Alternative History
Niklaus the Noble
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Portrait of Ismael, 1550
Lord of Poquoson
Reign 1549-1580
Predecessor Title Created
Successor Thomas I
Born 10 October 1507
Erfurt, Thuringia,
Holy Roman Empire
Died 15 June 1580
Jasmund, Carolingia Colony
House House of Jenagotha
Father Thin White Duke
Mother Elisabeth of Thuringia
Religion Jungism

Ismael von Jenagotha (10 October 1507 - 15 June 1580), also known by his nickname of Ismael Hialeah was a Thuringian explorer, nobleman, and merchant. Ismael was a son of the Thin White Duke via his marriage to his twelfth wife Elisabeth, and was born after the Protestant Reformation and was raised Jungist from birth. Ismael came of age around the time of his father's death, complicating his living situation in Thuringia. He initially paid homage to his half-brother Hugh the Heir, but later sought to avoid the conflicts within the Rätian Union by emigrating to the New World. In the late 1520s he took up life as a trader within the Hanseatic League and its colonies, bringing him to Bermuda, Carolingia, and the Caribbean.

In 1538 he was commissioned by the Hanseatic League as part of an expedition to explore the southern edge of Kolumbia, an expedition that would take the next two years and nearly cost Ismael his life. After a disastrous encounter with natives in southern Kolumbia (OTL Florida), he managed to rally the surviving members of his party and escape to safety, earning him the nickname of "Hialeah" after the location of the battle. Returning to Carolingia in the late 1540s, Ismael became a prominent landowner and governor and was created Lord of Poquoson in 1549. He served as a representative in the first diet held in the settlement of Jasmund, and remained a mainstay of local politics. During the Eight Years' War Ismael led colonial forces against colonies established by Sweden, but was badly wounded at the Battle of Jaderbach in 1567, ending his military career. He married into the aristocracy of the early Carolingian farmers, known as the Ancient Planters, and was succeeded by his son Thomas in 1580.

This article is part of Merveilles des Morte.