Lyonine Monarchs

Hegezar of the Lyonine
Coat of Arms of the Lyonine
Incumbent
Astolfo VII Lyoelle since 13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)
Details
Style	His/Her Serene Majesty
Heir apparent	TBD
First monarch	Astolfo I
Formation	766
Residence	Lion's Palace, Lyo

The Monarchy of the Lyonine Empire is the constitutional monarchy of the Lyonine Empire, and its Commonwealth of Realms. The monarchy is also a popular and hereditary position whose incumbent is styled the Emperor or Empress (Floren:Hegezar/Hegezarin de Lyonine"). The monarch also serves as the country's head-of-state.

The current monarch and head of state is Astolfo VII Lyoelle, who assumed authority as Hegezar of the Lyonine Empire on February 15, 1977.

The Lyonine monarchy has its origins in the various Kingdoms referred to as the Lyonic Realms (New Atlas) which dominated the area of modern Lyonia following the fall of the Arlesian Hegemony (New Atlas). The modern Lyonine monarchy traces its ancestry back to the rulers of the Arlesian Hegemony which collapsed in the 3rd Century BCE. The Lyonine monarchy has joint powers with the civilian government and retains authority through the Constitution of the Nation, though there are plenty of checks and balances to prevent the same kind of corruption and overreach experienced during the latter years of the Absolutist Period.

List of Monarchs

Monarchs of the Lyonine Empire

House Tolengia (766 - 965)

House Tolengia (Tolengians) ascended to the throne following the long and arduous Unification Wars lasting from 741-766 which were finally completed under Astolfo I. In 766 Astolfo Tolengia was the first ruler to be crowned sovereign of the Lyonic Realms though at the time they were the Arlesian Realms successors to the Arlesian Hegemony nearly a millennia prior. The first to reign in this new era was Astolfo I Toelgia and the last of his line would be Astolfo IV in 965, who with no legitimate heirs would see the throne pass to his a distant relative of a different dynasty.

Portrait	Name	Sovereign Number	Monarch from	Monarch until	Claim	Title
	Astolfo I	I	776	771	• Unifier of the Arlesian Realms, renames area to Lyonic Realms, proclaims Lyonine Empire.	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Elias I	II	771	784	• Son of Astolfo I, the First Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Sancius I	III	784	803	• Son of Elias I, the Second Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Alpheus I	IV	803	839	• Son of Sancius I, the Third Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Martina I	V	839	845	• Daughter of Alpheus I, the Fourth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Massimilian I	VI	845	854	• Son of Martina I, the Fifth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Guiellemus I	VII	854	868	• Son of Martina I, the Fifth Sovereign  • Brother of Massimilian I the Sixth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Ammaneus I	VIII	868	890	• Son of Guiellemus I, the Seventh Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Astolfo III	IX	890	911	• Son of Guiellemus I, the Seventh Sovereign  • Brother of Ammaneus I the Eighth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Isybelle I	X	911	919	• Daughter of Astolfo III, the Ninth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Wilhema I	XI	919	937	• Daughter of Isybelle I, the Tenth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Gerald I	XII	937	948	• Son of Wilhema I, the Eleventh Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Astolfo IV	XIII	948	965	• Son of Gerald I  • the Twelfth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)

House Armagnon (965 - 1070)

Following the death of Astolfo IV in 959 the nation descended into absolute chaos as a group of northern and western nobles proclaimed that Queen Melisande of a neighboring kingdom to be the new Sovereign. With their forces occupying the capital she was accepted by the Curia though this was rejected by the remaining nobility. Open civil war erupted in 960 and would see the full intervention of Queen Melisande's kingdom in the conflict. The war became known as the War of Lyons. Eventually Queen Melisande having the superior numbers and resources was able to secure a peace and was installed as a foreign Hegezarin, the bulk of her reign would be spent ruling from her capital rather than the City of Lyo. Many view this period as the Dark Century, the first of this era would be Melisande I "the Unworthy" and the last would be Elias III.

Portrait	Name	Sovereign Number	Monarch from	Monarch until	Claim	Title
	Melisande I Oropher I	XIV	965	1004	• Co-Rulers following the brief Interregnum of 965	Emperor/Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezar/Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Elias II	XV	1004	1031	• Son of Melisande I and Oropher I, the Fourteenth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Otho I	XVI	1031	1061	• Grandson of Elias II, the Fifteenth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Elias III	XVII	1061	1070	• Son of Otho I, the Sixteenth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)

House Caligorante (1070 - 1463)

Following decades of instability and resentment towards the foreign sovereigns occupying the Lion Throne, the nobles of the south and east rose up in open rebellion. Their forces stormed the capital Aveia and executed the Armagnon ruler. After several days of violence and horror the House of Caligorante was proclaimed by consent of the Curia to take up the Mantle and sit upon the Lion Throne. The period was marked by the stability and growing prosperity of the realm though the first two centuries saw great expansion against the former areas to the north of the Lyonic Realms. The last sixty years saw a slow build up towards the eventual civil war dubbed the Lyon's Folly.The first of this line would be Isybelle II "the Destined" and the last would be Elias IV.

