House of Nareath

The House of Nareath (House of Nareath-Kapét) is the Royal House of the Kingdom of Arendaal, and a branch of the Kapétien Dynasty or House of Kapét, which has been in power since 710. The House of Nareath itself has been in power since 1715, since the naonation of King Gustav V of Arendaal, a direct descendant of the first Aren King, Gustav I (710-740). Its ancestral seat is the Duchy of Nareath in eastern Arendaal, which was given as a appenage to the husband of Queen Kristianna I, Emperor Theodore VII of the Talemantine Empire, Gustav V's father. The current head of the House of Nareath is King Edvard V of Arendaal.

As a member of the Kapétien Dynasty and through its own illustrious history, the House of Nareath-Kapét is among the most prestigious and illustrious of all European Royal Houses. By marriage it has been connected to almost every other major Royal House in Europe, and is similarly related to numerous influential Noble Houses both within Arendaal and outside it. It is also the richest and most powerful family in Arendaal, owning vast estates and shares in businesses like Royal StatOil.

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King Edvard V and Queen Laura of Franken
Today the monarch of Arendaal is King Edvard V of Arendaal, son of Sven V of Arendaal and Agneta of Suionia.

King Edvard's wife and thus the Queen Consort of Arendaal is Queen Laura of Franken, sister of the current King of Franken.

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Princes and Princesses of Arendaal
The children of the current King are first in line to the throne of Arendaal, unless they have signed the Covenant of Kronstad, followed by the King's siblings and their children and so forth, given precedence in the line of succession by the order of their birth. The 9 children of King Edvard and Queen Laura are:

Other Notable Members of the Royal House

 * Varik, Prince of Arendaal - King Edvard V's brother. Grand Duke of Uberwald (d. 2003)
 * Princess Lena of Arendaal, Archduchess of Wiese - King Edvard V's sister. Grand Duchess of Haakonsberg, Archduchess by marriage of Wiese
 * Rikissa of Arendaal, Sultana of Hajr - King Edvard V's sister. Sultana of Hajr, first wife of the Sultan
 * Elisa von Nareath, Princess of the Talemantine Empire - King Edvard's second cousin and wife of Prince Cecilio Caesare of the Talemantine Empire
 * Alexander von Nareath, Grand Duke of Uberwald - Son of Prince Varik, nephew of King Edvard V
 * Kristianna von Lundmark - King Edvard's 3rd cousin once removed. Duchess of Leuven,w Wife of Prince Nikolaus of Franken
 * - Wife of Prince Varik, mother of Prince Alexander
 * Helena of Arendaal, Queen Consort of Great Engellex - King Edvard V's aunt. Wife of Edward II of Great Engellex and grandmother of Queen Charlotte
 * Marie of Arendaal, Empress of the Talemantine Empire - King Edvard V's aunt. Wife of Emperor Waylon X of the Talemantine Empire
 * Alienora of Arendaal, Queen of Eiffelland - King Edvard V's aunt. Wife of King Heinrich IV of Eiffelland

History of the Kings and Queens of the House of Nareath
The Kings and Queens of the House of Nareath are direct descendants of the original House of Kapét which has ruled the country since 710. See Monarchs of Arendaal for a list of rulers throughout Aren history.


 * 1715 – 1740 - Gustav V of Arendaal (1696 - 1740) Son of Kristianna I
 * 1740 – 1762 - Beatrix I of Arendaal (1713 - 1762) Daughter of Gustav V
 * 1762 – 1782 - Edvard IV of Arendaal (1730 - 1782) Son of Beatrix I
 * 1782 - 1790 - Helene I of Arendaal (1764 - 1790) Daughter of Edvard IV
 * 1790 – 1800 - Hathor III of Arendaal (1736 - 1802) Son of Beatrix I, brother of Edvard IV
 * 1800 – 1839 - Karl V of Arendaal (1769 - 1839) Grandson of Beatrix I
 * 1839 – 1851 - Pieter II of Arendaal (1801 - 1851) Son of Karl V
 * 1851 – 1901 - Louisa I of Arendaal (1833 - 1901) Daughter of Pieter II
 * 1901 – 1917 - Niklaas IV of Arendaal (1872 - 1917) Grandson of Louisa I
 * 1917 – 1945 - Freya I of Arendaal (1900 - 1945) Daughter of Niklaas IV
 * 1945 – 1980 - Sven V of Arendaal (1918 - 1980) Son of Freya I
 * 1980 – pres. - Edvard V of Arendaal (b. 1958) Son of Sven V

