Baron of Wälf

Throughout much of the history of the Trihhimerein Peninsula, the Baron of Wälf was the direct feudal holder of the Barony of Wälf. The barony arose as a grant of land to one of the younger sons of the Lord of Helterium, or otherwise typically inherited via the direct male line. First created in 532 by Lord Lodovicius VI for his younger son Wællius (who later became the next lord), the title was recreated by Lord Lodovicius VII in 633, following the end of the Interregnum. The title would be created and recreated nine times in total, until 1562, when King Karl of Ambreux bestowed the title upon his younger son Wilhelm, who would pass the title on to his male-line descendants, who became known as the Wälf branch of the Castors.

House of Clossus

The first Barony of Wälf was created for Wællius, second son of Lord Lodovicius VI and younger brother of the heir Otius. This appanage served as the basis for several future rival claimants. However, the line was immediately extinguished with the Interregnum.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Wællius Wællīus Lodovicīus Clōssus c. 532 – c. 578 (46 years)		c. 530 Son of Lodovicius VI and Carolum	Parfenopum 556 No children	c. 578 Aged about 48	Created baron by Lodovicius VI

House of Clossus-Fræncius

The second Barony of Wälf was created in 633 by Lodovicius VII for his younger son Eduardius. His role as one of the staunchest supporters of Lodovicius allowed him and his descendants to maintain their position.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Eduardius I Edūardīus Lodovicīus Fræncus c. 633 – c. 652 (19 years)		c. 599 Son of Lodovicius VII and Clotildum	Mæledum 622 3 children	c. 652 Aged about 53	Created baron by Lodovicius VII
Eduardius II Edūardīus Edūardīus Fræncus c. 652 – c. 687 (37 years)		c. 628 Son of Eduardius I and Mæledum	Tacitum 668 No children	c. 687 Aged about 59	Son of Eduardius I
Georgius I Georgīus Edūardīus Fræncus c. 687 – c. 693 (6 years)		c. 631 Son of Eduardius I and Mæledum	Marum 656 9 children Had one illegitimate child	c. 693 Aged about 62	Brother of Eduardius II
Centius I Centīus Georgīus Fræncus c. 693 – c. 718 (25 years)		c. 677 Son of Georgius I and Marum	Regina 716 1 child	c. 718 Aged about 41	Son of Georgius I
Georgius II "the Posthumous" Georgīus Centīus Fræncus c. 718 – c. 774 (56 years)		c. 718 Son of Centius I and Regina	Unmarried	c. 774 Aged about 56	Son of Centius I

House of Clossus-Augustius

In 830 King Sigismund appointed his son-in-law Augustius as the Baron of Wälf.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Augustius I Augustīus Reginaldīus Augustus c. 830 – c. 853 (23 years)		c. 795 Son of Reginaldius and Corettum	Clothilda Klössnefranz 817 2 children	c. 853 Aged about 58	Created baron by Sigismund Great-grandson of Georgius I
Eduardius III Edūardīus Augustīus Augustus c. 853 – c. 874 (21 years)		c. 822 Son of Augustius I and Clothilda Klössnefranz	Unmarried	c. 874 Aged about 52	Son of Augustius I

House of Klössnefranz

In 874, the succession to the barony was briefly placed in question. The reigning king, Louis the Young King, appointed Frederick, the grandson of past King Helmfreid the Conqueror, as the new baron in 877. The Klössnefranzes are the Heldic branch of the Clossus-Frænciuses

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Frederick I Fredericīus Ermentrūdīus Fræncus c. 877 – c. 895 (18 years)		c. 895 Son of Karl and Ermentreude Klössnefranz	Emilum 863 4 children	c. 895 Aged about 58	Created baron by Louis the Young King Third cousin of Eduardius III
George III Georgīus Fredericīus Fræncus c. 895 – c. 938 (43 years)		c. 872 Son of Frederick I and Emilum	Unmarried	c. 938 Aged about 66	Son of Frederick I

