The House di Orazio was one of modest foundation, with earliest records of the family being noted upon a self-made landowner, duly known as Orazio di Tureno. By his death in 199 A.C., Orazio di Tureno maintained a humble collection of land and properties under his belt, and with these he would establish a dynasty that'd eventually go on to manage much of the Vultaro peninsula's coal supply, and even eventually dabble in the likes of politics.
{{The city of Tureno, capital of the Duchy of Tureno and a major urbanized center of trade}}
Orazio di Tureno was a simple man, as Orazio family histories would dictate. Born the son of a simple merchant in the city of Tureno, Orazio di Tureno was recorded to have received a practical education in basic arithmetic and accounting/trade. Being the designated heir for this small-time company of trade, Orazio di Tureno was lead into something of a linear life. However, recent re-delegation of the territories north of the earldom of Tureno begged settlement in the desolate mountain. cliffs, and hills. Conveniently, ducal beckons for re-settlement coincided perfectly with Orazio di Tureno's maturity into adulthood. A marriage arranged by Orazio's father with another small merchant family brought forth a sizeable dowry, a sum of Regals that would spark a rather extravagant scheme.
The urbanized regions of Tureno hardly had a problem in administration. Local mayors, burghers, and municipal delegates delivered and enacted ducal order with efficiency. However, in the northern territories of Lucino, matters were contrasted. Taxes from the various villages and small towns were hardly collected, and when they were, they were never sufficient in amount. Ducal authority of the House de Morra waned so easily northwards, and the ever-present need for ever tax coin prompted the search for solution. By ducal decree, land boundaries were redrawn and further divided into plots of land available for cheap purchase, a prospect that greatly interested the young, flamboyant Orazio di Tureno. With his marital dowry passed to him by his father, Orazio made the risky gamble of purchasing swaths of land in Lucino, namely the northern mountainsides and cliffs. Inhabited by a few vineyard tenants, the lands and their attached properties barely made a profit, as was so haughtily pointed out by Orazio's father and in-laws. In the end, Orazio di Tureno inherited his father's business fortunes and was able to support himself, his wife, and 3 sons.
By law, all assets held by Orazio di Tureno were passed to his first son, Francesco di Tureno, as primogeniture inheritance demanded. It was Francesco di Tureno who would give proper rise to the House di Orazio. In a display of his grandiose ambition, Francesco di Tureno transformed the commoner surname shared by many of Tureno to a bold, aristocrat-styled name. Any and all legal identification of Orazio di Tureno's family was duly changed to di Orazio in remembrance of the beloved father. Thus, the House di Orazio was born with Francesco di Orazio at the helm.
Francesco di Orazio's blazing ambition to expand what little profit he had and improve his familial position drove him to investigate this seemingly worthless land his father had purchased on a whim. With the assistance of a few stewards and even some contractors, the land's overall value was assessed along with its attached properties and tenants. However, along this analysis came the discovery of copious coal veins within caves, ravines, and even exposed cliffside. The Vultaro peninsula had been a producer of coal for the empire since its rise, however, the business mostly found root in northern Vultaro, where the dukes of Dressolini and Vultaro made their fortune. The prospect of coal in the southern end of the peninsula had been an endeavor well sought after, though many patrician and noble families found their due in mercantile trade instead. The rich amount of coal set upon the lands possessed by the House di Orazio would spark their sudden rise to prominence amongst their peers, export and sale of this black gold competing with the shakey monopolies of the north.
Generations onward, the House di Orazio steadily grew in wealth and numbers. Cousins sired more children, and mainline di Orazio's were strategically married among other land-owning families in Lucino, leading to dowries in land absorption, bankruptcy bailouts, and general expansion. By the year 231 A.C. the House di Orazio was on par with their liege lords, the House de Morra. Their amassed wealth would prompt the attention of the House de Morra, a small series of marriages and loans and favors thrown back and forth.In the year 235 A.C., the House di Orazio was "gifted" the earldom of Lucino in a dowry exchange with the suddenly less-than-prosperous de Morra. Thus brought the House di Orazio's step into peerage, and with their acquisition of the earldom, the House's ambition and vigor only sharpened.
Whilst the House di Orazio duly maintained their title, the House de Morra only began to sink lower and lower. Inter-family conflict over succession, inheritance, and other such vendettas tore the family apart in a tragic series of assassinations, murder attempts, and other such scarring acts of blood against blood. This time of familial chaos is dubbed,"L'orrore", or,"The Horror". While The Horror ravaged the ducal house, the House di Orazio stepped in for the decade of chaos, managing the duchy from behind the curtains while they allowed the House de Morra to eat away at itself.
