Nikolai Gornostai Spiach'ev
- He / Him pronouns.
- Pronunciation guide: NEE-koh-LAI GOR-noh-STAI. spee-ACH-ev
- Formerly known as: Ambrogio di Dionisio Acciaiuoli, Ambrose Sans Tonsure, Ambrose the Paranoid.
Persona:[edit | edit source]
- Names:
- Николай Горностай Спиачьев (Nikolai Gornostai Spiachev).
- Спиачьев (Gornostai Spiach’ev); Николай Константинов (Nikolai Konstantinov); Николай Спиачьев (Nikolai Spiach’ev); Горностай; Горностай Константинов (Gornostai Konstantinov) - acceptable name variants.
- Nikolai is a late 15th century minor court functionary in the court of Ivan III Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван III Васильевич), Grand Prince of Moscow and Sovereign of all Russia.
- Sophia Palaiologina, Ivan III Vasilyevich's consort, brought a new style of imperial minded court with her family's traditions from Constantinople to the court of the Grand Prince.
- Nikolai's position involved the translation and implementation of this new court ceremony of the Grand Prince of Moscow's court.
- Former persona: Ambrogio di Dionisio Acciaiuoli was a late 15th/early 16th century Umbrian nobleman's son from the town of Todi. He lived in the city of Rome, where he served on the staff of a couple different Cardinals in both ceremonial and diplomatic roles. After a shit in the 'political climate' in the Eternal City, he eventually retired to France, taking up a post in a monastery there.
- Former Persona: Ambrose sans tonsure (Name released) was a 14th century English monastic living in the south of England primarily engaged in the monastic life. At various times, he was the monasteries kitchener, or had a role the supervision of the monastery's embroidery workshops, before taking up the post of Abbot..
- Link to Calontir Armorial/OP - https://www.calontir.org/persona/189
History in the SCA:[edit | edit source]
Timeline:
- When started in SCA - A.S. XIII (1978 C.E.)
- Significant events since then (competitions, championships, tourneys, first event, etc.)
Groups and Affiliations:
- Current Group: Barony of the Lonely Tower, Kingdom of Calontir.
- Previous Groups: Barony of Winters Gate, Principality of Oertha, Kingdom of the West. Barony of the Star Gate, Kingdom of Ansteorra
- Guilds, Households, etc:
Offices:
- Local Offices:
- Currently serving his 4th tenures as Anser Pursuivant (Lonely Tower heraldic officer).
- Former Lonely Tower Minister of Sciences.
- Former deputy seneschal for Lonely Tower's canton, Afton draig (now defunct.).
- Regional Offices:
- Kingdom Offices:
- Former Red Hawk Herald (Calontir external commenting Herald).
- Former Sparrow Hawk Herald (Calontir regional herald).
- SCA-wide Offices:
- Events as event or feast steward:
- Sword Quest (Winter's Gate).
- Decadence I (Middle Eastern) - BLT. At the 'Florence Hall.'
- Decadence II (Middle Eastern).- BLT At 'The Viking Ship'
- Decadence III (Silk Route) - BLT At 'Danish Vennelyst Park.'
- Decadence IV (Middle Eastern) - BLT. At [Catholic Church]
- (Italian)
- (Russian)
- Other service:
Other Information[edit | edit source]
Websites, photo-sharing, etc.
Heraldic Information[edit | edit source]
Registered Names:[edit | edit source]
1.) Nikolai Gornostai Spiach'ev (Primary name).
2.) Ambrogio di Dionisio Acciaiuoli.(Alternate persona name).
3,) Stote Herald (Heraldic Title)
Registered Armory:[edit | edit source]
1.) Gules, a demi-stoat issuant from base Or (Arms).
2.) Per bend sinishter ermine and counter ermine, a rose counterchanged sable and argent, a bordure gules crusily formy argent (Badge - former arms of Ambrose).
3.) Purpure a pall ermine (Badge - former arms of Ambrogio).
4.) [Fieldless] A scourge bendwise, lashes at rest Or (Primary badge).
5.) [Fieldless] A bag of madder erminois (Badge - embroidery).
6.) [Fieldless- A cornucopia sable fructed proper (Badge - cooking).
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