House Courcel

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.
During Kushiel's Dart
Family tree
The family tree at the start of the saga is as follows:
Note: where no last name is given, the last name is "de la Courcel".
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 .
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 due to a series of strokes.
Genevieve de Somerville: wife of King Ganelon de la Courcel, deceased by the events of the novels.
Percy de Somerville: brother of Genevieve and a Prince of the Blood. Holds the title of Compte of .
Rolande de la Courcel: the deceased Dauphin of Terre d'Ange, the only son of Ganelon de la Courcel, who was killed at the Battle of the Three Princes.
Edmee de Rocaille: the deceased first wife of Prince Rolande, with no children from their union. Rumoured to have been killed by Isabel L'Envers, who cut the stays of the girth of a saddle so that she would fall and break her neck. This is only rumour, however.
Isabel L'Envers: second 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, the Duc of , with one son, Baudoin de Trevalion.
Benedicte de la Courcel: younger brother of King Ganelon, married to Maria Stregazza of ; wife is deceased by the time of the novels. The Doge of is himself is of House Stregazza.
During Kushiel's Chosen
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of .
Drustan mab Necthana: King of , husband of Ysandre de la Courcel.
Benedicte de la Courcel: younger brother of Ganelon de la Courcel. First marriage to Maria Stregazza of ; 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 from and they have a son together. We later find out this is a pseudonym and not her real name (see Kushiel's Chosen).
: the son of Benedicte and his second wife, Prince of the Blood.
During Kushiel's Avatar
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of .
Drustan mab Necthana: King of , 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.
: son of Prince Benedicte and Melisande Shahrizai. Prince of the blood. Hidden by Melisande Shahrizai before her "imprisonment'.
During Kushiel's Scion
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of .
Drustan mab Necthana: King of , 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.
: son of Prince Benedicte and Melisande Shahrizai. Prince of the blood. Hidden by Melisande Shahrizai before her "imprisonment'. Later found and fostered with Phèdre nó Delaunay de Montrève, the Comtesse de , and Joscelin Verreuil.
During Kushiel's Justice & Kushiel's Mercy
Ysandre de la Courcel: Queen of Terre d'Ange, married to the King of .
Drustan mab Necthana: King of , 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. Engaged to Talorcan, nephew of Drustan mab Necthana and Dauphin of Alba.
: son of Prince Benedicte and Melisande Shahrizai. Prince of the blood. Hidden by Melisande Shahrizai before her "imprisonment". Later found and fostered with Phèdre nó Delaunay de Montrève, Comtesse de , and Joscelin Verreuil.
Dorelei mab Briedia: niece of Drustan mab Necthana (whose children will inherit the throne of ) wed to .
Between Kushiel's Mercy & during Naamah's Kiss
Daniel de la Courcel: King of Terre d'Ange during Naamah's Kiss
Jehanne de la Courcel: second wife of King Daniel and adept of Cereus House
Thierry de la Courcel: son of Daniel de la Courcel and his first wife, Dauphin
Fainche of the Maghuin Dhonn: mother of Moirin and a descendant of "Alais the Wise" (Alais de la Courcel)
Moirin of the Maghuin Dhonn: protagonist of Naamah's Kiss, Naamah's Curse, and Naamah's Blessing. Daughter of Fainche and a priest of Naamah, descendant of "Alais the Wise" (Alais de la Courcel).
During Naamah's Blessing
Daniel de la Courcel: King of Terre d'Ange during Naamah's Kiss
Jehanne de la Courcel: second wife of King Daniel and adept of Cereus House
Thierry de la Courcel: son of Daniel de la Courcel and his first wife, Dauphin. Assumes the mantle of King of Terre D'Ange during the course of the novel.
Desiree de la Courcel: daughter of Daniel de la Courcel and Jehanne de la Courcel
Moirin of the Maghuin Dhonn: protagonist of Naamah's Kiss, Naamah's Curse, and Naamah's Blessing. Daughter of Fainche and a priest of Naamah, descendant of "Alais the Wise" (Alais de la Courcel).
Duc Rogier de Barthelme: Regent of Terre D'Ange in the name of King Daniel for a handful of years only. Replaced upon the return of Prince Thierry de la Courcel.

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