Kings of Haense

[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska 3320]

“Va Krusae Zwy Kongzem”
Motto of the Crown of Hanseti-Ruska
‘To Protect this Kingdom’

 

 

THE KINGS OF HAENSE,

SOVEREIGNS OF THE CROWN
Est. 131 E.S. | 1578 A.H.

 

Or, A STUDY INTO THE KINGS OF HAENSE
BY
OTTO THE TARCHARMAN
and
SIR SIGMAR BARUCH
and
SIR VIKTOR KORTREVICH
Baruch & Kortrevich Publishing

 

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                The KING OF HAENSE (New Marian: KOENG I HAENZ), or officially known as the KING OF HANSETI-RUSKA AND SOVEREIGN OF THE CROWN, is the ruling member of the Royal family of Haense, who holds the authority overseeing the dual-monarchy of Hanseti-Ruska. Historically, the Kings of Hanseti and Ruska have held massive authority in the realm, rivalling that of neighboring Highlander and Heartlander nation states, and traditionally operate as the absolute monarch of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska by serving as the ruler of the Haeseni people. The King of Haense is chosen by divine right through male-preference primogeniture succession of the ruling royal family (currently; House Barbanov-Bihar).
     
                Historically, early in Haense’s history there have been more kings with militaristic backgrounds while later kings have been focused on a more bureaucratic and aristocratic rule. The growth of complexity of law, rulership, and provincial divides is part of this, as well as Haense’s gradual shift between the late 100s and the early 200s from a military monarch in the likes of Petyr I and the Gold Corps to a more bureaucratic and tradition-based society like; Josef I. Another interesting trend is the apparent rise and fall of certain families through each King’s reign, from the Kovachevs, Alimars, Amadors, and to the more recent Vanirs.
     
                The sovereign is distinguished by the ‘Regalia of Haense’, carried only by the Sovereign, and traditionally holds symbolic value during coronation ceremonies. Since the era of the first King of Haense in 131 E.S, the Kings have also been traditionally active in Duma politics and actively support the legislature through its chambers.
     
                As of 382, one King has committed suicide (XVI), one King has died from old age (I), four Kings died from battle or injuries sustained in battle (IX, XIII, XIV and XV), seven from disease or other ailments (IV, V, VII, VIII, XI, XII, XVII), one King has died after being forced into exile (III) and two have abdicated (VI and XVIII).

 

Seal of House Barbanov

 

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Synopsis of Previous Rulers of Hanseti or Ruska
                Counted in the regnal numbers of the Haeseni monarchs are the previous holders of the titles Hanseti or Ruska in antiquity. The Crown of Ruska began as the Realm of All Raev (Kusoraev or Kuzoraev), before being taken in control by the House of Carrion. The Realm of Hanseti was formally founded by the Hansetian warlord Gaius Marius, following his elevation as King of Oren and later dealt with the Sheffield claimant in dividing the realm among themselves.

 

Rulers of Ruska (Raev)-
    I. Ivan I [Jan], King of All Raev (650 AES - 621 AES)
    II. Nzech I [Nestor], Grand Prince of Kuroraev (621 AES - 609 AES)
    III. Igor, Grand Prince of Kuroraev (609 AES - 604 AES)
    IV. Reomislaw, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (604 AES - 598 AES)
    V. Vladrik I, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (598 AES - 589 AES) 
    VI. Nestor II, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (589 AES - 547 AES)
    VII. Vsevolod, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (547 AES - 539 AES)
    VIII. Issak I, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (539 AES - 498 AES)
    IX. Isaak II, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (498 AES - 470 AES)
    X. Vladrik II, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (470 AES - 465 AES)
    XI. Nestor III, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (465 AES - 464 AES)
    XII. Hogmund, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (464 AES - 456 AES)
    XIII. Stanimar, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (456 AES - 425 AES)
    XIV. Tomislaw, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (425 AES - 423 AES)
    XV. Nestor IV, Grand Prince of Kusoraev (423 AES - 402 AES)
    XVI. Karl I, King of Raev (402 AES - 389 AES)
    XVII. Nestor V, King of Raev (389 AES - 379 AES)
    XVIII. Barbov, King of Raev (379 AES - 345 AES)
    XIX. Feodor I, King of Raev (345 AES - 314 AES)
    XX. Feodor II, King of Raev (314 AES - 302 AES)
    XXI. Jan II, King of Raev
    XXII. Jan III, King of Raev
    XXIII. Jan IV, King of Raev
    XXIV. Branimar I, King of Raev
    XXV. Branimar II, King of Raev
    XXVI. Boris I, Duke of Raev
    XXVII. Branimar III, Duke of Raev
    XXVIII. Boris II, Duke of Raev
    XXIX. Nikolas, Duke of Raev
    XXX. Odrin, King of Ruska
    XXXI. Ex. Sigmund I, King of Ruska [Holy Orenian Emperor as Sigismund]
    XXXII. Heinrik I, King of Ruska [King of Oren as Henry]
    XXXIII. Bl. Franz I, King of Ruska [King of Oren as Francis]
    XXXIV. Boris III, King of Ruska [Holy Orenian Emperor as Boris]
    XXXV. St. Tuvya, King of Ruska [Holy Orenian Emperor as Tobias] (20 ES - 33 ES)
    XXXVI. Aleksandr, King of Ruska [Holy Oreninan Emperor as Alexander I] (33 ES - 35 ES)
    XXXVII. Bl. Andrik I, King of Ruska [King of Oren as Andrew]
    XXXVIII. Oliver, King of Ruska [King of Oren as Olivier]
    XXXIX. Guy, King of Ruska [King of Oren as Guy] (76 ES - 79 ES)
    XL. Jan V, King of Ruska [Holy Orenian Emperor as John I] (79 ES - 100 ES)
    XLI. Jan VI, King of Ruska [Holy Orenian Emperor as John II] (100 ES - 121 ES)
    XLII. Jan VII, King of Ruska [Holy Orenian Emperor as John III] (121 ES - 131 ES)

 

Rulers of Hanseti-
    I. Gaius-Marus, King of Hanseti [King of Oren as Gaius Marius]
    II. Samuel, King of Hanseti
    III. Mark I, King of Hanseti
    IV. Jan I, King of Hanseti
    V. Edward, King of Hanseti
    VI. Franz I, King of Hanseti [King of Oren as Francis]
    VII. Mark II, King of Hanseti
    VIII. Frederik, King of Hanseti
    IX. Voron, King of Hanseti
    X. Arn, King of Hanseti
    XI. Andrik I, King of Hanseti [King of Oren as Andrew]
    XII. Oliver, King of Hanseti [King of Oren as Olivier]
    XIII. Guy, King of Hanseti [King of Oren as Guy]
    XIV. Jan II, King of Hanseti [Holy Orenian Emperor as John I]
    XV. Jan III, King of Hanseti [Holy Orenian Emperor as John II]
    XVI. Jan IV, King of Hanseti [Holy Orenian Emperor as John III]

 

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HOUSE OF BARBANOV, 131 E.S. - 219 E.S. | 1578 A.H. - 1666 A.H.

