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House of Rahdenburg
Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg.png
Country Garima
 Schaumberg
EtymologyRahden Castle
Foundedbefore 921
FounderEberhard of Rahden
Current headWilliam IV, Elector of Rahdenburg (2003–present)
Titles
Estate(s)Garima, Latium, Schaumberg, Sydalon
Cadet branches

The House of Rahdenburg (Gariman: Haus Rahdenburg; Latin: Domus Radenburgensis) is a Gariman elector dynasty whose members were at times counts, margraves, princes, electors, grand dukes, and kings of Rahden, Rahdenburg, Schaumberg, and Sydalon. The family is believed to have originated from around X, Tervingia, in modern day Ostrovaza. They took their name from Rahden Castle, from where records indicate the family first ruled as Counts of Rahden before the formation of the Holy Audonian Empire.

The family rose to prominence in the years preceding the formation of the Kingdom of Garima, in which is was created Elector of Rahdenburg during the first expansion of Audonian electorates. It retained its elector status following departure of the Kingdom of Garima from the Holy Audonian Empire in 1603. In 1918, the House of Rahdenburg rebelled against the King of Garima, which led to its eventual attainder and exile. The family primarily resided in Latium throughout its exile, which ended in 1991 when the order of attainment was lifted by King Peter II following the marriage of his son then Conrad, Duke of Silingia and Margarethe of Rahdenburg.

County of Rahden

The most widely accepted progenitor of the House of Rahdenburg is Eberhard of Rahden, a count of Rahden that lived in the 9th century. It is also widely claimed and believed that Eberhard was a grandson of Guntram of Hulmul and the House of Hulmul, who constructed the original Rahden Castle. As a result, the Rahdenburgs claim descent from nobility in ancient Tervingia.

Senior branch

By the 13th century and the reign of Louis I, Holy Audonian Emperor, the House of Rahdenburg as counts of Rahden and counts of Sielhorst were created margraves of Rahdenburg. The first margrave as imperial prince was Frederick I. The house continued to remain influential in the Gariman lands of the Holy Audonian Empire, often battling for influence with other major families such as Nyrundy and Suedia. By the late 15th century with the reign of Henry IV, the family obtained lands in what is today the Duchy of Neuenburg. As the modern members of the House of Rahdenburg descend in the male-line from Elector Frederick VII, all living Rahdenburgs are also Sydalene princes of the blood, as Frederick VII was the paternal grandson of King Jordan VI of Sydalon.

Just prior to the separation of Garima from the Holy Audonian Empire, the margaves of Rahdenburg were elevated to the status of elector. By most contemporaries, this was seen as an attempt to placate Gariman nobility; however, it proved a failure when the electors of Rahdenburg instead joined Garima in 1600, becoming one of the original seven electors of Garima. The rulers of Rahdenburg were often seen as one of the leading Catholic electors and families in Garima following the reformation; however, they never succeeded in winning a royal election.

In 1918, the House of Rahdenburg rebelled against the reign of newly elected William IV of Garima, contesting the results of the 1918 Gariman royal election and establishing itself as anti-kings. The event known as the [] led to the downfall of the House of Rahdenburg, with the death of Electors Henry IV and then his son William II. The deaths of subsequent electors in battle, along with the writ of attainment issued by William IV resulted in the armies of Rahdenburg to scatter and members of the house to exile. The majority of surviving members of the house and its loyalists fled to Latium with Electress Diana, a princess of Latium by birth, where the family maintained a high place at court throughout their exile.

By 1990, the House of Rahdenburg persisted in Latium, and in some instances flourished with a number of high profile marriages and political relations throughout Belisaria and other Catholic nations. The Rahdenburgs were restored to their lands and status as electors in 1991 following the marriage of dynast Margarethe of Rahdenburg to the future Conrad IV of Garima. The current elector is William IV, whose son Constantine, Electoral Prince of Rahdenburg is his heir apparent. Should Constantine's son [name] eventually become elector, he will be the first elector of the House of Rahdenburg to be born in Rahdenburg since 1916.

