| Dec 31, 2011 20:17:51 GMT -5 |
Post by lili on Dec 31, 2011 20:17:51 GMT -5
LILIAN LIECHTENSTEIN ZWINGLI
"Things that I've been told
I can't believe what I hear about the world, I realize
I'm overprotected"
"Things that I've been told
I can't believe what I hear about the world, I realize
I'm overprotected"
I Feel Like We're Summoning The Devil
Nickname/Alias:Lili, Ann (though much less frequently).
Gender: Female.
Character Type: Country.
Country or Country of Origin: Liechtenstein.
Canon or Original: Canon.
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When I look into all of your stupid faces
I think how fun it will be to pound them into dust
Hair: Blonde; short cut, boyish.
Height and Weight: 5’6”; 100lbs.
Other Distinguishing Features: She looks almost exactly like her older brother Switzerland; she’s really thinner than she should be.
Overall Appearance: Lili is of an average height of 5’6” for her age, but she is extremely thin. Her blonde hair is kept cropped short, in much the same style as her older brother’s own is; in fact, if not for the ribbon she sometimes wears in her hair, she has been mistaken for her older brother. Her eyes are wide and innocent looking, but deceptively so; they are emerald green in color, while her skin is very pale. Though she does like to wear dresses on occasion, her style is still very tomboyish.[/size][/ul]
Man up or I'll beat you with my peace prize!
- Big Brother Switzerland
- Swimming
- Music
- Playing the piano
- Mr. Austria
- Ms. Hungary
- Peace
- Girls (very secretly and very quietly)
Dislikes:
- Being alone all the time
- Being separated from Big Brother for a long period of time
- Making things hard for Big Brother
- War
- Cold
- Most boys
Strengths:
- Playing the piano
- Hiding what she really feels
- Acting
Weaknesses:
- Wanting to make other people happy, even if she ends up getting hurt in the process
- Saying what she really feels
- Lying pathologically, if she thinks it will make others happier, or keep others from getting hurt
Fears:
- Losing Big Brother
- Hurting other people
Secrets:
- She’s bisexual
- She has a crush on Ukraine, but is in love with her Big Brother
Any Quirks/Habits:
- When she lies, she seems to be completely emotionless
- If she’s wearing her military uniform, and happens to not be following her brother around like a puppy, she’ll have her hands shoved into her pockets
Overall Personality: On the surface, Lili is shy and kind, never wanting to hurt anyone else, and always making sure that her decisions/ actions won’t have adverse consequences for those she loves before she makes them. However, as stated, this is simply on the surface; the mask that she presents to the world, if you will. Under her mask, she is rather emotionally distant, and extremely exacting. She likes things just so, and will not stand for them if they aren’t. She is also very exacting on her appearance, though not quite in a feminine manner; she always believes that she will be a better person, if she could simply look better…
She sees how amazing of a person she brother is, and so she makes herself look like him (hence her hair cut, and her choice in clothing). Along with this, she is very critical of her weight. One might say, actually, if she were to be examined, that she is truly as mad as Russia, though in different ways. Of course, with her brother being as over-protective as she is, she’s willing to bet she’ll never end up near enough to a psychiatrist to have any sort of diagnosis made…
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I'm the hero!
The area, part of Rhaetia, was incorporated into the Carolingian empire, and divided into countships, which became subdivided over the generations. Because the duchy of Swabia lost its duke in 1268 and was never restored, all vassals of the duchy became immediate vassals of the Imperial Throne (as has happened in much of Westphalia when the duchy of Saxons was divided and partially dissolved in aftermath of the defeat of Henry the Lion). The medieval county of Vaduz was formed in 1342 as a small subdivision of the Werdenberg county of the dynasty of Montfort of Vorarlberg. The 15th century brought three wars and some devastation. The Principality takes its name from the Liechtenstein family, rather than vice-versa, and the family in turn takes its name from Castle Liechtenstein in Lower Austria, which it owned from at least 1140 until the 13th century and from 1807 onwards. Over the centuries, the family acquired huge landed estates, mostly in Moravia, Lower Austria and Styria, but all of these rich territories were held in fief under other more senior feudal lords, particularly under various lines of the Habsburg family, to which many Liechtensteins were close advisors.