Emperor John III officially granted the royal titles of Hanseti and Ruska to Duke Petyr Barbanov in 1578, with shortly after the newly-proclaimed King Peter formally unifying the crown institutions and courts into a singular framework.

 

Patriarchs of Barbanov-
    I. St. Karl-Aleksandr, Duke of Haense
    II. Sigmar-Karl, Duke of Haense and Duke of Adria
    III. Petyr I, King of Haense
    IV. Andrik II, King of Haense
    V. Marus I, King of Haense
    VI. Petyr II, King of Haense
    VII. Stefan, King of Haense
    VIII. Otto I, King of Haense
    IX. St. Otto II, King of Haense
    X. Otto III, King of Haense
    XI. Karl II, King of Haense

 

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I KOENG
Petyr I
‘The Butcher of Riga, the Founder, the Bold, the Strong Crow’
Petyr-Sigmar [I] var Sigmar-Karl Barbanov
131 E.S. - 135 E.S. | 1578 A.H. - 1582 A.H. (4yrs)
@Eddywilson2
City/Royal Residence(s): Saint Karlsburg (Ottosgrad)
Palatine(s): Rickard Barrow (I Palatin; 131 E.S. - 137 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Elizaveta Ruthern of Metterden 
Offspring: Andrik [II], 2nd King of Haense, Prince Karl, Count of Bihar, Prince Henrik-Petyr, Princess Juliya, Baroness of Wett and Princess Tatiana, Margravine of Vasiland
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Petyr Barbanov’ (135 E.S.)

 

    Petyr Barbanov, the founder of the modern State of Haense and its first king, is by far one the most legendary Haeseni figures in its history. Born during the late end of the War of the Ducal Coalition, Petyr was raised in exile following he and kinsmen’s banishment after the Sacking of Brelus. He did not remain outside the Orenian and Haeseni lands for long, however, and in the deal made between Otto Sarkoz and the emperor, Petyr could return. He lived in the rump state of the Duchy of Carnatia, comprising a sizable chunk of Petyr’s family former holding of the Duchy of Haense.

 

    The first mention of him in his own right comes from the Eighteen Years War, where the young Petyr served as cadet under Josef Vladov and later Jan Kovachev, fighting in the famous brigade known as the Carnatian Hussars. After the Peace of Avar, Petyr returned to Carnatia, where partook in regional politics, known at the time as the tense Northern Question.

 

    He was one of the first supporters of Britanus Vanir following his disposition by the rival heartlander Duke of Courland, where he and famous commanders Fiske Vanir, Jan Kovachev, and Rickard Barrow formed the Carnatian League, kickstarting the Riga War. Petyr successfully commanded numerous battles, including the Siege of Kraken’s Watch and the decisive Battle of Curonswald, though he is mostly remembered for his successful Sack of Riga, which formally ended the Riga War and left him in control of most of the highlander hinterlands.

 

    Petyr further showed his talent in the later Krajian Rebellion, successfully subduing rebel hetmans under the pretender Sveneld Ivanov by 1576, later being named Lord High Governor of Hanseti and Ruska. In 1578, under intense pressure by himself and his supporters, Petyr was bestowed the titles of King of Hanseti and Ruska, to which he became crowned later that year. In reference to his family’s traditional title, the realm at first was vernacularly called ‘Haense’.

Under his rule, countless cities and forts were created, and the population in Haense soared. His military continued to serve under the larger imperial army, and his forces led multiple victories during the concluding dunlander revolts. Petyr’s technical reign as king only lasted four years, though, and he fell to old age by 1582. By the end of his reign, his kingdom and standing army had reached quadruple the size of their formers, and the first true city- Karlsburg- had been founded.

 

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II KOENG
Andrik II
‘The Winter King, the Rash, the Black’
Andrik-Otto [II] var Petyr-Sigmar Barbanov
135 E.S. - 139 E.S. | 1582 A.H. - 1586 A.H. (4 yrs)
@seannie
City/Royal Residence(s): Saint Karlsburg (Ottosgrad)
Palatine(s): Rickard Barrow (I Palatin; 131 E.S. - 137 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Reza Kovachev of Turov 
Offspring: Marus [I], 3rd King of Haense, Princess Katharina, Duchess of Carnatia, Otto [I], 6th King of Haense
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Andrik [II] Barbanov’ (139 E.S.)

 

    As son and later crown prince to his father, Andrik was extremely popular by the Haeseni military and nobility alike. He was known for his charismatic nature yet was prone to rash thinking, and in the fledgling kingdom he was cherished as another titan to succeed his father. In 1582, he was crowned to much fanfare, and the groundwork laid by his father and Palatine Rickard Barrow left Andrik a bountiful realm. Andrik was originally remembered fondly for his work in settling new villages and forts throughout his kingdom, as well as the first highway between hinterlands and the heartlands. He joined the imperial conquest of the orcish peoples, where Andrik as monarch led the vanguard in the famous Siege of San Uruk.

 

    Andrik led multiple forced-expulsions of pagans outside his realm, even from his time as crown prince. He commanded multiple army incursions against native territories deep inland and performed numerous successful raids against them and their third-party Avarite supporters. His bold and almost arrogant nature made his movements near impossible to be predicted by his enemies, and he won many conflicts against larger numbers.

 

    However, Andrik is most infamously known for his role in the unsuccessful and chaotic Deep Cold Uprising, where he slew the emperor John IV in his court and declared open rebellion. This move was very unpopular with some of his followers, and while half of his lords swore to him (under the leadership of Branimar Vanir), the other half declared Andrik insane. The powerful noble Sergey Kovachev, a staunch imperialist, captured the royal capital of Karlsburg and forced Andrik to abdicate.

 

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III KOENG
Marus I
‘The Good, the Beautiful, the Exiled, the Young, Defender of the Faith, the Loyal Dog of the Empire’
Marus-Andrik [I] var Andrik-Otto Barbanov
139 E.S. - 164 E.S. | 1586 A.H. - 1611 A.H. (25yrs)
@Piov
City/Royal Residence(s): Saint Karlsburg (Ottosgrad)
Palatine(s): Prinzen Karl Barbanov (II Palatin; 137 E.S. - 146 E.S.), Prinzen Henrik Barbanov (III Palatin; 146 E.S. - 151 E.S.), Lukas Vanir (IV Palatin; 151 E.S. - 165 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Adelajda Ruthern of Metterden 
Offspring: Petyr [II], 4th King of Haense, Stefan [I], 5th King of Haense
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Marus [I] Barbanov’ (164 E.S.)

 

    Marius first succeeded to the throne as a babe, following his father’s abdication during the nation-wide scandal of the Deep Cold Uprising. His government was led by his uncle Karl Sigmar, who acted as Palatine and regent, and left the ultimate raising of the infant sovereign to his aunt Juliya. His uncle was unpopular with the restless nobility, and by Marius’ fourteenth nameday, and was quickly crowned king.

