House of Leverette
| House of Leverette | |
|---|---|
Arms of the Kingdom of Leporidia | |
| Parent House | House of Sudille |
| Country | Leporidia |
| Founded | Unknown |
| Founder | Unknown (historic)
Clovia I (modern) |
| Current Head | Queen Alice |
| Titles | Queen of Sudille,
King and Queen of the Leporids, Duke of Harebourg |
| Cadet Branches | House of Tistelle |
| Colours | Green, White, Gold |
| Notable Living Members | Alice de Leverette,
Mimienne Tistelle |
The House of Leverette, also known as the Leverette Dynasty, is the reigning house of Leporidia. The house was founded in the late Leporid Migration period as the House of Sudille, as one of many houses vying for control during the états en guerre period of Leporid history.
In modern Leporid historiography, the "founding" member of the Leverette Dynasty is Clovia I, the first Queen of the Leporids, though geneologically the house far predates Clovia.
Etymology
The end of the états en guerre period saw the clash between the house of Sudille and the house of Baillieu and their monarchs, Clovia de Sudille and Hildegarde de Baillieu. According to legend, Hildegarde would refer to her rival as "Lièvrette perfide" (Common: "Perfidious little hare").
Upon Hildegarde's eventual death, having been slain in battle by Clovia herself, Clovia would adopt "Leverette" as an epithet, an ironic trophy to mark a new age for her people. She declared the epithet to be handed down to her children as a trophy for the house. Historians often refer to the historical kingdom of Sudille as the kingdom of Leverette.
The ancient name Sudille is disputed. The most widely agreed origin is that of a geographic term, believed to be a contraction of "au sud de l'île", meaning at the south of the island, referring to the kingdom's position as the most southerly domain in Almuren.
Arms
The arms of the House of Leverette depicts three hares in a triangular formation upon a green background, with detailing on the hares depicted as negative space. The official blazon, or formal heraldic description, is "Vert, three hares courant conjoined in triangle argent."
The three hares on the arms are said to represent the three petty kingdoms of Leporidia at the time of its unification at the end of the états en guerre period, Sudille (Leverette), Baillieu, and Dubuisson in a harmonious union. The fourth petty kingdom of the era, Bonnette, had been integrated into Baillieu by this point, and so was omitted.
Green, white and gold had historically been the colours of the House of Sudille, and so were represented in the arms. While not represented on the shield, the colour of gold is used for the crest.
The motto of the House of Leverette is "toujours prêt, toujours libre", leporid for: "always ready, always free".