Western Kingdom of the Levantines

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Western Kingdom of the Levantines

Regnum Levantorum Occidentalis
917–978
West Levantine Kingdom after Brian III's succession in 917
West Levantine Kingdom after Brian III's succession in 917
CapitalColgar
Common languagesOld Carnish
Old Ænglish
Carnish Gaelic

limited use of Gallawan and Latin in official and church matters
Religion
Catholic (official)
Germanic religion
GovernmentMonarchy
Western King of the Levantines 
• 917–947
Aemon the Unworthy (first)
• 947–978
Lorcan the Last (second and last)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
917
978
CurrencySiller
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Levantine Empire
Kingdom of Carna
Today part of Carna
 Anglei
 Wealdland
 Yonderre

The Western Kingdom of the Levantines (Latin: Regnum Levantorum Occidentalis) or the Western Levantine Kingdom was a successor state of Conchobar's Levantine Empire created by the empire's division among the three sons of Emperor Brian III in 917. The western kingdom was given to Brian III's youngest son, Aemon, who ruled the kingdom until his death in 947. It would then be inherited by Aemon's only son, Lorcan, who would rule the kingdom until 978 when the now greatly diminished realm was dissolved after Lorcan was captured during a rebellion by the kingdom's Carnish and Gaelic vassal lords.

In 995, Duncan, petty king of Dunaird, succeeded in uniting the numerous Carnish lords under his rule. With the Carnish lords once again united under a single ruler, Duncan founded the Kingdom of Carna becoming its first king and beginning more than a millennia of independent Carnish rule. The founding of the Kingdom of Carna caused Lorcan's eldest son, Brian, to abandon his claim to the lands west of the newly reformed Levantine Empire, recognising that any attempt to re-establish the Western Levantine Kingdom would now be unlikely to succeed.

Brian III's succession

Rebellion of 977