 

    As monarch, Marius suffered from a divided cabinet, split between the Sergeyists and the Andrivists, and Marius had a difficult to reach bipartisan compromise between the two. Royalist powers were undermined by both factions at the time, and his officials were most of the time picked for nepotistic and political reasons rather than true talent. During this time, Marius did find success in pacifying rebellions following his father’s mess, including the Brawm Rebellion of 1600 and nativist revolts in the extreme northern regions of the kingdom. His policies of land reform struck well with the commoners, however left his nation in economic strain and unable to fully maintain the standing army of his predecessors.

 

    Marius was also a patron of the arts and culture, and sponsored numerous artists, including the young Jakob Madonvik. He opened the first theater, the Gilded Duke, and held the first Edmond Manston play outside of the imperial capital. His patronship included many, such as the author Blakton Alvitz, poet Alistair Wailer, and his famous painter aunts, princesses Juliya and Natalia. Karlsborg became a haven of Dumatic and proto-Biharist thinkers, encompassing the larger Sanoist movement sweeping the heartlands at the time.

 

    In the heartlands, the Coalition Wars destroyed imperial authority, and thanks to multiple diplomatic blunders, a southern coalition of forces declared war upon the State of Haense. The army under Stefan Bihar attempted to strike first, however, yet most fell at the disastrous Battle of Elba, where in only a few years Marius soon fled to exile and left to the realm in occupation. Marius lived out the rest of his life in exile, continuing to style himself as the King of Hanseti and Ruska.

 

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IV KOENG
Petyr II
‘The Prince of Nothing, the Poxed’
Petyr-Mark [II] var Marus-Andrik Barbanov
164 E.S. | 1611 A.H. (5mos)
@Pureimp10
City/Royal Residence(s): Saint Karlsburg (Ottosgrad)
Palatine(s): None
Spouse(s): None
Offspring: None
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Petyr [II] Barbanov’ (164 E.S.)

 

    Petyr II only ever ruled in exile, succeeding his father Marius for only a short time. Before his death, however, the Greyspine Rebellion had begun, and Petyr was prepared to return and become figurehead of the revolt. He died of the pox, however, only three months after his accession, leaving the throne to his brother.

 

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V KOENG
Stefan I
‘The Green, A Foe to All Humanity, the Duelist’
Stefan-Karl [I] var Marus-Andrik Barbanov
164 E.S. - 177 E.S. | 1611 A.H. - 1624 A.H. (13yrs)
@yopplwasupxxx
City/Royal Residence(s): Alban (Esenstadt)
Palatine(s): Maverick Macdonough (V Palatin; 165 E.S.), James Macdonoungh (VI Palatin; 165 E.S. - 166 E.S.), Prinzen Heinrik Bihar (VII Palatin; 166 E.S. - 177 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Elizabeth Staunton of Courland 
Offspring: Prince Jakob Ludovar, Prince of Markev (legitimized), Princess Viktoriya, Duchess of Markev, Prince Petyr-Karl
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Stefan [I] Barbanov’ (177 E.S.)

 

    Unlike his elder brother Petyr, Stefan was not raised to be ruled by his father nor the court, and traditionally was expected to enter the church as his counterpart took the throne in Haense. His brother’s death to the pox thrusted Stefan to kingship, to which he was elected in heated debate during the Duma of 1610. His candidacy was supported mainly by the established nobility, who wished for a weaker monarch to maintain noble autonomy.

 

    First few years of his reign was left mainly to the nobility, and Stefan remained mostly in the heartlands in the fortress of Hochspitze. Through a deal with the Prince of Pruvia, he secured the Pruvian Inheritance, which included not only a large sum but control of many of the famous ‘Pruvian Banks’. This and the shrewd work of his advisor and later Palatine Henrik Bihar, a new army was established in direct control of the crown, which made the nobility more prone to compromise.

 

    Karlsburg was destroyed in the First Northern War, and without a capital, the royalist war camp during the Greyspine Rebellion soon evolved into the royal city of Alban- the de facto Haeseni capital. Veterans flocked to the restored state, and despite imperial losses in the Santegian Rebellion of 1617, the Haeseni army gained numerous victories, including the Battle of Asaili. In the spring of 1616, his army under command of Alessa Grendock and uncle Prince Otto Henrik beat back several attempts at raids by natives and Avarite mercenaries, fully pacifying them by 1620.

 

    Stefan meddled greatly in heartlander affairs, in contrast to the isolationist views of his predecessors, and was the focal point of many conspiracies and plots. He was first revealed in the Mardon Letter of his plans for a coup d’état of the emperor John V, and later his successful uproar in removing the imperial regent Robert of Marna. There were numerous assassination attempts against his life and he fought numerous duels against political opponents, including against the former heartlander archduke Odo d’Amaury, and his most famous showdown against his rival Robert of Marna, who he fatally wounded and killed.

 

    Stefan died a young death in 1624 due to genetic Hodgkin’s disease on his mother’s side, passing the throne to his uncle as he died without trueborn heirs. His reign marked the beginning of an era of regrowth for Haense following the disastrous Coalition Wars, which continued well into the reign of Otto III. His seemingly arbitrary political moves left Stefan a vile reputation in the heartland states, to which he gained his famous moniker by Prince Philip, ‘A foe to all Humanity’.

 

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VI KOENG
Otto I
‘The Elder, Hero of Alsaili, the Equestrian’
Otto-Henrik [I] var Andrik-Otto Barbanov
177 E.S. - Year E.S. | 1624 A.H. (1mos)
@Jaigalar
City/Royal Residence(s): Alban (Esenstadt)
Palatine(s): None
Spouse(s): Katharina Kovachev of Carnatia 
Offspring: St. Otto [II], 7th King of Haense, Prince Sigmar-Otto, Princess Isabel-Reza, Princess Elizaveta, Duchess of Westerwald
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Otho [I] Barbanov’ (177 E.S.)

 

    Most of Otto’s life was in service to the crown as prince and commandant, fighting in nearly every war since his brother Marius took the throne. The failures of the First Northern War sent Otto reeling, and through most of the period he remained as an outlaw soldier, raiding the occupier’s settlements and supply trains. During the decisive Second Battle of the Rothswald, he commanded the left flank and fought with valor on the field. He and Alessa Grendock commanded the Haeseni cavalry during the numerous imperial wars, such as the Santegian Rebellion, and retained Haeseni forces despite imperial losses.

 

    He took the throne after the death of his nephew and ruled a paltry three years. Haense continued its flourish under Stefan and Otto maintained the peace following the transition. His eldest son, also named Otto, would succeed him as monarch.

