Chassigne family

The Chassigne family is the Royal Family of Sabrateur. The first King of Sabrateur, Ranulph I, is the direct grandfather, 31 times removed, of the current sovereign, Alexander James V. The Royal Family has presided over Sabrateur for the duration of its existence, and Ranulph was leader of the tribe that became the Sabratese people, taking up his seat as King when the people settled, c. 1100. He is renowned for his just and charismatic nature, and is seen as a virtuous and acceptable role model, by far the most researched and respected of the Chassigne mantle.

Lineage

• Ranulph I c.1100 - 1117
• Ranulph II 1117 - 1145
• Alexander James I 1145 - 1169
• Stephen I 1169 - 1198
• Ranulph III 1198 - 1215
• Stephen II 1215 - 1283
• Charles Stephen 1283 - 1314
• Ranulph IV 1314 - 1336
• Alexander James II 1336 - 1349
• Denzel I 1349 - 1370
• Edmund I 1370 - 1405
• Edmund II 1405 - 1450
• Ranulph V 1450 - 1462
• Ranulph the Frail (VI) 1462 - 1466
• Denzel II 1466 - 1471 (brother to predecessor)
• Stephen III 1471 - 1496
• Nicholas I 1496 - 1550
• Denzel III 1550 - 1576
• John Nicholas I 1576 - 1607
• John Nicholas II 1607 - 1640
• Stephen IV 1640 - 1652
• Ranulph VII 1652 - 1676
• Reginé 1676 - 1717
• Edmund III 1717 - 1734
• Nicholas I 1734 - 1760
• John Nicholas III 1760 - 1783
• Alexander James II 1783 - 1840
• Ranulph VIII 1840 - 1869
• Alexandré 1869 - 1890
• Ranulph IX 1890 - 1906
• Yusuf 1906 - 1927
• Alexander James IV 1927 - 1942
• John Nicholas IV 1942 -1996
• Alexander James V 1996 -

(Heir: Steven (V))

Trivia

• The longest reigning monarch is Stephen II, who was King for 68 years.

• The shortest reigning monarch is Ranulph VI, who was King for only 4 years due to his serious illness, earning him the title 'Ranulph the Frail'. His brother, Denzel II, fared little better; he died after 5 years on the throne.

• There have been only two Queens of Sabrateur, Reginé and Alexandré. They were both popular, despite a strongly male-orientated scoiety at the time. Queen Alexandré was noted for her push for women to be held in the same esteem as men, with her work being very evident in today's equal society.

• The last monarch to hold absolute power was Edmund III, as a formal government and Prime Minister was introduced to Sabrateur in 1728.

• Only three monarchs have died in unnatural circumstances. Alexander James I was killed fighting Romani soldiers in 1169 (his son Stephen then led a massacre of the Romani company). Ranulph V died in a tragic accident when he was trampled to death by a herd of his own horses, aged only 35. Stephen IV was the last monarch to die in such a way; he drowned afer his ship, the Hand in Glove, was wrecked off the coast of White-Rose after a voyage of discovery was hit by savage storms.

• The royal palace, built in 1627 by John Nicholas II, was inhabited by the Royal Family until 2000, when King Aleander James V elected to leave and donate it to the Sabratese Heritage Guild, who converted into the National Chassigne Museum.