Thus, without holding any land directly under the Holy Roman Emperors, the Liechtenstein dynasty was unable to meet the primary requirement to qualify for a seat in the Imperial diet, the Reichstag, although its head was elevated to princely rank in the late 17th century. Liechtenstein was invaded by both Austrian and Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648. During the 17th century the country was afflicted by a plague and also by a witch hunt, in which more than 100 persons were persecuted and executed. Prince Johann Adam Andreas of Liechtenstein bought the domain of Schellenberg in 1699 and the county of Vaduz in 1712. This Prince of Liechtenstein had wide landholdings in Austria, Bohemia and Moravia, but none of his lands were held directly from the Emperor. Thus, the prince was barred from entry to the Council of Princes and the prestige and influence that would entail. By acquiring the Lordships of Schellenberg and Vaduz, modest areas of mountain villages each of which was directly subordinate to the Emperor because there was no duke of Swabia any longer, the Prince of Liechtenstein achieved his goal.
The territory took the name of the family which now ruled it. On January 23, 1719, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, decreed that the counties of Vaduz and Schellenberg be promoted to a principality with the name Liechtenstein for his servant Anton Florian of Liechtenstein whereby they became Heiliger Römischer Reichsfürst. Liechtenstein became a sovereign state in 1806 when it joined Napoleon's Confederation of the Rhine upon the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. The French under Napoleon occupied the country for a few years, but Liechtenstein retained its independence in 1815. Soon afterward, Liechtenstein joined the German Confederation (20 June 1815 – 24 August 1866, which was presided over by the Emperor of Austria). Then, in 1818, Johann I granted a constitution, although it was limited in its nature.[2] 1818 also saw the first visit of a member of the house of Liechtenstein, Prince Alois. However, the first visit by a sovereign prince would not occur until 1842. In 1862, a new Constitution was promulgated, which provided for a Diet representative of the people. In 1868, after the German Confederation dissolved, Liechtenstein disbanded its army of 80 men and declared its permanent neutrality, which was respected during both World Wars.
Liechtenstein did not participate in World War I, claiming neutrality. However, until the end of the war, Liechtenstein was closely tied to Austria. In response, Allies imposed an economic embargo on the principality. The economic devastation forced the country to conclude a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. In 1919 Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a treaty under which Switzerland assumes the representation of Liechtenstein interests at the diplomatic and consular level in countries where it maintains a representation and Liechtenstein does not. In the spring of 1938, just after the annexation of Austria into Greater Germany, eighty-four year-old Prince Franz I abdicated, naming his thirty-one year-old third cousin, Prince Franz Joseph II, as his successor. While Prince Franz I claimed that old age was his reason for abdicating, it is believed that he had no desire to be on the throne if Germany gobbled up its new neighbor, Liechtenstein.
His wife, whom he married in 1929, was a wealthy Jewish woman from Vienna, and local Liechtenstein Nazis had already singled her out as their anti-Semitic "problem". Although Liechtenstein had no official Nazi party, a Nazi sympathy movement had been simmering for years within its National Union party. Prince Franz Josef II became the first Prince of Liechtenstein to take up permanent residence in Liechtenstein. During World War II, Liechtenstein remained neutral, while family treasures within the war zone were brought to Liechtenstein (and London) for safekeeping. At the close of the conflict, Czechoslovakia and Poland, acting to seize what they considered to be German possessions, expropriated the entirety of the Liechtenstein dynasty's hereditary lands and possessions in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia — the princes of Liechtenstein lived in Vienna until the Anschluss of 1938. The expropriations (subject to modern legal dispute at the World Court) included over 1,600 square kilometres (600 mi.²) of agricultural and forest land, also including several family castles and palaces.
