View source for Grand Duke of Yonderre

{{Infobox monarchy
|royal_title        = Grand Duke
|realm              = [[Yonderre]]
|native_name        = {{lang|bg|Grand Duc Yonderresc}}<br>{{lang|de|Yondersche Großherzog}}
|coatofarms         = Shield of Joanus.png
|coatofarms_article = Shield of Joanus
|image              = File:Auguste IV de Somua.png
|incumbent          = [[Auguste IV de Somua]]
|incumbentsince     = 17 April 1992
|his/her            = His
|heir_apparent      = 
|first_monarch      = [[Joanus de Martigueux]]<br>
<small>as Grand Count</small>
|date               = 1464 de facto<br>1494 de jure
|residence          = [[Collinebourg Palace]]
|website            = 
}}

The '''Grand Duke of Yonderre''' ([[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]: ''Grand Duc Yonderresc'', [[East Gothic language|Gothic]]: ''Yondersche Großherzog'') is the head of state of the [[Yonderre|Most Serene Grand Duchy Yonderre]] and commander-in-chief of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]]. The Grand Duchy Yonderre was consolidated in the 15th century under [[Joanus de Martigueux]] during the [[Crusader Conquest of Joanusterre]] as a marcher realm with de Martigueux as Kings of the Goths. This was ratified in 1494 with the ''[[Treaty for the guarantee of Joanus' Land]]''. The title of Grand Duke was conferred on future rulers of Yonderre by Pope Gregory XIII in 1574 following lengthy negotiations. The Yonderian nobility and Grand Count [[Falco I Sentinelleau]] had wanted the nation raised to the status of a Kingdom but due to stipulations in the ''[[Treaty for the guarantee of Joanus' Land]]'', Yonderre could not be made a Kingdom as it belonged to the Crown of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] de jure, despite the treaty having made Yonderre de jure autonmous and de facto independent in 1494.

The Yonderian monarch is the Grand Duke. Yonderre is an elective Grand Duchy with elections held immediately following the death of the incumbent Grand Duke. The resultant election is the traditional vote between the nine [[Counts of Yonderre]], one of which ultimately ascends to the status of Grand Duke. The vote typically follows a few days after the death of the incumbent Grand Duke, allowing for the nine [[Counts of Yonderre|Counts]] to gather in [[Collinebourg]]. The shortest transition period between Grand Dukes was that of [[Falco IV Sentinelleau]] ascending three days after the passing of [[Auguste III de Somua]] in 1820, while the longest interval was when [[Falco I Sentinelleau]] ascended two months and two days after the passing of [[Joanus II de Donne]] in 1564. The longest reigning Grand Duke was [[Joanus X de Martigueux]], whose rule of 62 years and 7 days spanned the latter half of the [[Great Depression]], the entirety of the [[Second Great War]] and much of the [[Occidental Cold War]]. The shortest reigning Grand Duke was [[Giles III de Donne]] whose rule of three months and a day earned him the monicker "the Brief".

The incumbent Grand Duke is [[Auguste IV de Somua]] who ascended after the passing of [[Giles V Sentinelleau]] on April 17th, 1992. Because of the elective nature of the monarchy, Yonderian regnal names follow a system of Christian name followed by numeral and then the respective house of the Grand Duke, meaning that [[Auguste IV de Somua]] is the fourth Auguste to be Grand Duke and that his house is [[House de Somua]]. 

==Kings of the Goths==
{{Succession table monarch
| name1       = '''[[Joanus de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname1   = The Crusader Count
| native1     = 
| life1       = {{Birth date|1436|6|10|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1503|3|20|1436|6|10|df=y}}
| reignstart1 = 15 September 1464 de facto<br>5 June 1494 de jure
| reignend1   = 20 March 1502
| notes1      = Reigned de facto 37 years, 6 months and 6 days<br>Reigned de jure 7 years, 9 months and 16 days
| family1     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image1      = Chaime_II_d'Aragón.jpg
| alt1        = 

| name2       = '''[[Mattius-Arnuald Egide de Houicourt]]'''
| nickname2   = The Just
| native2     = 
| life2       = {{Birth date|1465|3|11|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1525|10|20|1465|3|11|df=y}}
| reignstart2 = 20 April 1502
| reignend2   = 25 October 1525
| notes2      = Reigned 23 years, 6 months and 6 days
| family2     = [[House de Houicourt]]
| image2      = Chuan_I_d'Aragón.jpg
| alt2        = 

