OOC | Titles & Styles of Varmont Queens
ok, so for compare/contrast purposes, i'm including roderick's styles esp bc it'll probs be echoed a good bit by elaine's imperial style
also note the ladies' titles will be shorter than their male counterparts bc they can't go running off and becoming godly champions or knights or run around conquering cities or anything so yeah alksjdfjkldsf
INFORMAL STYLE OF THE TRUE EMPEROR
His Imperial Majesty, Roderick the First of His Name, by the Grace of the One True God, of the Great and Holy Empire of [Varmont] and Astaira and of His other Realms and Territories One True Emperor, Conquer of the Twelve Kingdoms, Defender of the Faith, and God’s Own Champion
FORMAL STYLE OF THE TRUE EMPEROR
His Imperial Majesty, Roderick the First of His Name, by the Grace of the One True God, of [Varmont], and of Antillia, Kolchis, Alatyr, Aarnu, Vinetta, Kvenheim, Aotepo, Argadara, Xangadu, Malakarta, Affaraon, and Astaira, and of his Dominions beyond the Seas, One True Emperor, Protector of Vyrajj, God-King of Kolchis, Archduke of the Two Isles and of the Shimmering Seas Overlord, King-Elector of the Astairans, Lord of the Two Lands, Sun-King of the Hauren, Divine Emperor of the Iddenese, the Freefolk, and the Cockaignians, Evenstar of Astaira, Conqueror of the Twelve Kingdoms, Defender of the Faith, and God’s Own Champion
INFORMAL STYLE OF THE TRUE EMPRESS
Her Imperial Majesty, Elaine, by the Grace of the One True God, of the Great and Holy Empire of [Varmont] and Astaira and of Her other Realms and Territories One True Empress, Great Royal Wife, Great of Praises
FORMAL STYLE OF THE EMPRESS (note that, given her death, some nations are not noted in her style -- note: aarnu was not yet conquered at the time of her death, but roderick began styling himself its emperor from the moment he declared war)
Her Imperial Majesty, Elaine, by the Grace of the One True God, of [Varmont], and of Antillia, Kolchis, Aarnu, Vinetta, Kvenheim, and Malakarta, and of Her Dominions beyond the Seas, One True Empress, Great Royal Wife, Great of Praises, God-Queen of Kolchis, Lady of the Two Lands, Divine Empress of the Iddenese and the Freefolk, Archduchess of Thule, Basileia of Hesperygon, Great Royal Lady of Bennun, Princesa of Cenalla, Duchess of Bastlia, High Lady of Iramala, Lady of Yggheim
ovn -- empress, archduchess of thule (english medieval mythic island country), foxe
antillia -- princesa of cenalla (la canela island of cinnamon)
kolchis -- basileia of hesperygon (hesperides hera's garden of immortality + laistrygon an island from which odysseus escaped)
aarnu -- great royal lady of bennun (benben the first land + nun the primordial waters from which benben arose)
vinetta -- duchess of bastlia (baltia/basilia/abalus mythic amber island in norther europe)
kvenheim -- lady of yggheim (yggdrasil the primordial tree of the world + heimr effectively denoting 'world/place')
malakarta -- high lady of iramala (iram a mythic lost city + malakut an invisible realm)
posthumous awards to household:
alytar -- grand princess of alaraj (alatyr navel of the earth + vyraj where "birds fly for the winter and souls go after death")
aotepo -- high lady of raro (rarohenga the afterlife location of those devoted to the earth mother)
argadara -- rani of agartha (a legendary city located at the earth's core)
xangadu -- duchess of bouzhu (mount buzhou mythic mountain)
affaraon -- marquess lotnian (lothian + lot)
astaira -- lady avalion (transcription of avalon)
Her Most Gracious Royal Majesty Queen Consort of [Varmont] and of Kolchis, Great Royal Wife, Imperial Noble Consort, Magnificent Consort, Lady of Beauty, Cradle of the Great Empire and Most Serene Lady Mother, Princess Flamekeeper of Kolchis, and Princess of the House of Calainon, Queen Consort of Kolchis, Archduchess of Suddene, Great Royal Lady of Ruat, Marquess of Camasa, Marquess of Marcamedun, Kyria of Aiaia, Blessed Lady of Lengdai, Countess of Wachak, Boyaress of Lyshora, Lady Silbrahy, Lady of Mupelseheim, Lady of Amirotha, Lady of Zethuria, Lady of Inherit Glory, Noble Beauty, Shelter of the Empire
ovn -- queen consort, archduchess of suddene (medieval english mythical country)
antillia -- marquess of camasa (la cuidad blanca/kaha kamasa/the white city legendary city in honduras)
kolchis -- queen consort, kyria of aiaia (aeaea the realm of circe)
alatyr -- boyaress of lyshora (lysa hora bald mountain, a place associated with witchcraft)
