Reiss Family

Trainee Corps

### Notable Features

The true royal family of the Walls, descendants of the ancient Fritz family. They currently possess the Founding Titan and the lost memories of mankind within the Walls which they passed down generation to generation. Historia also ranked among the 10 best trainees and was a member of the Special Operations Squad

### Related Bloodlines

Fritz Family (Distant Relatives)Jaeger Family (Only descendants of Zeke Jaeger)

The Reiss family is the current royal family of Eldia that descended from the Karl Fritz, the First King of the Walls. They branched off from the original royal family after the Great Titan War, masqueraded as a minor noble family living inside northern Wall Sina, and set up a false King and royal family to further draw attention away from themselves. They passed the Founding Titan between ruling monarchs every 13 years Currently, Annie Reiss, the daughter of e late Historia Reiss, is the queen.

## History

In ancient times the royal family was known as the Fritz family. The family was descended from Ymir Fritz, the first of all Titans, whose descendants founded the nation of Eldia. However, towards the end of the Great Titan War, Eldia lost most of its territory to Marley, save for Paradis Island. King Karl Fritz moved Eldia's capital to Paradis Island and, with power of the Founding Titan, constructed the Walls using countless Colossus Titans. After he gathered as many Eldians as he could on the island, he wiped their memories of the outside world, making the people believe they were the last of humanity in a world overrun by the Titans.

However, this brainwashing did not affect those of minority bloodlines that were not Subjects of Ymir, such as the Ackerman Family and the Asian clan. Those who agreed to the wishes of the First King of the Walls were given the status of nobility. The Ackerman family and the Asian clan, however, disagreed, and were hunted to near extinction for this. To protect his subjects, the First King sent an ultimatum to the Marleyan government, stating that if they were to interfere with his vision of peace, the millions of slumbering Colossus Titans would be unleashed upon the Earth. However, this ultimatum was merely a bluff to ensure a lasting peace. In secret, Karl Fritz made a vow renouncing war with the Founding Titan, ensuring that he and his successors would never use its power to wage war and would simply stand idle should the world invade in retribution. After this, the royal family that moved to the island cast aside the Fritz name and renamed themselves the Reiss family. Some members of the royal family decided to stay on the continent now controlled by Marley, however.

Some time later, King Reiss gave the Founding Titan to a successor, dying in the process. The Reiss family ruled the Walls in secret for the next 100 years by masquerading as a minor noble family living inside of Wall Sina near the Orvud District. The King of the Walls would be their figurehead.

A special ritual was conducted every generation in which the Founding Titan was passed down from one family member to another. The current inheritor of the Founding Titan would be chained in the cavern beneath the village chapel near the Reiss family estate. Meanwhile, the successor to the Founding Titan, would inject themselves with a serum and transform into a Pure Titan to devour their predecessor. This would give them the power of the Founding Titan and the lost memories of humanity inside the Walls. However, this would also give them the ideology of the First King and force them to keep humanity inside the Walls under the Titans' rule, even if they previously had a desire to free them.

They would never reveal the reason for this, even to their own friends and families. While inheritors of the Founding Titan retained much of their original personality, whenever using the Founding Titan's power or falling under the will of the First King, it would become visible in the user's eyes by a darkening of their irises. This was apparent in Uri, Frieda, and Rod and Uri's father. The Reiss who currently possessed the Founding Titan would be the true king or queen of the Walls for however long they possessed it, as shown by Uri and Frieda.

One of the many Founding Titans was Rod and Uri's father. The brothers begged him to exterminate the Titans, but he always refused, so much so that he locked Rod behind bars for his attempts. When it came time to pass his position to a son, Uri volunteered and asked Rod to pray. After the procedure, Uri had inherited the First King's ideology, and wished to build a paradise for mankind inside the Walls. One of the ways he did this was by stopping the persecution of the Ackerman family after a failed assassination attempt by Kenny Ackerman, who later became a Reiss bodyguard and Uri's closest friend.

Years later, Rod married and had five children with his wife; Urklyn, Frieda, Dirk, Florian, and Abel. Rod also conceived a sixth child, Historia, with Alma, his mistress, and confidant; one of the Reiss family maids.

Alma gave birth to Historia on her parents' farm, which was on land controlled by the Reiss family. Historia had an isolated upbringing and was raised to believe she was an unfortunate and unwelcome mistake. She had no friends and could never leave the farm. Her mother was distant to her, only speaking to her twice, and both times wished she did not exist. Her grandparents rarely spoke with her either. This led Historia to developing a martyr complex. She wished to die in a way in which everybody would remember her fondly and not hate her for existing.

However, Historia was not as alone as she believed. Her half-sister Frieda would visit her in secret and taught her to read. Frieda encouraged her to be a lady, like the girl in Historia's book; a kind girl who was always thinking of others. After her visits, Frieda would wipe Historia's memory to protect her. For a while, Historia would only recall those memories in dreams and forgot them when she awoke.

