Monarchy of Rildanor

The oldest Royal House of Rildanor was the Leone Family, about which little is known. when the Leones died out in 2235, they were replaced by their distant relatives the House of Nareath took the throne, and ruled on-and-off for nearly four centuries. When the last Nareath king died in 2608, the throne lay vacant until Léopold Jean Tristan d'Orléans-Vasser of the House of Orleans-Vasser was acclaimed as King Leopold I. In 3260, Rildanor was united with Kanjor, another realm ruled by the House of Orleans-Vasser, to form the Union of Canrille under a shared monarch. The union lasted until 3426, when Rildanor succeeded and abolished the monarchy. Just ten years later, a group known as the Pavanists (named for their leader, Peter Pavane) seized control of Rildanor and established a federal monarchical structure under the House of Pavane, with their leader becoming High King Peter I. This lasted 10 years, until Peter was overthrown and replaced by an elective High Kingship. However, this arrangement proved unsatisfactory, and the parties of Rildanor began the search for a new hereditary monarch. Duke Philip of Louives of the House of Demitreus put his name forward for consideration, and was accepted by the Parliament of Rildanor and made High King Philip I. His descendants continue to rule to the present day.