Princess Araxie Haldane of Gwynedd

In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Araxie Haldane is the distant cousin and consort of King Kelson of Gwynedd Araxie Léan Haldane was born in 1109, the daughter of Prince Richard Haldane and his wife, Princess Sivorn von Horthy. After the death of their father, she and her elder sister Princess Richelle, were raised by their mother and stepfather, Baron Savile Kishknock. Prince Kelson was persuaded to approach her for her hand in marriage by his old love, Princess Rothana, in the novel King Kelson's Bride. That novel details his courtship and eventual happy marriage to Araxie.

Family

  • Parents:
    • Prince Richard Bearand Rhupert Cinhil Haldane and Princess Sivorn von Horthy
  • Siblings:
    • Princess Richelle Louise Haldane (1108 - ?)
    • Prince Cinric Sobbon Malcolm Haldane (1111 - 1114)
    • LadySavilla Kishknock (1117 - ?) half-sister
    • Lord Sivney Kishknock (1119 - ?) half-brother
    • Lady Siany Kishknock (1121 - ?) half-sister
    • Lord Sorley Kishknock (1122 - ?) half-brother
    • Married King Kelson Cinhil Rhys Anthony Haldane on August 7, 1128
      • Princess Araxandra or Roxelane Louise Sivorn Cécile Haldane (twin, b. 1129)
      • Princess Rhuÿs Jehane Silvé Richelle Haldane (twin, b. 1129)
      • Prince Javan Uthyr Richard Urien Haldane (b. 1130)

Sources

  • Katherine Kurtz, King Kelson's Bride, ISBN 0441007325
  • Katherine Kurtz and Robert Reginald, Codex Derynianus (Second Edition), ISBN 1887424962