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The Royal Family (aka Royal House of Daventry[1]) is the formal name for the rulers of Kingdom of Daventry, the first family of Daventry. The current Royal Family is King Graham and his family, the Graham Family.

Background[]

It seems, that the King of Daventry and his family are forever charged (although some might say cursed) to play a grave and crucial and essential role in the very existence of the universe of Daventry. King Graham and his family are for the side of Good and Manannan and all of his family are on the side of Evil. Neither side chose to be be what they are nor understand why they were chosen. The final winner will determine the course of the world until the next crisis arrives, and the fight is renewed again with new players.[2]

The heir during succession of rule is usually the first born son (or daughter) of reigning king. When there is no direct heir, it maybe passed onto the wife, or other close relatives of the king. When there is no close or direct relatives as was the case with the previous King Edward, then the king chooses a suitable heir from the noble families (knights or others). These maybe distantly related or not. When a king dies with no wife, or children through mistakes or other means, dynasties can change[3].

Members[]

Old Dynasty
New Dynasty

Rosella's Suitors[]

Note: At beginning of KQ7 Rosella has many suitors she is not interested in. At end of KQ7 Rosella isn't yet ready to jump into marriage, she decides to take things slow, but allows Edgar to court her. However, it is said that Rosella may be impetuous, but she is no fool. She would marry no man before her time, and she knows near nothing of Edgar. Apparently following the events of KQ8, Rosella would meet Connor upon his return and be smitten with him, and have to decide between Edgar and him.

Other Relatives[]

Note: See below.

See also[]

Notes[]

Alexander is the current heir apparent in Daventry, the true prince prophesied keep the kingdom secure, destined to rule Daventry in the future. Rosella is second in line, assuming Alex passes on future rulership. She had been the previous heir when Alexander was kidnapped and thought dead.

Cassima, as the wife of Alexander, and as a member of Royal Family through marriage to the crown prince of Daventry, is technically be the crown princess to the kingdom.

Graham thinks the above theory that he represents the forces of good is unlikely.

"Yuk!" is the royal family's favorite word of disgust.[7]

It seems that according to the Kingdom of Sorrow that Graham's family is distantly related to Edward's, as it links the 'royal family' which he is a part of together with the older 'royal family'. The books suggests distant cousins, nieces, nephews etc, back in time when the royal family was larger and lived in the castle. Part of the castle had a set of apartments down the hall had housed royal nieces and nephews and cousins when the royal family had been larger.[8] Although this would seem to contradict The King's Appeal which states that he had no relatives. But it could mean relatives close enough in proximity to blood to follow typical hereditary order of succession (firstborn son and/or daughter).[9] See Order of succession, and below.

The same line in the book does seem to confirm that Graham has no nieces and nephews at least, or that they do not live in Castle Daventry. This appears to suggest he has no siblings. In addition Graham and others only discuss Grahams father or his mother an no other family members which suggest he grew up alone.

Another decription in Kingdom of Sorrow holds the implication that Graham first generation to immigrate and become a citizen of Daventry, and that it was possibly that Graham came to Daventry after his youthful travels. This is a bit different than the Companion or Hoyle 1 accounts which link his family back to Daventry by at least two generations (or KQ1SMS which also suggests he grew up in Daventry). However it can still be interpreted to fit with the other lore if he just means that his family only goes back a few generations, rather than many. But as mentioned, on the other hand the same book suggests the "royal family" which he is a part used to be much larger in days before Edward, suggesting some distant relation to Edward. Still possible (ignoring the sources stating he was born and raised in Daventry), assuming Edward's ancestors married into nearby lands, and Graham is related to one of those families (but this article still goes with main series accounts and Companion's more specific information concerning Graham's heritage).

In Kingdom of Sorrow its suggested that Graham is not of 'noble' birth, or at least not of royalty/'born to the king's station' (though other sources confirm he is in fact of the nobility, but not necessarily royal lineage). This is also nodded to in See No Weevil, that he not of royalty. But on the other hand the books suggests his family related to the royal family at least distantly, as mentioned above.

In the KQ1SCI universe Graham sees prophecies of his future, including his 'children' and their adventures.[10] This of course would change quite a few things if he knew about his future before it happened. Like he could have protected his son from the kidnapping, prepared for the three-headed dragon early on, etc. Of course the prophecy might also be predicting him having 'many fine children' beyond the two twins (those that Gerwain predicted would be born to the royal family). 'Many' would suggerst king's court is practically filled with his children ('many' implies having greater than four or five most likely, but probably not more than a dozen, as people would probably see that is 'lots of children'). In fact in KQ2, Edward predicted that Graham's future wife would give him an prince heir would take over the kingdom, to avoid the issue Edward had with no heir. These prophecies have not yet come to pass in the original game universe or its spin-offs. Nor have we seen the many grandchildren that Graham and Valanice dream will be born to their children.

If he had more children at the time of KQ8 its not clear, although they certainly are not mentioned in the game, or the manual (which only covers the history of the first six games, and sets up Connor's backstory). There is only one line in the game that implies that Graham's family (possibly larger family than he had in previous games) are trapped in the castle and turned to stone.[11]

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Behind the scenes[]

The idea of dynasties appears in Romancing the Throne: From the Chronicles of Daventry, Part II, though it doesn't specifically state that Graham and Edward are of seperate dynasties, only that Graham risked ending his dynasty if he made a mistake. Graham was considered 'heir' to Edward, if he was given 'adopted' status is not clear (though he is described as 'son' by King Edward).

While 'dynasties' designate alternate 'families, stock, or group', they may still be related distantly by blood. This is due to the fact that much of the royal and noble families intermarried with each other and with the families of other nations to create alliances, pacts and treaties. As was the case with the British monarchy in which the current house of Windsor can still trace its heritage back through the various dynasties including Hanover, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Stuart, Tudors, Lancaster and York, Plantagenet, Angevin, and Normandy, all the way back to Albert the Great (assuming there were no 'pretenders' at any point in between). This means while they might not be close enough to consider themselves relatives, they may still share proximity of blood by distant ancestors.

What this means is that Graham could still be distantly related Edward by blood, but not close enough to be considered a 'relative', allowing for the idea that Graham belongs to the same 'royal family' line, but not actually close relative, and a separate dynasty.

References[]

  1. KQC3E, 238
  2. KQC2E, 243
  3. TKQC2E, pg
  4. KQC2E,pg "May their marriage prosper and may they have many fine children, strong and good."
  5. 17 And thus ended Sir Graham's great quest for the lost treasures of Daventry. Despite the loss of their beloved King Edward, the people of Daventry grew happy and prosperous and flourished for years to come. 18 And whenever King Graham looked into his magic mirror, he saw visions of adventures yet to come...for him, for his children, and for Daventry, the land he loved.
  6. KQ2 Manual, pg.: "Graham, your kingdom is strong now, thanks to the recovery of the three treasures and your wise leadership. But it will soon grow weak again, if you do not provide an heir to the throne. Marry, my son, and give your people a prince that will make their future secure."
  7. KQC2E, pg265
  8. KOS, 35
  9. To make matters worse, the king has no wife, children, or relatives to inherit the throne.
  10. Narrator (KQ1SCI): "17 And thus ended Sir Graham's great quest for the lost treasures of Daventry. Despite the loss of their beloved King Edward, the people of Daventry grew happy and prosperous and flourished for years to come. 18 And whenever King Graham looked into his magic mirror, he saw visions of adventures yet to come...for him, for his children, and for Daventry, the land he loved."
  11. Unicorn (KQ8):"Verily, King Graham and his family have suffered the same fate as the rest of Daventry's mortal inhabitants."
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