High King of Heiran

The **High King of Heiran** (feminine equivalent being **High Queen of Heiran**) is the monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Heiran. The monarch rules as the Lord/Lady of the United Kingdoms that make up Hieran.

## List of monarchs

### **Hawke Dynasty** (3E 705 - 3E 852)

*Founded by the legendary hunter Gwendolyn Hawke through the wars of conquest. Gwendolyn and her hunter army unified the realm to that they may protect it together from the forces of darkness.*

* **Gwendolyn I** Hawke ("the Uniter", "the Great") 3E 705 - 3E 745
* **Benjen I** Hawke 3E 745 - 3E 749
* **Gwendolyn II** Hawke ("the Conciliator") 3E 749 - 3E 818
* **Benjen II** Hawke ("the King who knelt") 3E 818 - 3E 852

### **Pentos Dynasty** (3E 852 - 3E 952)

*Founded following the abdication of Benjen II Hawke after Aeryn Pentos, Warden of the South Gate, launched a war of conquest to seize control of the throne.*

* **Aeryn I** Pentos ("the Conqueror") 3E 852 - 3E 871
* **Jahred I** Pentos 3E 871 - 3E 892
* **Aeryn II** Pentos ("the Six Days King") 3E 892 - 3E 892
* **Arakyn I** Pentos 3E 892 - 3E 896
* **Aeryn III** Pentos ("the Elder") 3E 896 - 3E 912
* **Aeryn IV** Pentos ("the Younger") 3E 912 - 3E 950
* **Margaery I** Pentos ("the Unlikely") 3E 950 - 3E 952

### **Tyroshi Dynasty** (3E 952 - 3E 1010)

*Founded following the marriage of Margaery I Pentos to Landrus Tyroshi. Margaery's heir, Aeryn, was granted his father's name, thus began the Tyroshi Dynasty.*

* **Aeryn V** Tyroshi 3E 952 - 3E 961
* **Iryia I** Tyroshi 3E 961 - 3E 966
* **Iryia II** Tyroshi 3E 966 - 3E 979
* **Harwyn I** Tyroshi ("the Brave") 3E 979 - 3E 985
* **Aeryn VI** Tyroshi 3E 985 - 3E 985
* **Aemaes I** Tyroshi 3E 985 - 3E 986
* **Helaena I** Tyroshi ("the Good") 3E 986 - 3E 1001
* **Aeryn VII** Tyroshi 3E 1001 - 3E 1010

### **Nero Dynasty** (3E 1010 - 3E 1281)

*Founded after the infertile Aeryn VII Tyroshi died without heirs of his own, and without any living male members of House Tyroshi to succeed him, the throne passed to his sister's eldest son, Tynar of the House Nero.*

* **Tynar I** Nero ("the Founder") 3E 1010 - 3E 1016
* **Helaena II** Tyroshi 3E 1016 - 3E 1028
* **Aeryn VIII** Nero 3E 1028 - 3E 1045
* **Tynar II** Nero 3E 1045 - 3E 1062
* **Maximus I** Nero 3E 1062 - 3E 1094
* **Tormund I** Nero 3E 1094 - 3E 1107
* **Aeryn IX** Nero ("the Great") 3E 1107 - 3E 1167
* **Jahred II** Nero 3E 1167 - 3E 1194
* **Tynar III** Nero ("the Wise") 3E 1194 - 3E 1242
* **Tynar IV** Nero ("the Lich", "the Accursed") 3E 1242 - 3E 1281

### **Interregnum** (3E 1281 - 3E 1285)

*Following the discovery of Tynar IV Nero being a lich and using his power as King to steal souls, he was deposed and executed. An interregnum was declared by the High Council, as Tynar IV had no legitimate heirs as he had disinherited most of his relatives. During the Interregnum, the High Council assumed regency power until a legitimate heir could be found.*

* High Council Regency (3E 1281 - 3E 1285)

### **Elective Dynasty** (3E 1285 - Present)

*Following a four year interregnum, the Lords and Ladies of the realm met at the capital in a Great Council, where it was decided that the throne would no longer be inherited through blood, but by election. Thus the four Wardens would meet following the death of a monarch to select a new one from throughout the realm. Alethia Hawke, having a blood connection to the first royal dynasty, and being a hero of the realm, was chosen as the first elected monarch.*

* **Alethia I** Hawke (3E 1285 - Present)

## Titles and Styles

### The Monarch

As Heiran is a realm of unified former Kingdoms, the reigning monarch bears the title High King/High Queen, to signify their status as being above other Kings and Queens. Although Gwendolyn I Hawke abolished the King and Queen titles throughout the continent when she unified the Kingdoms into Heiran.

