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List of Velikoslav monarchs

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This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Velikoslavia. It includes the Grand Princes of Kollavik and Tsars of Velikoslavia. The list begins with the legendary Dagan I, first Skagish ruler of Kollavik in the mid 10th century and ends with Tsar Alexis V, who rules presently.

Many portraits for the collection are all from an initiative started by the Grand Collection in 1846, where those who ruled too far in the past to have portraits painted to "modern standards" were redone based off numerous descriptions and depictions still in state collections.

Principality of Kollavik

House Stenmær

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Blason of House Stenmær
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
DaganIvlk.png Dagan I
(Dagan Bjorskóg Stenmær)
Ruler of the Principality of Kollavik after being invited by the Ludic princes to drive out the Bayarids. None January 16, 954 – August 19, 986 August 19, 986
Died of natural causes
33 years
OrikIvlk.png Orik I
(Orik Dagan Valolud Bjorskóg Stenmær)
Succeeded his father upon death. Son of Dagan I August 19, 986 - December 12, 998 December 12, 998
Died of what was believed to have been tuberculosis
12 years
DaganIIvlk.png Dagan II
(Dagan Orik Bjorskóg Valolud Stenmær)
Succeeded his father upon death. Son of Orik I December 2, 998 - July 17, 1001 July 17, 1010
Died in the same tuberculosis outbreak as his father.
2 Years
ErikIvlk.png Erik I "the Scholar"
(Erik Dagan Orik Bjorskóg Stenmær)
Succeeded his father upon death. Son of Dagan II July 18, 1001 - August 17, 1036 August 17, 1036 35 years
AstridIvlk.png Astrid I
(Astrid Rurika Ingrid Vesna Stenmær)
Daughter of Erik I August 17, 1036 - November 20, 1040 November 20, 1040
Died during the birth of her fourth child
4 Years
DaganIIIvlk.png Dagan III
(Dagan Erik Rurik Orik Bjorskóg Stenmær)
Husband November 20, 1040 - January 18, 1067 January 18, 1067
Died of natural causes
26 Years
YsgramorIvlk.png Ysgramor I
(Ysgramor Dagan Erik Orik Bjorskóg Stenmær)
Son January 18, 1067 - April 23, 1085 April 23, 1085
Died of natural causes
18 Years
IgravIvlk.png Igrav I "the Mad"
(Igrav Ysgramor Dagan Erik Rurik Bjorskóg Stenmær)
Son April 23, 1085 - September 9, 1101 September 9, 1101
Killed by Vladimir I in open combat after he ordered the execution of the entire Ralinov clan
16 Years

House Ralinov

House Ralinov was the only dynasty to win the right to rule by using the ancient Telerian custom of single combat between the ruler and the challenger. Igrav the Mad, in the final year of his reign, ordered that House Ralinov be put to death after they became the most prominent family to convert to Christianity. Despite his order, Igrav had become exceedingly unpopular due to his increasingly erratic behavior and the other eight houses determined to protest. In a shrewd political movie, Grand Duke Vladimir Ralinov challenged to single combat in the ancient custom for the throne. He was successful, and was proclaimed Grand Prince of Kollavik by the Council of the Nine in 1101.

House Ralinov is most notable for converting the Principality from primarily Skagish paganism to Orthodox Christianity and appointing the renowned missionary, Saint Kosmas the Proclaimer as the first Patriarch of Kollavik, constructing the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration in 1105. During their reign, Kollavik fought several wars with the Panagyuchik Horde. The second most famous monarch, Kosmas I, known as the Builder, hired Latin engineer Marcus Aurelius Caius, and oversaw the construction of waste management and systems to bring in fresh water for use by the citizens of the major cities of Kollavik,

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Blason of House Ralinov
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
VladimirIvlk.png Vladimir I
(Vladimir John Petros Vasily Ralinov)
First monarch to adopt Christianity and appoint Saint Kosmas as the first Patriarch of Kollavik. Founder September 9, 1101 – June 28, 1114 June 28, 1114
Died of natural causes
12 years Atrea of Perateia
KosmasIvlk.png Kosmas I "the Builder"
(Kosmas Vladimir John Michael Vasily Ralinov)
Son of Vladimir I June 28, 1114 – October 12, 1120 October 12, 1120
Died of natural causes
6 years
VladimirIIvlk.png Vladimir II
(Vladimir John Kosmas Vasily Ralinov)
Son of Kosmas I October 12, 1120 – May 7, 1132 May 7, 1132
Died of natural causes
11 years
OrikIIvlk.png Orik II
(Orik Vladimir John Kosmas Vasily Ralinov)
Son of Vladimir II May 7, 1132 – March 29, 1142 March 29, 1142
Died of natural causes
9 years
AbsalonIvlk.png Absalon I
(Absalon Orik Vladimir John Kosmas Vasily Ralinov)
Son of Orik II March 29, 1142 – January 31, 1161 January 31, 1161
Died of natural causes
18 years
AbsalonIIvlk.png Absalon II
(Absalon Vladimir Orik John Kosmas Vasily Ralinov)
Deposed by the Council of Nine. Son of Absalon I January 31, 1161 – December 1, 1162 June 16, 1181
Died of natural causes
1 year

