Nikolai Gornostai Spiach'ev

Gules, a demi-stoat issuant from base Or. Image from the Calontir Armorial.

• 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:

• 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:

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

Websites, photo-sharing, etc.

Heraldic Information

Registered Names:

1.) Nikolai Gornostai Spiach'ev (Primary name).

2.) Ambrogio di Dionisio Acciaiuoli.(Alternate persona name).

3,) Stote Herald (Heraldic Title)

Registered Armory:

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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