Henry Chamberlain

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 Baron of the Isle of Hansa and a vassal of the Fjarldom of Aatyeli.

Origin

The origins of Henry Chamberlain are not clear however according to his own personal accounts he is from a port-city in the Tortugan Sea. 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 according to some sources broke agreements made under King Dampswamp of Dubris and gave an ultiatum to King Giggio to either surrender Dubris as a territory 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. Following the Dubrian

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. On December 24, 2021 the Kingdom of Lunaris became part of the Sapphire Commonwealth, with Henry Chamberlain being made a direct official within the Kingdom of Lunaris, the Baron of Dubris and officially nullifying the previous Kingdom of Dubris. On December 26, 2021; Henry Chamberlain resigned his office as the Baron of Dubris and renounced his allegience to the Kingdom of Lunaris and Sapphire Commonwealth all together.

Chancellor and Kingship

After assuming the position of Chancellor on December 21, 2021 appointed by King Giggio, Henry Chamberlain passed no further legislation or made any significant official decisions of note. On December 22, 2021 Henry was appointed the King of Dubris after the resignation of King Giggio, having effetively dissolved the Kingdom which was now under the control of Lunaris. The legal existence of the title King of Dubris was effectively nullified immediately and Henry Chamberlain did not achieve anything of note as the defunct King of Dubris.

Baron of Hansa

Upon the discovery of the Isle of Hansa by Henry Chamberlain himself on December 19, 2021, Henry claimed the island under the name of the Kingdom of Dubris and gave it it's name of Hansa; the then King Dampswamp gave him rule over the island with the new of the Barony of the Isle of Hansa. The legallity of this early settlement by Henry on behalf of Dubris is questionable if not outright illegal, however due to the low-profile and small nature of the island and his activities it was largely ignored. Henry retained this legaly-questionable title and de facto rule of Hansa throughout the Dubrian Crisis, however a major change occured on December 26, 2021 when Henry Chamberlain officially resigned his office as Baron of Dubris under the Kingdom of Lunaris and the Sapphire Commonwealth; as well as claiming independence and sovereignty for the Isle of Hansa and claiming himself the head-of-state of the new nation of the Maritime Republic. This however was not recognized and deemed illegitamite by neighboring powers, however Henry managed to successfuly negotiate rule over the island as a Baron and vassal of the Fjarldom of Aatyeli who were the de jure rulers of Hansa. On December 26, 2021 he officially became a vassal under the Fjarldom and was given de jure rule over the isle with the title of Baron.

Since his settlement of the island, which reportedly had several medium-sized and well constructed buildings built upon it by unknown previous settlers (though the buildings were in a dilapitated state). Henry has made efforts to develop and expand the island's infrastructure including the repair of the old buildings as well as the construction of new minor structures such as a small port and additional housing; as well as additional agriculture and farmland. In addition to recruiting additional settlers and citizens to populate and further develop the comparatively miniscule island.

Personal Life and Household

The details of Henry Chamberlain's personal life are near completely unknown as he does not disclose many details about his life other than those of importance. His familial connection too is completely unknown as he has never disclosed the identity of any of his blood family members. As of December 21, 2021 however he is officially part of as the House of Talinthus as an adopted member; a house that includes other notable individuals such as the pirate captain Archturious Talinthus I.