Allegra Ginevra Soave da Napoli
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 Tentative Arms. Blazon: Purpure, a winged lion Or segreant to sinster wings elevated and addorsed and on a chief fleury to base Or 3 crosses bottany sable. |
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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)
- 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)
- Order of the Ermine Heart - 1/14/2023 (Past Landed Baroness of Flaming Gryphon)
- 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:
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
- Placed on vigil on 2/29/2020
- The Boon is begged in Court
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.
Heraldry Notes
"Old Bay Italian, but not so much that my embroiderers hate me." - Thora Brandsdottir
These are the proposed arms I created with the assistance of Thora Brandsdottir and Thory Vedardottir for the first time my husband fought for me in Crown Tournament. I am not 100% sure of them, but it's a good placeholder. I know my primary charge is a winged lion Or to sinister, and I went with segreant (rampant for winged monsters) for this one. The crosses bottany are from the flag of the state of Maryland, where I am from, which are the quartered arms of the Calvert and Crossland families. I had planned to include ermine spots for the Barony of Flaming Gryphon, possibly erminois, but that's for a future iteration.