*The official monarchal title is; **High King/High Queen of the Unified Realm of Heiran and its wider territories.** The title is often simply shortened to **High King/High Queen of Heiran**.*

*The appropriate style of address for a monarch is to refer to them at all times as **Your Grace** when speaking to them and when speaking about them as **His/Her Grace**.*

#### **Additional Titles**

Over the years, many High Kings and High Queens have added additional titles to themselves to further raise their esteem. Some of the other co-current titles are listed below;

* **Lord/Lady Protector of all the Lands** - *A title that denotes the monarch as ruling all armies of Heiran and protecting the wider realm. This title has been at times split and merged with other titles.*
	+ **High Protector of the Realm** - *A modified variant of the above title mainly used by the ruling monarchs of House Nero.*

* **Master/Mistress of the Realm** - *A title used by the monarch to denote their authority over the governance of the realm and its subjects.*
* **Defender of the Faith** - *A title briefly used during the reign of House Pentos, due to their holiness. Phased out after church and state were seperated.*

### Spouse of the Monarch

The spouse of the monarch has an official title and style that differs from the reigning monarch.

*For a female spouse of a monarch, the title and style is **Her Grace** Name, the **Queen Consort**. When talking to the female spouse of the monarch, she is to be refered to as **Your Grace** and when spoken about she is refered to as **Her Grace the Queen Consort**.*

*For a male spouse of a monarch, the title and style is **His Grace** Name, the **King Consort**. When talking to the male spouse of the monarch, he is to be refered to as **Your Grace** and when spoken about he is refered to as **His Grace the King Consort.***

Unlike the monarch, the spouse is not refered to as the High King/Queen Consort, only the King/Queen Consort.

### Children of the Monarch

A legitimate born child of the monarch is automatically granted the style of Prince/Princess of the Realm upon their birth. However, this title is sometimes only given at the monarch's discretion and has not always been automatic. Additionally, children of Princes/Princesses are not automatically granted the style of Prince/Princess of the Realm unless they are children of the Crown Prince/Princess.

Following the formation of the Elective Dynasty beginning with Alethia I Hawke, children of the High King/High Queen are not granted the style automatically. Instead, the style may be conferred on their two eldest children. However, they lose this style upon the death/abdication of their reigning parent.

*The appopriate style of address for a royal prince/princess when speaking directly to them is **My Prince/Princess**, and afterwards rarely **Sir/Ma'am** (rhymes with ham). When talking about a prince/princess, the appropriate style is **The Prince/Princess**.*

#### **Heir to the throne**

The style and address is slightly different for the direct heir to the throne. Their style and address follows the same rules as above for a royal prince/princess of the realm, but their direct title is slightly different.

When an heir is born, they automatically become Lord/Lady of the Crownlands. This elevates them to a landed Lord/Lady upon their birth. This title can be transferred by the monarch should their choice of heir change. When the heir to the throne turns 18, the monarch will confer the official title of Crown Prince/Princess.Additionally, unlike other Princes and Princesses, the heir to the throne uses a 'The' before their title to signify the fact that they are above other royal princes and princesses and that they are infact the definite article. For example; The Prince Tynar, Crown Prince of the Realm and Lord of the Crownlands was the title of Tynar IV Nero before his ascension to the throne.

Following the establishment of the Elective Dynasty, this title is now defunct and unused.

*The official title of the heir to the throne is; **The Prince/Princess** Name, **Crown Prince/Princess of the Realm** and **Lord/Lady of the Crownlands**.*