House Wilem

House Wilem is the current reigning royal family of Fleur. They are the th house to rule over Fleur, following the marriage of Lady Astoria Wilemsdotir to Prince Aeren Verden in 198 A.E., solving a succession crisis, though not without some controversy. Since then, the Wilem family has ruled Fleur, with their current reigning monarch Queen Guinevere Wilem of Flowers ruling from the palace Evermere in Wilemberg.

History
In 195 A.E., the ruling Queen of Flowers, Leota of House Verden, died at age sixty-one of natural causes. Her only child, Prince Aeren Verden, became the heir apparent of Fleur. The prince was age thirty-six and still unmarried. His closest living female relative was the Lady Minerva Arimos, who was living in Media at the time, married to Prince Damian of Pilos. A Council of Succession was quickly formed, with great debate occurring over who best to inherit the kingdom. Two camps quickly formed: those in favor of Lady Minerva's claim and those desiring to find a new bride from the nobility for the Prince.

A vote was cast in late 195 A.E. in which it was decided 59 to 41 in favor of Minerva. An ambassador and entourage left to Pilos in spring of 196 A.E. but by their arrival in 197 A.E. were shocked to find that the Lady Minerva had died of a bowel illness months prior. Outraged, the entourage returned just in time to learn that the Prince had chosen a bride from a lesser family called Wilem.

While word was being sent to Pilos, Prince Aeren had met a woman at a gala named Astoria who was attending as a lady-in-waiting of Lady Maria Olivarden. She had met the Prince by chance in the hall, after he had excused himself to clean a stain from his coat. Astoria had offered her help and the two hit it off. Within a month, he announced his plan to marry the woman, and in 198 A.E. they were wed in the city of Skjol. They ruled side by side until 177 A.E. when the fifty-five year old Aeren died in a hunting accident. Astoria succeeded him, becoming the Queen of Flowers in a controversial coronation. She would rule until her death in 169 A.E. She was succeeded by her daughter Queen Kateraldir Wilem of Flowers, cementing the Wilem family as the new royal House of Fleur.

For the next three-hundred years they would rule Fleur.

Line of Succession

 * 1) Astoria Wilem
 * 2) Kateraldir Wilem
 * 3) Tizarn Wilem
 * 4) Taurinja Wilem (contested)
 * 5) Aryanja Wilem
 * 6) Imogen Wilem
 * 7) Imogen Wilem II
 * 8) Grace Wilem (indirect, shared the same great-great-great-grandparent as her husband. Not an official queen but acted as one.)
 * 9) Hestia Wilem
 * 10) Isabella Wilem
 * 11) Helena Wilem
 * 12) Minerva Wilem
 * 13) Lorelai Wilem
 * 14) Minerva Wilem II
 * 15) Guinevere Wilem
 * 16) Persepina Wilem II