| name3       = '''[[Joanus II de Donne]]'''
| nickname3   = The Builder
| native3     = 
| life3       = {{Birth date|1495|2|6|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1564|1|12|1495|2|6|df=y}}
| reignstart3 = 11 November 1525
| reignend3   = 12 January 1564
| notes3      = Reigned 38 years, 2 months and 2 days
| family3     = [[House de Donne]] 
| image3      = Cesareborgia.jpg
| alt3        = 

| name4       = '''[[Falco I Sentinelleau|Falco Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname4   = The Good
| native4     = 
| life4       = {{Birth date|1528|5|9|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1592|12|28|1528|5|9|df=y}}
| reignstart4 = 14 March 1564
| reignend4   = 19 June 1574
| notes4      = Reigned as Grand Count 10 years, 3 months and 6 days
| family4     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image4      = Albrecht_Achilles.jpg
| alt4        = 
}}

==Grand Dukes of Yonderre==
{{Succession table monarch
| name1       = '''[[Falco I Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname1   = The Falcon Duke
| native1     = 
| life1       = {{Birth date|1528|5|9|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1592|12|28|1528|5|9|df=y}}
| reignstart1 = 19 June 1574
| reignend1   = 28 December 1592
| notes1      = Reigned as Grand Duke 18 years, 6 months and 10 days<br>Reigned 28 years, 9 months and 19 days in total
| family1     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image1      = Albrecht_Achilles.jpg
| alt1        = 

| name2       = '''[[Joanus III de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname2   = The Good
| native2     = 
| life2       = {{Birth date|1537|2|1|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1599|11|17|1537|2|1|df=y}}
| reignstart2 = 3 January 1593
| reignend2   = 17 November 1599
| notes2      = Reigned 6 years, 10 months and 15 days
| family2     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image2      = Tizian-Nicolas_Granvelle.jpg
| alt2        = 

| name3       = '''[[Guillaume I de Donne]]'''
| nickname3   = Guillaume the Older
| native3     = 
| life3       = {{Birth date|1563|12|15|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1614|8|22|1563|12|15|df=y}}
| reignstart3 = 29 November 1599
| reignend3   = 22 August 1614
| notes3      = Reigned 14 years, 9 months and 6 days
| family3     = [[House de Donne]]
| image3      = Lucas_Cranach_d._Ä._-_Hans_Melber_-_WGA05681.jpg
| alt3        = 

| name4       = '''[[Guillaume II de Banor]]'''
| nickname4   = Guillaume the Younger
| native4     = 
| life4       = {{Birth date|1583|2|16|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1619|9|6|1583|2|16|df=y}}
| reignstart4 = 1 September 1614
| reignend4   = 6 September 1619
| notes4      = Reigned 5 years and 5 days
| family4     = [[House de Banor]]
| image4      = Anjou_1570louvre.jpg
| alt4        = 

| name5       = '''[[Auguste I de Houicourt]]'''
| nickname5   = The Sword
| native5     = 
| life5       = {{Birth date|1572|12|1|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1627|10|22|1572|12|1|df=y}}
| reignstart5 = 15 September 1619
| reignend5   = 22 October 1627
| notes5      = Reigned 13 years, 1 month and 8 days
| family5     = [[House d'Houicout]]
| image5      = Johann_Friedrich_(Sachsen).jpg
| alt5        = 

| name6       = '''[[Auguste II de Houicourt]]'''
| nickname6   = Strongarm
| native6     = 
| life6       = {{Birth date|1590|2|11|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1645|3|15|1590|2|11|df=y}}
| reignstart6 = 1 November 1627
| reignend6   = 15 March 1645
| notes6      = Reigned 17 years, 4 months and 15 days
| family6     = [[House de Houicourt]]
| image6      = King_Christian_IV_of_Denmark,_1577-1648_(Karel_van_Mander)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_17506.tif
| alt6        = 

| name7       = '''[[Guillaume III de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname7   = The Tall
| native7     = 
| life7       = {{Birth date|1597|5|12|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1652|1|12|1597|5|12|df=y}}
| reignstart7 = 23 March 1645
| reignend7   = 12 January 1652
| notes7      = Ruled 6 years, 9 months and 21 days
| family7     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image7      = Nicolas_Neufchâtel_002.jpg
| alt7        = 

| name8       = '''[[Falco II Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname8   = 
| native8     = 
| life8       = {{Birth date|1610|9|22|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1659|2|25|1610|9|22|df=y}}
| reignstart8 = 21 January 1652
| reignend8   = 25 February 1659
| notes8      = Reigned 7 years and 5 days
| family8     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image8      = Barthel_Beham_005.jpg
| alt8        = 

