Kingdom of Astério

* Inspired on the Kingdoms of Portugal and Spain

## ***The Kingdom***

### Creation:

In 1257, the former Duchy of Astério, was raised to a kingdom by the pope of the time after 402 years ruling over the lands. It was a reward after paying restorations and buying seats in favor of what he wanted.

### Religion:

Catholics, since the beginning the Kingdom of Astério kept a close relationship with the church and the Pope. When protestantism started to achieve Europe they stayed faithful to the church.

### House of the Royal Family:

The official House is the **House of Bladez**, they rose in power after they won against the powerful House of Luzemar in 855 at the Battle. **The House of Luzemar** ended up holding a lot of power in the future after they were granted the title of Prince of Luzemar (Principe de Luzemar) in 1402 for financial support in battles, and marriages between the families started to happen.

### Order of succession:

Astério has male-preference primogeniture for their succession to the throne, with quite a few Queens and a handful of Kings.

## ***The Royal Family***

### Names for royal children:

#### Boys:

Pedro, Guilherme, Henrique, Francisco, João, Luis, Carlos, Afonso, Alberto, Alfredo, Fernando, Augusto, Miguel, Gabriel, José, Antônio, Leopoldo, Vitor,

#### Girls:

Ana, Isabel, Luisa, Maria, Carlota, Francisca, Antônia, Fernanda, Micaela, Rafaela, Gabriela, Vitória, Júlia, Joana, Leopoldina, Paula, Augusta,

## ***Titles***

### Royal Titles:

There are two Royal Titles officially recognized by the government, the Prince of Luzemar, since 1402, and the Prince of Bladez-Luzemar, in 1613. None of those titles actually have a land.

#### *Prince of Luzemar*

The **Prince of Luzemar** was created in 1402 after the family, a duchy before, helped in battles with financial support. They are from the **House of Luzemar**.

#### *Prince of Bladez-Luzemar*

The **Prince of Bladez-Luzemar** was created in 1613 for the oldest daughter of the King of the time, she was the heir for over 15 years, being shoved away after her father finally sired a boy. The King felt bad for his little girl, and he also had promised her hand in marriage to the second son of the Prince of Luzemar, in order to create a new dynasty, the Bladez-Luzemar. So, to peace things up, he created the title and gave it to his son-in-law three days before the wedding, and his daughter became the first Princess of Bladez-Luzemar, from the **House of Bladez-Luzemar**.

### Noble Titles:

In the Kingdom of Astério the ranking of the noble titles is:

* Duke and Duchess
* Marquess and Marchioness
* Baron and Baroness

They all have male-preference primogeniture, but women can inherit the title if there is no close male in-line. They are also allowed to marry commoners, but royals and nobles cannot marry between themselves, as such matches are considered unequal, and issues from those relationships do not inherit any title from their parents. The Monarch has the ability of creating any noble title as he wish, and the existing titles are:

### Courtesy Titles:

In the Kingdom of Astério men, royal or noble, carry the courtesy title of “Dom”, while women carry the title “Dona”. Princes are often called “Prince Dom X of Astério” and Princesses “Princess Dona X of Astério”, and nobles called “Dom X of Y” or “Dona X of Y”.

X being the person’s name and Y the peer.

## Monarchs over the years:

* Henrique I (1257 - 1286)
* Henrique II (1286 - 1302)