state. However, the Kingdom of Lunaris whom Dubris had various peace and cooperations agreements with; presumably in a sense of opportunity delivered an ultimatum to King Giggio on December 22 that offered him to either surrender the Kingdom as a vassal state to Lunaris or face war. The King reluctantly accepted and subsequently resigned mere hours after accepting the ultimatum; a very swift council decision then passed the crown to Henry Chamberlain; who (as of December 22) is now the current King of Dubris.

Chancellor

After assuming the position of Chancellor on December 21, 2021.

Baron of Hansa

Upon the discovery of the Isle of Hansa by Henry Chamberlain himself on December 19, 2021. [WIP]