Jordan IX of Sydalon

Full name
	Theodoric Jordanes Tancred Rainier Amalric

Jordan IX
Jordan IX
	Jordan in 2009
King of Sydalon (more...)
Reign	10 August 1975 – 3 March 2011
Anointing	9 September 1975
Predecessor	Elissa IV
Successor	Desiderius I
Regent	Ella of Ibelin (2009–2011)
Co-Prince of Ascalzar
Reign	10 August 1975 – 3 March 2011
Predecessor	Elissa IV
Successor	Desiderius I
Duke of Toron
Reign	16 November 1940 – 12 November 1975
Predecessor	Tancred II
Successor	Desiderius I
Regent	Elissa IV of Sydalon (1940–1948); TBD (1948–1951); The Count of Ibelin (1951–1955);
Born	29 June 1937; Castella Anvarza, Kalkara, Toron, Sydalon
Died	3 March 2011 (aged 71); Palis de Aultavilla, Ostracine, Sydalon
Burial	Cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre, Sydalon
Spouses	Melisende of Philippopolis; (m. 1961; died 1986); Ella of Ibelin (m. 1989);
Issue	Desiderius I of Sydalon; Elisabetta, Dowager Countess of Pelerin; Jordana, Electress Palatine; Francis I, Duke of Rema; Amalric I, Duke of Thapse; Sibylla, Countess of Birkara; Richard, Duke of Valmosia; Madeleine, Hereditary Countess of Canosa; Prince Theodoric; Princess Damira; Prince Amantius; Princess Emilia;
Full name
Full name
	Theodoric Jordanes Tancred Rainier Amalric
House	Aultavilla (official); Toron (agnatic)
Father	Tancred II, Duke of Toron
Mother	Elissa IV of Sydalon
Religion	Fabrian Catholic

Jordan IX (Theodoric Jordanes Tancred Rainier Amalric; 29 June 1937 – 3 March 2011) was the King of Sydalon from 1975 until his death in 2011. He was Duke of Toron and Prince of Petra from 1940 until becoming King of Sydalon in 1975.

Jordan was the eldest child and son of Queen Elissa IV and her husband, Tancred II, Duke of Toron. He was born during the reign of his grandmother, Queen Emmanuelle I. At the time of his birth, Jordan was not in the immediate line of succession, as his uncle the future King William VII was the heir apparent and Jordan's mother only second in line. He was 5 years old when his grandmother Queen Emmanuelle I died, and 9 years old when his uncle William VII abdicated and Jordan became heir. Jordan joined in the military, and was educated at [military academy]. In 1962, Jordan married Melisende of Philippopolis and they had eight children: Desiderius, Elisabetta, Jordana, Francis, Amalric, Sibylla, Richard, and Madeleine. In 1986, his wife Melisende died. In 1989, he married Ella of Ibelin. They had four children over the course of their marriage: Theodoric, Damira, Amantius, and Emilia.

Jordan became king at the age of 36 following the assassination of his mother in 1975. As king, Jordan was regarded as a more center-leaning ruler as compared to his mother's conservative and hard-line Catholic policies. However, he was noted for heavy handed tactics to quash dissent. Along with bringing Sydalon into compliance with the Yarden Accords, Jordan lifted the remaining restrictions on non-Christians, including allowing entrance into the holy city of Sarepta, and ending incentive-based conversion policies. However, Jordan was often criticized abroad and by human rights groups for his slow move to order a prohibition on the Order of the Holy Lance's persecution of non-Christians that was often ignored under his mother's reign. His reign was relatively peaceful when compared with previous Sydalene monarchs, and has been noted for the economic growth and moves to diversify the Sydalene economy.

Jordan was plagued with numerous health concerns after falling from horseback in 1993, and reportedly suffered from seizures thereafter. In 2009, Jordan was diagnosed with dementia and his reign entered into a regency, led by his wife Ella of Ibelin. Jordan passed away on 3 March 2011 after suffering from a stroke and was succeeded by his eldest son who became King Desiderius

Early life and education

Jordan was born at Castella Anvarza, Kalkara, Toron, during the reign of his maternal grandmother Emmanuelle I on 29 June 1939, the first child of Princess Elissa of Sydalon and Tancred II, Duke of Toron. He was baptized at Cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre by the Pope. At the time of his birth, Jordan was third in line to the Sydalene throne, after his uncle and mother; he was not expected to become King. He became heir apparent in 1948 after the abdication of William VII and his flight from Sydalon.

He was educated by a governess until the age of eight, and by private tutors until he was sixteen. Jordan's tutors were largely academics from Balzac University, and other higher education institutions. He completed his under education at Academia Sanctus Paul-Taphioia, a Latin boarding school near the Lihnidosi border, known for its rigorous curriculum. In his youth, Jordan was an active athlete, and played football from an early age.

Jordan joined the Sydalene Defense Forces in 1957, and was enrolled at TBD for officer training and tertiary education. Jordan graduated from Olympia with a degree in Philosophy, politics and law. Biographers note that Jordan wished to attend law school at Balzac University after graduating from Olympia, but further education was refused by his mother, and Jordan became a Lieutenant in the Royal Army.