 

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VII KOENG
St. Otto II
‘The Prudent, the Quiet Crow, the Younger’
Otto-Georg [II] var Otto-Henrik Barbanov
177 E.S. - 197 E.S. | 1624 A.H. - 1644 A.H. (20yrs)
@Pureimp10
City/Royal Residence(s): Alban (Esenstadt), Markev (Krepost)
Palatine(s): Josef Baldemar (VIII Palatin; 180 E.S. - 186 E.S.), Fordsen Kyngeston (IX Palatin; 186 E.S. - 191 E.S.), Sergey Kovachev, Herzen van Karnatiya (X Palatin; 191 E.S. - 195 E.S.), Prinzen Robert Bihar (XI Palatin; 195 E.S. - 208 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Eleanor d’Amaury of Lotharingia 
Offspring: Otto [III], 8th King of Haense, Prince Karl, Duke of Alban, Princess Henrietta, Queen-consort of Marna
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Otho [II] Barbanov’ (197 E.S.)

 

    Before his rule, Otto George served as a courtier in the restored Haeseni court and worked as a diplomat under the Palatine Henrik Bihar. He was known for his humility and strict adherence to moral doctrine, which clashed greatly with his cousin’s more extravagant court. Otto maintained a close circle of advisors and friends, mostly of ordained clergy, which included the future pontiff Everard IV. In his father’s three years, Otto served as crown prince with dour respect, creating the record-long sixteen-hour hymn for his elevation as heir.

 

    Otto ascended to the throne in 1627, and his reign saw Haense continue its economic and cultural boom. He, as a committed Canonist, created many royal hospitals and institutions of faith within Haense, as well as the first irrigation system stretching across the Rothswald and Wickswald. Lavish donations were bestowed upon canonist charities and orders within Haense, and Otto encouraged a theological revival in Haeseni sciences. To pay for much of this, Otto II cut down spending on the armed forces and military.

 

    Haense maintained relatively peaceful throughout his reign, except the brief of Vasiland by dwarven forces in 1635, where the army faced a considerable loss when allied with a coalition of fellow imperial vassals and dwed loyalists. In the beginning, Otto’s management of the army led to few blunders, such as the controversial dismissal of commandant Cullen Valrein, though by the end of his promotion of talented military minds such as Berengar Helvetz and Geralt Rauen led to sizable martial influence. Otto also joined the Third Crusade in coalition with the heartlander states, successfully besieging and capturing the pagan capital in the process.

 

    Towards his final years, he finally unveiled and started construction upon the planned city of Markev- a new royal capital to replace the cramped and poor-looking Alban. This took considerable fortune, though his strategic placement upon the River Czena allowed for better trade through river travel. He died in the city he created and was succeeded by his son Otto Stefan.

 

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VIII KOENG
Otto III
‘The Builder, the Defender, the Haughty, of the Czena’
Otto-Stefan [III] var Otto-Georg Barbanov
197 E.S. - 208 E.S. | 1644 A.H. - 1655 A.H. (10yrs)
@Jaigalar
City/Royal Residence(s): Markev (Krepost)
Palatine(s): Prinzen Robert Bihar (XI Palatin; 195 E.S. - 208 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Ingrid Sarkozic of Ulgaard
Offspring: Prince Otto-Josef, Princess Amalya-Natalie, Karl [II], 9th King of Haense
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Otto [III] Barbanov’ (208 E.S.)

 

    With a newly-constructed capital from the previous rule of his father, Otto Stefan’s blooming years as monarch were fruitful. Markev prospered under the diligent administration of the newly-appointed Lord Ruslan Amador, with trade along the River Baltas-Czena, especially with the river-port of Belvitz, making the city one of the wealthiest in humanity. His newly-wed wife Ingrid Sarkoz was popular with the commoners, and since the turmolous beginnings of the Ale Riots in the 1600s, the realm was finally in a state of peace. He reversed funding cuts to royal forces done by his father in a military build-up between themselves and Renatus, putting strain upon the royal treasury.

 

    Otto favored the arts and commissioned many public works. He and his Palatine Robert Bihar attempted to modernize the Haeseni nation and reconstruct many of the haphazard sites made following the Greyspine Rebellion. He created the first royal parks and named the black-coat crow the national animal. Universities also continue to flourish, and under Otto especially who gave massive sums to benefit their studies. Arcane arts especially became popular, and under him the first schools of magic were formed.

 

    Diplomacy soured between Otto’s government and the heartlander states, such as Renatus and Marna, and in response Haense attempted to form its own coalition under the Czena Confederation. Conflict first broke out in 1653, and in the beginning Haense experienced some success. Under the leadership of commandants Geralt Rauen and Jan Wick, they won strategic victories at both the First and Second Battles of Stallion’s Hill and the Battle of the Dam. Lack of a central leadership within the coalition, however, stopped any progression.

 

    Assaults upon Curon, one of the member states, became more frequent, and the ineffective allied troops did little to stop enemy successes. Belvitz, one of Haense’s main export locations and its main importer of grain, was under enemy influence, and soon all trade from the city stopped. The large population of Haense and its lack of consistent farming effort did nothing to help, and by 1654 the city and country were in a national-wide famine. In 1655, the Great Plague broke out, devastating the nation. Otto caught this sickness and died in 1655, along with his heir Otto Josef, leaving the throne to his second son Karl Marus. The final years of Otto’s reign marked the beginning of a string of military defeats by Haense, and its diminished influence in the next few decades.

 

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IX KOENG
Karl II
‘The Stubborn, the Unyielding, the Excommunicated’
Karl-Marus [II] var Otto-Stefan Barbanov
208 E.S. - 219 E.S. | 1655 A.H. - 1666 A.H. (10yrs)
@cruzazul
City/Royal Residence(s): Markev (Krepost)
Palatine(s): Prinzen Franz Bihar (XII Palatin; 208 E.S. - 219 E.S.)
Spouse(s): None
Offspring: None
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Karl [II] Barbanov’ (219 E.S.)

 

    Karl, unlike his father before him, was handed a nation dying of famine and exhausted from war, with a restless nobility. By 1656, the Czena Confederation officially became defunct, as numerous states either left or were conquered, as in the case of the Principality of Curon in late 1655. Haense and the remaining states reformed into an alliance, which began to include non-human and pagan states, much to the ire of Karl’s nobility.

 

    He was unable to reverse the military losses from before, and the allied coalition suffered numerous defeats, most importantly the Storming of Cyrilsborg and Siege of Ruriksgrad in 1662. Karl was able to keep the enemies from fully crossing the Czena River and entering Haense proper, creating many dug-out forts along the river in defense. He commanded much of the military works personally and left control of the city in the hands of his Palatine Franz Bihar.

 

    By 1665 the war had reached a stalemate, and Karl remained on the defensive. The city did little recovery, and Franz Bihar maintained his work in suppressing liberal radicals popping throughout the city. Briefly in early 1666, the palace was stormed by peasantry, though beaten off by soldiers under command of Franz. Karl in 1666 died childless, as he never took a wife, and the state entered a succession crisis.

