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The '''King''', also known as the '''Royarch''', is the ruler and leader of [[Bretonnia]], the second most powerful nation of the [[Old World]]. He is crowned by the [[Fay Enchantress]]. She is also able to remove a king from power, and King '''Ballaume the Brave''' was deposed by the Grail Knights by order of the Fay Enchantress. The current King is [[Louen Leoncoeur]] who was crowned by [[Morgiana le Fay]] in '''2500 IC'''.


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!colspan="4" style=background:#FFBF00|Known Rulers & Kings of Bretonnia
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Name'''
|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Reign'''
|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Notes'''
|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Sources'''
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|align=center|'''[[Gilles le Breton]]'''
|align=center|'''977 IC''' - '''995 IC'''
|align=center|United Bretonnia, acknowledged as '''Leader of Battles''', never officially crowned as king.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 10, 11, 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 32, 38
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|align=center|'''[[Louis the Rash]]'''
|align=center|'''1001''' - ?
|align=center|Son of Gilles, "first" King of Bretonnia and the first [[Questing Knight]].
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 12, 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 32, 38
|-
|align=center|'''[[King Guillaume|Guillaume]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''1142'''
|align=center|Third King of Bretonnia, his many deeds were made into the '''"Chanson of Guillaume"'''.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pg. 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 33, 39<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition)]], pg. 15
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|align=center|'''[[Baudoin]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''1245'''
|align=center|Slew the ferocious [[Dragon]] '''Mergaste'''.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pg.33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pg. 39
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|align=center|'''[[Louis the Righteous]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''1448'''
|align=center|Organised the Crusades against [[Araby]]. Defeated the [[Red Duke]].
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pg.13<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 33, 39
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|align=center|'''[[Jules]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''1578'''{{Fn|2}} or '''1588'''{{Fn|1}}
|align=center|Took part in a great tourney against the [[Wood Elves]] of [[Athel Loren]], defeating one of their lords in the joust.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pg. 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pg. 39, [[Warhammer Armies: Wood Elves (6th Edition)]]
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|align=center|'''[[Philippe the Strong]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''1635'''
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pg. 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pg. 39
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|align=center|'''[[Jean]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''1847'''
|align=center|Dispatched a expedition to [[Lustria]] in 1847 [[IC]].
|align=center|[[White Dwarf 205 (UK)]], pg. 34
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|align=center|'''[[Louis the Brave]]'''
|align=center|unclear, shortly before '''2007'''
|align=center|Slain by Akrim, the leader of the Skulltakers, a [[Chaos]] warband.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 33, 68<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pg. 39<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Realm of Chaos (5th Edition)]], pg. 91
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|align=center|'''[[Louis the Young]]'''
|align=center|unclear, after '''2007'''
|align=center|Son of Louis the Brave, knighted [[Repanse de Lyonesse]] and made her Duchess of [[Lyonesse]].
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 33, 68<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pg. 39
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|align=center|'''[[Louen Orc-Slayer]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''2201'''
|align=center|Declared an Errantry War against the [[Orc]]s.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 16, 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 34, 39
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|align=center|'''[[Jules the Just]]'''
|align=center|unclear, shortly before '''2297'''
|align=center|Died in single combat against a [[Chaos Knight]], who he also killed. His death led to the '''Affair of the False Grail'''.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 14, 33
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|align=center|'''[[Gaston de Beau Geste]]'''
|align=center|unclear, shortly after '''2297'''
|align=center|Married La Belle Isoulde, daughter of Jules the Just.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 15, 33
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|align=center|'''[[Charlen]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''2420'''
|align=center|Renewed and escalated the Errantry Wars.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 16, 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 34, 39
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|align=center|'''[[Theobald II]]'''
|align=center| ? until '''2478'''
|align=center|Fought the [[Lichemaster]], destroying his fortress of Krinal in the [[Vaults]] but killed in the process.
|align=center|[[White Dwarf 310 (UK)]]: Return of the Lichmaster, pg. 104
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|align=center|'''[[Phillipe V]]'''
|align=center|unclear, around '''2488'''
|align=center|Ended the Errantry Wars.
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 16, 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 35, 39
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|align=center|'''[[Feramand]]'''
|align=center| ? 
|align=center|The animated corpse of Duke [[Tancred I]] was sent to him with greetings by the Lichemaster in 2495 [[IC]].
|align=center|[[White Dwarf 310 (UK)]]: Return of the Lichmaster, pg. 104
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|align=center|'''[[Louen Leoncoeur]]'''
|align=center|'''2500''' - '''2523'''
|align=center|
|align=center|[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pgs. 16, 33<br>[[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pgs. 37, 39, 78
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|align=center|'''[[Mallobaude]]'''
|align=center|'''2523'''
|align=center|The [[Vampire]] son of Louen Leoncoeur. Killed by Gilles le Breton.
|align=center|[[Warhammer: Nagash]], {{Cite This}}
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|align=center|'''[[Gilles le Breton]]'''
|align=center|'''2523''' - Present
|align=center|The last and first King of Bretonnia.
|align=center|[[Warhammer: Nagash]], {{Cite This}}
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===See also===
*[[Emperor]]
*[[Tzar]]
*[[Phoenix King]]
*[[High King]]
*[[Dragon Emperor]]
*[[King of Khemri]]

== Notes ==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition)]], pg. 33, gives the date '''1588'''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition)]], pg. 39, gives the date '''1578'''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (5th Edition)]]

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