Wierdest Possiblle Royal Houses
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The royal family of the European Empire in my Mega-Paradox Games game (CK, EU2, Vic 1, HOI2) changes branches about once every 150 years, but all were originally a sub faction of the House of Flanders. By the time outsiders started getting in, the house had spread more then the Hapsburgs IOTL, and thus nearly every royal family is somewhat related to the originals.
I have a full list of monarchs, but I'll stick to houses unless anyone's interested, as well as backstories that are very detailed. In order (up to the present date I've gotten to):
House of Flanders (-1136)
House of Flanders-Joigny (1136-1231)[1]
House of Flanders-Hainaut (1231-1323)[2]
House of Flanders-D'Auvergne (1323-)[3]
[1]The year 1136 saw three kings. The first was unable to produce a heir and was slowly going mad because of it. Assassinated by a plot, but the next in line to the throne, his brother, had been insane as well for most of his life. Despite attempts to block, he was in power for about three months before another crisis happened. When the dust settled the third eldest brother, who was a count in another kingdom after a falling out, was on the throne.
[2]Despite the last of the house being considered "the Great", he did not produce any male children. A change to inheritance law allowed a second cousin to take the throne.
[3]Minor civil war following another "Great" ruler completing a mighty conquest. He died within weeks of the peace, leaving his mildly crazed son on the throne. Was eventually forced out, but a cousin was restored in short order.
I have a full list of monarchs, but I'll stick to houses unless anyone's interested, as well as backstories that are very detailed. In order (up to the present date I've gotten to):
House of Flanders (-1136)
House of Flanders-Joigny (1136-1231)[1]
House of Flanders-Hainaut (1231-1323)[2]
House of Flanders-D'Auvergne (1323-)[3]
[1]The year 1136 saw three kings. The first was unable to produce a heir and was slowly going mad because of it. Assassinated by a plot, but the next in line to the throne, his brother, had been insane as well for most of his life. Despite attempts to block, he was in power for about three months before another crisis happened. When the dust settled the third eldest brother, who was a count in another kingdom after a falling out, was on the throne.
[2]Despite the last of the house being considered "the Great", he did not produce any male children. A change to inheritance law allowed a second cousin to take the throne.
[3]Minor civil war following another "Great" ruler completing a mighty conquest. He died within weeks of the peace, leaving his mildly crazed son on the throne. Was eventually forced out, but a cousin was restored in short order.
WI Sigismund Rakoczi of Transylvania, and his bride, Henrietta of the Palatinate, live longer and have descendants?
Since the family is Protestant, they will precede Henrietta's sister, Sophia of Hanover, in the British line of succession. Thus we get a Transylvanian Count (quite possibly a relative of Dracula) on the throne in 1714.
Since the family is Protestant, they will precede Henrietta's sister, Sophia of Hanover, in the British line of succession. Thus we get a Transylvanian Count (quite possibly a relative of Dracula) on the throne in 1714.
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That would be something. How would that family name be anglicized I wonder.
The Grave of God? You mean the Holy Sepulchre
? Well, he could claim the kingdom of Jerusalem tooA descendant of the House of David or Herodians(?) wedding... A Caliphe line.
Israel and Arabia.
Israel and Arabia.
Here's one:
Titus, son of Vespasian, marries his lover, the Jewish princess Berenike*, shortly after meeting her in 67/68-ish. Their son, who we're going to call, erm... Herod Vespasianus, after his two grandfathers, is born soon (almost indecently soon) afterwards. When Vespasian becomes emperor in 69, Titus moves his new family to Rome.
Vespasian dies in 79, on schedule, when his grandson is about nine years old. Titus becomes emperor and recognizes little Herod Vespasianus as his heir. When Titus dies two years later, his brother Domitian either gamely steps aside (or keels over dead conveniently) and his son is proclaimed emperor.
So there you go. A Flavian-Herodian dynasty for Rome.
* Daughter of King Herod Agrippa I of Judaea, and sister (and rumored to be lover) of King Herod Agrippa II.
Titus, son of Vespasian, marries his lover, the Jewish princess Berenike*, shortly after meeting her in 67/68-ish. Their son, who we're going to call, erm... Herod Vespasianus, after his two grandfathers, is born soon (almost indecently soon) afterwards. When Vespasian becomes emperor in 69, Titus moves his new family to Rome.
Vespasian dies in 79, on schedule, when his grandson is about nine years old. Titus becomes emperor and recognizes little Herod Vespasianus as his heir. When Titus dies two years later, his brother Domitian either gamely steps aside (or keels over dead conveniently) and his son is proclaimed emperor.
So there you go. A Flavian-Herodian dynasty for Rome.
* Daughter of King Herod Agrippa I of Judaea, and sister (and rumored to be lover) of King Herod Agrippa II.
King Louis XXI?A branch of the french royal familly in a world where New France lived much longer, or evolved to modern days, with the 'Dream Champlain realised (more, much more unions of whites (boys) and amerindians (women)) AND wed to... amerindian leaders?
That would be.. epic.
Manitoba's fate would be interesting, to say the least.
Not sure if even possible, however.
I've wondered before if there were any way the proposed marriage of Richard I's sister Joan to Saladin's brother al-Adil might've come about, aside from ASBs. There were a couple of marriages of Christian queens to Muslim lords, albeit not in the Crusader States (the obvious example is that of Queen Rususan of Georgia to Muhammad Mughis ud-din Turkan Shah in the 13th century, which came about because Muhammad was willing to convert to Christianity). If Joan had been willing to marry a Muslim (or Richard cowed her into it) or al-Adil willing to put on some pretense of Christianity, and Richard had followed through on his vows to dower his sister with Acre, Ascalon, etc., I wonder what would've happened.
It's not original - in fact, it's published and part of a series, but...
Imagine this: It's 1274. Kubla Khan's armies have swept the Japanese from the field, but they have retreated in such good order the Mongols don't know if the sons of Yamato are just going for more reinforcements, or are really fleeing.
POD: The typhoon hits early.
With no choice but to weather the storm on land, the Mongol army marches inland, following the Japanese. Days later, reinforcements slowed by the sudden storm, despite years of preparation, the massive landing of the Yuan are no match for Kamakura.
Within five years, all of Kyushu is a province of the Golden Horde, Shikoku follows soon after.
1281.
The typhoons blow late, instead of early, and the Yuan, with so many places to land on Honshu...choose them all.
With their lands in ruins, the children of the rising sun flee, boarding ships and setting sail, east, into the Great Sea.
Where they receive a miracle - land!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Nisei-Mexica!
Imagine this: It's 1274. Kubla Khan's armies have swept the Japanese from the field, but they have retreated in such good order the Mongols don't know if the sons of Yamato are just going for more reinforcements, or are really fleeing.
POD: The typhoon hits early.
With no choice but to weather the storm on land, the Mongol army marches inland, following the Japanese. Days later, reinforcements slowed by the sudden storm, despite years of preparation, the massive landing of the Yuan are no match for Kamakura.
Within five years, all of Kyushu is a province of the Golden Horde, Shikoku follows soon after.
1281.
The typhoons blow late, instead of early, and the Yuan, with so many places to land on Honshu...choose them all.
With their lands in ruins, the children of the rising sun flee, boarding ships and setting sail, east, into the Great Sea.
Where they receive a miracle - land!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Nisei-Mexica!
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Another weird combination would be an Iroquois ruling clan marrying into a Mughal family.
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