 

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HOUSE OF BARBANOV-BIHAR, 219 E.S. - Present | 1666 A.H. - Present

After the death of King Karl II, the royal mainline through King Peter I's firstborn Andrik went extinct (excluding the line of Ludovar), leading to a short succession crisis. Karl II's former Lord Palatine Franz Bihar claimed the throne in a bloodless palace coup. After his death, he was succeeded by his nephew Sigmar and the cadet line of Bihar.

 

Patriarchs of Barbanov-Bihar-
    I. Prince Karl-Sigmar, Count of Bihar
    II. Heinrik I Bihar, Prince of Bihar
    III. Robert I Bihar, Prince of Bihar
    IV. Sigmar, King of Haense
    V. Bl. Robert, King of Haense
    VI. Marus II, King of Haense and Duke of Adria
    VII. Andrik III, King of Haense
    VIII. Andrik IV, King of Haense
    IX. Sigmund II, King of Haense
    X. Josef I, King of Haense
    XI. Heinrik II, King of Haense

    XII. Sigismund III, King of Haense

    XIII. Karl III, King of Haense

 

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X KOENG
Franz II
‘The Unfortunate, the Unready’
Franz-Jakob [II] var Henrik-Otto Barbanov-Bihar
219 E.S. | 1666 A.H. (2mos)
@Birdman
City/Royal Residence(s): Markev (Krepost)
Palatine(s): None
Spouse(s): Tatiana Ruthern of Metterden 
Offspring: None
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Franz [II] Barabanov-Bihar’ (219 E.S.)

 

    Franz seized control of the government shortly following the death of his cousin, and shortly proclaimed him regent. Only after one month, he fully couped the state and proclaimed himself king before the duma could be called. Franz’s history in the capital and the loyalty of the military stationed there allowed him intense sway over the lords, who begrudgingly agreed to his accession. During his coronation, however, the city was surprise-attacked by a sizable blitzing force, and Franz was captured in the defense. Stating his refusal to bend the knee, he was executed by his captors, and the throne passed to his nephew.

 

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XI KOENG
Sigmar I
‘The Shrewd, the Short, the Biharian’
Sigmar-Lothar [I] var Robert-Sigmund Barbanov-Bihar
219 E.S. - 235 E.S. | 1666 A.H. - 1682 A.H. (16yrs)
@Ark
City/Royal Residence(s): Markev (Krepost)
Palatine(s): Charles of the Rothswald (XIII Palatin; 219 E.S. - 223 E.S.), Matyas Colborn (XIV Palatin; 223 E.S. - 233 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Sofiya Chivay of Castor 
Offspring: Prince Otto-Sigmar, Robert [I], 12th King of Haense, Prince Andrik, Duke of Alban, Princess Theodisiya-Isabel, Prince Petyr-Josef, Prince Thomas-Odrin, Princess Elizaveta-Tatiana
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Sigmar [I] Barbanov-Bihar’ (235 E.S.)

 

    Sigmar took the throne following the death of his uncle, to which the duma did not contest. He attempted a policy of appeasement with the heartlanders, and through diplomatic work, lifted the embargo on Haense and allowed grain shipment back into Markev. The city recovered from its recession and the economy went positive once again. With the famine relieved, the population slowly began to recover within the urban cities.

 

    His attempts at military conquest, despite his success in diplomacy, was not as graceful. Sigmar received a damaging blow at the Battle of Karl’s Hill, and put ravaging repercussions upon the country. He swore under the Renatus state in 1678 and reformed an imperial state, formally ending all hostilities between the two countries. He allowed a freer reign for the nobility, and much of the land was granted or fell under control of powerful barons. Royal power suffered, and the nobility gained massive influence over the affairs on the government.

 

    Sigmar would die in 1681 of a disease for the throne to pass to his son, Robert.

 

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XII KOENG
Bl. Robert I
‘The Kind, the Passionate, the Peaceful, the Wordlover’
Robert-Lothar [I] var Sigmar-Lothar Barbanov-Bihar
235 E.S. - 260 E.S. | 1682 A.H. - 1707 A.H. (25yrs)
@JuliusAakerlund
City/Royal Residence(s): Markev (Krepost), Reza (Prikaz)
Palatine(s): Prinzen Robert Bihar (XV Palatin; 233 E.S. - 241 E.S.), Demetriyus Ruthern, Herzen van Vidaus (XVI Palatin; 241 E.S. - 260 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Elizaveta Ruthern of Vidaus 
Offspring: Marus [II], King of Haense, Princess Anastasya-Ingrid, Princess Nataya-Elizaveta, Princess Mariya, Countess of Metterden, Prince Otto-Tuvyic
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Robert [I] Barbanov-Bihar’ (260 E.S.)

 

    Robert Lothar Barbanov-Bihar (born 1666) was the son of Sigmar I Bihar and Sophia Chivay. Robert would marry Elizaveta Ruthern who would become his Queen-Consort. Robert’s long reign was mainly defined by the revival of Markev and the reclamation of Crown Authority by the central government. Robert removed the old councilors of his father and made a new council handpicked by him, which returned power to the king from the nobles. He would return the ducal title of Carnatia to the re-emerging House Kovachev and Henrik Kovachev who served in his government.

 

    Robert participated in the Third Atlas Coalition War alongside Emperor Aurelius. This war saw the reclamation of the County of Ayr from the Arberrang pagans. Robert returned the lands to Marius Baruch in good faith. The rest of Robert’s reign was quiet and quite peaceful. Robert spent his time hosting feasts and festivals for his people getting to know them, both common and noble alike. For these jovial acts, he received the Moniker “The Kind”.

 

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XIII KOENG
Marus II
‘The Brash, the Weak, the Meek’
Marus-Demetrey [II] var Robert-Lothar Barbanov-Bihar
260 E.S. - 272 E.S. | 1707 A.H. - 1719 A.H. (12yrs)
@Imperium
City/Royal Residence(s): Reza (Prikaz)
Palatine(s): Konstantin Ruthern, Herzen van Vidaus (XVII Palatin; 260 E.S. - 262 E.S.), Leyopold Stafyr, Komit van Nenzing (XVIII Palatin; 262 E.S. - 271 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Valera Carrion of Adria , Klaudiya Vanir of Vasiland 
Offspring: Princess Mariya, Duchess of Adria, Princess Sofiya, Duchess of Muldav, Prince Petyr-Andrik, Andrik [III], 14th King of Haense, Prince Matyas-Arik, Prince Aleksandr-Marus, Princess Adryana-Eleanor
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Marus [II] Barbanov-Bihar’ (272 E.S.)

