House Vingalmo

House Vingalmo is the ruling house of the Kingdom of Arrateo. Founded by the Lerian hero Marius Vingalmo in the dying days of the Lerian Imperium, the Vingalmos rose to dominate much of the coast of southern Arvinder. Within recent centuries, the house has declined notably, having faced a revolt which stripped them of half of their domains and greatly curbed their royal authority. Even so, the Vingalmos remain heads of the richest and most powerful southwestern kingdoms, with their current head, Queen Isabella I, being a woman of great personal ambition.

## History

### Founding

The House of Vingalmo was founded in the late fifth century of the Communal Era, during the last guttering breaths of the Lerian Imperium. Their founder was a famous ship captain of humble birth by the name of Marius Vingalmo. In that era, the city of Ostella was under constant threat from the terrible sea serpent, Malacanth the Green, who constantly attacked its ships. The city's ruler, Innarius Pandoryan, of a Dracarii house now bereft of dragons, offered the hand of his maiden daughter Claudia to whoever would slay the beast. Marius Vingalmo recieved that honor after he and his crew killed the serpent, which he imbued upon his new personal sigil. As Innarius had no sons, upon his death, rule of Ostella passed to his daughter and her husband.

## Historical Members

### The Recently Departed

* **King Louis I Vingalmo (1152 CE - 1216 CE) [1158 CE - 1216 CE]**, the King of Arrateo from the end of the twelfth century to the beginning of the thirteenth.
	+ Queen Eleanora Feador (1146 CE - 1186 CE), first wife of King Louis. Perished in a storm along with all their children.
		- Crown Prince Pedro Vingalmo (1164 CE - 1186 CE), firstborn child of King Louis. Perished in a storm with his mother and siblings.
		- Princess Sofia Vingalmo (1166 CE - 1186 CE), daughter of King Louis and his first wife. Perished in a storm with her mother and siblings.
		- Prince Hector Vingalmo (1170 CE - 1186 CE), youngest son of the king and his first wife. Perished in a storm with his mother and siblings.
	+ Queen Francesca Vattical (1172 CE - 1196 CE), second wife of King Louis, and mother to his eldest surviving child, Isabella.
	+ Queen Leanor Laguna (1182 CE - 1203 CE), third wife of the king. Perished in the plague of 1203.
		- Crown Prince Antonio Vingalmo (1197 CE - 1203 CE), first of the king's children with his third wife. Perished in the plague of 1203.

## Current Members

### Main Line

* **Queen Isabella I Vingalmo (1191 CE - present) [1216 CE - present]**, the Queen Regnant of Arrateo and current head of House Vingalmo, eldest daughter of King Louis I by Queen Francesca Vattical, his second wife.
* Princess Maria Vingalmo (1199 CE - present), daughter of King Louis by his third wife, Queen Leanor Laguna, and sister to the late Prince Antonio.
* Queen Dowager Natalia Barillo (1185 CE - present), recent widow of King Louis, mother to his youngest daughter.
	+ Princess Valeria Vingalmo (1205 CE - present), eldest daughter of King Louis by his fourth wife, Queen Natalia.
	+ Princess Vanessa Vingalmo (1207 CE - present), second daughter of King Louis and Queen Natalia.
	+ Princess Elsa Vingalmo (1210 CE - present), youngest daughter of King Louis.