House of Kovachev

House of Kovachev Country: Oren, Ruska, Hanseti Parent House: House of Carrion Title(s): Duke of Carnatia Count of Kovachgrad Count of Turov Count of Kvaz Baron of Valwyk Lords of the Stones Founder: Kovac Karovic Current Head: Henrik Kovachev (Henrik II, Duke of Carnatia) Ethnicity: Hanso-Raevir House Motto: By Right of Flame

The House of Kovachev (Common: Kovacs; Raevir: Kovachev; High Imperial: Kovacs) is a highlander ducal house, a cadet branch of the House of Carrion. It is the current ruling family of the Duchy of Carnatia and are vassals to the Kingdom of Haense.

History

Anthos

In 1483, Varon Kovachev and Vasili Vanir formed the Kingdom of Akovia after the Battle of Kaer Angren. However, Varon was soon deposed from the Akovian throne by Arik Vanir some time before the Schism War due to Varon’s growing illness of mind, which had caused him to lose the love of the highborn and lowborn alike.

Vailor

Upon the sudden death of the heirless young lord, Stefan Sarkozic, the nobles of Carnatia proclaimed Stefan's grandsire, Count Jan Kovachev of Kvaz, as Duke of Carnatia in 1546. He would later be crowned at the field of Marandal by Emperor John I. Duke Jan ruled with an iron fist from that very year to 1567, leading the Holy Orenian Empire to victory during the Third Rurikid Uprising and the Riga War as Imperial Marshal. He quickly became a war hero among the highlander folk, known for crushing the Courlandic forces of Duke Alexander of Courland in the field of battle and fighting alongside his men until the ripe age of 75.

Axios

In 1585, Sergei Kovachev, the Count of Turov, withdrew his forces from King Andrik Barbanov’s army during the Deep Cold Uprising, influenciating other vassals of the realm to do the same, effectively ending the short-lived rebellion, maintaining the status of the Kingdom of Haense as a vassal to the Holy Orenian Empire.

Notable Members

• Jan Kovachev, Duke of Carnatia, Imperial Marshal and war hero of the Highlander folk. Led countless Orenian forces to victory during the Third Rurikid Uprising and the Riga War.

• King Varon of Akovia, originally Imperial Marshal underneath both Emperor Tobias I and Emperor Alexander I. He declared independence after the disastrous Battle of Kaer Angren and bestowed upon himself the title King of Akovia in 1483.

• Henrik Kovachev, Duke of Carnatia, restored the ducal coronet and served as Lord Chancellor of Haense for many years.

• Sergei Kovachev, 1st Count of Turov and a paramount Haensetian bannerman, as well as a staunch supporter of Emperor Philip I during the Deep Cold Uprising.