| name9       = '''[[Joanus IV de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname9   = The Wise
| native9     = 
| life9       = {{Birth date|1609|1|2|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1672|9|21|1609|1|2|df=y}}
| reignstart9 = 1 March 1659
| reignend9   = 21 September 1672
| notes9      = Reigned 13 years, 6 months and 21 days
| family9     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image9      = Frederik_III,_1663.jpg
| alt9        = 

| name10       = '''[[Giles I Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname10   = The Boy Duke
| native10     = 
| life10       = {{Birth date|1653|5|6|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1676|2|15|1653|5|6|df=y}}
| reignstart10 = 29 September 1672
| reignend10   = 15 February 1676
| notes10      = Regined 3 years, 4 months, and 18 days
| family10     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image10      = Lorenzo_Lotto_052b.jpg
| alt10        = 

| name11       = '''[[Joanus V de Banor]]'''
| nickname11   = 
| native11     = 
| life11       = {{Birth date|1633|2|19|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1682|3|15|1633|2|19|df=y}}
| reignstart11 = 28 February 1676
| reignend11   = 15 March 1682
| notes11      = Reigned 6 years and 16 days
| family11     = [[House de Banor]]
| image11      = Vittore_Carpaccio_082.jpg
| alt11        = 

| name12       = '''[[Giles II de Donne]]'''
| nickname12   = 
| native12     = 
| life12       = {{Birth date|1639|12|29|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1693|3|29|1639|12|29|df=y}}
| reignstart12 = 24 March 1682
| reignend12   = 29 March 1693
| notes12      = Reigned 11 years and 5 days
| family12     = [[House de Donne]]
| image12      = Christian_V_of_Denmark.jpg
| alt12        = 

| name13       = '''[[Falco III Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname13   = The Old Kubagnesc
| native13     = 
| life13       = {{Birth date|1643|11|21|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1726|6|25|1643|11|21|df=y}}
| reignstart13 = 7 April 1693
| reignend13   = 25 June 1726
| notes13      = Reigned 33 years, 2 months and 19 days
| family13     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image13      = Christian_4_som_gammel.jpg
| alt13        = 

| name14       = '''[[Giles III de Donne]]'''
| nickname14   = The Brief
| native14     = 
| life14       = {{Birth date|1659|5|23|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1726|9|30|1659|5|23|df=y}}
| reignstart14 = 29 June 1726
| reignend14   = 30 September 1726
| notes14      = Reigned 3 months and 1 day
| family14     = [[House de Donne]]
| image14      = Luis_XIII,_rey_de_Francia_(Philippe_de_Champaigne).jpg
| alt14        = 

| name15       = '''[[Giles IV de Mortain]]'''
| nickname15   = The Knight of Montcheval
| native15     = 
| life15       = {{Birth date|1690|12|23|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1740|4|6|1690|12|23|df=y}}
| reignstart15 = 6 October 1726
| reignend15   = 6 April 1740
| notes15      = Reigned 13 years and 6 months
| family15     = [[House de Mortain]]
| image15      = Louis_XV_by_Maurice-Quentin_de_La_Tour.jpg
| alt15        = 

| name16       = 
| nickname16   = 
| native16     = 
| life16       = 
| reignstart16 = 
| reignend16   = 
| notes16      = 
| family16     = 
| image16      = 
| alt16        = 

| name17       = 
| nickname17   = 
| native17     = 
| life17       = 
| reignstart17 = 
| reignend17   = 
| notes17      = 
| family17     = 
| image17      = 
| alt17        = 

| name18       = 
| nickname18   = 
| native18     = 
| life18       = 
| reignstart18 = 
| reignend18   = 
| notes18      = 
| family18     = 
| image18      = 
| alt18        = 

| name19       = 
| nickname19   = 
| native19     = 
| life19       = 
| reignstart19 = 
| reignend19   = 
| notes19      = 
| family19     = 
| image19      = 
| alt19        = 

| name20       = '''[[Joanus VI de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname20   = The Old
| native20     = 
| life20       = {{Birth date|1689|3|16|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1761|7|7|1689|3|16|df=y}}
| reignstart20 = 15 April 1740
| reignend20   = 7 July 1761
| notes20      = Reigned 21 years, 2 months and 23 days 
| family20     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image20      = Frederik_den_4.jpg
| alt20        = 

