Michael, 5th Earl of Tarringway

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Michael Fowler
5th Earl of Tarringway
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BornMichael Fowler
(1728-07-11)11 July 1728
Tarringway, Kingdom of the Riverland
Died28 July 1809(1809-07-28) (aged 71)
TitleEarl of Tarringway
Other titlesBaron Nimminster, Baronet Fowler
Nationality Riverlander
ResidenceNimminster Castle
Wars and battlesKing Malcom's War
OfficesCaptain-General of the Army

MP for Tarringway

Lord Armourer
PredecessorLawrence, 4th Earl
SuccessorMichael, 6th Earl
Spouse(s)Lady Elizabeth Baynton
IssueMichael, 6th Earl

Felicity, Lady Darren
Katlyn, Baroness Nimminster

John, Baronet Fowler
OccupationSoldier

Lord Michael Fowler, 5th Earl of Tarringway, Baron Nimminster, and Baronet Fowler, was a Vionnan soldier, nobleman, and later politician. In a military career spanning fifty years, he established himself as one of the most successful and famous Vionna-Frankenlischian military commanders of the 18th century, leading armies of the Kingdom of the Riverland and its successor state, the Kingdom of Vionna. His victories during King Malcom's War secured the Riverlandian Conquest of Grythshead, particularly the battles of Helderny and Staffmoore, and successfully prevented an Erinite invasion of Cunaris with his victories at Fowler's Ford and Cebrennec. Belonging to the Fowler family, he held the parliamentary constituency of Tarringway and served briefly as Lord Armourer to the Vionnan Empress Elizabeth of Vionna.

Early Life

The second son of the 4th Earl of Tarringway, Lawrence, and Arabella, Lady Tarringway, Michael was born at Nimminster Castle. His father had enjoyed a short military career in the Fletcher's War but after serious wounds at the Siege of Rollanburgh he spent the rest of his life at court and managing his demense. Lady Arabella was the daughter of the Viscount Tornan and, besides some well-recieved harpsichord compositions, achieved little of note during her life. Michael's elder brother, William, was four years his senior and died in a hunting accident at seventeen. The only other child of the family was a younger daughter, Elizabeth, who married Lyle Huntingforth, who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Vionna.

King Malcom's War

Peacetime Military Career

Frankenlischian Conquest