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Theoretical Merovingian Rulers, 1
Here it is folks, a little later than I had hoped, but part one of the Theoretical rulers of this alternate world. Part two should follow a lot quicker than this one.
Augustus I
‘The Builder’ and ‘The Bald’
Grandson of Théoderic the Last. Restored two ancient wonders, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Warred with the Principality of Novgorod for a decade. Died in 1301 after a hunting accident. Faced difficulty due to his lack of traditional Merovingian long hair.
Reigned: 1264 - 1301
Astolfo I
‘The Wise’
Oversaw the rebuilding of the Varangian Guard after the disaster at Gibraltar in his grandfather’s reign. Spent final years warring with the Mongol Horde, who had finished laying waste to the Jibrilid Caliphate (and wiping out around a fifth of the total world population at the time).
Reigned: 1301 - 1330
Roland IV
Warred with the Mongol Horde for the majority of his reign. Died in Battle of Five Emperors. Married a Russian Princess, Yevdokiya.
Reigned: 1330 - 1363
Pavel I
‘Emperor for an Afternoon’
Eldest son of Roland IV, Died in Battle of Five Emperors.
Reigned: June 12th, 1363
Roland V
Crushed the Mongol’s at Samarkand in 1365. Last Emperor to war with the Mongols. Declared that his brother had been a legitimate ruler.
Reigned: 1363 - 1389
Pepin I
Seized the throne from Roland V’s designated heir (Crown Princess Anna) and started the so-called ‘Pepinian Era’. Originally Duke of Kent.
Reigned: 1389 - 1394
Pepin II
Most fondly remembered Pepinian Emperor. Restored the Clovian Roads. Created the ‘Couronnian Inclusion’ Doctrine, whereby the various peoples of the Empire were brought into the ‘Corounian culture, regardless of country of origin or religion.
Reigned: 1394 - 1402
Pepin III
‘The Fat’
Known for his feasts and numerous illegitimate children (records estimate around thirty). Died of a bad belly in 1405, although most modern experts believe it was poison.
Reigned: 1402 - 1405
Pepin IV
‘The Black’
Deposed, executed for treason against the state after selling secrets to both Russia and the Tartar Theocracy.
Reigned: 1405 - 1407
Interregnum
An interregnum occured for one year as the Imperial Council debated on the succession. The Lords Regent ruled in place of a Monarch.
Reigned: 1407 - 1409
Alexander II
Former Duke of Austria and husband to the former Crown Princess Anna. Chosen to succeed Pepin IV. Banned the use of Pepin as a regnal name. Mended wounds caused by predecessor.
Reigned: 1409 - 1450
Alexander III
Grandson of Alexander II. Caused the collapse of the First Russian Empire due to a vicious trade war.
Reigned: 1450 - 1473
Roland V
During Roland’s reign, the continent of America was ‘discovered’ by famed explorer and diarist, Charles de Bayeux.
Reigned: 1473 - 1497
Alexander IV
Became Emperor at age five. Grandson of Roland V. Had the longest reign of any Merovingian Monarch at seventy-seven years. Suffered a great tragedy in 1533, when the ‘Great Fire of Krakow’ occurred, burning down the Imperial Palace.
Reigned: 1497 - 1574
Guy II
Great Grandson of Alexander IV. Founded first permanent colony in the Americas, New Vlaadingen (1585). Helped the Orlov family from the Second Russian Empire. During his reign, the Empire of Britannia, then still comprised of the Shetland, Orkney and Faroe Isles became a Republic, the Union of the Isles.
Reigned: 1574 - 1603
Roland VI
Plagued by illnesses for most of his life. Died without issue. The Kingdom’s of the Iberian Peninsula declared independence under the de Montfort’s of Aragon. This ‘Iberian Empire’ would last barely a century.
Reigned: 1603 - 1617
Héloise II
Sister to Roland VI. Implemented cognatic succession, with the stipulation that all Imperial Consorts had to be of the House de Merohingi or give up their family name. Her navy discovered a number of countries, but did not colonise the majority of them.
