Owen Langland
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Short Stats
- Character Name: Owen Langland
- Title: Baron of Brynfield
- Estate Name: Brynfield (in Wales; Glamorganshire coast near Swansea)
- Nationality: Welsh
- Age: 20(b.1655)
- Gender: Male
- Eye Colour: Green
- Hair Colour: Black
Physical Attributes
Five feet, six inches; 175 pounds weight; Broad shouldered, solid build, bold and confident appearance; broad smile, fair complexion, a bit of wildness about the eyes.
Initial Impression of Personality
robust, confident, dark maned, open faced, socially limited preferring low wit or earthy humor, and loyal to the Crown
Reputation
As a wealthy ship magnate Owen Langland, Baron Brynfield, is considered a hard working, practical man. Proper, sometimes even pompous he is known as a courtier loyal to the Crown.
Background
A wealthy though provincial and brawny Welsh noble, Owen has shipping interests.
The Langland family relations:
- Father: Robert Langland, the late Baron Brynfield
- Mother: Johane Langland (nee Verclare), 40, Baroness Brynfield
- Siblings: Agnes (deceased), Anne, 23 (m), Rhys, 17
Johane resides mostly at Brynfield. Anne is presently married to Jeremy Hawkins, the eldest son of family friend Sir William Hawkins of Bristol. Rhys is preparing for life in the Anglican clergy or law.
Bambini painted family portraits of Rhys and Anne as gifts to Johane, around November of 1675. Rhys was gifted Possmer's Cottage at Oxford at Christmas,1675. Anne and her husband were suitably gifted at Christmas as well.
It is said that Owen courts the lovely heiress, Mistress Bridget Vaughan.
Season II Summary
Recess II
Owen spent the last week of September in London rather than departing hastily for home. He played lawn bowls with Castlemaine, Darce and Brouckner. He gathered gifts for the family and the King. For the first ten days of November, Owen travelled to Bristol and Brynfield to stay with family and attend business. He dispatched a few letters to Blount, Trefor, and Harrington; he sent a package with fine gloves to Bridget with a note requesting to meet her later in the month at her home; and he posted a letter to St. Mark's requesting rooms for the Spring court. From that time until mid-December, he travelled in Ireland funding agents for new business. He bought another load of gifts as well as a dozen casks of fine whiskey to bring along to Windsor. From mid-December until his departure for Windsor, Owen focussed continually on estate and family affairs, including gifts to the parish. He also would take a couple of days to ride up to Brenockshire and send word to Bridget. At some time during recess, the artist Bambino was due to paint portraits of his family members.
On the early dawn of the 24th of December, Owen arrived in Windsor.
Season III Summary
Owen arrived at Windsor with few contacts and very little social interaction with the Court. He gained favors from the King (carriage ride, garden lottery, and lawn bowls invitation). He improved his relations with Mountjoy to that of a friendship. He engaged Basildon and Arlington in two large financial projects. He is entertaining new alliances with Everhart, Lady Holles, Prince Rupert and Lord Winchelsea. He has forwarded a romantic interest with Bridget Vaughan. He has struggled to keep a good relationship with Blackheath. He dislikes Monmouth, Gowran, Whitehurst, and Adam McGregor. He explores patronage from Winchelsea (and the Finches), Arlington, Rupert, and Basildon.
Politically he has hopes of establishing himself on the Committee for Trade and Plantations. He advances his position as a known Royalist. He presents himself as a Moderate especially regarding religion (acquaintances with Brouncker and Castlemaigne).
He has promoted two projects, the Virginias survey and the Queen's Garden. Both are targetted to produce political and social standing. Through paying Malfort's debt, Owen bought a long political meeting with Prince Rupert at which he advanced a few of his causes.
In business, he has sought to strengthen his position in the trade community. He is monitoring actively overseas trade ventures.
In advancing his romantic interest, he has taken Bridget for a carriage ride in the King's coach; had dinner with the Earl of Clare where he created a favor; made several public events with Bridget: the Christmas Ball, Ranger's Lodge reception (well, it was adventurous); the Sleigh races; and Lady Cavendish's Tea. He has mentioned her to Lady Winchelsea/Lord Winchelsea.
Owen continues his fencing practices. Solo, Basildon, Blackheath, Villiers, Mounjoy.
Owen entertains relations with other persons of the Court. Claire Albright, Lady Elizabeth Holles, Amelia McGregor, Ursula Mountjoy. Peripherally, Mrs. Dawes, Gwendowlyn Llewllyn, Lord Trefor.
Recess III
Residence
While in London, Owen resides in #247 of Saint Marks Hall.
