List of Hortenic monarchs

This article is about Hortenic monarchs until 1836. For Hortenic monarchs since the Union of Horteny and Lorangia in 1836, see Heldervinian monarchy.

Monarchy of Horteny
Longest reigning Katherine III 26 April 1663 – 7 December 1727
Details
First monarch	Karl III
Last monarch	Karl X
Formation	1269
Abolition	1 October 1836

This list of reigning kings and queens of the Kingdom of Horteny begins with Karl III, who ruled Horteny, one of four successor kingdoms to Helderia. Karl styled himself king of the Hortens in about 1270.

House of Horteny

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Karl III 1269 – 13 May 1287 (17 years)		c. 1220 Son of Chaburteen II and Orlîân	Karlie of Elkdag c. 1251 3 children	13 May 1287 Aged about 66	Son of Chaburteen II Treaty of Ambreux
Anniken the Elder 13 May 1287 – 21 October 1332 (45 years)		c. 1253 Daughter of Karl III and Karlie of Elkdag	Lanzo c. 1275 2 children	21 October 1337 Aged about 83	Daughter of Karl III

House of Searenland

Horteny came under the control of Edmund Bloodbeard, a Searic king, after an invasion in 1332. Anniken was exiled in 1334.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Edmund III Edmund Bloodbeard 13 May 1332 – 14 June 1356 (24 years)		c. 1306 Son of Edmund II and Valdis	Þordis of Searenland c. 1335 2 children	14 June 1356 Aged about 49	Right of conquest
Edmund IV Edmund Ironclaw 14 June 1356 – 26 February 1381 (25 years)		c. 1339 Son of Edmund Bloodbeard and Þordis of Searenland	Erica c. 1372 7 children	26 February 1381 Aged about 41	Son of Edmund Bloodbeard
Harald III Harald Blackjaw 26 February 1381 – 25 June 1407 (26 years)		c. 1360 Son of Edmund Ironclaw and Erica	Oda c. 1372 4 children	25 June 1407 Aged about 46	Son of Edmund Ironclaw

House of Castor

Following the death of Harald Blackjaw, Karl the Conqueror returned from exile and was proclaimed king.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Karl IV Karl the Conqueror 25 June 1407 – 14 November 1418 (11 years)		c. 1361 Son of Wilhelm II and Erica	Þordis of Searenland c. 1363 6 children	14 November 1418 Aged about 56	Great-grandson of Anniken the Elder Right of conquest

House of Searenland (restored)

Following the Battle of Castor on 8 August 1413, Karl signed a treaty with Edmund the Confessor under which Edmund and Karl would rule jointly. After the death of Karl in 1418, Edmund ruled Horteny solely for 29 years.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Edmund V Edmund the Confessor 8 August 1413 – 23 October 1448 (35 years)		c. 1380 Son of Edmund IV and Erica	Þorveig c. 1397 4 children	23 October 1448 Aged about 67	Son of Edmund Ironclaw Treaty of Castor
Olaf I Olaf Stonehide 23 August 1448 – 21 June 1455 (6 years)		16 July 1424 Son of Edmund the Confessor and Þorveig	Valkyrie of Searenland 1451 6 children	21 June 1456 Aged 31	Son of Edmund the Confessor

House of Batten

This house descended from Wilhelm Castor's second surviving son, Duke Stefan I. Stefan II seized power from Olaf.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Stefan II Stefan, 3rd Duke of Batten 21 June 1456 – 19 March 1496 (39 years)		1431 Son of Lofar I and Frigg	Sofie of Batten 1467 3 children	19 March 1496 Aged 64	Great-great-grandson of Anniken the Elder Great-great-grandson of Edmund Bloodbeard Seizure of the Crown
Stefan III Stefan Hunchback 19 March 1496 – 8 October 1528 (32 years)		30 April 1463 Son of Stefan II and Sofie of Batten	Clotilde of Horteny 1515 3 children	8 October 1528 Aged 65	Son of Stefan II
Lofar II Lofar the Young King 8 October 1528 – 14 June 1548 (19 years)		20 November 1520 Son of Stefan III and Clotilde of Horteny	Clotilde of Horteny 1546 Childless	14 June 1548 Aged 27	Son of Stefan III

