Queen Alexandra, The Queen-Empress

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Queen Alexandra, The Queen-Empress

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Official Documentary Recordings
of
Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, The Queen-Empress of The Noble House of Williams

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1. Birth and early life

Queen Alexandra was born Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra Mary Williams of the House of Williams on the 13th of October 994 during the reign of her grandfather King Constantine I The Noble. On the date of her birth, she would not be considered as a future monarch since no woman had in her right been Queen by that time. She was a quiet child, enjoying listening to music, composing her very first instrumental at the age of 12. Before the death of her grandfather, Constantine I in 1011, she enjoyed a close relationship with him unlike her father. Constantine I encouraged her to invest time in studying the arts and the whole cultural heritage known to Constancia by that time. Moreover, he was passionate about Alexandra's own divine gifts for writing. King Constantine organized a competition for best writer who would guide his granddaughter during her development in the area of literature. It was perhaps because of that special relationship between the Royals that in 1009, just a year and a half before his death, Constantine I issued a decree that allowed women to claim the Constancian Throne - she was just 15. Oh the day of his death, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra became Heir to the Throne, although she would later reveal that "it was the most unwanted thing We could ever wish for. Our grandfather and We shared so much in common, We would now describe Him as Our spiritual father". It is rumoured that the young princess wore mourning clothes long after anyone else had stopped. Excepting that, Alexandra enjoyed a peaceful childhood within the walls of the Constitutional Palace (then known as Palacelino). Her day was very well ordered - she would usually have lessons until late midday followed by a horse riding or more literature lessons.

2. Heir to the Throne

After the death of Constantine I and following his decree on royal succession, Princess Alexandra was announced "Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra Mary Williams, Heir to the Constancian Throne". Instead of devoting that part of her life to military operations and border control as other Heirs have done, she continued her work in the areas of culture and education. In 1020, when she was 25, she opened "The Imperial Constantine I's State Library" that would be renamed in her honour after her death to "Queen Alexandra's Library". It was there that she spent most of her time, both as Heir and Monarch, devoting hours, weeks, months and years to writing and translating literature and official documents. It is now estimated that with her own hand she enriched her library by more than 4000 documents. Nevertheless, she was not regarded as a successful Heir by her own father, Willaim II who was a warrior, rather than an intellectual.

In 1018, the young princess married Charles Ravlley, a young 24 years old son of a Lord. It was not the traditional love story, but a rather long and on occasion difficult journey. Alexandra first met him at an official dinner honouring her grandfather where Charles accompanied his father. Then, the young gentleman would eventually be fascinated by Alexandra's passion about science and culture and her outstanding oratory skills. Not much is known, but the wedding took place in 1018. A couple of years later she gave birth to a son called James who would become King James II. Alexandra also had a daughter - Elizabeth, but she was never part of the Royals public life.

After 1021 when the princess' father sickness became impossible to hide, she began to accept more and more of his responsibilities. That allowed her, despite her father's opposition, to put more pressure on the development of the then Imperial Library to which she devoted her life. When the King died Alexandra must have expressed her sadness, but the official document never reflected an emotion as deep as the one expressed on the death of Constantine I.

3. 18 years of majestic reign

King William II died in 1023, making way for the first ever Queen in her own right - Her Majesty Queen Alexandra of the Noble House of Williams. Although it was a historic moment for the kingdom, it was not its best time. A war started by William to the east against the Rags caused tons of losses, both material and human. The new Queen was advised to rise the morale of her troops by joining them on the battlefield, but controversially enough she refused. Instead, she sent her husband, the Prince Consort Charles Ravlley. The result was not a success, but it returned the border to its previous position. During that time, the Queen had opened the "Royal Scientific Centre" which would become the real centre of Constancia's progress.

For the following years until the beginning of the 1040s, Her Majesty would invest huge amounts of energy, time and finances to support cultural developments. Moreover, major reconstructions were created within the Palace, making space for the most important and secretive library in the Realms - Their Majesties' Royal Library - which is still functioning to this day. In addition, the Constancian University of Science was opened in 1031 - in just 10 years, by the end of Her Majesty's passing, it would have given education to 1500 lawyers and a large number of teachers, scientists and others which would spread out culture throughout the Kingdom.

Queen Alexandra founded the Foreign Diplomatic Office to help the exchange of wealth with other civilized nations in the world. It is perhaps her most important decision of all as it allowed the peaceful expansion of the Kingdom as well as the foundation of its strong diplomatic traditions.

While the Queen was highly popular and has undoubtedly remained one of the greatest figures in Constancian history, her reign is also associated with the emerging power of the Queen's council. As she was a woman, she did not take part in wars. While her husband, Prince Charles took part in strategy planning and battles, he wasn't the Sovereign himself. That allowed the Council to claim more power instead of the monach, especially in the field of the military. It was during her time that the role 'Minister of War' was created, replacing the monarch's direct influence on the battlefield.

Her Majesty was a great believer in the divine origin of her family, considering herself the only rightful person who being alive is capable and deserves to rule. In 1029 she, as the Fountain of Honour, created the Order of the Royal Blood to be given to those in blood relation to the Sovereign. [TBC]

Her Royal Majesty, Queen Alexandra, the Queen-Empress of the Noble House of Williams as she was known by then, started to show first signs of weakness by 1039. She became unusually tired, but she would nevertheless remain totally motivated to work for as much as she could. Much later it would be revealed that she suffered from cancer. Her very last official engagement was to preside over a meeting of Her Majesty's Council (later Government) on the 22nd of June 1041. Afer several days of work in the library, the Queen died peacefully in her sleep on the 2nd of July that year. A truly Golden Age had lost its establisher, the Kingdom had lost one of its most remarkable Monarchs, so were the people.


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