List of Mushroom Kingdom Monarchs

There have been many monarchs of the Mushroom Kingdom since it's founding in 1368 spanning multiple dynasties.

## Founding

The Mushroom Kingdom was founded in 1368 when the many divided chiefdoms of worlds 1 and 2 were united under the leadership of King Heteroecus Boletus of the Mycelia clan. Historians believe this was achieved by a mixture of strategically negotiated child marriage and full on invasion when deemed necessary.

## Rogue dynasties

King Interitus Boletus died without issue in 1587. The resulting power vacuum lead to a crisis in the line of succession for the next 16 years, during which many claims to the throne were made by various family members and random strangers who happened to pass by the great hall.

During this time none held power in the kingdom quite so decisively as Slime mold the great, who reigned for the a total of 9 years over the rogue dynasty period.

## The Three Kings Period

Following the ascension of King Geoff I (proclaimed King Jeff XV) the authority of the crown was disputed by several high born and powerful families leading multiple individuals to lay claim to the throne. The most notable of these were Augustus of house Mycelius and Nameko of house Pholiota.

The ensuing 7 years became known as *"Aetas trium regum"* or the *"Time of three kings"* or the *"Three Kings period"* where the Mushroom Kingdom was split politically between the King Geoff I and the 2 largest claimants to the throne.

Nameko Pholiota was the first of the three kings to fall in 1744, leaving his much less experience younger brother Aeger to rule what remained of his lands. Being young and unfamiliar with either war or rule, Aeger soon withdrew his claim to the throne and swore allegiance to King Geoff I (whom he called King Jeff XV).

In 1746, Augustus Mycelius had defeated the forces of King Geoff I, and stormed Boletusberg castle. Geoff was killed in the ensuing battle and Augustus Mycelius was declared King of the Mushroom Kingdom by way of conquest and partial blood claim. Lord Aeger Pholiota was executed for treason the following year.

## Mario Dynasty

Mario came up with a plan to initiate a civil war in the Mushroom Kingdom to overthrow Peach's position of power. He convinced Luigi, Daisy, and Toad to hop on with his plan. He raised a private military disguised as a royal guard army, met with Peach in her castle at Vista to discuss issues of taxation and national budget, to instead confront Peach about her affairs. Peach admitted to have cheated on Mario and refused to abdicate when Mario demanded her to, resulting in her arrest. A clash between Mario's soldiers and the loyalists broke out and Mario received support from nearby divisions, resulting in the capture of Vista.
The west side of the country defected to Mario's revolutionary side, and the east remained loyal to the Queen. This war, nicknamed the Revolutionary War by locals, was won by Mario through decisive military operations and minimal casualties. Mario moved the capital back to Toadtown, and held his coronation followed by a grand military parade in June 1993, officially making him the first emperor of the new Mushroom Empire.