Monarchs of Arendaal

The Monarchs of Arendaal have ruled the country since 710, when the Aren lands were forged into a single kingdom by King Gustav I. Gustav established the illustrious Kapétien Dynasty, one of the oldest and most prestigious in all of Europe. Though the original House of Kapét came to an end in 916 (the direct male line ending in 975), the ruling Houses of Arendaal are all descended from it, and thus all belong to the Kapétien Dynasty. Many European Royals have sought legitimacy by marrying into the Aren Royal Family. The House of Nareath has been on the throne since 1715, and the current reigning monarch is King Edvard V of Arendaal.
From 810 to 955, only males inherited the Crown. After 955, with the ascent of Svea I, women inherited the throne if they had no living male siblings. Since 1497, thanks to Harald III, the eldest child of a monarch has succeeded them, whatever their gender. The Covenant of Kronstad is the document which details the line of succession.
For a list of the spouses of these Monarchs, see: Royal Consorts of Arendaal
For information on marriage alliances, see Royal Marriages of Arendaal
For information on Royal Trivia, see Aristocracy and Royalty of Arendaal 
For information on Arendaal's past, see: History of Arendaal
==Royalty of Arendaal==
The Kapétien Dynasty, which has ruled Arendaal since 710, was established by the first Aren King, Gustav I and his wife Alienore of Neustria. Together, they are descended from the Royal Houses which ruled the four Kingdoms of Ancient Arendaal, Norskland, Neustria, Norsk-Austrasia and Fjordmark. This makes the Kapétiens one of the oldest established dynasties in Europe, and certainly one of the most prestigious. Many European Houses have even sought legitimacy by marrying into the Royal family of Arendaal. For their part, the Arend have used Royal Marriage Alliances as a key tool by which to forge alliances with other realms. They have been intimately linked with virtually every major Royal House in Europe at some point in history. Aren Princesses are particularly famous as paragons of beauty and gentility. Such is the prolific nature of Aren Royal Marriages that they have given rise to the much quoted phrase: Let others make war; you, fortunate Arendaal, marry.
Traditionally each Royal House of Arendaal has assumed the suffix "Kapét", although it is rarely used in practice. For instance, the current Monarch King Edvard V of Arendaal is from the "House of Nareath-Kapét", but the House is more commonly known simply as the "House of Nareath". The naming traditions of the Aren Monarchy are notoriously inconsistent. While it is traditional for a child to be categorized as belonging to their father's "House", the children of Aren Queens have sometimes (but not always) opted to use the name of their mothers "House" instead of their fathers. This is especially common when the Queen in question has a foreign spouse.
==Kapétien Dynasty==
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Kapét (710 - 916) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
710 – 740	Gustav I"The Great"	(675 – 740)	Alienore of Neustria 	Founder of Kapétien Dynasty(Descended from Kings Norskland,Neustria and Norsk-Austrasia)	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/gustavi.png
740 – 756	Karl I 	(704 – 756)	Bruunhilda of Swabia (Wiese)	Son of King Gustav I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/karl36060.png
756 – 782	Harald I 	(730 – 782)	{consort} 	Son of King Karl I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/chalem6060.png
782 – 796	Horik I 	(754 – 796)	{consort} 	Son of King Harald I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/henryiiicar6060.png
796 – 819	Hathor I 	(772 - 819)	Nissa of Fjordholm 	Son of King Horik I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/gustaviii.png
819 – 835	Gustav II 	(800 - 835)	{consort} 	Son of King Hathor I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/louisvi6060.png
835 - 866	Sven I 	(820 - 866)	{consort} 	Son of King Gustav II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/ordono.png
866 – 883	Karl II 	(840 - 883)	{consort} 	Son of King Sven IAlso King of Mercia 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/reygalicia.png
883 – 903	Bjorn I 	(868 - 903)	{consort} 	Son of King Karl II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/kare.png
903 – 916	Hathor II 	(885 - 916)	{consort} 	Son of King Bjorn I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/alfonsoleon.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Västerkvist (916 - 975) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
916 - 925	Magnus I"Ironside"	(890 - 925)	{consort} 	Son of King Bjorn I, brother of Hathor II	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/eric.png
925 – 942	Niklaas I 	(909 - 942)	Cornelia of Batavië-Vistrasia	Son of King Magnus I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/konrad3.png
942 – 955	Rurik I 	(927 - 955)	{consort} 	Son of King Niklaas I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/henryplantagenet.png
955 – 975	Svea I 	(929 - 975)	Ethelwulf of Skaneland 	Daughter of Niklaas I, sister of Rurik I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/matilda.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Blixtskiold (975 - 1065)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
975 – 996 	Gustav III 	(948 – 996) 	{consort} 	Son of Queen Svea I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/karliii.png
996 - 1016 	Edvard I 	(969 - 1016) 	 	Son of King Gustav III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/wenseclaus6060.png