Margraves of Rahdenburg

Electors of Rahdenburg

Portrait Name
 Reign Birth Death Marriages Relationship to predecessor
Friedrich I. von Brandenburg.jpg Frederick V 29 December 1567
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9 May 1603 		11 January 1534 9 May 1603 also as Frederick V, Margrave of Rahdenburg
Joachim II of Brandenburg by Lucas Cranach the Younger.jpg Frederick VI 9 May 1603
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30 July 1613 		15 October 1564 30 July 1613 Son of
JoachimFriedrichBrandenburg1600.JPG Leopold I 30 July 1613
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11 August 1634 		5 April 1591 11 August 1634 Son of
Frans Luycx - Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, at three-quarter-length.jpg Leopold II 11 August 1634
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7 May 1661 		29 July 1610 7 May 1661 Son of
Friedrich der Große - Johann Georg Ziesenis - Google Cultural Institute (cropped 2).jpg Frederick VII 7 May 1661
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26 January 1704 		29 July 1610 7 May 1661 Great-nephew of
Antoine pesne friedrich wil.jpg William I 26 January 1704
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21 February 1714 		11 January 1666 21 February 1714 Son of
Portrait of H.M. King Friedrich I of Prussia.jpg Rudolf III 21 February 1714
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8 November 1739 		30 January 1681 8 November 1739 Son of
Anton Graff - Frederick William II of Prussia.png Ernst I 8 November 1739
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17 March 1753 		21 March 1704 17 March 1773 Son of
Fredrik Vilhelm III, 1770-1840, kung av Preussen - Nationalmuseum - 39009 (cropped).tif Conrad I 17 March 1753
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8 September 1780 		6 April 1728 8 September 1780 Nephew of
Prinz heinrich von preussen 00.png Matthias I 8 September 1780
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13 November 1805 		2 June 1733 13 November 1805 Cousin of
Prince Albrecht of Prussia (1809 - 1872).jpg Matthias II 13 November 1805
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15 July 1827 		22 February 1764 15 July 1827 Son of
Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia (1847).jpg Otto IV 15 July 1827
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10 November 1871 		3 November 1802 10 November 1871 Gabriella of Sydalon Son of
Carl von Preußen.jpg Conrad II 10 November 1871
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26 June 1884 		28 September 1831 26 June 1884 Adela of Nyrundy-Robeck Son of
Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929), brother of Kaiser Wilhelm II.jpg Henry V 26 June 1884
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7 September 1918 		4 February 1857 7 September 1918 Diana of Latium Son of
Friedrich Leopold von Preußen.jpg William II 7 September 1918
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22 November 1918 		1 February 1887 22 November 1918 Adalinda of Nyrundy Son of
Prince Wolfgang Von Hesse LCCN2014717102.jpg William III
(in pretense) 		22 November 1918
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5 August 1977 		9 April 1912 5 August 1977 Margarita of Catana Son of
Karl Friedrich von Hohenzollern (2012).jpg Otto V
(in pretense until 1991) 		5 August 1977
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30 May 2003 		18 August 1932 30 May 2003 Asimina of Lihnidos Son of
File:William IV, Elector of Rahdenburg.jpg William IV 30 May 2003
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present 		6 January 1960 Living Constantia of Ravenna Son of

Order of succession

House of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg

The Principality of Schaumberg has historically maintained a close relationship among various Gariman states, eventually being led by successive Gariman-descended royal houses. The House of Rahdenburg first became tied to the Monarchy of Schaumberg in 1940 following the marriage of Princess Anne Sophie of Schaumberg and George, Duke of Rahdenburg-Almasch, the latter of whom was the second son of the last elector in 1918, William II. Per the marriage agreement, George converted to Protestantism, resulting in the Schaumberger branch being the only Protestant dynasts of the House of Rahdenburg and thereby barred from succession to the Electorate of Rahdenburg.

Sophia was not expected to succeed her father Grand Duke Maximilian II, however the death of her two brothers during the 1946 Schaumberger Revolution resulted in Anne Sophia becoming her father's heir in-exile. Duke George was consort to Sophia during her reign in pretense from 1949 to 1986. By 17 March 2000, their eldest son Henry became Prince.