Citizens of Liechtenstein were also forbidden from entering Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. Liechtenstein gave asylum to approximately five hundred soldiers of the First Russian National Army (a collaborationist Russian force within the German Wehrmacht) at the close of World War II; this is commemorated by a monument at the border town of Hinterschellenberg which is marked on the country's tourist map. The act of granting asylum was no small matter as the country was poor and had difficulty feeding and caring for such a large group of refugees. Eventually, Argentina agreed to permanently resettle the asylum seekers. In contrast, the British repatriated the Russians who fought on the side of Germany to the USSR, where they were summarily treated as traitors and most of them executed, including their families. In dire financial straits following the war, the Liechtenstein dynasty often resorted to selling family artistic treasures, including for instance the portrait "Ginevra de' Benci" by Leonardo da Vinci, which was purchased by the National Gallery of Art of the United States in 1967.
Liechtenstein prospered, however, during the decades following, as its economy modernized with the advantage of low corporate tax rates which drew many companies to the country. Liechtenstein became increasingly important as a financial center. In 1989, Prince Hans-Adam II succeeded his father to the throne, and in 1996, Russia returned the Liechtenstein family's archives, ending a long-running dispute between the two countries. In 1978, Liechtenstein became member of the Council of Europe, and then joined the United Nations in 1990, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991, and both the European Economic Area (EEA) and World Trade Organization in 1995. In a referendum on March 16, 2003, Prince Hans-Adam, who had threatened to leave the country if he lost, won a large majority (64.3%) in favour of overhauling the constitution to effectively give him more powers than any other European monarch.
The new constitution gave the prince the right to dismiss governments and approve judicial nominees and allowed him to veto laws simply by refusing to sign them within a six-month period. On August 15, 2003, Hans-Adam announced he would step down in one year and hand over the reins to his son Alois. On July 1, 2007, the Liechtenstein Ruling Prince, Hans-Adam II, and Liechtenstein Prime Minister, Otmar Hasler, appointed Dr. Bruce S. Allen and Mr. Leodis C. Matthews, both in the United States of America, as the first two Honorary Consuls in history for the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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You've got it backwards! Backwards!
Hurry up and throw it! If you don't hurry up and throw it, you'll go "boom"!
The small blonde was humming softly to herself – it sounded like something by Beethoven – as she brushed out her hair. Even if it was now just shorter than shoulder length, it still got a bit messy now and again. Even if she wasn’t much for girly things, like she didn’t find any amusement in applying make-up or being “fashionable,” the young woman did like to look nice when going to visit someone. Granted, she didn’t go to see other nations often, mostly because her beloved brother was so protective of her and he didn’t trust anyone else, but there were times she would neaten herself up and slip out of the house.
She got lonely being here all by herself whenever dear Switzerland was gone, so sometimes she would go visit other nations; now she was doing just that. This time, as she hadn’t seen him a a very long time, she was headed to see a man she and her beloved Vash had very different opinions on. Yes, it was well known that her brother disliked any man that came closer to her than the length of his rifle, but this was different, as it wasn’t quite as widely known she shared the same dislike of most males, though not quite as heatedly.
The man she was going to see had been like her father during a good portion of her childhood, and had cared for her until he had been forced to stop by the Allies during World War One. She loved this man almost as much as she loved her dear brother, but Vash hated him with a passion the emerald-eyed woman had never been able to understand. Though it may have been obvious by now, she was going to visit Mr. Austria at his house.
She just hoped he wasn’t out at this time, as she hadn’t seen him in a very long time and missed him dearly. She just hoped she wouldn’t slip up again and call him father again, as she had when she was a child; after all, she wasn’t a little girl anymore, even if she did still consider the man to fill that role in her life. (It was also true that she still saw and loved Ms. Hungary as her mother, but that was neither here nor there for the moment.)
Happy that her appearance was neat, she decided to leave her bow at home, smoothed out nonexistent wrinkles in her olive-hued military uniform, and left.
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I Summon thee from far away lands, come forth!
You called?
Timezone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7).
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