The Imperial Court

Emperor William XXIII of the House Avent

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His Imperial Radiance, Firstborn Son of the Earth; Guardian of the Solar System; King of Avalon; Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile; Prince Imperator of the Arms of Orion, of Sagittarius, of Perseus, and Centaurus; Magnarch of Orion; Conqueror of Norma; Grand Strategos of the Legions of the Sun; Supreme Lord of the Cities of Forum; North Star of the Constellations of the Blood Palatine; Defender of the Children of Men; and Servant of the Servants of Earth.

    —His wife, EMPRESS MARIA AGRIPPINA AVENT, Princess of Avalon, Archduchess of Shakespeare, and Mother of Light.

    —Their children:

      —AURELIAN, Crown Prince and firstborn child.

      —IRENE, second-born child.

      FAUSTINUS, thirteenth-born child. Famously said to resemble Hadrian Marlowe.

      —MATTHIAS, thirty-fourth-born child.

      —RICARD ANCHISES, forty-seventh-born child.

      —PHILIP, fifty-second-born child, a notorious gambler and womanizer.

      —ELEANOR, seventy-seventh-born child.

      —ELARA, seventy-eighth-born child.

      SELENE, ninety-ninth-born child, potentially betrothed to HADRIAN MARLOWE.

      ALEXANDER, one hundred seventh–born child and former squire to Sir HADRIAN MARLOWE.

      —TITANIA, one-hundred-eighteenth-born child.

      —VIVIENNE, one hundred twenty-sixth–born child.

    —His ancestor, KING WILLIAM VII WINDSOR, called WILLIAM THE ADVENT, the God Emperor, Emperor of Avalon and Eden, Last King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, King-in-Avalon, and Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile. The first Sollan Emperor, deified by the Chantry.

    —His predecessor and mother, TITANIA AUGUSTA III, whose reign first brought humanity into contact with the Cielcin. Fondly remembered for her hawkish response to the crisis.

    —Other Imperial ancestors mentioned in Lord Marlowe's account:

      EMPEROR TITUS III

      EMPEROR TITUS V

      EMPEROR VICTOR I

      EMPEROR WINSTON THE GOOD

    Advised by The Imperial Council

    Serves as head of The Imperial Legions

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Selene

Ninety-ninth-born child of the EMPEROR WILLIAM THE TWENTY-THIRD OF THE HOUSE AVENT; In Demon in White, potentially betrothed to Hadrian Marlowe.

—Her handmaids, CYNTHIA, KIRIA, and BAYARA.

—Her mother, EMPRESS MARIA AGRIPPINA AVENT, Princess of Avalon, Archduchess of Shakespeare, and Mother of Light.

—Her siblings:

    —AURELIAN, Crown Prince and firstborn child.

    —IRENE, second-born child.

    FAUSTINUS, thirteenth-born child. Famously said to resemble Hadrian Marlowe.

    —MATTHIAS, thirty-fourth-born child.

    —RICARD ANCHISES, forty-seventh-born child.

    —PHILIP, fifty-second-born child, a notorious gambler and womanizer.

    —ELEANOR, seventy-seventh-born child.

    —ELARA, seventy-eighth-born child.

    ALEXANDER, one-hundred-seventh-born child and squire to Sir Hadrian Marlowe.

    —TITANIA, one-hundred-eighteenth-born child.

    —VIVIENNE, one-hundred-twenty-sixth-born child.

—Her ancestor, {KING WILLIAM VII WINDSOR}, called WILLIAM THE ADVENT, the God Emperor, Emperor of Avalon and Eden, Last King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, King-in-Avalon, and Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile. The first Sollan Emperor, deified by the Chantry.

—Her father's predecessor and mother, {TITANIA AUGUSTA III}, whose reign first brought humanity into contact with the Cielcin. Fondly remembered for her hawkish response to the crisis.

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Alexander

One-hundred-seventh-born child of the EMPEROR WILLIAM THE TWENTY-THIRD OF THE HOUSE AVENT; In Demon in White, he travels with the Meidua Red Company as Knight-Victorian HADRIAN MARLOWE'S squire.

—His mother, EMPRESS MARIA AGRIPPINA AVENT, Princess of Avalon, Archduchess of Shakespeare, and Mother of Light.

—His siblings:

    —AURELIAN, Crown Prince and firstborn child.

    —IRENE, second-born child.

    FAUSTINUS, thirteenth-born child. Famously said to resemble Hadrian Marlowe.

    —MATTHIAS, thirty-fourth-born child.

    —RICARD ANCHISES, forty-seventh-born child.

    —PHILIP, fifty-second-born child, a notorious gambler and womanizer.

    —ELEANOR, seventy-seventh-born child.

    —ELARA, seventy-eighth-born child.

    SELENE, ninety-ninth-born child.

    —TITANIA, one-hundred-eighteenth-born child.

    —VIVIENNE, one-hundred-twenty-sixth-born child.

—His ancestor, {KING WILLIAM VII WINDSOR}, called WILLIAM THE ADVENT, the God Emperor, Emperor of Avalon and Eden, Last King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, King-in-Avalon, and Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile. The first Sollan Emperor, deified by the Chantry.

—His father's predecessor and mother, {TITANIA AUGUSTA III}, whose reign first brought humanity into contact with the Cielcin. Fondly remembered for her hawkish response to the crisis.

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Faustinus

Thirteenth-born child of the EMPEROR WILLIAM THE TWENTY-THIRD OF THE HOUSE AVENT; Famously said to resemble HADRIAN MARLOWE.

—His mother, EMPRESS MARIA AGRIPPINA AVENT, Princess of Avalon, Archduchess of Shakespeare, and Mother of Light.

—His siblings:

    —AURELIAN, Crown Prince and firstborn child.

    —IRENE, second-born child.

    —MATTHIAS, thirty-fourth-born child.

    —RICARD ANCHISES, forty-seventh-born child.

    —PHILIP, fifty-second-born child, a notorious gambler and womanizer.

    —ELEANOR, seventy-seventh-born child.

    —ELARA, seventy-eighth-born child.

    SELENE, ninety-ninth-born child.

    ALEXANDER, one-hundred-seventh-born child and squire to Sir Hadrian Marlowe.

    —TITANIA, one-hundred-eighteenth-born child.

    —VIVIENNE, one-hundred-twenty-sixth-born child.

—His ancestor, {KING WILLIAM VII WINDSOR}, called WILLIAM THE ADVENT, the God Emperor, Emperor of Avalon and Eden, Last King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, King-in-Avalon, and Lord Sovereign of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile. The first Sollan Emperor, deified by the Chantry.

—His father's predecessor and mother, {TITANIA AUGUSTA III}, whose reign first brought humanity into contact with the Cielcin. Fondly remembered for her hawkish response to the crisis.

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Emperor Titus III

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Former Emperor of the Sollan Empire.

—His descendant, Emperor William XXIII

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Emperor Titus V

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Former Emperor of the Sollan Empire.

—His descendant, Emperor William XXIII

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Emperor Victor I

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Former Emperor of the Sollan Empire.

—His descendant, Emperor William XXIII

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Emperor Winston the Good

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Former Emperor of the Sollan Empire.

—His descendant, Emperor William XXIII

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Empress Titania Augusta III

Predecessor and mother to EMPEROR WILLIAM XXIII. Her reign first brought humanity into contact with the Cielcin. Fondly remembered for her hawkish response to the crisis.

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