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.
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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 | 1623-1651 | Prince of Elwynn (until 1629) King of Elwynn (from 1629) |
Banished for daemonic corruption and such | ||
| 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 | 1651–1653 | King of Elwynn (1651–1653) Prince of Elwynn (1653) |
Elwynn made republic in 1653 | ||
| Liv Dravot | 1653–present | Princess of Elwynn | First Princess 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 | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gudrun Eriksdotter | 1509-1510 | Steward for Richard Lyon, Duke | |
| Ardashir | 1510-1511 | Steward for Richard Lyon, Duke | |
| Scott of Alexander | 1545-1546 | Lord Protector for Wil Nider, Duke | |
| Jack Lewis | 1602-1602 | Steward for Deimos Jasonides, Prince | |
| Soreaa Isurui | 1604-1605 | Steward for Nathaniel, Prince | Forced to resign (coup d'état) |
| Daniel Simrani-Kalirion | 1605-1607 | Conducător for Nathaniel, Prince | |
| Aasmund Vigeland | 1612-1613 | Steward for Daniel Simrani-Kalirion, Prince | |
| Hallbjörn Haraldsson | 1623-1634 | Steward for Noah Ayreon-Kalirion, Prince & King (from 1629) |
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 | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ylva Karjanzdottar Andelarion | 1500-1502 | First wife of Richard Lyon, Count | titled Countess of Elwynn |
| Gudrun Eriksdotter | 1509-1516 | Second wife of Richard Lyon, Duke | Duchess of Elwynn |
| Asa the Beloved | 1533-1542 | Wife of Harald of Froyalan, Duke | Duchess of Froyalan |
| Nilufar of Vey | 1542–1534 | Wife of Ardashir Moqtada al-Osmani, Duke | Duchess of Elwynn |
| Kelbrían Allot | 1551–c1553 | Wife of Andrew Allot, Duke | Duchess of Elwynn |
| William Strauss | c1553–1555 | First Husband of Nathan Dariolin, Duke | Duke consort of Elwynn |
| Yekaterina Braskaya | 1559–1562 | Wife of Cho'gall Dentarg, Duke | Duchess of Elwynn |
| Sara Rikjudottar | 1562–1570 | Wife of Daniel Kalirion, Patron and (from 1567) President | |
| Kaiser Ayreon II | 1688–1589 | Second husband of Nathan Dariolin, Prince | |
| Nathan Dariolin | 1591–1592 | Husband of Elijah Ayreon, Prince | |
| Nathan Dariolin | 1595–1597 | Husband of Elijah Ayreon, Prince | |
| Esmeralda Erinamor Fatima al-Osman |
1607–1613 | Wives of Daniel Simrani-Kalirion, Prince | |
| Noor bint Daniyal | 1632–1650 | Wife of Noah, King | Queen of Elwynn |
| Liv Dravot | 1651 | Wife of Daniel Dravot, Conducător |
Pretenders and De Facto Rulers
The Land of the Two Sacred Rivers has also had its share of pretenders.
| Name | Pretence Period | Pretence Title | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balarak Alaiaon | 1587-1600 | Duke of Elwynn | Ruled East Elwynn |
| Jacobus Loki | 1597-1600 | Prince of Elwynn | Electoral fraud made him usurp the Principality negotiated Elwynn's readmission to Shireroth |
| Nathaniel Ayreon-Kalirion | 1607-1618 | Prince of Elwynn | Declared dead in 1607 (falsely) claimed title in pretence until 1618 when his rule was restored |
| Divine Icebear | 1609-1610 | Lord of Elwynn | |
| Noah | 1651– | King of Elwynn | Exiled through the Auspicious Occasion |
