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The '''Prince of the Calbain''' ([[Calbic]]: '''Tywysog y Calbain''') is the title for the ruler of the Calbain people. The Prince of the Calbain is the ceremonial head of state of [[Calbion]] and, although the office holds little power, is considered the ''father of the nation''.
'''Prince of the Calbain''' ([[Calraeg]]: '''Tywysog Calbain''') is the title for the ruler of the Calbain people and is subsequently the title of the head of state of [[Calbion]].  


==First Era==
The current prince is [[Jack III]] (since 1733).


It is hard to tell when the First Era starts, of monarchs before Owain I, nothing is known. It is thought that rulers until that day served for a limited term. The tribal society of the Calbain made the role of the Prince less important than it would later become. The first rulers of this list are only known from the biography of Cedric I, written by Merthyl of Penwlad in 340 CD.
==History==


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The position of the Prince of the Calbain originated in the 15th century in the period of Calbain tribes. Originally an elected tribal position, the Prince of the Calbain developed quickly into an inherited position. In the late tribal years, and the early years of the Calbain state, the Prince of the Calbain was an absolutist ruler. Following the 1630s, the role of the Prince became more ceremonial, with its political powers being limited by the rising importance of the [[Governor-General of Calbion|Governor-General]].
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! Portrait
! Regal Name
! Reign
! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:OwainI.jpg|80px]]
| [[Owain I]]<br>''The Great''
| 401 CD - 381 CD
| The first known Prince of the Calbain.
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:OwainII.jpg|80px]]
| [[Owain II]]
| 381 CD - 377 CD
| Killed by Cedric I in a duel.
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:CedricI.jpg|80px]]
| [[Cedric I]]<br>''The Betrayer''
| 377 CD - 374 CD
| Killed Owain II, ruled as a despot and was executed after a trial held by the heads of the Calbain clans.
|}
 
==Second Era==
 
The Second Era was introduced when Cedric I was executed by a gathering of family heads. He was replaced with Athyl I, who became the first elected head of state of Calbion. Princes were elected until Gwynedd II. The period of elected Princes is known as the Second Era.
 
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! Portrait
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! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:AthylI.jpg|80px]]
| [[Athyl I]]<br>''The Chosen''
| 374 CD - 361 CD
| First elected Prince of the Calbain, former clan leader who introduced the system of elected Princes.
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Orwynn.jpg|80px]]
| [[Orwynn I]]<br>''The Just''
| 361 CD - 317 CD
| Longest reigning ruler of Calbion until this date.
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:OrwynnII.jpg|80px]]
| [[Orwynn II]]
| 317 CD - 305 CD
|
|}
 
==Gwynedd Dynasty==
 
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! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddI.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd I]]<br>''Tad y Deyrnas''
| 305 CD - 286 CD
| Last elected Prince of the Calbain, founder of the Gwynedd dynasty that ruled Calbion for almost 40 years.
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddII.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd II]]
| 286 CD - 280 CD
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddIII.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd III]]<br>''The Wise''
| 280 CD - 271 CD
| Ordered judicidary reforms.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddIV.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd IV]]<br>''The divider''
| 271 CD - 268 CD
| Oversaw the establishment of the Hidden Realms.
|}
 
==Princes of Dewlad==
 
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! Portrait
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! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddIV.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd IV]]<br>''The divider''
| 268 CD - 263 CD
| Oversaw the establishment of the Hidden Realms.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Arthur I.jpg|80px]]
| [[Arthur I]]<br>
| 263 CD - 255 CD
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Arthur II.jpg|80px]]
| [[Arthur II]]
| 255 CD - 251 CD
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Arthur III.jpg|80px]]
| [[Arthur III]]<br>''Braveheart''
| 251 CD - 249 CD
| Died in the [[Great Island War]] after bravely defending Llysthur Castle.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Arthur IV.jpg|80px]]
| [[Arthur IV]]<br>''The Last''
| 249 CD - 249 CD
| Captured by Maraguan forces, last Prince of Dewlad.
|}
 
==Princes of Morwlad==
 
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! Portrait
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! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddIV.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd IV]]<br>''The divider''
| 268 CD - 268 CD
| Oversaw the establishment of the Hidden Realms.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Laclan I.jpg|80px]]
| [[Laclan I]]<br>
| 268 CD - 263 CD
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Morgan I.jpg|80px]]
| [[Morgan I]]
| 263 CD - 259 CD
| Considered by most historians to be nothing more than a pirate.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Owain III.png|80px]]
| [[Owain III (Owain I)]]
| 259 CD - 254 CD
| 
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Morgan II.jpg|80px]]
| [[Morgan II]]<br>''The Seafarer''
| 254 CD - 249 CD<br>240 CD - 219 CD
| Most influential Prince of Morwlad
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Laclan II.jpg|80px]]
| [[Laclan II]]<br>
| 249 CD - 240 CD
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Morgan III.jpg|80px]]
| [[Morgan III]]
| 219 - 215 CD
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Lewis I.jpg|80px]]
| [[Lewis I]]
| 215 - 212 CD
| During Lewis' reign, the lands of Morwlad were significantly reduced due to the Maraguan occupation.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Lewis II.jpg|80px]]
| [[Lewis II]]<br>''The Martyr''
| 212 - 211 CD
| Killed by Maraguan forces, last Prince of Morwlad.
|}


