King of Emberglow

The King (or Queen) of Emberglow is the supreme temporal lord of the land of Embar and her people. He is the acknowledged ruler of the Embari of all races. The Dwarven Low King and the Elven Prince retain largely ceremonial positions, though more autonomy is granted to the Low King.

In Emberglow, the rank of King does not exceed that of Queen, and so a regnant queen's consort is referred to as King.

The succession is elective, with the incumbent having discretion to select an heir. There are rules regulating this selection, however: the heir must be a descendant of Julius I; and the heir must be a descendant of the incumbent's royal great-grandfather. If no heir is selected, then the presumptive heir is an applicable son or daughter, or failing that an applicable sibling.

Livery & Style
The King's livery is gold and diamond, though the Royal Family itself is represented by gilt iron and diamond. The heir is also the de facto Duke of Candlewood, so bears the silver and amber livery of that county.

The full title of the present monarch of Emberglow is:

Constantine, the second of that name, by the grace of the gods lord sovereign of Emberglow, and King of the Embari.

The monarch is addressed as His/Her Majesty. It is proper to address the monarch 'Your Majesty' when first meeting him or her, and 'sire' or 'ma'am' thereafter.

The consort of the monarch is also addressed as 'Majesty'. In the event of the consort surviving the monarch, they retrain the style Majesty and are referred to as the King or Queen Dowager.

These rules altered somewhat when Queen Valeria survived her husband with their son Titus I too young to assume the throne. She was referred to initially as Queen Regent. Because she had reigned, when Titus was crowned he decreed that Valeria would thenceforth be Queen Mother, rather than Queen Dowager. This is the only instance of that title in Emberglow's history.

History
The first King of Emberglow was Julius I, aka Julius the Pious, Julius Ironhelm, Julius Pureheart. He was awarded the crown when the Magisterium of Goldenreach found his popular and divine favour to be absolute. A recent war, which was brought to a peaceful resolution owing to Julius' decisive military actions, left many lords and commons feeling that the time had come to unify under a single nation.

Since the institution of the Kingdom, there have been nineteen monarchs, with the latest, Constantine, recently crowned. His uncle was Titus III, who died on the 18th of March SR 571.