Portrait	Name	Sovereign Number	Monarch from	Monarch until	Claim	Title
	Isybelle II	XVIII	1070	1133	• Placed on the throne by rebel nobles, usurped from House Ravineux-Ippari	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Renald I	XIX	1133	1146	• Son of Isybelle II, the Eighteenth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Melisande II	XX	1146	1168	• Daughter of Renald I, the Nineteenth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Martina II Jozef I	XXI	1168	1180	• Daughter of Melisande II, the Twentieth Sovereign Consort-Regnant through force	Empress/Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezarin/Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Jourdaine I	XXII	1180	1188	• Son of Melisande II and Jozef I, the Twenty First Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Jourdaine II	XXIII	1188	1190	• Grandson of Melisande II and Jozef I, the Twenty First Sovereign Nephew of Jourdaine I, the Twenty Second Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Sancius II	XXIV	1190	1211	• Grandson of Melisande II and Jozef I, the Twenty First Sovereign Son of Jourdaine I, the Twenty Third Second	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Lois I	XXV	1211	1245	• Son of Sancius II, Twenty Fourth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Lois II	XXVI	1245	1247	• Son of Lois I, Twenty Fifth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Lois III	XXVII	1247	1279	• Son of Lois II, Twenty Sixth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Astolfo V	XXVIII	1279	1288	• Son of Lois III, the Twenty Seventh Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Isybelle III	XXIX	1288	1322	• Daughter of Astolfo V	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Jourdaine III	XXX	1322	1362	• Grandson of Isybelle III, the Twenty Ninth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Aurelien I	XXXI	1362	1392	• Great-Grandson of Jourdaine III, the Thirtieth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Renald II	XXXIII	1392	1416	• Son of Aurelien I, the Thirty First Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Astolfo VI	XXXIV	1416	1459	• Son of Renald II, the Thirty Second Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Elias IV	XXXV	1459	1463 (1459?)	• Brother of Astolfo VI, the Thirty Third Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)

House Miramonte (1463 - 1666)

With the events of the Lyon's Folly taking place in the period of 1459 - 1463 it is sometimes dated as House Miramonte taking the throne in the beginning due to their holding of the City of Lyo early in the opening months of the conflict however the Hegezar Elias III was not forced to officially abdicate and renounce all claims to the Lion Throne until 1463 and thus is the traditional start date. The remainder of House Miramonte's time upon the throne and as sovereigns was mostly bellicose fighting several long wars and many smaller ones against their neighbors, primarily Acronius to the north. The culmination of the issues would be over the northern most realms that had become apart of the Lyonic Realms following the Queen Melisande I's successful usurpation of the throne after the end of the First Dynasty. The first of this era is Madeleine I and the last is Madeleine II.

Portrait	Name	Sovereign Number	Monarch from	Monarch until	Claim	Title
	Madeleine I	XXXVI	1463 (1459?)	1498	• Benefactor of the Noble Rebellion of 1459-1463, Placed upon the throne by the Victors	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Lois IV	XXXVII	1498	1517	• Son of Madeleine I, the Thirty Sixth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Darien I	XXXVIII	1517	1545	• Great-Nephew of Lois IV, the Thirty Seventh Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Lucien I	XXXIX	1545	1581	• Nephew of Darien I, the Thirty Eighth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Aurelien II	XL	1581	1586	• Son of Lucien I, the Thirty Ninth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Renald III	XLI	1586	1619	• Son of Aurelien II, the Fortieth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Valerio I	XLII	1619	1648	• Son of Renald III, the Forty First Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Lois V	XLIII	1648	1653	• Son of Valerio I, the Forty Second Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Guiellemus II	XLIV	1653	1665	• Son of Lois V, the Forty Third Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Darien II	XLV	1665	1666 (May)	• Son of Guiellemus II, the Forty Fourth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Madeleine II	XLVI	1666 (May)	1666 (December)	• Daughter of Guiellemus II, the Forty Fourth Sovereign Sister of Darien II, the Forty Fifth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)

House Lyoelle (1666 - Present)

With the Year of Three Sovereigns transpiring and ending with the successful inheritance of the throne by House Lyoelle the nation entered a period of great reforms. With the wars with Acronius finally coming to an end and peace settling over the Empire, the successive governments of the Sovereigns began to divest more and more authority to a civilian government with the first true elections being held in 1717 though full emancipation of the public wouldn't take place until 1802 when women, minorities and others were given full voting rights. The Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, Social Revolution and the Great Wars would all take place under the watchful and ever vigilant gaze of House Lyoelle. Known for their compassion, erudite tendency and their remarkable ability to remain above the political fray has earned the House a reputation of great respect. The first of the era is Renald IV and the last being the current sovereign, Astolfo VII.

Portrait	Name	Sovereign Number	Monarch from	Monarch until	Claim	Title
	Renald IV	XLVII	1666 (December)	1691	• Waged a Civil War against Madeleine II and House XXX, Victor	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Alyxander I	XLVIII	1691	1708	• Son of Renald IV, the Forty Seventh Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Jourdaine IV	XLIX	1708	1731	• Son of Alyxander I, the Forty Eighth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Martina III	L	1731	1743	• Daughter of Jourdaine IV, the Forty Ninth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Valerio II	LI	1743	1761	• Son of Martina III, the Fiftieth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Aurelien III	LII	1761	1796	• Son of Valerio II, the Fifty First Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Isybelle IV	LIII	1796	1834	• Granddaughter of Aurelien III, the Fifty Second Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Elias V	LIV	1834	1850	• Son of Isybelle IV, the Fifty Third Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Helene I	LV	1850	1916	• Granddaughter of Elias V, the Fifty Fourth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Henri I	LVI	1916	1927	• Son of Helene I, the Fifty Fifth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Catherine I	LVII	1927	1956	• Daughter of Henri I, the Fifty Sixth Sovereign	Empress of the Lyonine (Hegezarin de Lyonine)
	Henri II	LVIII	1956	1977	• Son of Catherine I, the Fifty Seventh Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)
	Astolfo VII	LVIX	1977	Present	• Son of Henri II, the Fifty Eighth Sovereign	Emperor of the Lyonine (Hegezar de Lyonine)