Empire of Haimsner

* Inspired on the Empire of Austria

## ***The Kingdom***

### Creation:

In 1022 the Principality of Haimsner was raised by the Pope to a Kingdom during the reign of Otto II, and, later in 1423 during the reign of Albert I, an Empire. Their lands crossed the ocean, and is the biggest in space of all in Aporeu.

### House of the Royal Family:

From the beginning the **House of Ascania** was the ruler of the lands, but, in 1653, the last monarch of the House of Ascania died, a woman, and her son changed the name of the **House to Ascania-Anheim**, his father’s house.

### Order of succession:

They have the salic law instated, but, because Emperor Albert Johann II only had daughters he allowed his eldest girl to take the throne, but after she died her son changed the law back once again.

## ***The Royal Family***

### Names for royal children:

#### Boys:

Ferdinand, Maximilian, Johann/Johannes, Rudolf, Wilhelm, Georg, Franz, Josef, Leopold, Ernst, Matthias, Albert, Friedrich/Frederik, Karl, Christian, Heinrich, August, Philipp, Alexander, Anton, Ludwig, Rainer

#### Girls:

Maria, Theresia, Anna, Ludovika, Viktoria, Karolina, Antonia, Leopoldina, Elisabeth, Magdalena, Katharina, Eleonore, Margarete, Johanna, Barbara, Ursula, Helena, Christina, Josefa, Clementine, Amalia, Gabriele, Franziska, Louise, Sophie, Gisela, Valeria, Mathilda, Henrietta

## ***Titles***

### Royal Titles:

In Haimsner the royal titles are different, the Emperor children receive the title “Archduke/Archduchess” instead of “Prince/Princess”. Besides that, there are the three Grand Duchies that are under the rule of the Emperor, and the five Principalities that respond to their respective Grand Duchies and the Emperor. The succession is also designed by the salic law, and the children also use the title of “Archduke/Archduchess”. They also enumerate their names like monarchs instead of their title like nobles, for example, "**Leopold II, Grand Duke of Schöffer**".

#### *Grand Duke of Schöffer*

From the **House of Kopprecht**, the Grand Duchy was the biggest one and the most powerful Grand Duchy, after 1653 it became the second one.

#### *Grand Duke of Windischof*

From the **House of Anheim**, they always had a big part in court, but, after the marriage with the heir of the Grand Duchy and the heir of the Empire, it became even more.After the marriage the Grand Dukes also used the **House of Ascania-Anheim** as their senior one.

#### *Grand Duke of Schneeberger*

From the **House of Geiger**, the Grand Duchy is the smallest one and considered the last important, having three Principalities being more high ranking than it. Their marriages mostly happened with smaller ruling houses, like Duchies, Grand Duchies and Principalities.

#### *Prince of Löffler*

From the **House of Zehetner**, the Princes of Löffler are widely known for being fantastic generals and the great masters behind the expansion of the Empire, many of the Archduchesses of Haimsner married not only the heirs but the younger sons and children of the Zehetner. They answer to the Grand Duchy of Schöffer.

#### *Prince of Novak*

From the **House of Zauner**, the Principality is widely known for its clothes and fabrics not only in the Empire, but in the whole continent. The royals from there are famous for their extravagance. They also hold much power in the state, and many of their dynastic marriages happen with big houses. They answer to the Grand Duchy of Schneeberger, but usually they are the ones who demand things from them.

#### *Prince of Lettner*

From the **House of Buchinger**, one of the important powers in the state, their rulers are mainly part of the church and help to control the Empire together when problems with the church happen. They also are the ones who are allowed to crown the new Emperors, to baptize the kids and to make the marriages holy in the eyes of God. This also means that they do not always follow the rules of the church, but work with what they need and want. They answer to the Grand Duchy of Schneeberger, but usually they are the ones who demand things from them.

#### *Prince of Nemeth*

From the **House of Stadlger**, with the Princes of Lutz they were the weakest ones, always at the mercy of the Grand Dukes and their Emperor. Because of that they also have many marriages with the **House of Tischler** and smaller royals. They answer to the Grand Duchy of Windischof.

#### *Prince of Lutz*

From the **House of Tischler**, with the Princes of Nemeth they were the weakest ones, always at the mercy of the Grand Dukes and their Emperor. Because of that they also have many marriages with the **House of Stadlger** and smaller royals. They answer to the Grand Duchy of Windischof.

### Noble Titles:

The noble titles possible in the Empire are Counts/Countesses (17) and Baron/Baronesses (31), differently from the royals women are allowed to inherit the peerage and to keep their maiden surname and give it to their children, bur, if their husband also holds a title the surname may change or just be hyphenated. The children receive the courtesy title of “Sir/Lady ‘name’ ‘surname’”. Nobles are not allowed to marry royals, and if they do their children are not allowed to their thrones, but if an Archduchess marries a noble she will simply lose her royal titles and live as a consort of a noble.

### Courtesy Titles:

Royal children receive the title “Archduke/Archduchess of ‘parents title’”, while noble children “Sir/Lady ‘name’ ‘surname’”.