House Asimov

House Asimov, known for their striking black hair, is one of the nine great Telerian houses. Historically based in northeastern Aureumterra, they established Grendelmoor Hold in the city of Anadyr in Askeld March when Dagan awarded them the region in 974. The had the shortest tenure by time on the Sapphire Throne, with only thirty-one years total. House Asimov is traditionally one of the primary military families of the high nobility, with every male member serving in a tradition that dates back to the 1200s. After they lost the throne in 1195, the primary line continued through Ragna I's brother, Grigori, after the death of the son of Ragna I, the last Asimov monarch.

Though their time on the throne was short, House Asimov came to the throne at a time of great military necessity within the realm. Internal strife amongst the Ludic nobility against Telerian customs had been ongoing since the conversion of the realm to Christianity and Absalon II had proven to be an ineffective and dangerous monarch, inflaming the peasantry with excessive spending. Grand Duke Georgei Asimov, who came to be known as Georgei I, was a successful and decorated military leader, fighting several campaigns against the Khanates of the east. He successfully put down internal strife and restored peace to the realm. His son ruled over a period of peace and prosperity, as did his granddaughter. Ragna I died at age 56 in a horseback riding accident, having spawned no heirs. It was believed she was infertile, and her sister's husband, Grand Duke Vasily Bovosk, made a case before the Council of Nine, who elected his dynasty to succeed Ragna in 1195.

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Blason of House Asimov
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
GeorgeiIvlk.png Georgei I "the Immovable"
(Georgei Rurik Vladimir Vselovod Asimov)
Chief military commander who garnered support and deposed Absalon II after his disastrous battle with neighboring Hvratzta. Drove back enemy forces and ended the conflict. None March 18, 1163 – May 24, 1177 May 24, 1177
Died of natural causes
14 years Alina Ralinova
Vsevolodivlk.png Vsevolod I
(Vsevolod Rurik Dagan Erik Asimov)
Brother May 24, 1177 – August 3, 1184 August 3, 1184
Died of what was believed to have been smallpox
7 years
RagnaIvlk.png Ragna I
(Ragna Astrid Vesna Rurika Asimov)
Ragna was notably believed to have been infertile. Daughter August 3, 1184 – January 16, 1195 January 16, 1195
Died at age 56 in a horseback riding accident.
10 years

House Bovosk

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Blason of House Bovosk
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
VasilyIvlk.png Vasily I "the Bold"
(Vasily Orik Georgei Bovosk)
Ascended to the throne after election by the Council of the Nine in light of Ragna I dying childless. Went on to put down the Boyar Uprising of 1205. Founder January 17, 1195 – July 27, 1223 July 27, 1223
Died of natural causes
28 years
DaganIVvlk.png Dagan IV
(Dagan Vasily Orik Erik Bovosk)
Son of Vasily I July 27, 1223 – November 9, 1237 November 9, 1237
Died of natural causes
14 years
YsgramorIIvlk.png Ysgramor II
(Ysgramor Dagan Vasily Orik Erik Bovosk)
Son of Dagan IV November 9, 1237 – January 28, 1271 January 28, 1271
Died of natural causes
33 years
Nikola1vlk.png Nikola I
(Nikola Irene Anita Julia Bovosk)
Daughter of Dagan IV January 28, 1271 – July 11, 1294 July 11, 1294
Died of natural causes
23 years
VasilyIIvlk.png Vasily II
(Vasily Ysgramor Dagan Orik Erik Bovosk)
Son of Vasily II July 11, 1294 – March 15, 1304 March 15, 1304
Deposed by Danil I with popular support from the Council of Nine.
9 years

