Royal Family of West Phoenicia

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The Empire of West Phoenicia has retained a monarch as their head of State since the unification of city-states in 1586.

The right of a monarchy is outlined in the West Phoenician Constitution

The Constitution includes the need to keep the monarchy protected from foreign and domestic insurrection.

Prior to a number of states breaking away from The Empire of Greater Phoenicia to form West Phoenicia, the region was under the reign of two royal dynasties.

Royal Houses of Greater Phoenicia

House of Imperium

The House of Imperium began to rule the Empire of Greater Phoenicia from 1130.

Pious Imperium I rallied the local tribes together to avoid being conquered by their neighbours. After a number of successful battles he was raised up as the first monarch of the new kingdom.

He went on to conquer neighbouring nations building up the kingdom.

He was a strong benevolent leader; feared by his enemies and loved by the citizens.

As the first supreme ruler of the region his rule would set the tone for future generations. After 15 years on the throne, he was murdered by his second wife using poisoned dates.

Murder, intrigue, deceit, war and power would set the tone for the region during the reign of the House of Imperium.


King Pious Imperium I, first ruler of Greater Phoenicia.

House of Dundas

The Dundas Family are a militaristic dynasty of nobles who rose to power when Darius Dundas I, a wealthy military leader married Thea De-Wintre; Princess Royal of The Empire of Greater Phoenicia.

On the day of her coronation in 1515 he had her murdered and had himself proclaimed as the new king due to his marriage to Thea De-Wintre.

Extended family members of the De-Wintre family were rounded up and executed. Government officials who questioned King Darius Dundas I reign were also exiled or executed.


Royal Houses of West Phoenicia

West Phoenicia has had two royal houses that have ruled. The House of Dorcas and the House of Bush.

The House of Gryphon is a royal family of the Kingdom of Gryphon that married into the House of Bush. The current Royal family is now refered to as the Gryphon-Bush Royal Family.

The current ruler is Emperor Glenton Gryphon-Bush II.


House of Dorcas

The Dorcas family played an important role in aiding provinces to secede from Greater Phoenicia. Initially they were loyal supporters of the crown until they witnessed the injustices that were befalling the land.

The Dorcas family under the leadership of King Richard Dorcas III and Queen Helena Dorcas set the nation of West Phoenicia in a positive direction as the new nations first royal family in 1586.

The King and Queen were assassinated in 1590 during a harvest festival. The culprit was a Greater Phoenicia Empire loyalist.

Richard Dorcas III son Prince Constantine I ascended to the throne.

King Constantine Dorcas I led the military during the War of Greater Phoenicia Aggression where he died in battle in 1595 during the Battle of New Tudor.

Princess Louisa Dorcas, the only living offspring of the late King Richard Dorcas III assumed control of the throne and dealt with the ceasefire with Greater Phoenicia.

Her government advised she marry and secure an heir. She turned down a marriage proposalfrom the noble Bush family. Soon after rumours began to circulate that Queen Louisa was going to reunify West Phoenicia wirh Greater Phoenicia. Queen Louisa was forced to abdicate, rather than lead a country into a civil war due to unfound rumours of her loyalty.

House of Bush & Gryphon-Bush

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The Bush Family is the Royal Family that has ruled The Confederate Empire of West Phoenicia since 1616.

Baron Glenton Bush I was a member of the nobility who over threw the House of Dorcas which had ruled West Phoenicia since 1586.   After overthrowing the Dorcas royal family, Glenton Bush I assumed power, he was crowned king and began the Bush Dynasty.


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