Lady Iuliana de la Sara
Iuliana de la Sara is mundanely known as Whitney Davidson.
The name Iuliana de la Sara is a properly researched, documented, and approved SCA name (March 2008). It is historically accurate to 16th century Spain. The name Iuliana is the precursor of the English name "Juliana or Julianne". De la Sara is a locative byname. See the Persona History section for more information.
Interests
Tailoring
Millinery
Music
Archery
Heavy Combat
Persona History
Iuliana was born in 1543 outside of Leon, the daughter of Diego de la Sara, a respected ambler, and Catalina la Roja, a courtier of the Habsburg Court. Iuliana grew up in and out of court society and among the company of many soldiers and officers who knew and respected her father. She was fully educated in reading, writing, arts and science and learned to speak French as well as her native tongue.
In 1559 Iuliana was sent on a court errand to Milan where she met, through a childhood friend under the command of her father, José Cabrera de Castilla. They quickly fell in love and were married with the blessing of both families and the royal court.
After they were married, Iuliana spent 3 years following José on several of his military campaign. There she made herself invaluable by keeping the military support train organized, and maintaining the financial books of most of the officers. Once his term of service ended, José sought out a company with which he could continue his military training, and encountered the Iron Ring on one of it's many maneuvers into Italy. Abandoning his concern for his family's growing wealth and power, José took up with the mercenaries, and Iuliana followed. There she stopped being the wife of an officer, and earned the rank through her prowess and intelligence to be an equal with her husband as a Sergeant.
- Iuliana de la Sara is a member of the Iron Ring.
- Iuliana de la Sara is married to José Cabrera de Castilla in persona and mundane life.
Rank and Station
- Sergeant of the Iron Ring
- Secretary/Record Keeper of the Iron Ring
Awards and Accolades
- Founding Member of the Iron Ring
- The Gathering, May 2005.
- Gypsy Days, Seadog Nights, July 2005.
- Acorn War, September 2005.
- Pacific University Demo (now Faire in the Grove), April 2006.
- The Gathering, May 2006.
- Seadog Nights, July 2006.
- Acorn War, September 2006.
- First Court, Barony of Three Mountains, March 2007.
- Faire in the Grove, April 2007.
- The Gathering, May 2007.
- Seadog Nights, July 2007.
- Blackthorne Revel, August 2007.
- Sport of Kings, August 2007.
- Beaverton Farmer's Market Demo, September 2007.