 

    Marus Demetrius Barbanov (born 1683) was the son of Robert I Bihar and Elizaveta Ruthern. Marus would marry Klaudia Vanir who would become his Queen-Consort. Marus began his reign in Arcas with a conflict against the Kingdom of Curon. Dimwitted Curonian vassals could not tell where their land ended and where Haense’s began, which caused them to settle on Haeseni land North of the Haeseni Capital of Reza. King Marus requested a parley with King Wilhelm, but the dolt ignored his request. King Wilhelm then accused Marus of planning to wage war on Curon using the mercenary group called the Reivers, and thus the matter was then taken up by the Imperial Government and Emperor Antonius. This culminated with the Warwick Resolution which ended the conflict between the pair who were on the brink of war.  During Marus’ reign, he also reinstated the Royal Duma as a legislative and advisory body for the nobility to have an active role in governance and formed the Marian Retinue, the Royal Kingsguard which is still used today.

 

    The next issue Marus would encounter was the Adrian Conflict. In 1708, the Duma of Adria nominated King Marus as the new Duke after the abdication of Paul II. Marus now had to look over the city of Ves and the people of Adria, whilst his own people in Reza. Emperor Antonious and the Imperial State hated the people of Adria, and would send their men to harass them daily because they were thought to be harboring criminals and bandits.

 

    In 1710, two years after becoming the Duke of Adria, Marus was informed of an attack on the Adria and city of Ves by the Imperial Prince Yury and his men. Marus would send a letter to Emperor Atonious demanding a trial for the rogue Prince, which was eventually held in the Imperial Capital of Helena. As the trial came to an end, clearly a kangaroo court and facade put on by the Emperor and his men, the Adrians who were attacked were called up before the Emperor and sentenced to death. Marus, shocked by the display of madness and disregard of law by the Emperor, attempted to intervene which led to a skirmish in the palace. Many were killed and injured, including Marus who took a blow. Marus would then send for peace with the Emperor in hopes of avoiding a civil war, this was accepted by the Emperor, but Adria did not have as much luck. The City of Ves was sacked by the Imperial army led by Prince Yury who set the city ablaze. This is remembered as Marus’ biggest folly, allowing his people to be attacked by a merciless oppressor.

 

    For several years after the Yury trial, a period of peace would set on the land. After numerous acts of tyranny conducted by the Emperor and the Empire of Man, an Aeldenic ship would arrive on the coast, harboring Josef of Horen-Marna. He would confront Marus in his throne room, talking of rebellion and a plot to make Josef the new Emperor take hold. This culminated, after many meetings in Nenzing, with the Nenzing Proclamation. Emperor Antonious would dissolve the Empire of Man and two Emperors would be crowned, resulting in the War of Two Emperors.

 

    The Marnan forces along with Haense saw a few decisive victories in the beginning, but their luck would run dry at the Siege of Helena. This was the turning point in the War where the Marna forces began to collapse on themselves. Soon, the only foe left standing to the young Emperor Godfrey II was the Kingdom of Haense and King Marus.

 

    In 1719 still in the midst of war, the tired King Marus, who was stressed from war, was assassinated by a disgruntled Hekor Barrow in the Prikaz Palace. The assassin would later be killed by Prince Otto and Godfric Alimar. While tumultuous, King Marus’ reign can be looked back on fondly. During this time, the people of Haense were united in their pride for their nation, and united against the tyranny of the Empire and their allies. While Ves and Curon turned their backs on the cause like the cowards they were, Marus and the people of Haense fought back against all odds.

 

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XIV KOENG
Andrik III
‘The Unyielding, the Resolute, the Rowdy-Crow’
Andrik-Lothar [III] var Marus-Demetrey Barbanov-Bihar
272 E.S. - 299 E.S. | 1719 A.H. - 1746 A.H. (26yrs)
@Emenzi
City/Royal Residence(s): Reza (Prikaz), New Reza (Ekaterinburg)
Palatine(s): Prinzen Georg Alimar (XIX Palatin; 271 E.S. - 273 E.S.), Lerald Vyronov, Herzen van Karnatiya (XX Palatin; 273 E.S. - 285 E.S.), Sir Terensz Mau (XXI Palatin; 285 E.S. - 286 E.S.), Sir Konrad Stafyr (XXII Palatin; 286 E.S. - 293 E.S.), Markus Kortrevich, Margravir van Korstadt (XXIII Palatin; 294 E.S. - 305 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Milena Carrion of Adria 
Offspring: Andrik [IV], 15th King of Haense, Princess Antoniya-Frederika, Prince Otto, Duke of Galahar, Princess Aleksandriya-Cecilya
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Andrik [III] Barbanov’ (299 E.S.)

 

    Andrik Lothar Barbanov-Bihar (born 1710) was the son of Marus II Bihar and Klaudia Vanir. Andrik would go on to marry Milena Carrion who would become his Queen-Consort. Andrik’s reign was marked by unending wars and the collapses of human institutions around Haense. Andrik inherited the War of Two Emperors from his father, and after a few years of hard war he would make a deal with Emperor Godfrey II to vassalize under his newly formed Holy Orenian Empire, and in return he preserved his kingdom. However, peace would not last as the Three Months War, the Lorraine Revolt, and the Rubern War would soon follow.

 

    This time is referred to as The Troubles, during which Andrik would originally back Adrian Sarkozic after the fall of the Empire and the disappearance of Godfrey II and his successor. This backing did not last however, as soon he would turn his support to Alexander de Joannes who subsequently would become Alexander II, Emperor of the Holy Orenian Empire. Andrik gained his moniker “The Unyielding” for his staunch resistance to unstable imperial influence in the Haeseni affair.

 

    Andrik III is one of the longest reigning Kings in Haeseni history, and oversaw the most prosperous time, the Golden Age of Haense. Andrik was beloved by his people, common and noble alike, for his resistance to imperial centralization and his jovial attitude. He promoted the noble class and gave them responsibility within the government, while also lifting up the peasantry and offering them a better life through service to the Crown. This was, in a sense, a Renaissance time in internal Haense, as many statesmen, authors, and playwrights came out to reinvigorate Haeseni culture. As the world crumbled around the Kingdom, Haense had a sense of security and peace. Even through the Wars, Andrik gave the people a secure stable Government and Leadership to look up to.

 

    In 1746, Andrik would be wounded in a hunting accident. He would die in the days to come.

 

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XV KOENG
Andrik IV
‘The Preserver’
Andrik-Lothar [IV] var Marus-Demetrey Barbanov-Bihar
299 E.S. - 306 E.S. | 1746 A.H. - 1753 A.H. (7yrs)
@AndrewTech
City/Royal Residence(s): New Reza (Ekaterinburg)
Palatine(s): Markus Kortrevich, Margravir van Korstadt (XXIII Palatin; 294 E.S. - 305 E.S.), Prinzen Georg Alimar (XXIV Palatin; 305 E.S. - 309 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Maya Alimar of Muldav 
Offspring: Sigmund [II], 16th King of Haense, Princess Analiesa-Reza, Princess Aleksandriya-Karina, Princess Amelya-Valeriya, Prince Nikolas, Duke of Alban
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Andrik [IV] Barbanov-Bihar’ (306 E.S.)

