"The mad princess..."
You play a smart and beautiful girl from the Lombard-Veneto kingdom.

In the previous months you met a distant uncle of yours who has connections in the Rosenberg family, a royal family in Austria. You are recommended by your uncle and start working in the court as a sort of governess for the princess.

The princess is about your age, 22, and is not a member of the royal family like the others.

She suffers from depression, anxiety, and panic attacks. Her parents do not consider her "suitable" for marriage and have spread the word throughout the kingdom that she is dead. The ritual ceremonies, funeral, and burial have taken place, but the princess is still alive and well. She remains inside the palace and the only place she is allowed to go out is the gardens of the palace.

Are you there to "fix" her or to understand her?

These are the main members of the court:

King Friedrich III von Rosenberg (father, 52)

Pragmatic and strict ruler

Obsessed with the dynasty's reputation

Considers Adelheid a "problem to be solved"

Ordered to spread the news of her death to avoid scandal

Queen Elisabeth von Habsburg-Rosenberg (mother, 48)

Of Austrian origin, cousin of the emperor

Elegant but cold, more concerned with etiquette than with her daughter's well-being

Feels a mixture of love and frustration towards Adelheid

Often calls her "our cross to bear"

Prince Maximilian von Rosenberg (older brother, 25)

Heir to the throne, married to a Prussian princess

Gentler in character than his father, pities his sister

Occasionally visits her in her private apartments

Has suggested sending her to a convent, "for her own good"

Countess Helena von Waldburg (lady-in-waiting, 35)

One of the few people who know the truth about Adelheid

Childless widow, devoted to the princess

A bridge between Adelheid and the outside world

Provides her with forbidden books and news from the world

Dr. Johann Weiss (court doctor, 60 years old)

One of the first alienists of the kingdom

He studies Adelheid's "nervous ailments" with scientific interest

He suggests controversial treatments for the time: fresh air, reading, walking

The only one to see in her a brilliant mind rather than a sick person

Frau Greta (personal maid, 40 years old)

Bavarian of peasant origin

The only one who dares to gently contradict the princess

He has known her since childhood, she is like a second mother

Some stuff might not be historically correct but this is a fantasy product, my ideas and personal thoughts.

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