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(Weird, it seems that Gilles and his companions were Grail Knights (they drank from the grail). They simply never were Questing Knights.)
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The '''King''' 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 <ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.76</ref>. The current King is [[Louen Leoncoeur]] who was crowned by [[Morgiana Le Fay]] in '''2500 IC'''.
 
The '''King''' 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 <ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.76</ref>. 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
 
!colspan="4" style=background:#FFBF00|known rulers & kings of Bretonnia
 
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''name'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Name'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''reign'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Reign'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''notes'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Notes'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''sources'''
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|style=background:#FFBF00 align=center|'''Sources'''
 
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|align=center|[[Gilles le Breton]]
 
|align=center|[[Gilles le Breton]]
 
|align=center|'''977 IC''' - '''995 IC'''
 
|align=center|'''977 IC''' - '''995 IC'''
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|align=center|united Bretonnia, acknowledged as '''Leader of Battles''', never crowned as king
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|align=center|United Bretonnia, acknowledged as '''Leader of Battles''', never crowned as king.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.10, 11 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.32 & 38</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.10, 11 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.32 & 38</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Louis the Rash'''
 
|align=center|'''Louis the Rash'''
 
|align=center|'''1001''' - ?
 
|align=center|'''1001''' - ?
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|align=center|son of Gilles, first King of Bretonnia
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|align=center|Son of Gilles, first King of Bretonnia.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.12 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.32 & 38</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.12 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.32 & 38</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Guillaume'''
 
|align=center|'''Guillaume'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''1142'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''1142'''
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|align=center|third king of Bretonnia
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|align=center|Third King of Bretonnia.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.33 & 39 - Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition) p.15</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.33 & 39 - Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition) p.15</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Louis the Righteous'''
 
|align=center|'''Louis the Righteous'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''1448'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''1448'''
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|align=center|organized the Crusades against [[Araby]]
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|align=center|Organised the Crusades against [[Araby]].
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.13 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.33 & 39</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.13 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.33 & 39</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Louis the Brave'''
 
|align=center|'''Louis the Brave'''
 
|align=center|unclear, shortly before '''2007'''
 
|align=center|unclear, shortly before '''2007'''
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|align=center|slain by '''Akrim''' the leader of the '''Skulltakers''', a [[Chaos]] warband
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|align=center|Slain by Akrim, the leader of the Skulltakers, a [[Chaos]] warband.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 & 68 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39 - Warhammer Armies: Realm of Chaos (5th Edition) p.91</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 & 68 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39 - Warhammer Armies: Realm of Chaos (5th Edition) p.91</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Louis the Young'''
 
|align=center|'''Louis the Young'''
 
|align=center|unclear, after '''2007'''
 
|align=center|unclear, after '''2007'''
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|align=center|son of Louis the Brave, knighted '''Repanse de Lyonesse''' and made her Duchess of Lyonesse
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|align=center|Son of Louis the Brave, knighted '''Repanse de Lyonesse''' and made her Duchess of Lyonesse.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 & 68 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 & 68 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Louen Orc-Slayer'''
 
|align=center|'''Louen Orc-Slayer'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''2201'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''2201'''
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|align=center|declared an Errantry War against the [[Orc]]s
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|align=center|Declared an Errantry War against the [[Orc]]s.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.34 & 39</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.34 & 39</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Jules the Just'''
 
|align=center|'''Jules the Just'''
 
|align=center|unclear, shortly before '''2297'''
 
|align=center|unclear, shortly before '''2297'''
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|align=center|died in single combat against a Chaos Knight, his death led to the '''Affair of the False Grail'''
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|align=center|Died in single combat against a Chaos Knight. His death led to the '''Affair of the False Grail'''.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.14 & 33</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.14 & 33</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Gaston de Beau Geste'''
 
|align=center|'''Gaston de Beau Geste'''
 
|align=center|unclear, shortly after '''2297'''
 
|align=center|unclear, shortly after '''2297'''
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|align=center|married '''La Belle Isoulde''', daughter of Jules the Just
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|align=center|Married La Belle Isoulde, daughter of Jules the Just.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.15 & 33</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.15 & 33</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Charlen'''
 
|align=center|'''Charlen'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''2420'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''2420'''
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|align=center|renewed and escalated the Errantry Wars
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|align=center|Renewed and escalated the Errantry Wars.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.34 & 39</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.34 & 39</ref>
 
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|align=center|'''Phillipe V'''
 
|align=center|'''Phillipe V'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''2488'''
 
|align=center|unclear, around '''2488'''
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|align=center|ended the Errantry Wars
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|align=center|Ended the Errantry Wars.
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.35 & 39</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.35 & 39</ref>
 
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|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.37, 39 & 78</ref>
 
|align=center|<ref>Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.37, 39 & 78</ref>
 
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===See also===
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==See also==
 
*[[Emperor]]
 
*[[Emperor]]
 
*[[Tzar]]
 
*[[Tzar]]

Revision as of 10:07, 21 September 2011

The King 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 [1]. The current King is Louen Leoncoeur who was crowned by Morgiana Le Fay in 2500 IC.

known rulers & kings of Bretonnia
Name Reign Notes Sources
Gilles le Breton 977 IC - 995 IC United Bretonnia, acknowledged as Leader of Battles, never crowned as king. [2]
Louis the Rash 1001 - ? Son of Gilles, first King of Bretonnia. [3]
Guillaume unclear, around 1142 Third King of Bretonnia. [4]
Baudoin unclear, around 1245 [5]
Louis the Righteous unclear, around 1448 Organised the Crusades against Araby. [6]
Jules unclear, around 1578 or 1588 [7]
Philippe the Strong unclear, around 1635 [8]
Louis the Brave unclear, shortly before 2007 Slain by Akrim, the leader of the Skulltakers, a Chaos warband. [9]
Louis the Young unclear, after 2007 Son of Louis the Brave, knighted Repanse de Lyonesse and made her Duchess of Lyonesse. [10]
Louen Orc-Slayer unclear, around 2201 Declared an Errantry War against the Orcs. [11]
Jules the Just unclear, shortly before 2297 Died in single combat against a Chaos Knight. His death led to the Affair of the False Grail. [12]
Gaston de Beau Geste unclear, shortly after 2297 Married La Belle Isoulde, daughter of Jules the Just. [13]
Charlen unclear, around 2420 Renewed and escalated the Errantry Wars. [14]
Phillipe V unclear, around 2488 Ended the Errantry Wars. [15]
Louen Leoncoeur 2500 - present [16]

See also

Notes & sources

  1. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.76
  2. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.10, 11 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.32 & 38
  3. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.12 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.32 & 38
  4. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.33 & 39 - Warhammer Armies: Orcs & Goblins (4th Edition) p.15
  5. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39
  6. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.13 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.33 & 39
  7. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 gives the date 1588 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39 gives the date 1578
  8. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39
  9. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 & 68 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39 - Warhammer Armies: Realm of Chaos (5th Edition) p.91
  10. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.33 & 68 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.39
  11. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.34 & 39
  12. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.14 & 33
  13. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.15 & 33
  14. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.34 & 39
  15. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.35 & 39
  16. ↑ Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (4th Edition) p.16 & 33 - Warhammer Armies: Bretonnia (6th Edition) p.37, 39 & 78
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