When Frieda was fifteen, she inherited the Founding Titan by devouring Uri in the Reiss family's succession ritual. She was well loved on her family's estate and would be known to go out to the fields to thank the farmers for their work. However, after becoming the true queen inside the Walls, she began to experience bouts of mania followed by depression, such when she discovered that Historia had tried to leave her family's farm by crossing the fence.

## Military Service

Every royal male at the age of 16 is enlisted into the army as an Officer, starting at Second Lieutenant they work their way up by activity and completing their royal duties, Each heir to the throne at the age of 16 will join the army, regardless of gender. Royal females may join the army at the age of 16 if they want and they too will be Officers. If your rank is lower then Prince or Princess, you will not be an Officer, but instead an Enlisted. The military has a special rank for the monarch of Eldia, Field Marshal.

## Power of the Titans

For the past 2,000 years, the Reiss family, formerly known as the Fritz family, controlled the Founding Titan and still controls it. Every 13 years in a succession ceremony, the Reiss Family passes down their power to their children

## Line of Succession

Mr. Reiss †

* Prince Rod †
	+ Queen Historia †
		- Queen Annie
			* Princess Mags (1)
			* Princess Marceline (2)
			* Prince Charles (3)
		- Princess Jane, Duchess of Trost (4)
			* Princess Emma of Trost (5)
		- Prince Alex (6)
	+ Queen Frieda †
		- Prince Damian, Duke of Ehrmich (7)
			* Princess Frieda of Ehrmich (8)
			* Prince Jonathan of Ehrmich (9)
		- Princess Catherine, Duchess of Orvud (10)
			* Prince Samuel of Orvud (11)
			* Prince Edward of Orvud (12)

Prince Xavier †

* Princess Sarah (13)
	+ Lord Frank (14)
		- Harry Reiss (15)
		- Tania Reiss (16)
	+ Lord Henry (17)
		- Samantha Reiss (18)
		- Margaret Reiss (19)
* Prince Cameron (20)
	+ Lady Georgina (21)
		- Robert Reiss (22)
		- Xavier Reiss (23)
	+ Lord Darius (24)
		- Elizabeth Reiss (25)
		- Damian Reiss (26)

## Members

### Members

Princess Mags, Crown Princess & heir apparent - Daughter of Queen AnniePrincess Marceline - Daughter of Queen AnniePrince Charles - Son of Queen AnniePrincess Jane, Duchess of Trost - Daughter of Queen HistoriaPrincess Emma of Trost - Daughter of Princess JanePrince Alex - Son of Queen HistoriaPrince Damian, Duke of Ehrmich - Son of Queen FriedaPrincess Catherine, Duchess of Orvud - Daughter of Queen FriedaPrincess Frieda of Ehrmich - Prince Damian's and Princess Emily's DaughterPrince Jonathan of Ehrmich - Prince Damian's and Princess Emily's SonPrince Samuel of Orvud - Princess Catherine's and Lord Philip's SonPrince Edward of Orvud - Princess Catherine's and Lord Philip's SonPrincess Sara - Daughter of Prince XavierPrince Cameron - Son of Prince XavierLord Frank - Son of Princess SaraLord Henry - Son of Princess SarahLady Georgina - Daughter of Prince CameronLord Darius - Son of Prince CameronHarry Reiss - Son of Lord FrankTania Reiss - Daughter of Lord FrankSamantha Reiss - Daughter of Lord HenryMargaret Reiss - Daughter of Lord HenryRobert Reiss - Son of Lady GeroginaXavier Reiss - Son of Lady GeorginaElizabeth Reiss - Daughter of Lord DariusDamian Reiss - Son of Lord Darius
### Political Members

Prince Eren - Husband of Queen HistoriaPrincess Emily, Duchess of Ehrmich - Prince Damian's WifeLord Philip, Duke of Orvud - Princess Catherine's HusbandLord Philip - Husband of Princess SarahLady Francesca - Wife of Lord FrankLady Emma - Wife of Lord HenryPrincess Jane - Wife of Prince CameronWilliam - Husband of Lady GeorginaLady Roberta - Wife of Lord DariusPrince Karl Von Reiss - 2nd Husband of Queen Annie
### Distant Relatives

* Members of the Fritz Family
* Certain members of the Jaeger Family
	+ Only those descended from Zeke Jaeger

## Former Members

### Bloodline Head

Queen Historia Reiss †King Urklyn Reiss †King Karl Fritz †Rod & Uri's Father †Queen Frieda Reiss †King Uri Reiss †
### Members

Prince Dirk Reiss †Princess Abel Reiss †Princess Florian Reiss †Prince Levi of Shiganshina † (Son of Queen Sasha and King Urklyn)Prince Rod Reiss †Prince Xavier † (Uncle of Prince Rod and King Uri)
### Political Members

Princess Lady Reiss (Rod's Wife) †Prince Jean, The Prince Consort (Queen Frieda's Husband) †Queen Sasha, The Queen Consort (King Urklyn's Wife) †Prince William, The Prince Consort (Queen Annie's Husband) †Prince George, Duke of Trost (Princess Jane's Husband) †Princess Elizabeth (Wife of Prince Xavier) †
### Distant Relatives

* Zeke Jaeger †
* Dina Fritz †