==Princes of Penwlad==
==Role in Calbain society==


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The Prince of the Calbain used to have a position of significant political power until the death of Jack I. The successive Princes saw their political role become highly limited, especially following the democratic reforms and the institutionalisation of the elected Cynulliad Cenedlaethol and the High Council. Currently, the Prince of the Calbain is a mainly symbolic office, representing national unity and transcending political differences. As such, the office of Prince is widely regarded in a positive light by the Calbain people.
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
! Portrait
! Name
! Reign
! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:GwyneddIV.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gwynedd IV]]<br>''The divider''
| 268 CD - 268 CD
| Oversaw the establishment of the Hidden Realms.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Llywelyn I.jpg|80px]]
| [[Llywelyn I]]<br>''Y Cyntaf''
| 268 CD - 242 CD
| Founder of the Llywelyn dynasty, made Penwlad the most important Calbain nation.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Julian I.jpg|80px]]
| [[Julian I]]<br>''The Pious''
| 242 CD - 239 CD
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Llywelyn II.jpg|80px]]
| [[Llywelyn II]]
| 239 CD - 218 CD
| 
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Llywelyn III.jpg|80px]]
| [[Llywelyn III]]
| 218 CD - 200 CD
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Llywelyn IV.jpg|80px]]
| [[Llywelyn IV]]
| 200 - 200 CD
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Llywelyn V.jpg|80px]]
| [[Llywelyn V]]
| 200 - 172 CD
| Led the fight against the Maraguans, lost the capital city of Pentyre.
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:David I.jpg|80px]]
| [[David I]]
| 172 - 163 CD
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:David II.jpg|80px]]
| [[David II]]
| 263 - 150 CD
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Llywelyn VI.jpg|80px]]
| [[Llywelyn VI]]
| 150 - 139 CD
| Only ruled over a very small plot of land, the last Prince of Penwlad.
|}


==Interregnum==
== Succession ==
According to a law adopted in 1597, the Prince of the Calbain is succeeded to by the most senior legitimate agnatic (i.e., male-line) heir of Baldwin de Montfort (1511-1580), paternal grandfather of Prince Jack I.


During the Maraguan period, many of the Princes of the Calbain lost large parts of their lands. Llywelyn VI is the last person to be proclaimed Prince as far as sources tell. Maraguan cultural genocide against the Calbain population resulted in an interregnum of 139 years.
=== Current order of succession ===
As of 20.V.1737, the order of succession is as follows:


==Prince of the Calbain (restored)==
#Alois de Montfort (1675- ), brother of Jack III
#Adelbert de Montfort (1679- ), brother of Jack III
#[[Richard de Montfort]] (1645-), fourth cousin of Jack III
#Baldwin de Montfort (1647– ), fourth cousin of Jack III


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After this, the agnatic line will be extinct.
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! Portrait
! Name
! Reign
! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:JackI.jpg|80px]]
| [[Jack I]]<br>''The Great''
| 8 ÔD - 45 ÔD
| Ruled for almost fourty years as Prince of the Calbain after his landing. Restored the Calbain nation and heritage.  
|}


==Second interregnum==


The second interregnum lasted from the Doom of Calbion (the destruction following the Calbain Independence War) and the subsequent Maraguan and Brettish reign. Llywelyn Lewis served as head of state in his position as Governor-General.
==Investiture==


Upon the death of their predecessor, the designated Prince of the Calbain first undergoes a traditional ritual which is known as the investiture. In this highly religiously significant ceremony, the future Prince is stripped of all his former titles, offices and possessions, only to emerge as the symbolic leader of the Calbain people, to whom his life and work is to be dedicated going forward.