aarnu -- great royal lady of ruat (aaru mythic field of reeds + duat mythic underworld)
vinetta -- countess of wachak (wawel chakra home of a castle atop a mountain under which dwelt a dragon)
kvenheim -- lady of mupelseheim (muspelheim land of fire)
aotepo -- great lady of aunata (atanua the home of a god)
argadara -- lady of amirotha (ayotha amirtha gangai mythic river)
xangadu -- blessed lady of lengdai (mount penglai a legendary mountain + diyu perdition)
malakarta -- lady of zethuria (zerzura legendary "oasis of little birds" + bethulia city delivered from holofernes by judith)
affaraon -- marquess of marcamedun (marchidun scottlish celtic fort + camelon)
astaira -- lady silbrahy (hy-brasil a mythic irish phantom island cloaked in mist)
MARIAN ( @forgottenmarian as requested, m'dear! i f you don't like these names/titles etc i def wont be offended if you want to change them around etc they're all just meant to be effectively inspo/placeholders <3)
Her Most Gracious Royal Majesty Queen Consort of [Varmont] and of Antillia, Noble Consort, Splendid Consort, Lady of Gentleness, Cradle of the Great Empire and Most Serene Lady Mother, Sweet of Love, Lady of Grace, and Lady of the House of [the Sun], Queen Consort of Antillia, Archduchess of Westernesse, Great Royal Lady of Akhu, Duchess of Laprime, Duchess of Emablach, Kyria of Thrinacia, Great Lady of Fangsu, High Lady of Tairua, Countess of Oponskoya, Countess of Liboce, Lady Fuindetan, Lady of Jormsborg, Lady of As-Barzirakh, Lady of Lahmoka, The one for whom the sun shines, Lady of Splendid Countenance, Lady of Everlasting Splendidness
ovn -- queen consort, archduchess of westernesse (a country in medieval english thought)
antillia -- queen consort, duchess of laparime (lake parime the mythical location of el dorado)
kolchis -- kyria of thrinacia (island of the sun)
alatyr -- countess of oponskoya (opona/oponskoye a mythical russian kingdom)
aarnu -- great royal lady of akhu (askhet an egyptian hieroglyph that represents the sun rising over a mountain, translating to "horizon" or "the place in the sky where the sunrises" + manu western abode of the sun god ra)
vinetta -- countess of liboce (bobolice a castle rich in folklore)
kvenheim -- lady of jormsborg (jomsborg legendary viking fortress)
aotepo -- high lady of tairua (te rerenga wairua the spirit’s leap, a place spirits must travel through to reach the afterlife)
argadara -- lady of lahmoka (brahmaloka abode of the creator)
xangadu -- great lady of fangsu (fusang realm of the world tree)
malakarta -- lady of as-barzirakh (as-sirat bridge to paradise + barzakh the veil between life and death)
affaraon -- duchess of emablach (emain ablach abode of the sea god)
astaira -- lady fuindetan (tuile tuinde/fintan's grave)
EILIONORA (potentially, should she wed roderick...)
Her Most Gracious Royal Majesty Queen Consort of [Varmont] and of Astaira, Consort, Learned Lady, King's Daughter, Princess of the House of Stafford, Queen Consort of Astaira, Archduchess of Cameliard, Duchess of Zoryan, Kyria of Biarma, Marquess of Rocraigh, Countess of Reyne, Lady Stafford, Lady of Ixemsek, Lady of Forsbrunnr, Lady of Taiarea, Lady of Vaikashna, Lady of Kanglun, Lady of Abilsun, Lady of Flowering Luminance, Lady of Propitious Honor, Lady of Promise
ovn -- queen consort, archduchess of cameliard (legendary kingdom)
antillia -- countess of reyne (reynes mythic medieval kingdom)
kolchis -- kyria of chyrse (chryse & argyre mythic islands)
alatyr -- lady of biarma (biarmaland a mythic place in northern russia attested by norse sagas)
aarnu -- lady of ixemsek (j.ḫmw-sk/ixɛm sɛk/the indestructibles – literally "the ones not knowing destruction" a land of starlight sheltered by the north star)
vinetta -- duchess of zoryan (buyan/bujan mythic island + zorya celestial star/solar goddesses
kvenheim -- lady of forsbrunnr (fositesland/forseti place of the god of justice + mimisbrunnr the well of yggdrasil)
aotepo -- lady of taiarea (raiatea a sacred island)
argadara -- lady of vaikashna (kailasha celestial abode of shiva + vaikuntha celstial abode of vishnu)
xangadu -- lady of kanglun (shangrila utopia + kunlun sacred mountains)
malakarta -- lady of abilsun (hitfun river separating world of darkness form that of light + jabulsa a mythic emerald city)
affaraon -- marquess of rocraigh (rocabarraigh a phantom island in scottish myth which will appear only 3 times, the last time at the end of the world)
astaira -- queen consort, lady stafford