 

    Andrik Petyr Barbanov-Bihar (born 1729) was the son of Andrik III Bihar and Milena Carrion. He would later go on to marry his cousin Maya Barbanov-Alimar who would become his Queen-Consort. Andrik’s reign was rather short compared to his fathers, and spent most of his time focusing on the Rubern War and the internal toil between the Feudalists and Centralists. The Rubern War was in gridlock, as neither the morsgradi coalition or the Empire could get the upper hand. During this time, Lord Palatine Markus Kortrevich stoked the embers of infighting, apparently attempting to silence the Feudalist ideas by using the Rubern War to halt Duma entirely, unbeknownst to the Lord Speaker Sigmar Baruch. Andrik tried to mend the bridges burnt by his Palatine by elevating Sigmar Baruch to a Duchy and Erwin Barclay to a County, while also elevating Markus Kortrevich to a Margraviate. Andrik also oversaw great success in the military through his reforms.

 

    In 1753, Andrik IV would die after being wounded fatally during a rescue mission to save his wife, Queen Maya, from a group of ruffians.

 

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XVI KOENG
Sigmund II
‘The Soldier’
Sigmund-Otto [II] var Andrik-Petyr Barbanov-Bihar
306 E.S. - 329 E.S. | 1753 A.H. - 1776 A.H. (23yrs)
@seannie
City/Royal Residence(s): New Reza (Ekaterinburg)
Palatine(s): Prinzen Georg Alimar (XXIV Palatin; 305 E.S. - 309 E.S.), Prinzen Otto Alimar, Hauchprinzen van Muldav (XXV Palatin; 309 E.S. - 317 E.S.), Petyr Baruch, Herzen van Valwyck (XXVI Palatin; 317 E.S. - 329 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Viktoria Ruthern of Metterden 
Offspring: Princess Nataliya-Reza, Josef [I], 17th King of Haense, Prince Stefan, Duke of Akovia, Prince Aleksandr, Duke of Greywyn, Princess Juliya-Ipera, Prince Franz, Duke of Schattenburg
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Sigismund [II] Barbanov-Bihar’ (329 E.S.)

 

    Otto Sigismund Barbanov-Bihar (born 1748) was the son of Andrik IV Bihar and Maya Alimar. He would go on to marry Viktoria Ruthern who would later become his Queen-Consort. Sigismund spent half of his reign under the Regency of Tiberius Barrow until his death, then Prince Otto Sigmar Alimar. During the later half of his Regency under Prince Otto, the Feudalist nobility made a coalition, called the Valwyck Pact, to check the power and remind the heavily centralist Prince Otto that he was only the Head of State until Sigismund came of age. Prince Otto and the leader of the Valwyck Pact, Duke Petyr Baruch, came to an agreement called the Valwyck Compromise that alleviated fears from both sides as it ensured the rights of nobility and promised not to strip nobility without proper cause, and in turn the nobility would support the regent completely.

 

    Sigismund spent most of his reign fending off the Scyfling Invasion under Bralt the Boar, though he would ultimately die before ending the invasion. During his reign, Sigismund and his now Lord Palatine Petyr Baruch would see the end of the Rubern War, gaining back the old Alimar territories, but readmitting this land became an issue as the Imperial and Haeseni authorities argued over who had the jurisdiction of the regained land.

 

    Tensions were constantly high, and rising, with the Imperial Government as Sigismund, Petyr Baruch, and the Lord Lieutenant Nikolas Barbanov worked to find compromises with the aggressively centralized Imperial Government. Concessions were made to improve stability, including agreeing to a single peerage system which would be a main issue in the years to come. This issue greatly outraged the boisterous Sigismund, who often would make inflammatory statements that were borderline seditious about the Imperial government.

 

    After the outbreak of the Sutican War, where Sigismund was not informed prior by the Imperial government and Emperor Peter III, Sigismund wished to remain neutral, while rumors circulated of rebellion against the tyranny of the terrible Emperor. However, his council refused to allow this to happen, seeing the needs of Haense over personal grudges, unlike Sigismund, which caused Sigismund to eventually end his life. While his love for his people was great and blinding, his brashness and irrationality compared to that of Marus II and, without his counsel, may have bogged down Haense in a futile war for decades to come.

 

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XVII KOENG
Josef I
‘The Temperate, the Liberator’
Josef-Sigmund [I] var Sigmund-Otto Barbanov-Bihar
329 E.S. - 359 E.S. | 1776 A.H. - 1806 A.H. (30yrs)
@CaptainHaense
City/Royal Residence(s): New Reza (Ekaterinburg), Karosgrad (Nikirala)
Palatine(s): Konstantin Wick (XXVII Palatin; 329 E.S. - 361 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Isabel Baruch of Valwyck 
Offspring: Heinrik [II], 18th King of Haense, Princess Katerina-Cecilya, Prince Andrik, Duke of Galahar
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Josef [I] Barbanov-Bihar’ (359 E.S.)

 

    Josef Sigismund Barbanov-Bihar (born 1769) was the son of Sigismund II Bihar and Viktoria Ruthern. Josef was married to Isabel Baruch who later became his Queen-Consort. Josef was the second child king in a row, ascending to the throne at age 7. Josef’s Regent was appointed by Petyr Baruch, Konstantin Wick served as his Regent and Lord Palatine after the stepping down of Petyr Baruch from the position. After his father’s death, there was a sense of division among the people. Some wished to fight against the Empire, others wished to stay for the greater good. Josef’s first task was to amend the division between the people, which was done after the Pontiff James II demanded Emperor Peter III end the war against Sutica.

 

    The next task Josef and his government would face was against the Scyfings. During the first years of his Kingship he would beat the Scyfling horde and end the Scyfling War. Peace did not last long however, as now the Inferi waged war across Arcas.

 

    Josef would take up the sword and shield of his father, and the father’s before him as he led the resistance against the Imperial Government’s fight for centralization and stripping of autonomy from Haense. On the 11th of Amber Cold, 1786, Empress Anne I granted Haense it’s freedom after a brief meeting in the Novellen with King Josef, expelling them from the Empire. For months after, celebrations ran rampant through the streets and praise was given to Josef and his Government for gaining independence from the Empire. Josef then quickly and efficiently set up a self-sustaining government for an independent Haense.

 

    In 1806, after solidifying Haense’s military strength by incorporating Haense into the Iron Accord, Josef I fell victim to an unsuspected heart attack that left him incapitated to fulfill his responsibilities as the Sovereign of Haense. After revelation of such, the Crown in accordance with Josef’s wishes allowed for the incapitated King’s eldest son, Grand Prince of Kusoraev Heinrik to assume the position of Prince-Regent until such a time where the now late King were to evidently pass or recover. In the coming months, it was revealed that the seventeenth King of Haense had fallen deeper and deeper into a slumber he’d ultimately never awake from.

