An Antivan noble
Antiva is officially ruled by a monarchy; in truth, it is a plutocracy ruled by a group of merchant princes—heads of banks, trading companies, and vineyards.[1] The line of kings has remained unbroken for two and a half thousand years, but they hold so little actual power that most people outside of Antiva believe that it has no king at all.[2]
Succession[]
Succession is hereditary. To protect the line of succession, royal bastards may be asked to choose between exile and joining the Antivan Crows.[3] The Crows have frequently played a significant role in dictating the succession in Antiva.[4]
Queen Asha Campana, "the Queen Mother of Thedas," arranged marriages for her children and grandchildren in strategically selected families across Thedas. As a result, the Antivan royalty has familial ties to the Empress of Orlais, the Prince of Starkhaven, the King of Nevarra, and seven of the Dukes of the Anderfels as well as some magisters of the Tevinter Imperium.[5]
Known royalty and nobility[]
King/Queen[]
In chronological order:
- King Guiomar the Younger – known for claiming a Maker-granted right as judge and executioner, he personally executed those he decreed guilty; he was assassinated by the Antivan Crow Callisto di Bastion in 4:22 Black[6][7]
- Queen Asha Subira Bahadur Campana – a Rivaini princess born in 4:30 Black; Gana of Ayesleigh; wife of King Alonzo Campana; she later became known as the "Queen Mother of Thedas"[5][8][9]
- King Alonzo (Dario) Campana – husband of Queen Asha; in some entries, his first name is stated to be "Alonzo",[5] in others he is referred to as "Dario"[8]
- King Elaudio – murdered by his own Royal Guard for failing to evacuate Antiva City ahead of the darkspawn assault at the beginning of the Fourth Blight in 5:12 Exalted[10]
- Queen Giuvana – wife of Elaudio; she was killed by the Archdemon Andoral during the evacuation of Antiva City at the beginning of the Fourth Blight in 5:12[10]
- King Azar Adalberto Campana – was saved by Lambert Valmont during the Battle of Ayesleigh in 5:24[11]
- Queen Madrigal – was murdered under mysterious circumstances in 5:99, leading Divine Theodosia I to name the incoming age the "Steel Age"[12][13][14]
- King Semion – succeeded his cousin Queen Madrigal; known for building of Velabanchel prison; he is said to have perished in a fire—however it is also rumored that he was killed by the Crows[15]
- King Natale – reigning in 9:28 Dragon[16]
- King Fulgeno II – reigning in 9:41 Dragon;[17] father of Viago De Riva[18]; appointed Josephine Montilyet as Ambassador to Orlais[19]
Prince/Princess[]
In chronological order:
- Prince Eladio – son of Queen Madrigal; he was supposed to assume the Antivan throne after his mother's assassination, but vanished a year before his adulthood and coronation[20]
- Prince Enzio di Treviso – he was murdered in 6:32 Steel[21]
- Prince Estefan – fathered many illegal bastards such as Rinnala; he was murdered by the Crows for bedding a married noblewoman[22]
- Prince Azrin – brother to Princess Ferenna; he started out as eleventh in line to the throne but "worked his way up" to the fourth place by ordering deaths of royal family members after inheriting control of a Crow cell from his grandfather; the King of Antiva eventually hired three other Crow cells to assassinate Prince Azrin, Zevran Arainai was a part of that mission[23]
- Princess Ferenna – sister to Prince Azrin who decided to support her brother when the King turned against him; a one-time assassination target of Zevran Arainai[23]
Unknown dates:
- Princess Liviana – founder of House Valisti; she became a First Talon of the Crows then later married into the Avastana merchant house[4]
Merchant Prince/Princess[]
- Prince Claudio Valisti – he was a Third Talon of the Crows until his death in 9:38 Dragon
Lord/Lady[]
- Josephine Montilyet
- Adorno Ciel Otranto
- Lambert Valmont – he was given a noble title for saving the life of King Azar Adalberto Campana during the Battle of Ayesleigh in 5:24; he also married one of the king's daughters[11]
Notable families[]
- Campana – the royal family of Antiva
- Montilyet – the family of Josephine Montilyet, advisor and diplomat of the Inquisition
- Valisti – a family of merchant princes and one of the major houses of the Antivan Crows