Reigned: 1617 - 1658
Astolfo II
Spent ten years of his reign warring with the Second Russian Empire. Saw the expansion of American Colonies. Invaded and destroyed the Gao Caliphate, angering the Islamic World.
Reigned: 1658 - 1679
Alexander V
Reconquered the Iberian Empire. Passed many army reforms. Faced rebellion in the American Colonies, placated only by granting the colonies limited home rule.
Reigned: 1679 - 1702
Roland VII
Led the Thrice-Crowned Empire into the Great African War (1713- 1724). Won a number of colonies from the Umardin Caliphate before being assassinated by his lover, Xenobia.
Reigned: 1702 - 1724
Clovis II (First Reign)
Faced rebellion by Imperial Council, stacked full of his mother’s (Elisabeth de Montfort) lickspittles. Forced to abdicate after five years of rule.
Reigned: 1724 - 1730
Héloise III
Forced into a long regency by her Grandmother’s machinations. Finally took control at the age of twenty. Died a year later, likely to poison. Her father took the throne once more.
Reigned: 1730 - 1745
Clovis II (Second Reign)
Took the crown for a second time after the assassination of his daughter. Kept the Empire stable, and oversaw the combining of the Thrice-Crowned Empire with that of Jerusalem via a marriage between himself and the young Empress of Jerusalem. They would have a single child, Augustus.
Reigned: 1745 - 1758
Roland IX
Spend most of his reign at the Oppland Hunting Lodge where he built a small Palace, Versailles. Left rule to his brother. Died without issue in a hunting accident.
Reigned: 1758 - 1770
Guy III
Effectively ruled as regent for his brother. Reformed the currency, reforms that remain in use today. Considered a hard man, it is believed be died of severe stress. Succeeded by his half-brother, Augustus de Merohingi-Hainault.
Last Merovingian Monarch.
Reigned: 1770 - 1778
Part two will feature Monarchs of the de Merohingi-Hainault family.
‘The Builder’ and ‘The Bald’
Grandson of Théoderic the Last. Restored two ancient wonders, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. Warred with the Principality of Novgorod for a decade. Died in 1301 after a hunting accident. Faced difficulty due to his lack of traditional Merovingian long hair.
Reigned: 1264 - 1301
Astolfo I
‘The Wise’
Oversaw the rebuilding of the Varangian Guard after the disaster at Gibraltar in his grandfather’s reign. Spent final years warring with the Mongol Horde, who had finished laying waste to the Jibrilid Caliphate (and wiping out around a fifth of the total world population at the time).
Reigned: 1301 - 1330
Roland IV
Warred with the Mongol Horde for the majority of his reign. Died in Battle of Five Emperors. Married a Russian Princess, Yevdokiya.
Reigned: 1330 - 1363
Pavel I
‘Emperor for an Afternoon’
Eldest son of Roland IV, Died in Battle of Five Emperors.
Reigned: June 12th, 1363
Roland V
Crushed the Mongol’s at Samarkand in 1365. Last Emperor to war with the Mongols. Declared that his brother had been a legitimate ruler.
Reigned: 1363 - 1389
Pepin I
Seized the throne from Roland V’s designated heir (Crown Princess Anna) and started the so-called ‘Pepinian Era’. Originally Duke of Kent.
Reigned: 1389 - 1394
Pepin II
Most fondly remembered Pepinian Emperor. Restored the Clovian Roads. Created the ‘Couronnian Inclusion’ Doctrine, whereby the various peoples of the Empire were brought into the ‘Corounian culture, regardless of country of origin or religion.
Reigned: 1394 - 1402
Pepin III
‘The Fat’
Known for his feasts and numerous illegitimate children (records estimate around thirty). Died of a bad belly in 1405, although most modern experts believe it was poison.
Reigned: 1402 - 1405
Pepin IV
‘The Black’
Deposed, executed for treason against the state after selling secrets to both Russia and the Tartar Theocracy.
