Rulers of Elwynn
The Rulers of Elwynn is the term which is used to collectively refer to the distinguished group of individuals who have ruled Elwynn over the course of its history subsequent to the Shirerithian conquest and its creation as a Duchy.
From 1452 AN through to the present day fifty-three rulers, both individually as well as collectively and with a wide variety of titles and powers, have held the reins of government throughout the long, complex, chaotic, unruly and often violent history of the Elwynnese Nation. Almost all of the Twelve Peoples of Elwynn have supplied one or more rulers, the exception being the Amokolians and the Cimmerians.
Lists of the Rulers of Elwynn
Rulers in their own Right
A Ruler in his or her own Right is under Elwynnese law and custom an individual who legally and lawfully holds the White Orchid Throne or a person that in accordance with law conducts the government when the aforesaid ancient Throne of Elwynn is vacant. From the ancient times nigh beyond the memory of (wo)man of Duke Scott of Alexander to the present day Royal Riverine Reign of King Noah there have been 46 Rulerships of individuals who have ruled the Flower of the North in their own Right.
| Portrait | Name | Reign | Title | Comment |
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| Scott of Alexander | 1452-1470 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Ivan Ventura | 1470-1471 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Scott of Alexander | 1471-???? | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Sirithil nos Fëanor | ????-1476 | Duchess of Elwynn | Elfinshi era | |
| Mari Greenwood | 1476-1488 | Duchess of Elwynn (until 1588) Baroness of Elwynn (in 1588) |
Elfinshi era | |
| Ardashir I | 1488-c1500 | Baron of Elwynn | Babkhi era | |
| Richard Lyon | c1500-1504 | Count of Elwynn | Part of the Barony of Hurmu | |
| Conglacio | 1504-1507 | Baron of Elwynn and Lac Glacei | ||
| Richard Lyon | 1507-1533 | Baron of Elwynn and Lac Glacei (until 1509) Duke of Elwynn (after 1509) |
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| Harald of Ettlingar Freyu | 1533-1542 | Duke of Froyalan | First Froyalan Period | |
| Hesam Jayatar | 1542-1542 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Ardashir II Moqtada al-Osmani | 1542-1543 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Wil Nider | 1543-1546 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Iskander Mirkdale | 1546-1551 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Jacobus Loki I | 1551-1551 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Rai Avon-El | 1551-1551 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Andrew Allot | 1551-???? | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Nathan Dariolin | ????-1555 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Leo Fenrir | 1555-1558 | Duke of Elwynn | ||
| Isabelle Allot | 1558-1559 | Duchess of Elwynn | ||
| Cho'gall Dentarg | 1559-1562 | Duke of Elwynn | Last Duke of Elwynn | |
| Daniel Kalirion | 1562-1567 | Patron of the House of Kalir | House System | |
| Daniel Kalirion | 1567-1570 | President of the Elwynnese Realm | Independence era begins | |
| Iain de Vembria (Lord Erion) | 1570-1573 | President of the Elwynnese Realm | ||
| Daniel Kalirion Lord Erion |
1573-1574 | Prince of Hurmu President of the Elwynnese Realm |
Formed as the Provisional Government of the Union of Elwynn and Hurmu | |
| Daniel Kalirion | 1574-1586 | Prince of Elwynn and Hurmu (until 1582) Prince of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu (after 1582) |
Assassinated in 1586 | |
| Nathan Dariolin | 1586-1589 | Prince Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu | Married Kaiser Ayreon II, assassinated in 1589 (only to come back to life later) | |
| Aurangzeb Osmani | 1589-1590 | Regent of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu (Riqi Adurellion) | ||
| Elijah Ayreon | 1590-1592 | Prince of Elwynn, Amokolia and Hurmu | ||
| Aaden Allot | 1592-1594 | Prince of Elwynn | ||
| Luix Rakira | 1594-1595 | Steward of Elwynn | ||
| Elijah Ayreon | 1595-1597 | Prince of Elwynn | Second rule | |
| Tarjei Einhornsson | 1597-1600 | Prince of Elwynn | de jure Prince (de facto Jacobus Loki) | |
| Soreaa Isurui | 1600-1601 | Elwynnese Secretary of State | ||
| Deimos Jasonides | 1601-1604 | Prince of Elwynn | ||
| Royston Merrick | 1604-1604 | Conducător of Elwynn | ||
| Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion | 1604-1607 | Prince of Elwynn | declared dead in 1607 (falsely) | |
| Tokaray al-Osman | 1607-1607 | Steward of Elwynn | ||
| Daniel Simrani-Kalirion | 1607-1612 | Prince of Elwynn | ||
| Aasmund Vigeland | 1613-1618 | Chairman of the Presidium of the Standing Committee of the Supreme Council of the Democratic People's Republic of Elwynn |
Communist Elwynn | |
| Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion | 1618-1618 | Prince of Elwynn | Rule restored | |
| Jonathan Ayreon-Kalirion | 1618-1623 | Prince of Elwynn | ||
| Noah Ayreon-Kalirion | 1623-1629 | Prince of Elwynn (until 1629) King of Elwynn (from 1629) |
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| Danyial Sikander XXI Dravot Sahib | 1651 | Conducător of the Elwynnese State | ||
| Jeremy Archer Heath Belledin Ryker Everstone |
1651 | Councillors of the State Law & Order Restoration Council for the Elwynnese Union |
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| Vilhjalm of Elwynn | 1651–the present | King of Elwynn |
Governing Stewards
Under Elwynnese law and custom a governing Steward is a person who in accordance with law conducts the government, effectively as a regent, when the holder of the White Orchid Throne is absent, indisposed or a minor. In the recorded history of Elwynn there have been eight such periods of Stewardship.