Crown Princes and Important Princes Who Never Ruled

 * Prince Trigve (1736 - 1786) Son of Beatrix I, father of Karl V
 * Crown Prince Rurik (1779 - 1799) Son of Hathor III
 * Crown Prince Anders (1852 – 1897) Son of Louisa I, father of Niklaas IV

Consorts of the House of Nareath

 * 1715 - 1726 - Jacqueline of Eiffelland (1696 - 1726) - First wife of Gustav V of Arendaal, mother of Queen Beatrix I
 * 1728 - 1740 - Sophie of Wendmark (Zahringen) (1700 - 1783) - Second wife of Gustav V of Arendaal
 * 1740 - 1762 - Thomas of Franken (1706 - 1776) - Husband of Beatrix I of Arendaal, father of King Edvard IV, King Hathor III and Prince Trigve
 * 1762 - 1763 - Evelynn of Anglyn (1731 - 1763) - First wife of Edvard IV of Arendaal
 * 1764 - 1782 - Victoria of Breotonia (1740 - 1805) - Second wife of Edvard IV of Arendaal, mother of Queen Helene I
 * Also noteworthy: Francoise of Montelimar (1744 - 1820) - Wife of Prince Trigve of Arendaal, mother of King Karl V
 * 1782 - 1787 - x (1757 - 1787) - Husband of Helene I of Arendaal
 * 1790 - 1800 - Elisabeth of Lorraine (1750 - 1830) - Wife of Hathor III of Arendaal, mother of Prince Rurik
 * Also noteworthy: Clemence of Lorraine (1776 - 1853) - Wife of Crown Prince Rurik of Arendaal
 * 1800 - 1823 - Julienne of Cambria (1782 - 1723) - First wife of Karl V of Arendaal, mother of King Pieter II
 * 1825 - 1839 - Ekaterina of Serbovia (1800 - 1890) - Second wife of Karl V of Arendaal
 * 1839 - 1843 - Nadia of Great Engellex (1805 - 1843) - First wife of Pieter II of Arendaal, mother of Queen Louisa I
 * 1845 - 1851 - Anna of Wiese (1815 - 1902) - Second wife of Pieter II of Arendaal
 * 1851 - 1896 - Artur of Kelas (1822 - 1896) - Husband of Louisa I of Arendaal, father of Crown Prince Anders
 * Also noteworthy: Elisabeth of Braunschweig (Wiese) (1853 - 1918) - Wife of Crown Prince Anders of Arendaal, mother of King Niklaas IV
 * 1901 - 1917 - Karolina of Franken (1880 - 1951) - Wife of Niklaas IV of Arendaal, mother of Queen Freya I
 * 1917 - 1944 - Jean of Montelimar (1883 - 1944) - Husband of Freya I of Arendaal, father of King Sven V
 * 1945 - 1980 - Agneta of Suionia (1923 - 1980) - wife of Sven V of Arendaal, mother of King Edvard V
 * 1980 - pres. - Laura of Franken (b. 1959) - Wife of Edvard V of Arendaal, mother of Crown Prince Soren

Related Houses
In Arendaal, the House of Nareath is related to all the branches of the House of Kapét, including the House of Västerkvist, House of Blixtskiold, House of Sverker, House of Langsvard, House of Kronhielm, House of Norregaard and the House of Lundmark

Around Europe it is related to:


 * Anglyn - House of Wessex
 * Breotonia - House of Breotonia
 * Cambria - House of Cambria
 * Danmark - House of Danmark
 * Eiffelland - House of Dietz-Hadamar
 * Éireann - House of Ó Néill
 * Franken - House of Knýtling, House of Babenberg
 * Gorno-Altai - House of Gorno-Altai
 * Great Engellex - House of Cavendish, House of Lundmark (Ormssex-Colne branch)
 * Hajr - House of Al-Taimur
 * Lorraine - House of Lorraine
 * Montelimar - House of Brissac
 * Radilo - House of Moët-Hennessy ( a cadet branch of the House of Nareath)
 * Talemantine Empire - House of DeVesci
 * [[Serbovia] - House of Dragovic
 * Suionia - House of Suionia
 * Warr - House of Warr
 * Wendmark - House of Zahringen
 * Wiese - House of Thießen (and its cadet branches), House of Sachsen, House of Gieße (Braunschweig)

Cadet Branches

 * The House of Moët-Hennessy is considered by many to be a cadet branch of the House of Nareath