House of Klössneprötz

In 962, the fifth barony was created by Ernst the Diplomat for his younger son Hans. The Baron, however, died in 966 without children, and the position passed to Stefan I, who was the King of Helderia.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Hans I Īahæmīus Ernīus Prōtsus-Ernus c. 962 – c. 966 (4 years)		c. 926 Son of Ernst I and Sefanum	Cællistum 957 No children	c. 966 Aged about 40	Created baron by Ernst I
Stefan Sefanīus Ernīus Prōtsus-Ernus c. 966 – c. 984 (18 years)		c. 923 Son of Ernst I and Sefanum	Leisel 960 1 child	984 Aged about 61	Brother of Hans

House of Deietrich

Upon Stefan's death in 984, his daughter-in-law, Lora I, succeeded him as the first Baroness of Wälf suo jure.

Queen	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Lora I Lorantinum Cārolīus Diterus c. 984 – c. 1034 (50 years)		c. 967 Unknown parents	Stefan II 984 Childless Frantz Küdienger 993 4 children	November 1034 Aged about 67	Named heir by Stefan Daughter-in-law of Stefan
Lora II Lorantinum Lorantinum Diterus c. 1034 – c. 1048 (14 years)		c. 998 Daughter of Frantz Küdienger and Lora I	Karl 1014 3 children	September 1048 Aged about 50	Daughter of Lora I
August II Augustīus Lorantinīus Diterus c. 1048 – c. 1084 (36 years)		c. 1029 Son of Karl and Lora II	Matildum 1055 2 children	July 1084 Aged about 55	Son of Lora II
Mary Mārum Augustīus Diterus c. 1084 – c. 1097 (13 years)		c. 1059 Daughter of August II and Matildum	Edüard 1076 7 children	August 1112 Aged about 53	Daughter of August II

House of Deietrich-Johannes

This house descended from Lora I's second surviving son, Franz of Franseburg. Johannes I seized power and established the sixth Barony of Wälf in 1129, 32 years after its dissolution in 1097 by Lanzo. Johannes' male-line descendants retained their power until King Chaburteen II declared their feudal titles forfeited in the 1222 Figerbuun Massacre.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Johannes I Īahæmīus Fredericīus Diterus-Īahæmus c. 1129 – c. 1148 (19 years)		c. 1087 Son of Frederick and Magdalena	Frieda 1117 6 children	March 1148 Aged about 61	Great-grandson of Lora I
Johannes II Īahæmīus Īahæmīus Diterus-Īahæmus c. 1148 – c. 1181 (33 years)		c. 1113 Son of Johannes I and Frieda	Rütperta 1154 3 children	February 1181 Aged about 68	Son of Johannes I
George IV Georgīus Īahæmīus Diterus-Īahæmus c. 1181 – c. 1203 (21 years)		c. 1159 Son of Johannes II and Rutperta	Süzanne 1179 9 children	June 1203 Aged about 44	Son of Johannes II
August III Augustīus Georgīus Diterus-Īahæmus c. 1203 – c. 1222 (19 years)		c. 1188 Son of George IV and Süzanne	Unmarried	May 1222 Aged about 34	Son of George IV

House of Horteny-Wälsse

In 1283, King Karl III of Horteny (one of the sons of Chaburteen II; Horteny was one of four successor states to Helderia) appointed his youngest child and only son, Hans, as the new Baron of Wälsse. This move placed, according to Hortenic law, Hans as unable to ascend to the Hortenic throne, and soon after ushered an era of war between Horteny and Searenland over succession.

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death	Claim
Hans II Īahæmīus Cārolīus Hortanus c. 1283 – c. 1297 (14 years)		c. 1255 Son of Karl III of Horteny and Karlie of Elkdag	Hilde 1277 4 children	September 1203 Aged about 42	Created baron by Karl III of Horteny
Barthold I Bartoldīus Īahæmīus Hortanus c. 1297 – c. 1348 (51 years)		c. 1286 Son of Hans II and Hilde	Brigitte 1318 2 children	May 1348 Aged about 62	Son of Hans II of Wälsse