Reigned: 1405 - 1407
Interregnum
An interregnum occured for one year as the Imperial Council debated on the succession. The Lords Regent ruled in place of a Monarch.
Reigned: 1407 - 1409
Alexander II
Former Duke of Austria and husband to the former Crown Princess Anna. Chosen to succeed Pepin IV. Banned the use of Pepin as a regnal name. Mended wounds caused by predecessor.
Reigned: 1409 - 1450
Alexander III
Grandson of Alexander II. Caused the collapse of the First Russian Empire due to a vicious trade war.
Reigned: 1450 - 1473
Roland V
During Roland’s reign, the continent of America was ‘discovered’ by famed explorer and diarist, Charles de Bayeux.
Reigned: 1473 - 1497
Alexander IV
Became Emperor at age five. Grandson of Roland V. Had the longest reign of any Merovingian Monarch at seventy-seven years. Suffered a great tragedy in 1533, when the ‘Great Fire of Krakow’ occurred, burning down the Imperial Palace.
Reigned: 1497 - 1574
Guy II
Great Grandson of Alexander IV. Founded first permanent colony in the Americas, New Vlaadingen (1585). Helped the Orlov family from the Second Russian Empire. During his reign, the Empire of Britannia, then still comprised of the Shetland, Orkney and Faroe Isles became a Republic, the Union of the Isles.
Reigned: 1574 - 1603
Roland VI
Plagued by illnesses for most of his life. Died without issue. The Kingdom’s of the Iberian Peninsula declared independence under the de Montfort’s of Aragon. This ‘Iberian Empire’ would last barely a century.
Reigned: 1603 - 1617
Héloise II
Sister to Roland VI. Implemented cognatic succession, with the stipulation that all Imperial Consorts had to be of the House de Merohingi or give up their family name. Her navy discovered a number of countries, but did not colonise the majority of them.
Reigned: 1617 - 1658
Astolfo II
Spent ten years of his reign warring with the Second Russian Empire. Saw the expansion of American Colonies. Invaded and destroyed the Gao Caliphate, angering the Islamic World.
Reigned: 1658 - 1679
Alexander V
Reconquered the Iberian Empire. Passed many army reforms. Faced rebellion in the American Colonies, placated only by granting the colonies limited home rule.
Reigned: 1679 - 1702
Roland VII
Led the Thrice-Crowned Empire into the Great African War (1713- 1724). Won a number of colonies from the Umardin Caliphate before being assassinated by his lover, Xenobia.
Reigned: 1702 - 1724
Clovis II (First Reign)
Faced rebellion by Imperial Council, stacked full of his mother’s (Elisabeth de Montfort) lickspittles. Forced to abdicate after five years of rule.
Reigned: 1724 - 1730
Héloise III
Forced into a long regency by her Grandmother’s machinations. Finally took control at the age of twenty. Died a year later, likely to poison. Her father took the throne once more.
Reigned: 1730 - 1745
Clovis II (Second Reign)
Took the crown for a second time after the assassination of his daughter. Kept the Empire stable, and oversaw the combining of the Thrice-Crowned Empire with that of Jerusalem via a marriage between himself and the young Empress of Jerusalem. They would have a single child, Augustus.
Reigned: 1745 - 1758
Roland IX
Spend most of his reign at the Oppland Hunting Lodge where he built a small Palace, Versailles. Left rule to his brother. Died without issue in a hunting accident.
Reigned: 1758 - 1770
Guy III
Effectively ruled as regent for his brother. Reformed the currency, reforms that remain in use today. Considered a hard man, it is believed be died of severe stress. Succeeded by his half-brother, Augustus de Merohingi-Hainault.
Last Merovingian Monarch.
Reigned: 1770 - 1778
Part two will feature Monarchs of the de Merohingi-Hainault family.
Only in a sense that they were of the House de Merohingi, not Merohingi-Hainualt. Kinda like the Habsburg's and Habsburg-Lorraine's.
As ever, enjoying the tantalizing hints at larger events happening between the margins. I'm especially curious to hear more about the Battle of Five Emperors, should the opportunity present itself.