House Alrund

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Blason of House Alrund
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
DanilIvlk.png Danil I
(Danil Vsevolod Orik Dagan Alrund)
Ascended to the throne after Vasily II abdicated in the wake of his subsequent loss of honor for refusing to confront the Hvratztan Commonwealth over the spurning of Grand Princess Katerina of Zarinsk. Founder June 6, 1306 – May 12, 1310 May 12, 1310
Killed on the battlefield during the Battle of Braclaw
35 years
RadomirIvlk.png Radomir I
(Radomir Orik Dagan Alrund)
Ascended to the throne after the death of his older brother in combat. Brother May 12, 1310 – November 1, 1320 November 1, 1320
Killed on the battlefield during the Battle of the White Plains
10 years
Danilalrund2vlk.png Danil II
(Danil Radomir Orik Dagan Alrund)
Oversaw peace accords in the War of the Plains after his predecessors were killed in combat. Known for having to deal with the after effects of the Siriwang Eruption and the subsequent Great Famine of 1354. Son of Radomir I May 20, 1320 – March 16, 1364 March 16, 1364
Died of natural causes.
43 years
NikolaIIvlk.png Nikola II "the Restorer"
(Nikola Sigrid Ingrid Vera Alrund)
Responsible for several key agricultural and crop management reforms that eventually brought the Principality of Kollavik out of Great Famine of 1354. Daughter of Danil II March 16, 1364 – December 10, 1368 December 10, 1368
Believed to have died of an unknown illness at age 56.
4 years
OrikIIIvlk.png Orik III
(Orik Danil Radomir Dagan Alrund)
Claimed to have died of consumption, though later records released during subsequent dynasties whisper of poisoning. Son of Nikola II December 10, 1368 – April 20, 1370 April 20, 1370
1 years
DanilIIIvlk.png Danil III "the Despised"
(Danil Orik Radomir Dagan Alrund)
Widely regarded as the most unpopular Grand Prince to rule Kollavik. He mostly allowed his subordinates to rule while he built monuments to himself and hosted elaborate parties. His lax stance dramatically strengthened the hold of the nobility in the realm. Died under mysterious circumstances after ordering the construction of a new palace under a staggering economy, which his successor cancelled. Son of Orik III April 20, 1370 – January 26, 1405 January 26, 1405
34 years
Vesna1vlk.png Vesna I
(Vesna Nikola Sigrid Ingrid Vera Alrund)
Given the throne after a succession struggle where Danil III's younger siblings garnered support and removed her debaucherous male siblings and multiple bastards that Danil had legitimized from the line of succession in order to prevent the realm from falling into further chaos. Daughter of Danil III January 26, 1405 – May 17, 1442 May 17, 1442
37 years
RurikIvlk.png Rurik I
(Rurik Danil Orik Radomir Dagan Alrund)
Carried out many expensive reforms to the military of the Principality of Kollavik at the expense of the peasantry and as a result, was deeply unpopular. Later acknowledged as instrumental in building a military force that could create the future Velikoslavian Empire, but was blamed at the time for the economic toll. Son of Vesna I May 17, 1442 – February 8, 1474 February 8, 1474
31 years
KosmasIIvlk.png Kosmas II
(Kosmas Rurik Danil Orik Radomir Dagan Alrund)
Was forced to abdicate by the Council of the Nine after Vitomir I garnered popular support among the nobility. He fled to Mesogeia, where he married Cleopatra Irene III and went onto father Emperor Manual V of Mesogeia. Son of Rurik I February 8, 1474 – March 14, 1474 February 23, 1494
 
0 years Cleopatra Irene III

Velikoslavia

House Repnin

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Blason of House Repnin
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
VitomirIvlk.png Vitomir I "the Lance"
(Vitomir Izak Nicholas Vasily Repnin)
Ascended to the throne after the infant, Kosmas II was forced to abdicate by popular demand of the Council of the Nine. Founder of Velikoslavia and orchestrator of many of its initial conquests. Founder July 18, 1474 – March 12, 1510 March 12, 1510
Died of natural causes
35 years Eudokia (Kastamonitina) of Perateia
VladmirIIvlk.png Vladimir II "the Conqueror"
(Vladimir Vitomir Izak Nicholas Vasily Repnin)
Grandson of Vitomir I March 12, 1510 – October 3, 1556 October 3, 1556
Died of natural causes
46 years
NikolaIIIvlk.png Nikola III "the War-Shaped"
(Nikola Anastasia Irene Sigrund Repnin)
Daughter of Vladimir II October 3, 1556 – March 25, 1595 March 25, 1595
Died of natural causes
38 years
VitomirIIvlk.png Vitomir II "the War-Shaped"
(Vitomir Vladimir Nicholas Vasily Repnin)
Grandson of Nikola III March 25, 1595 – July 3, 1631 July 3, 1631
Died of natural causes
36 years
PaulIvlk.png Paul I "the Scholar"
(Paul Vitomir Vladimir Nicholas Vasily Repnin)
Last ruler of the Repnin Dynasty whose son in law, Aristophan I, would begin the Orlov-Nikomedes dynasty. Son of Vitomir II March 3, 1631 – April 15, 1675 April 15, 1675
Died of natural causes
44 years