| Name | Tenure | Title and Substitutee | Tenure No. | Title Holder No. | People of Elwynn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gudrun Eriksdotter | 1509-1510 | Steward for Richard Lyon, Duke | First Substitute Ruler | First Steward | Froyalanish |
| Ardashir | 1510-1511 | Steward for Richard Lyon, Duke | Second Substitute Ruler | Second Steward | Babkhi |
| Scott of Alexander | 1545-1546 | Lord Protector for Wil Nider, Duke | Third Substitute Ruler | First Lord Protector | Boreal |
| Jack Lewis | 1602-1602 | Steward for Deimos Jasonides, Prince | Fourth Substitute Ruler | Third Steward | Norse |
| Soreaa Isurui | 1604-1605 | Steward for Nathaniel, Prince | Fifth Substitute Ruler | Fourth Steward | Elw |
| Daniel Simrani-Kalirion | 1605-1607 | Conducător for Nathaniel, Prince | Sixth Substitute Ruler | First Conducător | Babkhi |
| Aasmund Vigeland | 1612-1613 | Steward for Daniel Simrani-Kalirion, Prince | Seventh Substitute Ruler | Fifth Steward | Norse |
| Hallbjörn Haraldsson | 1623-1629 | Steward for Noah Ayreon-Kalirion, Prince | Eighth Substitute Ruler | Sixth Steward | Froyalanish |
| Hallbjörn Haraldsson | 1629-1632 | Steward for Noah Ayreon-Kalirion, King | Eighth Substitute Ruler | Sixth Steward | Froyalanish |
It should be noted that the title of Lord Protector was conferred upon Scott of Alexander by Kaiser Loki III by means of Imperial Decree 323 when giving the former all the powers of the Duke of Elwynn, while the title of Conducător was a self-bestowed title for certain individuals who assumed executive power. Nonetheless in the instance of the Conducător the powers exercised where effectively those of a governing Steward.
Consorts
Under Shirithian law, which at the time fully controlled the subdivisions of Shireroth, the spouse of a Duke or a Baron was considered the consort of the reigning noble, sometimes deemed a Honorary Ruler in their own right. For the purposes of the then Lawbook of Shireroth, Dukes and Barons were referred to Ruling Nobles and spouses as Honorary Nobles. Honorary Nobles had the same powers as Ruling Nobles, except for the Landsraad vote(s) of the Ruling Noble. The legal concept of Honorary Nobles disappeared from Shirithian law when the Duchies of Shireroth became Imperial States in 1583, although the aforesaid legal concept already ceased to be relevant for Elwynn when it, somewhere after 1567, during its days of independence did away with the laws it had inherited from Shireroth upon seceding therefrom.