Henry ruled until his death in December 2014, where he was followed by the brief, yet controversial, reign of his eldest son Louis Ferdinand. The reign of Louis Ferdinand lasted less than a year when he was overthrown by his eldest son Charles, who himself was Duke of Kostrtiz in the neighboring Garima, and members of the Tagsatzung and military high command. The reign of Charles as Prince created a personal union between Schaumberg and the neighboring Gariman state of Kostritz, which Charles has ruled since 1993. This union has led Charles to adopt the new house name of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg-Kostritz, though it is more commonly referred to as the House of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg. Charles' heir apparent is Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Schaumberg, who would become Frederick III should he eventually succeed his father as Prince.

List of rulers

Name Portrait Arms Birth Marriages Death Claim
Henry III
Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich August Ernst
17 March 2000
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27 December 2014 		Eric Braeden - Monte-Carlo Television Festival.jpg File:Lesser Coat of Arms of Schaumberg (2006–2015).png 18 September 1941
Zuri Castle
Son of Sophia I
and George, Duke of Rahdenburg-Almasch 		Beatrice of Ghant
Basilica Santa Sabina
8 August 1961
6 children 		27 December 2014
Zuri
aged 73 		Son of Sophia I
Louis Ferdinand I
Louis Ferdinand Heinrich Albrecht Michael
27 December 2014
–
9 November 2015
(deposed) 		File:P1162866 gross.jpg File:Lesser Coat of Arms of Schaumberg (2006–2015).png 1 October 1962
Imperial College Hospital
Son of Henry III
and Beatrice of Ghant 		(1) Marie of Kostritz
Cathedral of the Most Holy Name
22 August 1981
3 children
(2) Alexandra of Ravenna
Basilica Santa Sabina
4 April 1990
3 children
(3) Philippa of the Palatinate
Rahden Castle
19 June 1999
2 children 		Living
age 62 		Son of Henry III
Charles I
Louis Ferdinand Karl Heinrich August
9 November 2015
–
present
(Duke of Kostritz since 19 August 1993) 		Charles I of Polnitsa.jpg File:Lesser Coat of Arms of Schaumberg (since 2015).png 9 September 1988
Imperial College Hospital
Son of Louis Ferdinand I
and Marie of Kostrtiz 		Charlotte of Silingia-Marlburg
St George Cathedral
29 July 2009
3 children 		Living
age 36 		Son of Louis Ferdinand I

Order of succession

House of Rahdenburg-Neuenburg

List of rulers

Portrait Name
 Reign Birth Death Marriages Relationship to predecessor
Carmen Argenziano - 2012 Sci-Fi Convention Toulouse 271.jpg Alban I 7 June 1991
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12 September 2017 		11 January 1942 12 September 2017 Rainiera of Ramitha Restored to duchy in 1991
Frank Grillo Oct 2014 (cropped).jpg Charles III 12 September 2017
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present 		28 February 1965 Living Henrietta of Adelon Son of

Order of succession

Kings of Sydalon

The House of Rahdenburg oft had dealings in Sydalon since the crusader kingdom's creation in the 13th century following the First Crusade. However, the family had its first marriage with the royal house through the marriage of the adventurous Albert, Count of Rahdenburg-Ansbach and Elissa, then heir apparent and Princess of Petra. Albert and Elissa had # children, the eldest of whom was Frederick of Rahdenburg-Ansbach, Duke of Diban. Albert was viewed as popular leading up to and during his wife's reign, setting the groundwork for his son Frederick to succeed Elissa II as monarch.

Frederick, Duke of Diban became the first Rahdenburg to succeed to the Petran throne on 2 May 1621. He became King of Sydalon nearly six years later on 11 June 1627, assuming Jordan VI as his regnal name. Overall, the House of Rahdenburg produced three monarchs of Sydalon for a total of 52 years: Jordan VI, Rainier II, and Melisende I. The throne later passed to the imperial Latin Aemilia dynasty through the eldest son of Melisende I and her husband Emperor Constantine XVII Aemilius. While the throne passed to the Aemilia dynasty, Jordan VI and his wife Leonore of Larache had 7 children, including 4 sons. The line of Jordan VI's eldest son Frederick later went on to become the senior line of the House of Rahdenburg with the ascension of Frederick VII as Elector. Frederick himself was Duke of Esebon prior to becoming elector, which he abdicated in favor of his electorate title.

