Monarch of Corland

The **monarchy of Corland** is the constitutional monarchy of Corland. The current monarch and head of state is Andreis XII, who ascended the throne in 2465.

The monarch has broad powers, which include the appointment of judges, the dismissal of ministers or government, veto power, and the declaration of war. The kingdom is considered an absolute monarchy, though much of the day-to-day administration has been delegated to the (mostly appointed) *Court Royale*.

The Corlian monarchy traces its origins from the Duchies of Vels and Aruen which were jointly inherited by the first King of modern Corland, Otho I.

## List of Monarchs

### House of Sivolking (273-501)

#### North Korls

"Longsword"
 Alaric II

#### All Korls (reestablished)

After the death of Orvander II, the Korlish lands were given to Rector Vexillus II. The title of "king" lay dormant until 734.

### House of Pevier (734-968)

Otho, who was patrilineally descended from the House of Pevier (and thus, the Dukes of Aruen) and matrilineally from the House of Vidus (the Dukes of Vels), was granted the title of King in 734.

### House of Duxeme (968-1018)

After the death of Otho VI at the Battle of Viliarmo Castle in 937, his closest male relative was a second cousin once removed (the Count of Andois, the grandson of Andreis II). His two younger brothers had predeceased him, as had his elder sister. However, his younger sister, Odetta was married to Charon III, Duke of Duxeme. The Duchy of Duxeme had been a minor duchy in the north of the kingdom but, under Charon III, had risen to prominence on the national stage. The Duke had already been pressuring the court to recognise his wife as the legitimate heir of her brother before his death. When news arrived at court of the king's death, Charon was quick to ensure a quorum accepting his wife (and, in effect, him) as their new liege. He was successful, however, he died only 6 months after his wife's accession.

### House of Andois (1018-1308)

Whilst the succession of the House of Duxeme was considered legitimate during the lifetime of Charon I, doubt was cast over Charon II's reign. During this time, Andreis, Count of Andois, began to contest the legitimacy of the King and claim he was the rightful ruler. His grandfather had been the Count of Andois that had been passed over in favour of Odetta. Andreis raised an army in 1012 and, after 6 years of fighting, captured the king and deposed him. He was crowned Andreis V.

### House of Tolmandy-Vountin (1308-1489)

After the male-line descendants of Lutois IV died, the crown passed to a descendant of Lutois III's second eldest son. The son was made Duke of Vountin. His son, the second Duke, married the Queen Edeanne II of Tolmandy. Tolmandy had been an independent kingdom west of the tergal mountains, but had shared a general culture with Corland. The death of Tenadier III marked the joining of the crowns of Tolmandy and Corland. They were ruled as separate entities, with separate royal courts.

### House of Vountin-Loge (1494-2123)

After the death of Tenadier IV &II, the crown of Tolmandy passed to his daughter, Edeanne III. However, as the crown of Corland was male-only succession (after laws passed in 1021), the crown passed to a descendent of the first Duke of Vountin, through his second son.

### Interregnum

Tenadier VI was deposed in 2123 after near-bankrupting the nation with his lavish lifestyle and wars against the Rector. Immediately following his removal from the throne, a series of short-lived regencies followed before an aristocratic republic was established with a Senate made up of the Ducal families as well as other prominent nobles. In practice, the various nobles simply became more and more autonomous until little remained of a central government - the Senate was little more than a vestige of a bygone era by the mid-23rd century.

### House of Louseaux (2303-present)

With decentralisation came a breakdown in the strength of the Orthodox Communion's presence in Corland. In 2303, the Rector of the time backed a minor noble - the Count of Parte and Louseaux to retake the throne. The count, Andreis, was a scion of the house of Vountin-Loge, being the great-great-grandson of Albere III. His return was a triumphant one, as many of the people had clamoured against the return to feudalism that the breakdown of the centralised government saw. After taking the former capital (and the royal palaces therein) of Orvienne, he was crowned Andreis X on midsummer's day. The following military campaign, known as the 90 Days, saw him reclaim the vast majority of the Kingdom. By 2305 all of the former lands of the Kingdom of Corland were under his control.

## Royal Family

Members of the royal family hold the title of Prince or Princess of Corland, with the style of Royal Highness. The heir apparent is conferred the title of *Prince of Louseaux*. Previous titles had been *Duke of Vountin* and, before that, *Duke of Aruen*. The heir apparent's heir apparent (should there be one) is bestwoed the title of *County of Parte*. Under previous dynasties the title used was *Count of Andois*, and before that, *Duke of Vels*.

The current royal family (and line of succession) is:

* *Jehan VII* (2422-2495) and Selisa of Laconi (2425-2494)
	+ Andreis XII (b. 2456) and Alana of Verria (b. 2460)
		- Albere, Prince of Louseaux (b. 2479) **(1)**
		- Princess Marenne of Corland (b. 2481)
		- Prince Faustin of Courland (b. 2484) **(2)**
	+ Prince Guieme, Count of La Rocque (b. 2463) **(3)** and Lienne des Laumbeux, Countess of La Rocque
		- Count Jehan of La Rocque (b. 2490) **(4)**
	+ Princess Lienne, Grand Duchess of Alsrach (b. 2463) and Lufrik I, Grand Duke of Alsrach (b. 2455)
		- Hereditary Grand Duke Lufrik of Alsrach (b. 2484)
		- Prince Wilem of Alsrach (b. 2489)
		- Princess Lena of Alsrach (b. 2490)