House Orlov-Nikomedis

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Blason of House Orlov-Nikomedes
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
AristophanIvlk.png Aristophan I "the Builder"
(Aristophan Phraates Bithyniadis Heraclonas Orlov-Nikomedes)
First ruler of the the Orlov-Nikomedes dynasty when Paul's eldest daughter stepped aside, proclaiming her husband as Tsar. Son of Grand Duke Heraclonas April 18, 1675 – March 23, 1701 March 23, 1701
Died of natural causes
25 years
PetrosIvlk.png Petros I "the Bulwark"
(Petros Aristophan Phraates Bithyniadis Heraclonas Orlov-Nikomedes)
Son of Aristophan I March 23, 1701 – January 5, 1725 January 5, 1725
Died of natural causes
23 years
AlexisIvlk.png Alexis I "the Preeminent"
(Alexis Petros Aristophan Phraates Bithyniadis Orlov-Nikomedes)
Longest reigning Tsar in Velikoslav history. Known as one of the greatest rulers to sit upon the Sapphire Throne. Son of Petros I January 5, 1725 – November 21, 1785 January 5, 1785
Died of natural causes
60 years
DanilIVvlk.png Danil IV "the Decent"
(Danil Alexis Petros Aristophan Phraates Bithyniadis Orlov-Nikomedes)
Grandson of Alexis I November 21, 1785 – March 9, 1795 March 9, 1795
Died at the Battle of XX during the Thirty Years War.
9 years Aziza of Kahrash
AristophanIIvlk.png Aristophan II "the Inept"
(Aristophan Danil Alexis Petros Phraates Bithyniadis Orlov-Nikomedes)
Last ruler of the Orlov-Nikomedes Dynasty before he abdicated in 1827. Considered one of the worst monarchs in history as the Velikoslavian Empire broke up primarily under his reign. Son of Danil IV March 11, 1785 – January 10, 1827 October 14, 1840
Died in exile in Bovakir at Vakun Manor.
31 years

House Wrenskold

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Blason of House Wrenskold
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
AlexisIIvlk.png Alexis II
(Alexis Erik Solgrund Harald Gunnar Wrenskold)
Son of Grand Duke Erik Wrenskold March 12, 1832 - December 2, 1843 December 2, 1843
Died of natural causes.
11 years
AlexisIIIvlk.png Alexis III
(Alexis Solgrund Erik Harald Gunnar Wrenskold)
Son of Alexis II December 2, 1843 - June 21, 1887 June 21, 1887
Died of natural causes.
43 years
Sjolund I.png Sjolund I
(Sjolund Alexis Solgrund Erik Harald Gunnar Wrenskold)
Son of Alexis III June 21, 1887 - December 21, 1934 December 21, 1934
Died of natural causes.
17 years Beatrice Ivanova

House Ivanov

House Ivanov, known as the House of Financiers, is primarily associated with banking and finance. Though their dynasty's ascension is recent, they have always wielded enormous influence on the Council of the Nine due to their ownership of Vinst Banking Group, or VBG, which Andrei Ivanov founded in 1450 as the Banker's Guild of Kollavik. As the centuries passed, the institution would go onto become the primary aristocratic bank in the country, providing demand deposits and making loans. They were awarded the region around the city of Volskur in 980 and established Ivanoft Castle, which serves as the ancestral seat of the family, though the family head no longer lives in the building.

House Ivanov has overseen the transition of Velikoslavia into a modern state, establishing notable welfare programs and embracing Oxidentalist economics, which had also been embraced by the previous dynasty. Nicholas I, though most notable for his failed invasion of Ostrozava, also guided the nation through the Unrest of 1971, implementing key welfare reforms to alleviate the poverty of the lower classes and permit more democracy. Both Nicholas I and his successor, Nicholas II, also guided the nation through the East Belisarian Cold War and oversaw the thawing of relations with Ludvosiya. The current monarch, Alexis V, is an Ivanov.

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Blason of House Ivanov
Portrait Name Succession Relationship with Predecessor Reign Death Time in office Spouse
AlexisIVvlk.png Alexis IV
(Alexis Danil Georgei Erik Orik Ivanov)
Son of Grand Duke Georgei Ivanov November 2, 1904 - December 21, 1934 December 21, 1934
Died of natural causes.
30 years
DanilVvlk.png Danil V
(Danil Alexis Erik Orik Ivanov)
Son of Alexis IV December 21, 1934 – January 17, 1956 January 17, 1956
Died of natural causes.
21 years Anastasia Velinova
NicholasIvlk.png Nicholas I
(Nicholas Danil Alexis Ivanov)
Son of Danil V January 17, 1956 – August 18, 1980 August 18, 1980
Died of natural causes.
24 years Marie Vashnikov
NicholasIIvlk.png Nicholas II
(Nicholas Danil Alexis Dagan Ivanov)
Grand Nephew of Nicholas I August 18, 1980 – May 8, 2003 May 8, 2003
Died during the Billund Train Crash
22 years Frederica of Silingia
AlexisVvlk.png Alexis V
(Alexis Yaroslav Nicholas Andrew Ivanov)
Son of Nicholas II May 8, 2003 – Present 20 years Theodora of Mesogeia