House of Welsbach

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House of Welsbach
Haus Welsbach
Royal dynasty
Wappen Haus Welsbach.png
Stem coat of arms of the Welsbach family
CountryMascylla, Rovina, Valimia
Foundedapprox. 12th century (approx. 12th century)
FounderAdalbert I, Count of Welsbach
Current headKarl Georg, Prince of Welsbach-Gehrach (Johnine branch)
Stanislava I of Rovina (Nestorine branch)
Titles
List
  • Johnine (senior) branch Nestorine (junior) branch
    • Grand Duke of Phalya
    • Grand Duke of Amretz-Herzogau-Ausern
    • Duke of Merzenich
    • King of Rovina
Cadet branches
  • Amretz-Herzogau-Ausern
  • Welsbach-Gehrach
  • Welsbach-Salzlow and Deinen
  • Welsbach-Ikitiera (Valimia)

The House of Welsbach (Hesurian: Haus Welsbach) is a Mascyllary royal house and dynasty and one of the oldest royal families in Berea, having produced counts, princes, dukes, grand dukes, Valimian and Rovinan kings and Valimian emperors.

The Welsbach family, tracing back to the 12th century and the city of Welsbach, was divided as two separate branches following Dilisme's War and the Peace of Westmarke in 1297, the Johnine and Nestorine branches. The house historically ruled large areas of central Mascylla in the modern states of Falia and Therunder-Welsbach, assuming control over Ausern by 1260, Karnitz by 1310 and Phalya in the late 14th century. The Johnine branch, considered to be the senior Welsbach line, was elevated to a ducal and later grand ducal title in 1613, while the Nestorine branch was further divided into the cadet branches of the grand ducal Houses of Amretz-Herzogau-Amsern and Welsbach-Gehrach in the 1650s. The marriage of George Augustus of Welsbach to Helen the Great of Valimia introduced the less prominent Johnine Welsbachers as the rulers of the Kingdom and later Empire of Valimia, ruling in personal union with the Grand Duchy of Welsbach since 1637.

Aiding Aldia in the War of the Five Kings and the unification of Mascylla, the Grand Duchy of Welsbach was elevated to the status of Kingdom while continuing its personal union to Valimia. The Norbertine branch continued to rule Phalya and Amretz as grand dukes and its agnates achieved the Rovinan title of King in the 19th century which it retained until today.

Welsbachers

Johnine branch

Johnine Grand Dukes and Kings of Welsbach

Name Portrait Dynastic status Birthday Reign start Reign end Notes
Frederick Anthony I the Great Duke
Friedrich Anton der Große Herzog
Lucas Cranach the Younger - Prince Elector Moritz of Saxony - Google Art Project.jpg Son of George Augustus I, Duke of Welsbach 20 April 1561 16 February 1609 4 September 1625
(aged 64)
Duke of Welsbach (1609–1613), elevated to Grand Duke of Welsbach (1613–1625).
George Augustus II
Georg August
Christian I of Saxony.jpg Son of Frederick Anthony 16 June 1584 4 September 1626 31 August 1659
(aged 76)
Grand Duke of Welsbach, prince consort of the Kingdom of Valimia (1627–1659).
Helen I the Great
Helena die Große
Jacob Ferdinand Voet - Queen Christina of Sweden.jpg Wife of George Augustus II 21 September 1607 31 August 1659 1 June 1661
(aged 44)
Grand Duchess dowager of Welsbach and Queen of Valimia (1637–1661).
Anna I/Aino III
Anna
Electress Sophia, Princess Palatine.jpg Daughter of Helen and George Augustus II 28 August 1628 1 June 1661 13 July 1693
(aged 65)
Grand Duchess regent of Welsbach (1661–1664), Grand Duchess of Welsbach (1664–1693) and Queen of Valimia (1664–1693).
Charles Frederick I
Karl Friedrich
Menno Baron van Coehoorn after Caspar Netscher.jpg Son of Anna I 23 November 1653 13 July 1693 20 July 1707
(aged 54)
Grand Duke of Welsbach and King of Valimia.
Anthony I
Anton
Pilo - Frederik V of Denmark.jpg Son of Charles Frederick I 17 June 1691 20 July 1707 27 July 1741
(aged 50)
Grand Duke of Welsbach, King of Valimia (1707–1737), elevated to Emperor of Valimia (1737–1741).
Alexius I
Alexius
Jean-Marc Nattier (1685-1766) - Portret van maarschalk hertog Richelieu - Lissabon Museu Calouste Gulbenkian 21-10-2010 13-34-54.jpg Son of Anthony I 11 October 1716 27 July 1741 13 April 1763
(aged 47)
Grand Duke of Welsbach, Emperor of Valimia.
Charles Frederick II
Karl Friedrich
Borovikovskiy PtPavla1GRM (cropped).jpg Nephew of Alexius I 17 June 1760 17 April 1763 6 March 1807
(aged 50)
Grand Duke of Welsbach (1763–1793), Emperor of Valimia, elevated to King of Welsbach (1793–1807).
Rosa I
Rosa
Maria Fedorovna by Vigee-Lebrun.jpg Wife of Charles Frederick II 12 March 1764 6 March 1807 15 June 1812
Death date: 17 January 1828 (aged 64)
Queen regent of Welsbach (1807–1812), Empress of Valimia (1807–1828).
Anthony II
Anton
D.V. Golitsyn by F. Riss (1835, GIM).jpg Son of Charles Frederick II 15 June 1793 15 June 1812 22 April 1849
(aged 56)
King of Welsbach (1812–1849), Emperor of Valimia (1828–1849).
Augustus I
August
R. Grether - Friedrich I. von Baden (1857, Kopie nach Winterhalter).jpg Son of Anthony II 12 February 1832 22 April 1849 3 July 1867
(aged 30)
King of Welsbach, Emperor of Valimia.
Anna II/Aino IV
Anna
Queen Olga of Greece.jpg Daughter of Augustus 10 December 1852 3 July 1867 30 August 1910
Death date: 27 January 1927 (aged 75)
Queen of Welsbach, Empress of Valimia.
Charles Frederick III
Karl Friedrich
Christian X - Peter Elfelt.jpg Son of Anna II 28 August 1880 30 August 1910 17 January 1922
Death date: 21 February 1926 (aged 46)
Last King of Welsbach and Emperor of Valimia.

Johnine Kings and Emperors of Valimia

Nestorine branch

House of Amretz-Herzogau-Amsern

House of Welsbach-Salzlow and Deinen