Hadrian I Ventor
Hadrian I Ventor | |
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"The Talon of Tyran" | |
 Digital rendition of Hadrian I, c. 2016 | |
| King of Tyrandor | |
| Assuming office 05 March 1518 | |
| Succeeding | Hadrian II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hadrian Ventor March 14, 1498 Vyrakar Citadel, Tyran, Tyrandor |
| Died | 9 July 1555 (aged 57) Vyrakar Citadel |
| Cause of death | Natural causes |
| Resting place | Aula Regnum |
| Nationality | Tyranian |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Alicia Versi (m. 1518) |
| Children | Hadrian |
| Mother | Korte Albasra |
| Father | Maximilian I Ventor |
| Relatives | Antonius Ventor (brother) †, Savanna Ventor (sister) |
| Residence | Vyrakar Citadel, Tyran, Tyrandor |
| Education | Royal tutelage |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | "Talon of Tyran" |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Tyran |
| Years of service | 1518-1555 |
| Rank | Commander-in-Chief |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Viridins (1521), Battle of Lake Vesar (1522), Battle of the Fiume (1522), Battle of Mount Elsidian (1523), Siege of Tyran (1527) |
Hadrian I Ventor (born 14 March 1498), also known as the Talon of Tyran, was the King of Tyrandor and Commander-in-Chief of the Kingdom of Tyrandor from 05 March 1518 until his death on 09 July 1555. He is most widely recognized for his war efforts against the Montcrabin invasions of the early 16th century culminating in the siege of Tyran from 1523 to 1527, and the peace accord he achieved with Montcrabe after withstanding a protracted siege for four years.
Hadrian was born in 1498 to King Maximilian I and Alicia, Queen Consort of Tyran, the eldest of three children (Hadrian, his brother Antonius, and his sister Savanna). Early on, he enjoyed a quiet life of tutelage and, until his teenage years, avoided the public eye. His tutors admired his aptitude for strategy, and he was referred under his father's command as a military advisor until 1518, when he was elevated to the throne and was given personal command of Tyran's military forces.
From the onset of his reign, he was embroiled in a perpetual state of conflict with the overseas territories held by Montcrabe, and his clashes with then-Prince Constantino II of Montcrabe were frequent. It was not until 1521 that a full-scale war erupted between the two states, which would see Hadrian's brother Antonius slain in battle, Tyran ultimately lose most of its territorial holdings and Tyran besieged. But, under Hadrian's leadership, the four-year siege of Tyran was repelled, negotiating a peace accord with Constantino with the Treaty of Ascalona that would preserve Tyran's existence at the cost of client-state status and the marriage of Hadrian's sister Savanna to Prince Constantino. The exact conditions of this agreement are often deemed controversial by some historians and his legacy is up for debate; many argue in support of what he achieved, others view him as weak for accepting the terms.