==Prince of the Calbain (Second Restoration)==
==List of Princes of the Calbain==


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! Portrait
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! Reign
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| [[Image:JackII.jpg|80px]]
! scope="col" | Dynasty
| [[Jack II]]<br>''O'r Gwaed''
! scope="col" | Era
| 145 ÔD - uncertain
! scope="col" | Notes
| Last living relative of Jack I. The Duke of Kilkelly was the first Prince of the Calbain in a hundred years.  
|-
|| 1.
|| [[File:OwainI.jpg|90px]]
|| Owain
|| ''The Great''
|| 1492-1520
|| Gwynnedd
|| First Era
|| First Prince of the Calbain in recorded history, assumed the title immediately following the Fall of [[Jasonia]].
|-
|| 2.
|| [[File:Laclan_II.jpg|90px]]
|| Llywelyn I
|| ''Y Cyntaf''
|| 1520-1524
|| Gwynnedd
|| First Era
|| Attempted to resist the Matbaaic colonisation, worked with the Britannic forces on Kilkelly.
|-
|| 3.
|| [[File:Arthur I.jpg|90px]]
|| Arthur I
|| ''The Martyr''
|| 1524-1530
|| Gwynnedd
|| First Era
|| Crucified by the Matbaaic government after a failed rebellion
|-
|| 4.
|| [[Image:Llywelyn VI.jpg|90px]]
|| [[Llywelyn II]]
|| ''Tad y Genedl''
|| 1530-1544
|| Gwynnedd <small>''(until 1539)''</small><br>Llyweldûr <small>''(from 1539)''</small>
|| Second Era
|| Led a succesful uprising against the Matbaans in 1539, installed Calbain rule for three years until the [[War of Jeremy's Nose]] resulted in [[Batavia|Batavian]] colonisation of the islands.
|-
|| 5.
|| [[File:David_I.jpg|90px]]
|| Arthur II
|| ''The Judge''
|| 1544-1561
|| Llyweldûr
|| Second Era
|| Founder of Llysthur, originally a fortified neighborhood of Enhasa. Worked together with the Nelagan government. Established a court system that is still the basis of Calbain law.
|-
|| 6.
|| [[File:Lewis II.jpg|90px]]
|| Laclan
|| ''The Silent''
|| 1561-1565
|| Llyweldûr
|| Second Era
|| Had very little power and attempted to keep the Calbain spirit alive by writing several historical works.
|-
|| 7.
|| [[File:Llywelyn_V.jpg|90px]]
|| Dawydd
|| ''The Last''
|| 1565-1569
|| Llyweldûr
|| Second Era
|| Last Prince of the Calbain until the restoration.
|-
|| 8.
|| [[File:JackI.jpg|90px]]
|| [[Jack I]]
|| ''The Good''
|| 1597-1600, 1608-1628
|| de Montfort
|| Third Era
|| Of South Batavian descend, oversaw the re-establishment of Calbion. In exile from 1600 to 1608 following the [[Calbain Independence War|unsuccesful revolt]]. Established the modern Calbain state.
|-
|| 9.
|| [[File:JackII.jpg|90px]]
|| [[Jack II]]
|| ''O'r Gwaed''
|| 1630-1690
|| Sherrinford-de Montfort
|| Third Era
|| Following the death of Jack I during a voyage to the Calbain colonies in Corum, a search ensued to find a living relative. Having never married, Jack I did not leave an issue, and his close family had been purged following the independence war. After a search that lasted almost two years, a distant cousin was found in a noble family in Kilkelly that was of shared Britannic and Batavian heritage. Longest reigning Prince of the Calbain in history.
|-
|| 10.
|| [[File:Prince Arthur III.jpg|90px]]
|| [[Arthur III]]
|| ''Hand of Peace''
|| 1690–1730
|| Sherrinford-de Montfort
|| Third Era
||
|-
|| 11.
|| [[File:Deiniol.png|90px]]
|| [[Deiniol]]
|| ''The Shortlived''
|| 1730–1733
|| Verion de Montfort
|| Third Era
|| [[The Alwyn Betrayal|Assassinated]] in the third year of his reign on the floor of the Cynulliad Cenedlaethol
|-
|| 12.
|| [[File:Jack III.png|90px]]
|| [[Jack III]]
||
|| 1733–''current''
|| de Montfort
|| Third Era
|| Was granted emergency executive powers, first Prince with political power since Jack I
|-
|}
|}


==Third interregnum==
The third interregnum took place when Calbion came under the Jingdaoese flag. Calbion was abandoned shortly thereafter.
==Prince of the Calbain (Unification with Arcadia)==
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! notes
|- bgcolor="#ffffff"
| [[Image:Gustavus.jpg|80px]]
| [[Gustavus des Vinandy]]
| 1671 AN - current
| With the unification with Arcadia, the title of Prince of Calbain has been awarded to the King of Arcadia.
|}
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Latest revision as of 19:42, 10 November 2024

Prince of the Calbain
Tywysog y Calbain
Calbion coat of arms.png
Owain
Llywelyn I
Arthur I
Llywelyn II
Arthur II
Laclan
Dawydd
Jack I
Jack II
Arthur III
Deiniol
Jack III

The Prince of the Calbain (Calbic: Tywysog y Calbain) is the title for the ruler of the Calbain people. The Prince of the Calbain is the ceremonial head of state of Calbion and, although the office holds little power, is considered the father of the nation.