| name21       = '''[[Guillaume IV de Donne]]'''
| nickname21   = The Artist
| native21     = 
| life21       = {{Birth date|1721|3|12|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1775|8|9|1721|3|12|df=y}}
| reignstart21 = 12 July 1761
| reignend21   = 9 August 1775
| notes21      = Reigned 14 years and 29 days
| family21     = [[House de Donne]]
| image21      = Christian_6.jpg
| alt21        = 

| name22       = '''[[Joanus VII de Banor]]'''
| nickname22   = Duke of the Vandarch
| native22     = 
| life22       = {{Birth date|1737|10|11|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1787|3|30|1737|10|11|df=y}}
| reignstart22 = 15 August 1775
| reignend22   = 30 March 1787
| notes22      = Reigned 11 years, 7 months and 16 days
| family22     = [[House de Banor]]
| image22      = Tordenskiold_Coning.jpg
| alt22        = 

| name23       = '''[[Auguste III de Somua]]'''
| nickname23   = 
| native23     = 
| life23       = {{Birth date|1748|1|16|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1820|5|14|1748|1|16|df=y}}
| reignstart23 = 12 April 1787
| reignend23   = 14 May 1820
| notes23      = Reigned 33 years, 1 month and 3 days
| family23     = [[House de Somua]]
| image23      = Pilo_-_Frederik_V_of_Denmark.jpg
| alt23        = 

| name24       = '''[[Falco IV Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname24   = 
| native24     = 
| life24       = {{Birth date|1784|12|6|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1842|2|19|1784|12|6|df=y}}
| reignstart24 = 17 May 1820
| reignend24   = 19 February 1842
| notes24      = Reigned 21 years, 9 months and 3 days
| family24     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image24      = King_christian_viii_of_denmark.jpg
| alt24        = 

| name25       = '''[[Joanus VIII de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname25   = 
| native25     = 
| life25       = {{Birth date|1791|2|12|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1863|6|15|1791|2|12|df=y}}
| reignstart25 = 29 February 1842
| reignend25   = 15 June 1863
| notes25      = Reigned 21 years, 3 months and 15 days
| family25     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image25      = Friedrich_Wilhelm_III.,_König_von_Preußen_(unbekannter_Maler).jpg
| alt25        = 

| name26       = '''[[Giles IV Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname26   = 
| native26     = 
| life26       = {{Birth date|1834|3|5|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1895|2|20|1834|3|5|df=y}}
| reignstart26 = 19 June 1863
| reignend26   = 20 February 1895
| notes26      = Reigned 31 years, 8 months and 2 days
| family26     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image26      = Frederik_VII_af_August_Schiøtt.jpg
| alt26        = 

| name27       = '''[[Joanus IX de Somua]]'''
| nickname27   = 
| native27     = 
| life27       = {{Birth date|1843|8|11|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1920|10|11|1843|8|11|df=y}}
| reignstart27 = 28 February 1895
| reignend27   = 11 October 1920
| notes27      = Reigned 25 years, 7 months and 14 days.
| family27     = [[House de Somua]]
| image27      = Christian_IX_-_King_of_Denmark.jpg
| alt27        = 

| name28       = '''[[Joanus X de Martigueux]]'''
| nickname28   = The Old Cuirassier
| native28     = 
| life28       = {{Birth date|1897|3|22|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1982|10|22|1897|3|22|df=y}}
| reignstart28 = 15 October 1920
| reignend28   = 22 October 1982
| notes28      = Reigned 62 years and 7 days
| family28     = [[House de Martigueux]]
| image28      = Christian_X_of_Denmark_circa_1915.jpg
| alt28        = 

| name29       = '''[[Giles V Sentinelleau]]'''
| nickname29   = 
| native29     = 
| life29       = {{Birth date|1919|1|25|df=y}} – {{Death date and age|1992|4|12|1919|1|25|df=y}}
| reignstart29 = 24 October 1982
| reignend29   = 12 April 1992
| notes29      = Reigned 9 years, 5 months and 20 days
| family29     = [[House Sentinelleau]]
| image29      = Olav_V_of_Norway.jpg
| alt29        = 

| name30       = '''[[Auguste IV de Somua]]'''
| nickname30   = 
| native30     = 
| life30       = {{Birth date|1940|4|9|df=y}}
| reignstart30 = 17 April 1992
| reignend30   = Incumbent
| notes30      = 
| family30     = [[House de Somua]]
| image30      = Auguste IV de Somua.png
| alt30        = 
}}


[[Category:People]]
[[Category:Royalty]]
[[Category:Nobility]]
[[Category:Grand Dukes of Yonderre]]
[[Category:Yonderre]]
[[Category:Politics of Yonderre]]
[[Category:Monarchs]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:Canonical Article]]