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===Second reign in Urcea=== | ===Second reign in Urcea=== | ||
[[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines|King Leo the Great]] decisively defeated the Julian-Angloise during the [[Great Confessional War]], restoring the Welutes in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] as [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings]]. Leo was the first member of the house chosen by the [[Collegial Electorate]] to serve as [[Emperor of the Levantines]], being elected in [[1572]]. Leo and his successors were prodigious, ensuring the long-term survival of the dynasty. Their prodigiousness ensured the relative stability of the Kingdom through two years of three kings, the first in 1627 which saw Aedanicus V die on 13 August, succeeded by the child-King Adrian IV who died in December after just three and a half months in power. Adrian was succeeded by his uncle Leo III, who would reign for twenty four years until 1651. Contemporary opponents of the crown alleged malfeasance but most historians believe Adrian died of natural causes. Leo's children would also be involved in a year of three kings just a generation later, with his young son Brian I dying after just five years on the throne on 17 July 1656 due to an outbreak of disease in Urceopolis. His brother, Seán III, would reign just two days before succumbing to disease on 19 July. For the first and only time in the history of House de Weluta, the throne passed to a cousin. Riordan VI, the first cousin of Leo III, assumed the throne that day and ruled for another 16 years. Riordan VI is the first and only member of the house to be crowned King outside of Urceopolis, instead receiving the crown at the chapel of [[Castle Welute]] due to the danger posed by disease in Urceopolis. | [[Leo III, Emperor of the Levantines|King Leo the Great]] decisively defeated the Julian-Angloise during the [[Great Confessional War]], restoring the Welutes in [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] as [[Apostolic King of Urcea|Apostolic Kings]]. Leo was the first member of the house chosen by the [[Collegial Electorate]] to serve as [[Emperor of the Levantines]], being elected in [[1572]]. Leo and his successors were prodigious, ensuring the long-term survival of the dynasty. Their prodigiousness ensured the relative stability of the Kingdom through two years of three kings, the first in 1627 which saw Aedanicus V die on 13 August, succeeded by the child-King Adrian IV who died in December after just three and a half months in power. Adrian was succeeded by his uncle Leo III, who would reign for twenty four years until 1651. Contemporary opponents of the crown alleged malfeasance but most historians believe Adrian died of natural causes. Leo's children would also be involved in a year of three kings just a generation later, with his young son Brian I dying after just five years on the throne on 17 July 1656 due to an outbreak of disease in Urceopolis. His brother, Seán III, would reign just two days before succumbing to disease on 19 July. For the first and only time in the history of House de Weluta, the throne passed to a cousin. Riordan VI, the first cousin of Leo III, assumed the throne that day and ruled for another 16 years. Riordan VI is the first and only member of the house to be crowned King outside of Urceopolis, instead receiving the crown at the chapel of [[Castle Welute]] due to the danger posed by disease in Urceopolis. | ||
The de Welutas would once again assume Imperial dignity in [[1702]], this time for nearly a century. | |||
===Current reign in Urcea=== | ===Current reign in Urcea=== | ||