The current prince is Jack III (since 1733).

History

The position of the Prince of the Calbain originated in the 15th century in the period of Calbain tribes. Originally an elected tribal position, the Prince of the Calbain developed quickly into an inherited position. In the late tribal years, and the early years of the Calbain state, the Prince of the Calbain was an absolutist ruler. Following the 1630s, the role of the Prince became more ceremonial, with its political powers being limited by the rising importance of the Governor-General.

Role in Calbain society

The Prince of the Calbain used to have a position of significant political power until the death of Jack I. The successive Princes saw their political role become highly limited, especially following the democratic reforms and the institutionalisation of the elected Cynulliad Cenedlaethol and the High Council. Currently, the Prince of the Calbain is a mainly symbolic office, representing national unity and transcending political differences. As such, the office of Prince is widely regarded in a positive light by the Calbain people.

Succession

According to a law adopted in 1597, the Prince of the Calbain is succeeded to by the most senior legitimate agnatic (i.e., male-line) heir of Baldwin de Montfort (1511-1580), paternal grandfather of Prince Jack I.

Current order of succession

As of 20.V.1737, the order of succession is as follows:

  1. Alois de Montfort (1675- ), brother of Jack III
  2. Adelbert de Montfort (1679- ), brother of Jack III
  3. Richard de Montfort (1645-), fourth cousin of Jack III
  4. Baldwin de Montfort (1647– ), fourth cousin of Jack III

After this, the agnatic line will be extinct.


Investiture

Upon the death of their predecessor, the designated Prince of the Calbain first undergoes a traditional ritual which is known as the investiture. In this highly religiously significant ceremony, the future Prince is stripped of all his former titles, offices and possessions, only to emerge as the symbolic leader of the Calbain people, to whom his life and work is to be dedicated going forward.

List of Princes of the Calbain

No. Portrait Regnal name Epithet Reign (in AN) Dynasty Era Notes
1. OwainI.jpg Owain The Great 1492-1520 Gwynnedd First Era First Prince of the Calbain in recorded history, assumed the title immediately following the Fall of Jasonia.
2. Laclan II.jpg Llywelyn I Y Cyntaf 1520-1524 Gwynnedd First Era Attempted to resist the Matbaaic colonisation, worked with the Britannic forces on Kilkelly.
3. Arthur I.jpg Arthur I The Martyr 1524-1530 Gwynnedd First Era Crucified by the Matbaaic government after a failed rebellion
4. Llywelyn VI.jpg Llywelyn II Tad y Genedl 1530-1544 Gwynnedd (until 1539)
Llyweldûr (from 1539) 		Second Era Led a succesful uprising against the Matbaans in 1539, installed Calbain rule for three years until the War of Jeremy's Nose resulted in Batavian colonisation of the islands.
5. David I.jpg Arthur II The Judge 1544-1561 Llyweldûr Second Era Founder of Llysthur, originally a fortified neighborhood of Enhasa. Worked together with the Nelagan government. Established a court system that is still the basis of Calbain law.
6. Lewis II.jpg Laclan The Silent 1561-1565 Llyweldûr Second Era Had very little power and attempted to keep the Calbain spirit alive by writing several historical works.
7. Llywelyn V.jpg Dawydd The Last 1565-1569 Llyweldûr Second Era Last Prince of the Calbain until the restoration.
8. JackI.jpg Jack I The Good 1597-1600, 1608-1628 de Montfort Third Era Of South Batavian descend, oversaw the re-establishment of Calbion. In exile from 1600 to 1608 following the unsuccesful revolt. Established the modern Calbain state.
9. JackII.jpg Jack II O'r Gwaed 1630-1690 Sherrinford-de Montfort Third Era Following the death of Jack I during a voyage to the Calbain colonies in Corum, a search ensued to find a living relative. Having never married, Jack I did not leave an issue, and his close family had been purged following the independence war. After a search that lasted almost two years, a distant cousin was found in a noble family in Kilkelly that was of shared Britannic and Batavian heritage. Longest reigning Prince of the Calbain in history.
10. Prince Arthur III.jpg Arthur III Hand of Peace 1690–1730 Sherrinford-de Montfort Third Era
11. Deiniol.png Deiniol The Shortlived 1730–1733 Verion de Montfort Third Era Assassinated in the third year of his reign on the floor of the Cynulliad Cenedlaethol
12. Jack III.png Jack III 1733–current de Montfort Third Era Was granted emergency executive powers, first Prince with political power since Jack I
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