Imriella of Furstán-Festil

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In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Imriella Furstána-Festila was the eighth Festillic Pretender, claiming the title of Queen of Gwynedd from 1025 to 1038. Her claim to the throne of Gwynedd coincided with the legitimate reign of King Malcolm Haldane (1025-1074).


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Imriella Elizabeth Furstána-Festila was born on July 25, 975, the third child and second daughter of Prince Mark-Imre and the granddaughter of the Festillic Pretender, Prince Imre II. She inherited the Festillic claim to the throne of Gwynedd at the age of 49, following the disastrous events of the Battle of Killingford in June 1025. After the deaths of her brother (Prince Imre III), her nephew (Prince Marek II), and her nephew's eldest son (Prince Festil), the Festillic claim passed to her younger grand-nephew, Prince Marek III. However, the younger Marek was captured and executed one week later, and the Festillic claim passed to Imriella's elder sister, Princess Ariella II. However, citing her advancing years, Ariella renounced her right to the throne of Gwynedd on July 8, 1025, and Imriella became the Duchess of Tolán and the Titular Queen of Gwynedd. After the crippling defeat of the Torenthi army at Killingford, there was no support for another invasion of Gwynedd, and Imriella never made any serious effort to press her claim to the throne other than declaring herself to be the legitimate Queen of Gwynedd. Princess Imriella Furstána-Festila died on February 14, 1038, at the age of 62. Neither Imriella nor Ariella produced any surviving heirs, so the senior line of the House of Furstán-Festil ended with Ariella's death in 1045. The Festillic claim passed to Imriella's distant cousin, Princess Elinora.


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  • Married Count Swithven of Lan-gendoss on December 25, 1026.
    • (no children)


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Preceded by:
Ariella II Furstána-Festila		 The Festillic Pretender
1025 - 1038		 Succeeded by:
Elinora Furstána-Festila-Mór
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