House Courcel
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In Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Legacy series, House Courcel is the reigning family of Terre d'Ange, descended in a straight, unbroken line from Blessed Elua. The emblem of House Courcel is a silver swan on a field of midnight blue.
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[edit] During Kushiel's Dart
[edit] Family tree
The family tree at the start of the saga is as follows:
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Note: both Maria and Dominic are of House Stregazza.
[edit] Members of House Courcel
Josephine: a long-dead queen, who had an affair with a player and had a secret passage built to connect the Queen's quarters with the theatre complex in the Palace.
Ganelon de la Courcel: King of Terre d'Ange. Ganelon had only one son, Rolande de la Courcel, who died young, and is succeeded by his granddaughter, Ysandre de la Courcel. Ganelon dies during the Bitterest Winter, victim of a stroke.
Genevieve de Somerville: wife of King Ganelon de la Courcel, deceased by the events of the novels. House de Somerville is the Compte of L'Agnace.
Rolande de la Courcel: the deceased Dauphin of Terre d'Ange, the only son of Ganelon de la Courcel, who was killed at Battle of the Three Princes.
Isabel L'Envers: wife of Rolande de la Courcel, deceased by the events of the novels.
Ysandre de la Courcel: daughter of Prince Rolande and Isabel L'Envers, Dauphin. Becomes Queen of Terre d'Ange in Kushiel's Dart after the death of her grandfather, Ganelon de la Courcel.
Lyonette de la Courcel de Trevalion: known as the "Lioness of Azzalle". Sister of King Ganelon, married to Marc Trevalion with one son, Baudoin de Trevalion.
[edit] During Kushiel's Chosen
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of Alba.
Drustan mab Necthana: King of Alba, husband of Ysandre de la Courcel.
Benedicte de la Courcel: younger brother of Ganelon de la Courcel. First marriage to Maria Stregazza of La Serenissima; wife deceased by the time of the novels. Prince of the blood. His second wife is Etaine de Tourais and they have a son together.
Marie-Celeste de la Courcel Stregazza: the first daughter of Prince Benedicte and Maria Stregazza de la Courcel. Princess of the Blood. She is wed to Marco Stregazza, the Doge's son.
Thérèse de la Courcel: second daughter of Prince Benedicte and Maria Stregazza de la Courcel. She is wed to Dominic.
Severio Stregazza: the son of Marie-Celeste de la Courcel Stregazza and Marco Stregazza, Prince of the Blood.
Etaine de Tourais: the second wife of Benedicte. She is an orphan of the war with Skaldia from Camlach and they have a son together. We later find out this is a pseudonym and not her real name (see Kushiel's Chosen).
Imriel de la Courcel: the son of Benedicte and Etaine de Tourais, Prince of the Blood.
[edit] During Kushiel's Avatar
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of Alba.
Drustan mab Necthana: King of Alba, husband of Ysandre de la Courcel.
Sidonie de la Courcel: daughter of Queen Ysandre and Drustan mab Necthana, Dauphine.
Alais de la Courcel: second daughter of Queen Ysandre and Drustan mab Necthana.
Imriel de la Courcel: son of Benedicte de la Courcel and Melisande Shahrizai. Prince of the blood. Hidden by Melisande Shahrizai before her "imprisonment'. Later found and fostered with Phèdre nó Delaunay, Comtesse de Montrève, and Joscelin Verreuil.
[edit] During Kushiel's Justice
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of Alba.
Drustan mab Necthana: King of Alba, husband of Ysandre de la Courcel.
Sidonie de la Courcel: daughter of Queen Ysandre and Drustan mab Necthana, Dauphine.
Alais de la Courcel: second daughter of Queen Ysandre and Drustan mab Necthana.
Imriel de la Courcel: son of Benedicte de la Courcel and Melisande Shahrizai. Prince of the blood. Hidden by Melisande Shahrizai before her "imprisonment'. Later found and fostered with Phèdre nó Delaunay, Comtesse de Montrève, and Joscelin Verreuil.
Dorelei mab Briedia: is the niece of Drustan mab Necthana whose children will inherit the throne of Alba. Wed to Imriel de la Courcel.
[edit] During Kushiel's Mercy
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