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'''Prince Modriq, Duke of Lindros''' (Modriq Silvarn Palægos-Fenyzómar; 19 December 1742 - 13 February 1818) was the son of [[Elcmar IV]], [[Monarchy of Trellin|King of Trellin]], and [[Tarien, Queen of the Isles of Velar|Tarien, Queen of Velar]]. | '''Prince Modriq, Duke of Lindros''' (Modriq Silvarn Palægos-Fenyzómar; 19 December 1742 - 13 February 1818) was the son of [[Elcmar IV]], [[Monarchy of Trellin|King of Trellin]], and [[Tarien, Queen of the Isles of Velar|Tarien, Queen of Velar]]. | ||
Modriq was born in [[Parthenope]], capital of the [[Kingdom of the Isles of Velar]]. Between the ages of 18 and 21, he attended the Imperial Academy for the Armed Forces at [[ | Modriq was born in [[Parthenope]], capital of the [[Kingdom of the Isles of Velar]]. Between the ages of 18 and 21, he attended the Imperial Academy for the Armed Forces at [[Martheqa]]. He married Krystyna Herzogin von Hohenstein in 1763 and had two children. He served as a commander of the Sidereal Crown's armed forces for a total of twenty-two years, leading armies in the [[War of the Velaran Succession]] in 1769-71 and in the [[Bernadottic Wars]]. He returned from these conflicts a war hero, and was popularly acclaimed in Trellin. Modriq eventually retired to the [[Eth Bandig]], living out his later years on his estates near Lindros, and died in Khalet in 1818. | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
==Legacy== | |||
[[File:Bust of Louis, Dauphin of France, 1766, Sevres Porcelain Manufactory, probably designed by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne II - Art Institute of Chicago - DSC09434.JPG|thumb|left|260x260px|A bust of Prince Modriq at the Museum of Military History in Tanzigar]] | |||
A number of monuments were erected in honour of Prince Modriq during his lifetime, and more were dedicated to him thereafter. An equestrian statue, installed in 1824, bears his name in Khalet's main square. A park in [[Parthenope]] is named for him, but plans to erect a column in his honour were dismissed as incendiary by his niece, [[Tovelindra III]], in 1822. One of Cadenza's main roads was renamed [[Duke of Lindros Avenue]] in 1772 and bears that name to the present. | |||
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.jpg) Duke Modriq in 1770, during the Napocis campaign | |||||
| Born | 19 December 1742 Parthenope, Isles of Velar | ||||
| Died | 13 February 1818 (aged 75) Khalet, Eth Bandig, Arimathea | ||||
| Spouse | Krystyna Herzogin von Hohenstein | ||||
| Issue | Adrahil, Duke of Lindros | ||||
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| House | House Palægos | ||||
| Father | Elcmar IV | ||||
| Mother | Tarien, Queen of Velar | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Prince Modriq, Duke of Lindros (Modriq Silvarn Palægos-Fenyzómar; 19 December 1742 - 13 February 1818) was the son of Elcmar IV, King of Trellin, and Tarien, Queen of Velar.
Modriq was born in Parthenope, capital of the Kingdom of the Isles of Velar. Between the ages of 18 and 21, he attended the Imperial Academy for the Armed Forces at Martheqa. He married Krystyna Herzogin von Hohenstein in 1763 and had two children. He served as a commander of the Sidereal Crown's armed forces for a total of twenty-two years, leading armies in the War of the Velaran Succession in 1769-71 and in the Bernadottic Wars. He returned from these conflicts a war hero, and was popularly acclaimed in Trellin. Modriq eventually retired to the Eth Bandig, living out his later years on his estates near Lindros, and died in Khalet in 1818.
Military career
Legacy
A number of monuments were erected in honour of Prince Modriq during his lifetime, and more were dedicated to him thereafter. An equestrian statue, installed in 1824, bears his name in Khalet's main square. A park in Parthenope is named for him, but plans to erect a column in his honour were dismissed as incendiary by his niece, Tovelindra III, in 1822. One of Cadenza's main roads was renamed Duke of Lindros Avenue in 1772 and bears that name to the present.