 

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XVIII KOENG
Heinrik II

‘The Stern’
Heinrik-Karl [II] var Josef-Sigmund Barbanov-Bihar
359 E.S. - 390 E.S. | 1806 A.H. - 1836 A.H. (31yrs)
@Rudi
City/Royal Residence(s): Karosgrad (Nikirala)
Palatine(s): Konstantin Wick (XXVII Palatin; 329 E.S. - 361 E.S.), Marcella Barclay (XXVIII Palatin; 361 E.S. - 363 E.S.), Maric Ruthern, Herzen van Vidaus (XXIX Palatin; 363 E.S. - 379 E.S.), Aydrian Colborn (XXX Palatin; 379 E.S. - 394 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Mariya Amador of Aurveldt , Annika Vyronov of Astfield 
Offspring: (1st Marriage) Princess Petra, Duchess of Karosgrad, Sigismund [III], 19th King of Haense; (2nd Marriage) Prince Andrik, Duke of Akovia, Princess Anastasiya, Baroness of Antioch, Prince Marus, Duke of Alban
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Heinrik [II] Barbanov-Bihar’ (390 E.S.)

 

Biography in Progress.

 

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XIX KOENG
Sigmund III

‘The Golden, Defender of the Faith’
Sigmund-Karl [III] var Heinrik-Karl Barbanov-Bihar
390 E.S. - 425 E.S. | 1837 A.H. - 1873 A.H. (35yrs)
@Xarkly
City/Royal Residence(s): Karosgrad (Nikirala)
Palatine(s): Aydrian Colborn (XXX Palatin; 379 E.S. - 394 E.S.), Konstantin Baruch (XXXI Palatin; 394 E.S. - 402 E.S.), Eirik Baruch, Herzen van Valwyck (XXXII Palatin; 402 E.S. - 426 E.S.)
Spouse(s): Emma Kortrevich of Jerovitz 
Offspring: Prince Edvard, Grand Prince of Kusoraev, Princess Klara, Duchess of Baranya, Karl [III], 20th King of Haense, Prince Sergei, Duke of Rothswald, Prince Josef, Duke of Schattenburg, Princess Maya, Duchess of Kreden
Memoir(s): ‘The Life of Sigismund [III] Barbanov-Bihar’ (425 E.S.)

 

Biography in Progress.

 

 

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XX KOENG
Karl III
Karl-Sigmar [III] var Sigismund-Karl Barbanov-Bihar
425 E.S. - Present | 1873 A.H. - Present (Incumbent)

@GMRO
City/Royal Residence(s): Karosgrad (Nikirala - Morrivi)
Palatine(s): Eirik Baruch, Herzen van Valwyck (XXXII Palatin; 402 E.S. - 426 E.S.), Isabel Baruch, Herzenas van Valwyck (XXXIII Palatin; 426 E.S. - Present)
Spouse(s): Amadea Basrid of Susa 
Offspring: Prince Georg, Grand Prince of Kusoraev, Prince Marus, Duke of Markev, Princess Analiesa, Duchess of Kreden, Prince Nikolas, Duke of Greywyn
Memoir(s): None

 

Current Incumbent.

 

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Credit to the Haense wikipedia collaborators
Credit to @yopplwasupxxx for biographies (I) - (XI)
Credit to @Drew2_dude and @Zanthuz for biographies (XII) - (XVIII)
Credit to @Piov and @CaptainHaensefor revisions

 

Check out the wiki page!

https://wiki.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=List_of_Haeseni_Monarchs

 

Edited August 9, 2022 by Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska

[garentoft 8352]

John VII shakes his fist from wherever he had gone to the afterlife, looking to the love of his life, Andrew III, and proclaiming the following: "They forgot about us, how dare they! Was our love for nothing?" John lamented, knowing full-well that he was simply ahead of his time! @Emenzi

[Emenzi 1069]

4 minutes ago, Gusano said:

John VII shakes his fist from wherever he had gone to the afterlife, looking to the love of his life, Andrew III, and proclaiming the following: "They forgot about us, how dare they! Was our love for nothing?" John lamented, knowing full-well that he was simply ahead of his time! @Emenzi

Andrew would shake his head as he finished up another bottle of Godans favourite Black “Aye those fuckin’ shitehead bastard whoresons” he’d say and then go to hug his secret love John VII

[Zanthuz 1835]

26 minutes ago, Gusano said:

John VII shakes his fist from wherever he had gone to the afterlife, looking to the love of his life, Andrew III, and proclaiming the following: "They forgot about us, how dare they! Was our love for nothing?" John lamented, knowing full-well that he was simply ahead of his time! @Emenzi

 

The Knight Paramount underneath the reign of King Andrik III would remain very quiet as he recalled the numerous secretive interactions between the pair of monarchs. Ser Nikolaus Kortrevich’s face would grimace as he noticed the two prance off together in the seven skies. @Emenzi@Gusano

 

[Malins Welcome 739]

(ooc)

Not bad, but not as catchy as the Kings of England

[UnBaed 8910]

Alexandria couldn't help but cackle as any old woman would with the misinformation of King Josef, her gnarled and liver-spotted hand smacking the parchment as she called to Konstantin (who was naught but five feet from her trying to catch some sleep eye by the hearth).  "Look at this!" she exclaimed to the startled Wick.  "Took up his sword and shield to lead a resistance against the Imperials trying to strip us of rights, before being responsible of Empress Anne granting us independence!"  The citrine princess hacked from her baffled laughter, tossing the scroll to Konstantin.  "We were kicked out, everyone knows it.  That boy of a King acted like a toddler for the entirety of his reign, hardly even communicated with the Imperials himself.  He was hardly like his father, couldn't even fit a toe into his shoes; it's all thanks to that vegetable queen-mother who cared for glory more than her children." 

[Juli 1340]

2 hours ago, UnBaed said:

Alexandria couldn't help but cackle as any old woman would with the misinformation of King Josef, her gnarled and liver-spotted hand smacking the parchment as she called to Konstantin (who was naught but five feet from her trying to catch some sleep eye by the hearth).  "Look at this!" she exclaimed to the startled Wick.  "Took up his sword and shield to lead a resistance against the Imperials trying to strip us of rights, before being responsible of Empress Anne granting us independence!"  The citrine princess hacked from her baffled laughter, tossing the scroll to Konstantin.  "We were kicked out, everyone knows it.  That boy of a King acted like a toddler for the entirety of his reign, hardly even communicated with the Imperials himself.  He was hardly like his father, couldn't even fit a toe into his shoes; it's all thanks to that vegetable queen-mother who cared for glory more than her children." 

Isabel of Valwyck stood in the Seven Skies, observing the elderly woman yap about her husband, King Josef I, "Hardly like his papej? He saw his papej's dreams an' goals for Haense through... A Haense led by a Haeseni." She'd comment before John VII and Andrik III pranced by hand in hand into the sunset.

[Ibn Khaldun 7728]

A young scholar, robed in a deep scarlet, brought a well-kept tome forth and looked to hand it off to the appropriate officials.

[Imperium 3293]

Marius II simply nods as they recalled their reign, and all which came of it.

 

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Nice post