Han-Willem I

Han-Willem I Leuvaarden (Valoise: Han-Willem I Hengwach ar Leuwaarden, born 3465, died 3570) was the third child and only son of King Ter-Beren I, and his wife Ana-Tiessa. At the age of sixty-eight he became the 2nd King of Neuvalon, which he went on to rule for thirty-seven years until his death in 3570 TC. For the greater part of his early reign, his attention would be turned to the ongoing territorial disputes and war against the Old Ealing colonies of Swanfleet and Hern Wecce. A man described as stern and martial, he was nonetheless credited for establishing the Ainerseneidh (which he had based on the Imperial Senate in the old elven empire), the one-hundred man ruling body made up of Avaline nobles and other esteemed folk to administer the day-to-day dealings concerning trade, taxation, lawmaking and so on.

Han-Willem's rule differed little from that of his father's, as he made little effort to actively amend or change his policies -- some have attributed this to slothfulness and disinterest in the throne, while others claimed that he was simply of the belief that no changes were necessary to a system that had worked without issues in the decades since the arrival of the Avaline to their new homeland.

His reign is also notable for the fact that first contact was made with the nordling tribes of the En-Oglaedd c. 3540. Similarly to Ter-Beren, Han-Willem was a capable battlefield commander and his personal participation in several dozen battles was well-recorded in historical texts. In addition, he had greatly expanded the territory of early Neuvalon southwards, giving more strength to his father's decree: The Avaline were here to stay.

Near the final decade of his life, no new campaigns occurred and the kingdom enjoyed a period of relative peace, minor skirmishes aside. Han-Willem himself died peacefully in his sleep, well over a century old, in 3570, and was succeeded by his son, Ac-Telarmir.