| Name | Tenure | Spouse | Tenure No. | Position Holder No. | People of Elwynn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ylva Karjanzdottar Andelarion | 1500-1502 | First wife of Richard Lyon, Count | First Consort | First Honorary Countess | Hurmudan** |
| Gudrun Eriksdotter | 1509-1516 | Second wife of Richard Lyon, Duke | Second Consort | First Honorary Duchess | Froyalanish |
| Asa the Beloved | 1533-1542 | Wife of Harald of Froyalan, Duke | Third Consort | Second Honorary Duchess | Froyalanish |
| Nilufar of Vey | 1542–1534 | Wife of Ardashir Moqtada al-Osmani, Duke | Fourth Consort | Third Honorary Duchess | Babkhi |
| Kelbrían Allot | 1551–c1553 | Wife of Andrew Allot, Duke | Fifth Consort | Fourth Honorary Duchess | Elfinshi |
| William Strauss | c1553–1555 | First Husband of Nathan Dariolin, Duke | Sixth Consort | First Honorary Duke | Benacian** |
| Yekaterina Braskaya | 1559–1562 | Wife of Cho'gall Dentarg, Duke | Seventh Consort | Fifth Honorary Duchess | Amokolian (Mishalanese) |
Since then, the consorts of the rulers of Elwynn have been the following:
| Name | Tenure | Spouse | Tenure No. | Position Holder No. | People of Elwynn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Rikjudottar | 1562–1567 | Wife of Daniel Kalirion, Prince/Patron | Eighth Consort | First Princess Consort | Hurmudan** |
| Sara Rikjudottar | 1567–1570 | Wife of Daniel Kalirion, President | Eighth Consort | First First Lady | Hurmudan** |
| Kaiser Ayreon II | 1688–1589 | Second husband of Nathan Dariolin, Prince | Ninth Consort | First Prince Consort | Farewellish |
| Nathan Dariolin | 1591–1592 | Husband of Elijah Ayreon, Prince | Tenth Consort | Second Prince Consort | Tapferite |
| Nathan Dariolin | 1595–1597 | Husband of Elijah Ayreon, Prince | Eleventh Consort | Third Prince Consort | Tapferite |
| Esmeralda Erinamor and Fatima al-Osman | 1607–1613 | Wives of Daniel Simrani-Kalirion, Prince | Twelfth Consorts | First Co-Princesses Consort | Elw, Babkhi |
| Noor bint Daniyal | 1632–1650 | Wife of Noah, King | Thirteenth Consort | First Queen Consort | Babkhi |
| Liv Dravot | 1651 | Wife of Daniel Dravot, Conducător | Fourteenth Consort | Second First Lady | Norse |
Pretenders and De Facto Rulers
The Land of the Two Sacred Rivers has also had its share of pretenders.
| Name | Pretence Period | Pretence Title | Pretendership No. | Claimed Rulership No. | People of Elwynn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balarak Alaiaon | 1587-1600 | Duke (Great Schism pretender)***** | First Pretender | Nineteenth Duke | Elw |
| Jacobus Loki | 1597-1600 | Prince (de facto)****** | First Usurper | Sixth Prince | Absentian |
| Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion | 1607-1618 | Prince (pretender)******* | Second Pretender | Nineth Prince | Tapferite |
| Divine Icebear | 1609-1610 | Lord******** | First Divine Pretender | First Lord of the Theocracy of Elwynn | Deity |
| Noah | 1651– | King | Third Pretender | Forty-Sixth Ruler (cont.) | Froyalanish |
Notes
Note #1: * Elvish people, save for the Álfarnir, are nowadays referred to as Elfinshi.
Note #2: ** Lac Glaceians, Treesians, Benacians, and Hurmudans are not any of the Twelve Peoples of Elwynn.
Note #3: *** The Patron of Kalir was nominally Prince of Elwynn.
Note #4: **** Aasmund Vigeland was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Standing Committee of the Supreme Council of the Democratic People's Republic of Elwynn.
Note #5: ***** During the days of Elwynn's independence East Elwynn, the part of Elwynn which had remained in Shireroth after Elwynn's independence had been recognized by the Imperial Republic, had been placed under the protection of Goldshire and was later incorporated as the Thanedom of Elwynn under the Duchy of Kildare. It remained without a Duke for about two Elw calendar decades until the Kaiser of Shireroth named Balarak Alaiaon to the office of Duke of Elwynn.
Note #6: ****** Under the Instrument of Government 1606/II, "Damnatio Loki, Einhornsson Laudes", the election of Jacobus Loki as Prince of Elwynn was declared illegal because of fraud and other unsound practices, and Tarjei Einhornsson was declared the true victor. Tarjei Einhornsson's reign was therefore said to have occurred between 1597 and 1600, when Soreaa Isurui became secretary of the interim government after Jacobus Loki had Elwynn rejoin Shireroth.
Note #7: ******* In 1607 the Conducător, Daniel Simrani-Kalirion, declared by means of Instrument of Government 1607/II, "An Instrument of Government for Arrangements Pertaining to the Demise of the Prince" that Prince Nathaniel, the Nineth Prince of Elwynn, had died in a tragic accident at sea. This while Nathaniel was alive and well in Natopia. Nathaniel kept claiming the Princehood of Elwynn while he was in exile in Natopia, a situation which lasted until he returned to Elwynn and the White Orchid Throne in 1618 for the Nathanielian Restoration.
Note #8: ******** In 1609, at the hight of the Icebear Rebellion, the Holy Church of the Divine Icebear proclaimed the Theocracy of Elwynn. The Divine Icebear was named Lord of Elwynn.
