THE VISCOUNTESS CONEYBURY - NOW PRINCESS, heir to KING GUY of the FAR ISLES!

  The Viscountess - now PRINCESS Coneybury [occasionally refereed to as the
Vicecountess] is Michelé Sant Denys and she lives somewhen around 1200 but
she won't admit when she was born.
  It happened in Normandy but she was sent to England as a child bride for 
her cousin, Edward Sant Denys. He was quite a bit older than her and a rather
boring warrior type but he was rich. He gave her wealth and a son.
   She farmed that out pretty quickly to a wet nurse and, apart from consolidating
her claim on Edward's estate, he plays very little part in her life until
he becomes old enough to help her in her attempts to befriend Prince John's 
son and heir. Her efforts to befriend Prince John himself also bore fruit in 
fact she has the silk socks to show for it.
  Most of this went on while Edward was off on the crusades leaving Michele
to look after his lands with only the Prince and the castle warden for company
....big mistake
  However, all seemed fine when he returned with presents, Saracens and lands
in the Outremeer for her. The Lady happily welcomed him home and encouraged 
his willingness to continue crusading. In an unfortunate 'accident' on the way
to the next crusade Edward fell off his horse on the Isle of White and died..
  Broken hearted Michele was comforted by her castle warden but when marriage
entered the conversation [on his side] he suddenly and mysteriously died of 
food poisoning.
  King John was quick to offer condolences.
  As the guardian of Edwards heir and the 'friend' of the King she has not 
been pressured to marry again. Although she did once attempt it.
  Thinking she'd hooked a really wealthy lord, Lord Nicholas Fairbourne, 
she pretended to be wealthy in her own right. At the wedding reception both 
parties discovered they had been lying to one another. Luckily they discovered
they were [very] distantly related so the marriage was quickly annulled.
  The lady, now a Viscountess, also discovered a new source of wealth. Living
in the Grim, [part of the Far Isles] taught her some dubious methods to get 
rich. The forest around her castle is swarming with bandits but whenever people
 come looking for them they all vanish. The castle happens to be built on top 
of the Reigate caves [real feature associated with King John!] She was assisted
in this by her Saxon servant, Joanna, not a girl to entrust your valuables to.
[Actually Joanna is NOT the head of the Guild of Assassins - which doesn't exist.]
   She has been the subject of terrible slander as she was accused 
of assisting in the theft of treasure, especially pearls, belonging to the 
ex Princess of the Far Isles.
  She, of course, had nothing to do with this and was actually trying to 
prevent the theft but alas, too late. She also had nothing to do with the 
disappearance of the treasure's guardian, Lord de Havilland, her neighbours 
<del>unwanted</del> beloved husband. lady Elizabeth de Havalland is 
<del>overjoyed</del> distaught.
  At the coronation of King Guy in January [2002] the Viscountess was suprised
to be called up by the new King and made a Princess!!!! She became King Guys heir 
and should he die she would take over! Suprisingly was not her aim. 
Why kill someone if you could marry them!!!!
The only problem was the size of the crown. She ended up wearing it as a necklace
for most of the morning until someone made it fit.
  She then became involved in a disgraceful incident when a 
young woman [of dubious repute] was seen to be wearing a cloak given by the
Princess to a warrior she just happens to know. The escalation of this lead to 
a duel to the death between the two 'young' ladies champions [the Princesses 
being Morgan the Mercenary.] However the cost of burying said champions and paying
their families recompense caused both ladies to come to their scenes and leave the 
boys to their games and go inside for a hot toddy. 
  The Princess then suffered a terrible shock and has slight and selective 
amnesia concerning the 'wedding' of her beloved King Guy. As has been reported
the King was to have married a foreign Princess and of course THE Princess did 
all she could to make the day a happy one. She even sent her two most trusted servants,
Johanna and Morgan, to see the bride safely to the Hall. However she never turned up!
The Princess immediately offered to step into the breach [and the marriage bed]
revealing a wedding dress already beneath her black gown! The King gently 
remarked that he couldn't possibly marry her as he thought of her as his MOTHER!
  It is reported that the Princess [who doesn't remember any of this,] is still wailing 
occasionally as her plans lay in ruins - yet again!. .
However her fortunes took a turn for the better. The sad loss of King Guy
in a late night accedent involving a swollen stream and an overturned 
carrage resulted in The Princess Coneybury becoming Queen Michele!
At last! 
Not only that but her wayward son, who is currently living it up in Europe
somewhere with a few other like minded knights, left a young 'maiden' 
behind pregnant with her grandchild! The couple were duly married [in his 
absence] and she was delivered of a son and heir to the Princesses lands!
   Queen Michele proceeded to rule the Far Isles in a fairly erratic manner
giving away various pieces of land [that she may not even own] to people as
bribes! She even had the Cardinal arrested and jailed in the castle of Tinragel.
However she has now seen the light and repented of her megalomania. She threw
herself on the Cardinal's mercy and has gone into a nunnery in the order
founded by the original Princess Heloise.
Her daughter in law, Ceris, has become Queen.