1016 - 1036	Matthias I"Saint Matthias"	(999 - 1036) 	Anna Maria of Swabia (Wiese) 	Son of King Edvard I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/karel.png
1036 - 1057	Karl III 	(1019 - 1057)	Adriana of the Talemantine Empire	Son of King Matthias I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/heinrichhre.png
1057 - 1059	Bjorn II 	(1042 - 10) 	Joan of Breotonia 	Son of King Karl III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/richard36060.png
1059 - 1065	Leonor I 	(1041 - 1078)	Hugh of Éireann 	Daughter of Karl III, sister of Bjorn II	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/empressmatilda.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Stenkil (1065 - 1066)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1065 - 1066	Sven II	(1025 - 1066)	{consort}	Great-grandson of Edvard I	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/richard36060.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Normandy (1066 - 1156)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1066 - 1090	Ragnvald IThe Conqueror	(1028 - 1090)	 	2nd cousin of Queen Leonor I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/richardiii.png
1090 - 1121	Niklaas II 	(1052 - 1121)	Alix I of Arendaal 	Son of King Reynaud I, Son-in-law of Leonor I(husband of Leonor I's daughter Alix I)	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/stephenhungary.png
1121 - 1140	Ragnvald II 	(1091 - 1140)	Isabelle of Franken	Son of King Niklaas II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/ragn.png
1140 - 1156	Sibylla I 	(1118 - 1156)	Henri of Montelimar	Daughter of King Ragnvald II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/jeanne.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Sverker (1156 - 1280)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1156 - 1169	Harald II 	(1133 - 1169)	Victoria Chistina of Swabia (Wiese)	Son of Queen Sibylla I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/charlesvicoronation6060.png
1169 - 1192	Adela I 	(1154 - 1192)	Adriaen of Batavië-Vistrasia 	Daughter of King Harald II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/madonna260.png
1192 - 1209	Karl IV 	(1170 - 1216)	{consort} 	Son of Queen Adela I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/henryiiiBRONZE6060.png
1209 - 1249	Frederik I"Hammer of the North"	(1200 - 1259)	Lucrezia of the Talemantine Empire 	Son of King Karl IV 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/james.png
1249 - 1259	Matthias II 	(1227 - 1259)	{consort} 	Son of King Frederik I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/jeanii6060.png
1259 - 1280	Isabelle I 	(1230 - 1280)	Geoffrey of Breotonia 	Daughter of Frederik I, sister of Matthias II	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/isabel.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Langsvard (1280 - 1408)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1280 - 1309	Sven III 	(1252 – 1309)	Immanuelle of Saxony (Wiese)	Son of Queen Isabelle I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/edwardmartyr6060.png
1309 - 1328	Kristian I	(1282 - 1328)	Ursula of Franken 	Son of King Sven III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/jeanjohn6060.png
1328 – 1350	Gisela I 	(1308 - 1350)	King x of Suionia 	Daughter of King Kristian IQueen Consort of Suionia	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/weydenmadonna60.png
===Kings of Arendaal and Suionia: House of Langsvard (1280 - 1408)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1350 – 1388	Edvard II"The Great"	(1327 - 1388)	m1. Louise of Montelimarm2. Catharina of Batavië	Son of Queen Gisela IAlso King of Suionia (Union of Bergen) 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/alfrededward.png
1388 – 1408	Blanche I 	(1369 - 1408)	Karl August of Saxony (Wiese) 	Granddaughter of King Edvard IIAlso Queen of Suionia (Union of Bergen)	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/lucrezia.png
===Kings of Arendaal and Suionia: House of Kronhielm (1408 - 1520)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1408 – 1424	Niklaas III"TheMagnificent"	(1389 - 1424)	Anna of Franken	Son of Queen Blanche IAlso King of Suionia (Union of Bergen)	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/memling360.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Kronhielm (1408 - 1520)===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1424 – 1444	Madeleine I 	(1408 - 1444)	Charles of Montelimar 	Daughter of King Niklaas III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/simonetta.png
1444 – 1454	Pieter I 	(1424 - 1477)	Eliana of the Talemantine Empire 	Son of Queen Madeleine I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/pietermemling.png
1454 – 1480	Gustav IV 	(1426 - 1480)	Niccola of Potenza 	Son of Queen Madeleine I(brother of Pieter I) 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/charlesburgundy.png
1480 – 1497	Harald III 	(1456 - 1497)	Ottavia of the Talemantine Empire	Son of King Gustav IV 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/YoungAntonellodaMessina6060.png
1497 – 1517	Marguerite I	(1479 - 1517)	Juan Carlos of Coronado 	Daughter of King Harald III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/isabella.png
1517 – 1520	Rurik II 	(1480 - 1520)	Caitlin of Eireann 	Son of King Harald III(brother of MargueriteI)	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/hill.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Norregaard (1520 - 1604) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1520 – 1545	Frederik II	(1496 - 1545)	Helena of Franken 	Son of Queen Marguerite I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/jeanlorr.png