By the turn of the century in 300 A.C., the House de Morra was extinguished to just one mainline male, Bernardo Gabriel de Morra, nephew to the current Regentess Georgiana di Orazio. Being the only mainline male heir and having not sired any sons, Bernardo's sudden death prompted an immediate emergency flag for succession. It from from here judicial professionals were employed by Georgiana di Orazio, elder sister of Bernardo Gabriel de Morra's father and thereby aunt of Bernardo. Georgiana's lawyers cited that the nearest male heir, while not legally of he House de Morra, was the son of her passed son, her grandson Francesco Rauol di Orazio, a boy of 11. Citing her weak, thin claims on the ducal seat, she managed the position of regent until her grandson came of age, and thus the House di Orazio came to ascend into their ducal position. However, the Qadir war sucked these titles away from the Family. The di Orazios failed to betray the state and take an oath to the Sultanate, and their lands were redistributed to new families. The Georgiana and Francesco were capture and kept in Greygate Prison, where they both caught a deadly disease and died.
The crises at hand sent the family into turmoil. The family went into retreat or hiding around the archipelago. In Tureno, the family retreated to living in the Scolgiera estate, which was essentially transformed into a fort sitting in the Vultarian mountains. In the city proper, Piero took over the head of the family, and retreated into a small safehouse in the city. The revolution ensued, and the city was returned to Ailor control. However, the di Orazio family has been formally hurt and and removed from its former glory days.
Since the war, Piero di Orazio and his lineage have run the family from the Regalian city proper, instead of from the hills of Tureno. Most of the family still lives in the duchy, however the business has its headquarters in the duchy. The family has been engaged in every conflict since the end of the war, with Piero serving as one of the chief tacticians of the army.
The House di Orazio has its roots deeply set in the works of economic interaction and advancement. With their rise to prominence done via the Dressolini Coal Boom, the House di Orazio is something of an up-jump in nobility while still holding ancestral grips in their mercantile societies of Vultaro.
The Coal Industry
Having stood as prominent miners of the mineral since the end of the first century of the empire, the House di Orazio's hold on the coal industry and tightened to an iron grip with the fall of the House Lampero. Having bought out their bankrupt mines and companies, the House di Orazio stands as one of the only significant producers of coal in the Regalian Empire.
Orazio Estates and Properties
Though the House di Orazio's income mainly stems from their work in the coal mines, the family also boasts a few properties and estates. While they provide little to no income, the House di Orazio places sentimental value onto their assets, deeming them less of plots of profit and more of trophies.
Scolgiera - The jewel of the House di Orazio. A large manor opulently decorated with fine woods, stones, and other precious luxuries, the property also maintains wide swaths of land. With the Scolgiera is the seat of the House di Orazio, it goes without saying it is their most prized possession. Sitting comfortably on the mountain ranges between the earldoms of Lucino and Tureno, the Scolgiera finds itself atop the centuries old mines owned by Orazio di Tureno. Though the property lacks any coal or valuable mineral below it, it still serves as a symbol of the House di Orazio's power and innate pride.
Diamante della Costa - Perched precariously on a cliff near the roaring waters of southern Tureno, the Diamante della Costa is a more recent acquisition of the House di Orazio, having been purchased not a decade ago. Being but a liege away from the city of Tureno, the Diamante della Costa tends to serve as the place of residence for the Orazio lineage who wish to escape their personal townhouses in the city proper. Boasting small tracts of land around it, there are a few gardens and even a small forest of sorts nearby, prompting a lovely sport of hunt or perhaps just a brief appreciation of nature.
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Piero di Orazio – 67 – Patriach @OldManJ98
Simona Zinni di Orazio – 63 - Piero's Wife @Ryria
Luigi di Orazio – 37 – First Son Not Playable
Terenzo di Orazio – 33 – Second Son @Tiber_
Ana di Orazio – 28 - First Daughter NPC
Isabella di Orazio – 25 - Second Daughter Available
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Vicenza di Orazio – 59 - Sister of Piero and Bernardo Available
Angelo Boerio di Orazio – 61- Husband of Vincenza, adopted her surname Available
Fiorino di Orazio - 37 - First son of Vincenza Available
Pellegrino di Orazio - 36 – Son of Vincenza and Angelo @ElSharaawy
Isotta di Orazio - 29 - Daughter of Vincenza and Angelo @AestheticEgg
Di Zinni Line – Adopted di Orazio as surname
Stella di Orazio di Zinni di Orazio – 51 – Sister of Simona NPC
Silvestro di Orazio – 49 – Husband of Stella, adopted her surname Available
Edoardo di Zinni di Orazio – 23 – First Son @Vellisar
Alessadro di Zinni di Orazio – 21 – Second Son @HobblingHobbit
Capriana di Zinni di Orazio – 16 – First Daughter NPC
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Georgiana de Morra di Orazio- DEAD
Bernardo di Orazio – DEAD
Francesco di Orazio - DEAD
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