Duchess of Adria

The Duchess of Adria, officially known as the Duchess-Consort of Adria, is a title that is given to the wife of the Duke of Adria. The title is held by the wife if she is lawfully married to the Duke of Adria and their husband is currently incumbent when they are married to them. Once obtained, the Duchess of Adria holds their title until either divorce, death, or their husband abdicates. A Duchess can also be elected by the Crows Duma, and in that case, would become a co-monarch of the title and hold it past her husband's death or her own abdication. However, this has never occurred.

As of 1902, there have been ten official Duchesses of Adria starting in 1510 under the first Duke of Adria, Franz I, and his wife, Winter. All fulfill the requirement of being married to the Duke and hail from all parts of the continent. Most commonly, all Duchesses share a ravir or imperial lineage with none from commoner families. 

There have been some exceptions to this, with many Dukes either never being married to their recorded spouse or simply not holding the title. Joseph I, Duke of Adria, had four bastards from Victoria Valic, never actually marrying the woman. These four children were later legitimized. Franz II was never married nor had any children with Natalia Barbanov because she was already married to the Duke of Courland. Andrew III gave his title back to the Adrian people before marrying his wife, and finally, between the years of 1837-1849, the title of Duke was disputed between Philip Aurelian and Franz Nikolai. Franz was elected by the Duma which is the traditional way of inheriting the Duke of Adria title, but for over 70 years the title of Duke was inherited by primogeniture so Philip Aurelian’s claim was more widely accepted. As of 1849 and Philip’s death, the title has returned to the Crow’s Duma.

Duchesses of Adria

Name Reign	Portrait	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death
Winter of Hanseti Winter de Nurum Unknown-Early 1500s (2 yrs)		Mid 1400s Daughter of Mark I von Hanseti	Franz I, Duke of Adria Eastcliffe 3 children	Early 1500s Brelus, Adria aged ???
Madeleine of Alstion Madeleine Anne Horen 1494-1521 (6 yrs)		1494 Daughter of Charles Henry Horen, Prince of Alstion and Isabella de Gauloisse	Hugh 'The Headless', Duke of Adria 3 children	1521 Brelus, Adria aged 27
Amelia of Burgundar Amelia Burgundar 1647-1690 (18 yrs)		1647 Daughter of Eimar, Count of Gotha, and Aldyth de Roths	John I 'The Good', Duke of Adria 2 children	1690 Barony of Dormont, Adria aged 43
Alexandria of Man Alexandria Horen 1656-1702 (10 yrs)		1656 Daughter of Prince Antonius of Renatus-Marna and Maria Viktoria, Duchess of Krajia	Ratibor, Duke of Adria 2 children	1702 Adria aged 46
Emigliana of Napoliza Emigliana Sofia Valentia di Montelliano y Kavietsby 1690-1721 (1 yrs)		1690 Daughter of Niccolò Vittorio di Montelliano and Reina, Countess of Aldenburg	Paul, Duke of Adria 4 children	1721 Varoche Palace, Adria aged 31
Klaudia of Vasiland Klaudia Erika Vanir 1683-1740 (11 yrs)		1683 Daughter of Francis, Margrave of Vasiland and Erika Lilaine Baruch	Marius I, King of Hanseti-Ruska, Duke of Adria 4 children	1740 New Reza, Haense aged 57
Mariya van Reza Mariya Angelika Barbanov 1703-1738 (9 yrs)		1703 Daughter of Marius II of Haense and Valera of Adria	Adrian I, Duke of Adria 4 children	1738 New Reza, Haense aged 35
Anne I, Holy Orenian Empress Anne Augusta Helane 1735-1800 (47 yrs)		1735 Daughter of Peter III, Holy Orenian Emperor, and Lorena of Cascadia	Joseph II, Duke of Adria 6 children	1800 Providence, Holy Orenian Empire aged 60
Charlotte of Aldersberg Charlotte Augusta Novellen 1791-1860s (11 yrs)		1791 Daughter of Prince Joseph Leopold, Count of Aldersberg, and Henrietta Maria of Osterland	Sigismund, 2nd Count Dobrov (d.1828) 2 children Prince Philip, Duke of Adria (d.1849)	1860s Providence, Holy Orenian Empire aged 69
Austina of Aldersberg Austina Prudence Aldersberg-Novellen 1876-1914 (11 yrs)		1876 Daughter of Edward Clement, Count of Aldersberg and Anne Josephine of Sunholdt	Heinrik, Duke of Adria 4 children	1914 Velec, Adria aged 42
Klara of Jerovitz Klara Miray Kortrevich 1903 - presently (3 yrs)		1903 Daughter of Anton Otto Rique Kortrevich	Johanes, Duke of Adria 0 children	Alive
Oksana of Verskaya Oksana Marusya Ivanovich 1904 - presently		1904 Daughter of Saveliy Ivanovich and Maya Ekaterina Ruthern	Markus, Duke of Adria 1 child	Alive