Allegra Ginevra Soave da Napoli

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Status:Current Member
Pronouns:she/her
Preferred Title:Magnifica
Resides:Barony of Flaming Gryphon, Canton of Hawkes Keye
Awards:Order of the Evergreen

Order of the Dragon's Heart
Award of the Sapphire
Order of the Willow
Award of the Purple Fret x2
Award of Arms
Award of the Gryphon's Plume
ward of the Flaming Brand
Award of the Gryphon's Plume
Award of the Tiraz

Heraldry

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Persona

Magnifica Allegra Ginevra Soave da Napoli, Baroness of the court of Felix and Madaleina, lives on her family’s estate in the fertile hills above Naples (modern-day Italy) in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the mid-1500s. She manages the household’s affairs, often going down to the city for supplies, to sell goods, to learn about the latest news and activities and to teach. She met her husband Edward Foxley, an English papist who fled from the Catholic persecutions in his homeland, during a pilgrimage to Rome. Together they formed the household of The Fox and Lion, and enjoy hosting gatherings of friends and family.

Offices

  • Baroness of Flaming Gryphon: April 2016 - July 2021
  • Dance Coordinator for the Middle Kingdom 50 Year Event: June 2019
    • Organized multiple classes, a Hafla, and 3 evening Balls with refreshments, including a Grand Ball with music by Musica Subterranea.
  • Baronial Pursuivant for the Barony of Flaming Gryphon
  • Deputy Seneschal for the Canton of Hawkes Keye
  • Local Pursuivant for the Canton of Hawkes Keye
  • Minister of Arts and Sciences for the College of St. Joan
  • Background checked Youth Minister at-large (current)
  • Aethon Herald (South Oaken Regional Herald) (current)

Event activities

  • Event Steward, Middle Kingdom Heraldic and Scribal Symposium
  • Event Steward, Flaming Gryphon Baronial 12th Night
  • Event Steward and co-Event Steward, Flaming Gryphon Push for Pennsic events
  • Event Steward, Grand Tournament of the Dragon (2023)
On Staff At Multiple Events:
  • Hall Steward
  • Kitchen staff
  • Feast server
  • Feast Herald
  • Court Herald
  • Site and Field Herald
  • Class coordinator
  • Royalty Retainer
  • Guard duty
  • Troll / Gate staff
  • Security
  • Dance Leader

Founder of the GryphonShawl Demo group, 2000-2019

Founding member of i Scandali Commedia del'Arte troupe

Classes

Taught classes on multiple topics, including:
  • Bobbin Lace
  • Spinning
  • Heraldry
  • Flirting
  • Weaving
  • Dancing
  • Costuming
  • Baking bread
  • Paper weaving
  • Knitting
  • Fingerloop braiding

Baronial and Kingdom Awards and Honors

Baronial Awards

  • Award of the Gryphon's Plume - 7/11/1993 (For excellence in diverse arts)
  • Award of the Flaming Brand - 4/22/2006 (For service as Baronial pursuivant)
  • Award of the Gryphon's Plume - 1/14/2012 (Bobbin Lace)
  • Tiraz from Berach and Myfanwy (personal favor)

Kingdom Awards

  • Award of Arms - 2/26/1994 (Service as St. Joan MOAS)
  • Order of the Willow - 7/4/2001 (Fiber arts and period music)
  • Award of the Purple Fret - 6/24/2005 (service as a herald, assistance with demos)
  • Award of the Sapphire - 4/4/2009
  • Order of the Dragon's Heart - 5/30/2010 ("innumerable acts of service and kindness")
  • Order of the Evergreen - 10/4/2014 (Bobbin Lace)
  • Award of the Purple Fret - 5/11/2019 (service as dance teacher and dance leader)


  • Territorial Baroness of the Barony of Flaming Gryphon - 4/2/2016 to 7/17/2021


Group Awards:

  • Award of the Grove for GryphonShawl group – 4/10/2009
  • Award of the Grove for i Scandali – 10/9/2005

Selected as an alternate for the MidRealm's Arts War Point team for Pennsic 46 (Bobbin Lace).

Pelican Lineage

Protégéed to Baroness Gyða Arnarsdóttir / Cathryn of Chester, OP, OL

Elevated virtually in the Gossamer Realm by the hands of Seto and Ynes on 5/1/2020

Local Group Membership

Kingdom of the Middle, Barony of Flaming Gryphon (Dayton, OH): 1990 - 1994 (College of St. Joan), 1996 - present (Marche of Flaming Sword then Canton of Hawkes Keye)

Kingdom of Atlantia, Barony of Storvik, Shire of Roxbury Mill (Rockville, MD): 1994 - 1996

Interests and SCA-related hobbies

Allegra's activities and hobbies include fiber arts, including spinning, weaving, lucet, braiding, and especially bobbin lace making; bardic recitation; dance; heraldry and protocol; cooking and baking; clothing and fashion history; teaching; singing; research; service; sewing and embroidery; theater performance; and archery.

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