1545 – 1550	Johannes I 	(1513 - 1550)	Blanche of Montelimar	Son of King Frederik II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/albrechtbavar.png
1550 – 1554	Katherine I	(1514 - 1554)	Matthieu of Lorraine 	Daughter of King Frederik II(sister of Johannes & Bjorn) 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/gabrielle-2.png
1554 – 1560	Bjorn III 	(1520 - 1560)	Sophie of Eiffelland 	Son of King Frederick II(brother of Johannes & Katherine)	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/sussex.png
===Emperors of the North: House of Norregaard (1520 - 1604) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1560 – 1570	Kristian II 	(1530 - 1570)	Frederika of Suionia	First Emperor of the NorthSon of King Johannes I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/lorraineguise.png
1570 – 1604	Adeliza I"Gloriana"	(1551 - 1604)	Robert of Franken 	Empressof the NorthDaughter of Emperor Kristian II	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/elisabethaustria.png
===Emperors of the North: House of Lundmark (1604 - 1715) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1606 – 1623	Edvard III 	(1574 - 1623)	m1. Antoinette of Lorrainem2. Catrina of Warre 	Emperor of the NorthSon of Empress Adeliza I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/vand-1.png
1623 – 1643	Sven IV 	(1599 - 1643)	Maria Rikissa of Franken 	Emperor of the NorthSon of Emperor Edvard III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/buck.png
1643 – 1663	Magnus II 	(1623 – 1663)	Diane of Breotonia 	Emperor of the NorthSon of Emperor Sven IV 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/williamorange.png
1663 – 1695	Greger I"Sun King"	(1640 - 1695)	m1. Marie of Montelimarm2. Hannelore of Danmark	Emperor of the NorthSon of Emperor Magnus IIBrother of Kristian, King of Ormssex-Colne	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/felipevranc_zps03bac920.png
1695 – 1715	Kristianna I 	(1680 - 1750)	Emperor Theodore VII of the Talemantine Empire 	Empress of the NorthGranddaughter of Emperor GregerAbdicated in favour of her son 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/gainsborough.png
===Emperors of the North: House of Nareath (1715 - present) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1715 – 1735	Gustav V	(1696 - 1735)	m1. Jacqueline of Eiffellandm2. Sophia of Zähringen (Wendmark)	Last Emperor of the NorthSon of Empress Kristianna IBrother of Isacco Beniamino II	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/sweden.png
===Kings of Arendaal: House of Nareath (1715 - present) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1735 – 1762	Beatrix I 	(1713 - 1762)	Thomas of Franken 	Daughter of King Gustav V 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/madamegrand.png
1762 – 1782	Edvard IV 	(1730 - 1782)	m1. Evelynn of Anglynm2. Victoria of Breotonia	Son of Queen Beatrix I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/potok.png
1782 - 1790	Helene I 	(1764 - 1790)	m1. James of xm2. Prince of Suionia? 	Daughter of King Edvard IV 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/mecklenberg.png
1790 – 1800	Hathor III	(1735 - 1802)	Elisabeth of Lorraine 	Son of Queen Beatrix IBrother of King Edvard IV	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/girolamo.png
===Kings of Arendaal and Suionia: House of Nareath (1715 - present) ===
Reign 	Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
1800 – 1839 	Karl V"The Great"	(1769 - 1839) 	m1. Julienne of Cambriam2. Ekaterina of Serbovia	Grandson of Queen Beatrix INephew of King Edvard IV	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/countvigee.png
1839 – 1851 	Pieter II 	(1801 - 1851) 	m1. Nadia of Great Engellexm2. Anna of Wiese 	Son of King Karl V 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/prince.png
1851 – 1901 	Louisa I 	(1833 - 1901) 	Arthur of Breotonia 	Daughter of King Pieter II 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/countess.png
1901 – 1917 	Niklaas IV 	(1872 - 1917) 	Karolina of Franken 	Grandson of Queen Louisa I(eldest grandchild) 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/HaakonVIIofNorway60.png
1917 – 1945 	Freya I 	(1898 - 1945) 	Jean of Montelimar 	Daughter of King Niklaas IV 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/grace60.png
1945 – present	Sven V 	(1918 - present (1953))	Agneta of Suionia 	Son of Queen Freya I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/soren.png
===Crown Princes Who Never Ruled===
Name 	Life Span 	Consort 	Notes 	Image
Crown Prince Lief 	(1345 - 1379)	Martha of Anglyn 	Son of King Edvard IIFather of Queen Blanche I	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/charlesbohemia.png
Crown Prince Frederik	(1658 - 1690)	Johanna of Batavië 	Son of King Greger IFather of Kristianna I 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/Sinttulo.png
Prince Trigve 	(1736 - 1786)	Francoise of Montelimar 	Son of Queen Beatrix IFather of King Karl V 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/latour.png
Crown Prince Rurik 	(1779 - 1799)	Clemence of Lorraine 	Son of King Hathor III 	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/gains.png
Crown Prince Anders 	(1852 – 1897)	Elisabeth Franziska of Braunschweig (Wiese)	Son of Queen Louisa IFather of King Niklaas IV	http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k251/r_l_777/60by60/aus.png
==See Also==
* History of Arendaal
* Royal Marriages of Arendaal
* House of Nareath
* King Edvard V of Arendaal
* Empire of the North
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