Henry Du'Cortuer

"'But that’s the thing. I am King – what I say, goes.'""- Henry to Julien Du'Cortuer."Henry Du'Cortuer is a major influence in ''Whitmore's Accession. ''

Biography
Henry Du'Cortuer is a main character of Whitmore's Accession. He is the King of Clermont, and has been reigning for over 2 decades. He is married to Rosalina Du'Cortuer and has been for over 30 years. He is the father to Julien, William, Alis, Edward, Charles and George. As of this moment, he has no illegitimate children regardless of his ex-mistress. He currently lives at the Louverné Court in Clermont. He is the third born son of former King William Du'Cortuer† and Queen Eleanora Du'Cortuer†.

Early Life
Henry became the young King of Clermont at the age of 16-years-old abruptly after the death of his father, William Du'Cortuer. His mother died close to 5 years later. Although named the King of Clermont, his mother had major influence on his role and was primarily appointed Hand of the King (unofficially).

Henry is the third born son, but evidently became Dauphin due to his older brother's dying as children. He was born in Clermont's capital city, Vallon but was re-located to the new Louverné Court with his younger siblings. Due to safety, his parents resided in the old Court in Vallon, up until his youngest brother, Samuel was born.

He held only two mistresses in his life, his first one dying to scarlet's fever at a younger age. Victoria Gilkes, a wealthy merchant's daughter was his wife's Lady-in-waiting for many years, but soon after his first child's second birthday - he took Victoria as a mistress.

Personality
"'I’m mad at his rule. I don’t hate him. He practically raised me,” - Adelaide Whitmore to Alis Bernard."Henry is described to be malicious, and often a non-negotiable kind of man. He shows minimal emotion towards his family, but finds similar ground with his eldest son, Julien.

As the children grew, he was kind-hearted, unaffected by war. As he grew up, Rosalina describes him to have grown to hate ruling. He rubs his title in people's faces and often doesn't care for the lower class.

Although feared by many of the other royals, he is respected by his Privy Council and the ones closest to him.

Physical Appearance
Henry is a man of age. He has noticable wrinkles, but remains to be attractive to other women. He has brown/hazel eyes that only two of his six children genetically obtained. He has a un-kept amount of facial hair and has near-to-no hair due to aging. He also has a fit to toned body, and his complexion is more pale than tan due to an extensive amount of time spent indoors.

He is often seen dressed in heavier coats paired with doublets and trousers. He wears a lot of dark colours and neutral tones with gold embellishments.