King John

King John

King John of the House of Lupul (John W. Woolley) is the reigning monarch of Talossa. Following the abdication of King Louis of the House of Rouergue in 2006/XXVII, by decision of his legal guardians, a nationwide election was held, and John Woolley was installed as the first sovereign of a new dynasty on March 14th, 2007/XXVIII.

The official title of the King is John by the Grace of God, King of Talossa and of all its Realms and Regions, King of Cézembre, Sovereign Lord and Protector of Pengöpäts and the New Falklands, Defender of the Faith, Leader of the Armed Forces, Viceroy of Hoxha and Vicar of Atatürk.

King John has been a Talossan citizen since 2005.

When King Robert I abdicated, leaving the post of Secretary of State vacant, and with Prime Minister Cantalour also renouncing his citizenship, the Uppermost Court instructed Distain Xhorxh Asmour to act as Seneschal and appoint a new Secretary of State so that elections to the 36th Cosa could proceed. When the Distain failed to act by the court-appointed deadline, the Court, in its capacity as Council of Regency for the vacated throne, appointed Fritz von Buchholtz as Seneschal, and the new Prime Minister appointed John to the post of Secretary of State. There he served as what has been widely pronounced as one of the most able of Secretaries of State, updating the Clark and its distribution methods, and scrupulously attending to the duties of his office, until his elevation to the throne.

Before assuming the throne, His Majesty also served as a Senator for his beloved home province of Florencia, as Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar, and was the first holder of the position of Blanc Wolf Herald in the Royal College of Arms. King John was awarded the coveted Order of the Nation and was admitted into the Knighthood in 2005.

Ancestry

King John is the only son of Richard Park Woolley (b. 15 February 1925, third son of Cloyd Forsythe Woolley and Florence Tarbet, d. 4 August 2008) of Denver, Colorado and Martha Jeanne Macy (b. 17 June 1930, only child of Warren Earl Macy and Eulalia Sophia Mahanna, d. 5 February 2009) of Pueblo, Colorado, married 13 June 1953 and removed to Boulder, Colorado. John has two sisters, Beth (b. 30 September 1957, m1 Randall Smith, m2 Richard Schuh) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Jane (b. 3 July 1960, m. Andrew Tuttle) of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

King John's father's family, being prominent in the U.S. State of Utah, has been traced rather completely back to the early 19th century in Ireland, Wales, England, and the Isle of Man, and (in certain narrow lines) to much earlier dates. (There appears to be no evidence, however, connecting this family with any of the armigerous Woolley families of England.) His mother's grandparents were all Americans of predominantly Irish descent (Macy, Mahanna, O'Brien) settled in Nebraska.

Personal Life

John resides in Centennial, Colorado, USA, and works as a software developer for a major desktop publishing firm in Denver.

King John and his consort the (non-Talossan) Queen Kristine are half-fourth-cousins, having a great-great-great-grandfather in common. Queen Kristine is the royal consort is a Physician Assistant at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colorado, USA. They are the parents of:

• Her Highness Princess Danielle ("Nellie") Southwell (née Moulton), natural niece of John and Kristine, adopted by them in her childhood.
• (Non-Talossan) Prince Andrew Woolley, who married (also non-Talossan) Gelsey, who spent some of her teen years living with the Woolley family. Andrew is a Lieutenant in the United States Navy and a nuclear engineer, currently Operations Officer of USS Rodney M. Davis, a frigate, and stationed in Seattle, Washington, USA.
• His Grace and Highness the Prince of Prospect, Patrick ("Patch"), Duke of Florencia.
• (Non-Talossan) Prince James Woolley, who has applied for Talossan citizenship something like three times, and never followed through. He obviously has some of his father's laziness in him. James is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, currently stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, USA.
• His Highness Prince Peter George.

Preceded by Council of Regency

King of Talossa 14 March 2007/XXVIII - Present

Succeeded by Incumbent

Preceded by R. Ben Madison

Secretary of State 20 August 2005/XXVI - 14 March 2007/XXVIII

Succeeded by Mick Preston

Preceded by (position created)

Chancellor of the Royal Talossan Bar 21 December 2005/XXVI - 14 March 2007/XXVIII

Succeeded by Litz Cjantscheir