List of rulers

Name Portrait Arms Birth Marriages Death Claim
Jordan VI
Frederick Albert Jordanes Robert
11 June 1627
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6 April 1641 		Anna Dorothea Therbusch - Bildnis des Kurfürsten Karl Theodor von der Pfalz und Bayern (1724-1799) im blauen Samtanzug - 3917 - Bavarian State Painting Collections.jpg Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg (Sydalene variant).png 2 January 1593
Aquilanida
Son of Belandra II
and Albert, Duke of Rahdenburg-Ansbach 		Leonore of Larache
Cathedral of the Holy Nativity
DATE
7 children 		6 April 1641
Palis Royal
aged 41 		Son of Elissa II
Rainier II
Frederick Rainier Otto Leopold
6 April 1641
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7 June 1644 		Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg (Sydalene variant).png 1 January 1618
Aquilanida
Son of Jordan VI
and Leonore of Larache 		Unmarried 7 June 1644
Palis Royal
aged 26 		Son of Jordan VI
Melisende I
Melisende Elisabetta Marguerite
7 June 1644
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28 February 1680 		Mademoiselle de Blois (Marie Anne de Bourbon, 1666-1739) by François de Troy 02.jpg Coat of Arms of Melisende I of Sydalon.png 19 July 1619
Palis Royal
Daughter of Jordan VI
and Leonore of Larache 		Constantine XVII Aemilius
Sancta Sapientia
1 August 1635
4 children 		28 February 1688
Castra Rubea
aged 60 		Sister of Rainier II

Titles

The first title utilized by the family was count of Rahden, which served as the primary title of the Head of the House of Rahdenburg since the late 10th century. While the title is no longer in use among dynasts, it later served as a courtesy title for younger sons of the margrave or lesser members of the family. At times, it has also been used by recognized illegitimate members of the family.

Since the late 17th century, the main title utilized by the Head of the House of Rahdenburg is Elector of Rahdenburg, providing the Head of the House with a vote in all royal elections since the separation of Garima from the Holy Audonian Empire, except for the royal elections in 1950 and 1974.

Numerous other titles were inherited by members of the family over the years, including King/Queen of Sydalon, Grand Duke of Schaumberg, Duke of Neuenburg, among others.

Residences

  • Rahden Castle, Rahden, is the chief residence of the elector of Rahdenburg

    Rahden Castle, Rahden, is the chief residence of the elector of Rahdenburg

  • Hulmul Palace, a historical residence of the elector of Rahdenburg, and now serves as a guest residence and administrative office for the elector

    Hulmul Palace, a historical residence of the elector of Rahdenburg, and now serves as a guest residence and administrative office for the elector

  • Heinrichsburg Castle is the official residence of the Prince of Schaumberg

    Heinrichsburg Castle is the official residence of the Prince of Schaumberg

  • Kulmbach Palace is the country residence of the Prince of Schaumberg

    Kulmbach Palace is the country residence of the Prince of Schaumberg

  • Vaihingen Castle, chief residence of the Duke of Neuenburg

    Vaihingen Castle, chief residence of the Duke of Neuenburg

Coats of arms

  • Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg

    Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg

  • Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg, as Kings of Sydalon (1627–1680)

    Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg, as Kings of Sydalon (1627–1680)

  • Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg, as Princes of Schaumberg (2000–2015)

    Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg, as Princes of Schaumberg (2000–2015)

  • Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg-Kostritz, as Princes of Schaumberg (2015–present)

    Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Schaumberg-Kostritz, as Princes of Schaumberg (2015–present)

  • Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Kostritz, as Dukes of Kostrtiz (1993–present)

    Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Kostritz, as Dukes of Kostrtiz (1993–present)

  • Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Neuenburg, as Dukes of Neuenburg (1993–present)

    Coat of Arms of the House of Rahdenburg-Neuenburg, as Dukes of Neuenburg (1993–present)

See also

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