Elcmar IV
Elcmar IV | |||||
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King of Trellin and Emperor of Hysera | |||||
Reign | 23 March 1739 – 15 August 1780 | ||||
Coronation | 16 and 28 April 1739, respectively | ||||
Predecessor | Lonaki III | ||||
Successor | Azara IV | ||||
King of the Isles of Velar | |||||
Reign | 7 January 1769 – 15 August 1780 | ||||
Coronation | 24 December 1771 | ||||
Predecessor | Tarien, Queen of the Isles of Velar | ||||
Successor | Azara IV | ||||
Born | 4 November 1704 Palaegon, Trellin | ||||
Died | 15 August 1780 Mar'theqa | (aged 75)||||
Spouse | Ícanta Evdar, Duchess of Emla (m. 1730, d. 1732) Tarien, Queen of the Isles of Velar (m. 1737, d. 1769) | ||||
Issue | Azara IV Pasianë, Princess of Vekri Ryarna, Duchess of Tkena Modriq, Duke of Lindros | ||||
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House | House Palægos | ||||
Father | Elcmar, Duke of Palaegon | ||||
Religion | Ladath Thaerinë and Roman Catholicism |
Elcmar IV (4 November 1704 - 15 August 1780) was the son of Elcmar, Duke of Palaegon. He became King of Trellin and Emperor of Hysera on the death of his second cousin, Lonaki III, in 1739, founding House Palægos. He married Ícanta Evdar, Duchess of Emla in 1730, but she died in childbirth two years later. His remarriage, to Queen Tarien of Velar in 1737, led to him inheriting the throne of the Kingdom of the Isles of Velar after her death and a subsequent war of succession in 1769-71. He held all three titles until his death in 1780 and was succeeded by the only daughter of his first marriage, Azara IV.
In 1773, he attempted to reintroduce capital punishment to the Isles of Velar, but vigorous protests from all sections persuaded him to drop the matter.