House of Angechet

Lofar II named Karl V as his heir in his will, directly bypassing his brothers and overruling the laws of succession. The house takes its name from Henri Angechet, the father of Karl. The name Angechet was not actually used as a surname until Karl IX.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Karl V Karl of Ambreux 14 June 1548 – 16 February 1568 (19 years)		20 September 1503 Son of Henri and Katherine of Ambreux	Marietta de'Fleurs 1467 2 children	16 February 1568 Aged 64	Declared heir

Disputed claiment

There is some evidence that Katherine II of Horteny may have been queen in 1568, between her father Karl and her son Marten, although she was not crowned.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Katherine II Katherine of Horteny 16 February 1568 – 7 March 1568 (22 days)		31 October 1531 Daughter of Karl of Ambreux and Marietta de'Fleurs	Marten of Horteny 1552 3 children	8 March 1608 Aged 76	Daughter of Karl of Ambreux

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Marten II 7 March 1568 – 9 June 1623 (55 years)		30 November 1555 Son of Katherine II of Horteny and Marten of Horteny	Gerlinde of Horteny 1579 4 children	9 June 1623 Aged 67	Grandson of Karl of Ambreux
Karl VIII 9 June 1623 – 26 April 1663 (39 years)		5 November 1601 Son of Marten II of Horteny and Gerlinde of Horteny	Adelinde of Horteny 1624 3 children	26 April 1663 Aged 61	Son of Marten II of Horteny
Katherine III 26 April 1663 – 7 December 1727 (64 years)		11 August 1627 Daughter of Karl VIII of Horteny and Adelinde of Horteny	Isaac Moller 1642 2 children Konrad of Horteny 1680 Childless	7 December 1727 Aged 100	Daughter of Karl IX of Horteny

House of Konrad

Konrad of Horteny was named co-ruler with his wife Katherine, and upon her passing in 1727, assumed full power until his death in 1733.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Konrad II Konrad of Horteny 3 January 1703 – 21 June 1733 (30 years)		27 November 1659 Son of Karlene and Odo	Katherine III 1680 Childless Margarete of Lorangia	21 June 1733 Aged 73	Crowned co-ruler by his wife Katherine III
Konrad III 21 June 1733 – 12 May 1741 (7 years)		30 September 1692 Son of Konrad of Horteny and Margarete of Lorangia	Catherine of Toleratos 1714 3 children	12 May 1741 Aged 48	Son of Konrad of Horteny

Interregnum (1741–1803)

Following the Forty-five Years' War, which culminated in a coup d'etat, Konrad was executed in 1741. Kert seized power from Agilulf V of Horteny.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Kert Lüdwig 12 May 1741 – 5 September 1774 (33 years)		8 July 1704 Son of Herrik Lüdwig and Reinhild Schwetzer	Franziska Lüdwig 1728 8 children	5 September 1774 Aged 70	Seizure of the crown
Werner Lüdwig 5 September 1774 – 30 December 1803 (29 years)		19 August 1739 Son of Kert Lüdwig and Franziska Lüdwig	Teriesa 1762 5 children	30 December 1803 Aged 64	Son of Kert Lüdwig

House of Konrad (restored)

Werner's son Lükas Lüdwig was forcibly removed by parliament immediately following his father's death, and the monarchy was restored under Agilulf VI.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Agilulf VI 30 December 1803 – 4 August 1819 (15 years)		13 August 1733 Son of Agilulf V of Horteny and Sofie of Figerbuun	Walberga of Horteny 1793 7 children	4 August 1819 Aged 85	Grandson of Konrad III of Horteny
Karl IX 4 August 1819 – 1 October 1836 (17 years) (Lord of Heldervin until 28 October 1879) (42 years)		3 May 1794 Son of Agilulf VI of Horteny and Walberga of Horteny	Ernsta Heldervin 1810 4 children	28 October 1879 Aged 85	Son of Agilulf VI of Horteny

With the 1836 Acts of Union, Horteny ceased to exist as a sovereign state, replaced by Heldervin; see List of Heldervinian monarchs.

See also

• Family tree of Hortenic monarchs
• List of Heldic monarchs
• Pillarchy