King of Vizzetia

The King of Vizzetia is a dynastic title handed to the rulers of the first and second Kingdom of Vizzetia which lasted from 443 FL to 1118 FL with an interregnum republic until 1363 when title was recreated and is currently held by Queen Contessina III.

## House of Barrigni

Following the ascendance of Vittorio I to the throne of the Duchy of Aranae and then the Duchy of Barrigni he proclaimed himself the King of Vizzetia. This title has previously been a governate which was held by his ancestors, however now it was an independent Kingdom with their own king.

\*Vicemonarch is a position unique to the Vizzetian form of government known as Fraternal Duarchy where the monarch selects a vicemonarch to rule with them (if no vicemonarch is selected automatically through fraternity)

## House of Lavski

Following the assassination of Bertione I, his sister Contessina I ascended to the throne however sensing her own demise at the hands of her uncle Antonio, she married the king of Ispolin Ivan XYZ. She demanded her uncle hand himself in however he refused, instead raising his troops and declaring open rebellion. By 594 Contessina was pregnant with Ivan however in 1095 she died after several hours of a difficult pregnancy supposedly due to the constant stress of leading the kingdom embroiled in civil war as well as the fact she gave birth to not one child but a pair of twins. Ivan realised that without his wife's support he would not be able to reclaim Vizzetia for his son as he was just a newborn, so he instead made sure their children were safe and retreated from Vizzetia. This resulted in a victory of the Antonite forces.

Antonio died after only 3 years of reign and his son Lorenzio took over the throne. Lorenzio's regin was however cut short by the decleration by the now 16 year old Michael Lavski who had a year prior become King of Ispolin following the unexpected death of his father. Together with his sister they declared war on Lorenzio and demanded he hand over the throne. Several duchies, most notable Scarsella revolted against Lorenzio in support of Michael. By late 1112 the now 17 year old was crowned king after the only successful siege of Vizzetia in history in which Lorenzio was killed.

## House of Barrigni (restored)

After Michael I was killed in battle against some rebels supporting the imprisoned Prince Bertione his sister Anna who had previously been Vicemonarch was crowned. During her time at court she spend much time with the very prince who was captured after the siege of Vizzetia, the son of Lorenzio II. The pair bonded of similar interests in art, music and literature. In 715 Anna therefore decided to free and marry Bertione. Whether this was a marriage of love, or a marriage preventing a second civil war remains lost in time but nevertheless it resulted in the return of stability and the house of Barrigni.

## House of Ziretae

Following the death of Contessina II the kingdom was inheritted by the first son of Contessina with his first husband. No arrangements were made as to the future name of the children so all 3 children of Contessina the Great hold names other than Barrigni. Vittorio V therefore holds the name of his Father - Ziratae.

## The Vizzetian Civil War

Following the death of Cossimo V a succession crisis was created. Cossimo's aunt Alessandra claimed she was the rightful Queen due to the Nearest Able Relative Article of the law of Fraternal Duarchy stating that if the king has no siblings or children the throne passes to the nearest able relative. Augoston, duke of Bergotte, a son of Contessina II and her second husband argued that Contessina's first marriage was not completely legal and therefore his claim is more senior than that of Alessandra. While the court agreed with Alessandra's claim not all nobles did and quickly the situation span into factionalism. When Alessandra was crowned a few months later in 972, Augoston declared open rebellion and pronounced himself king.

### House of Bergotte

Augoston had managed to over years gain support of powerful nobles through promises, threats and bribes so his rebellion quickly became a civil war, however Alessandra's old age meant she could not command the forces. She therefore escaped to Fertuga where she died a late. The loyalist forces were commanded by her son Vittorio de Leonetta. When Alessandra left Vizzetia however, Augoston was officially King.

### House of Leonetta

Following the death of Augoston III and his brother Trateon I died one year later most likely due to the inbreeding practices of the House Bergotte, the throne through the line of Cysterian, the youngest brother of the father of Augoston I. This claim was not only extremely far fetched but the way the country was being run by the Bergottes was not satisfactory. Despite this, the claimant to the throne, Cysterian of Bergotte declared he was king and was crowned. Following this a series of back and forth occurred between the Houses of Leonetta and Bergotte.

### House of Leonetta

Following the death of Cysterian I there was no clear successor, his only daughter was uninterested in continuing the war. The king became Bertione III however he resigned only months after his coronation in favour of his younger brother and vicemonarch who was set to marry Anna-Vittoria of Bergotte, the daughter of Cysterian I. This practically ended any chance of a future Bergotte takeover as the House was fully integrated into the House of Leonetta through the marriage.

## House of Scarsella

Following the assassination of Cossimo VI the council declared Vizzetia a republic while maintaining the nobility. The new republic dealt with the Wine Crisis of 1118 very poorly resulting in the Vizzetian Dark Age which ended only once the Duke of Scarsella took over the Signoria with the help of other nobles and established the Rule of Law - thus proclaiming the Second Republic of Vizzetia. The power within the republic was consolidated in the position of Duce - and while an elective position it eventually took a hereditary position under the House of Scarsella. So when Contessina da Scarsella became Ducessa she wasted no time in further consolidating power until there was nothing preventing her from declaring a new Rule of Law which proclaimed Vizzetia a Kingdom and her Queen.