A fresh update for a game I created early last year. Some of the links were broken and I finally found a direction in which to take the rest of the game! Hope y’all enjoy!
Part 2 found here: 100 Years in European Aristocracy - Part 2 - Baby Name Games - Nameberry
100 Years in European Aristocracy
Part I
The year is 1900. The King and Queen of _____ have finally wed in the wedding of the century! They are now eager to start their family, so they begin trying for children immediately.
Their name stylings are as follows:
DH: HRH King FN MNs LN, of _____
DW: HRH Queen Consort FN MNs MaidenName LN, of _____
Kingdom
1: Spain
2: France
3: England and Wales
4: Germany
5: Ireland
6: Scotland
King’s Age When Wed
1: 18
2: 20
3: 22
4: 24
5: 26
6: 28
7: 32
8: 36
9: 40
10: Your Choice
Queen’s Age When Wed
1: 18
2: 19
3: 20
4: 21
5: 22
6: 23
7: 24
8: 25
9: 26
10: Your Choice
Roll a D4 to determine how many middle names the King and Queen each have.
1 = 1 Middle Name
2 = 2 Middle Names
3 = 3 Middle Names
*4 = Your Choice
Name List (King)
William Victor Henry John Richard Robert George Alexander Aubrey Cyril Louis Percy Albert Lionel James Edward Randolph
Name List (Queen)
Victoria Amelia Violet Mary Evelyn Louise Edith Alexandra Beatrice Wilhelmina Elizabeth Catherine Irene Charlotte Eugenie Anne Clarissa
Surnames
1: Wessex
2: Denmark
3: Godwin
4: Normandy
5: Blois
6: Anjou
7: Plantagenet
8: Lancaster
9: York
10: Tudor
11: Stuart
12: Windsor
The Children
Roll for every year until the Queen turns 40
1-8: No Birth
9-10: Son
11-12: Daughter
Roll a D4 for number of middle names, just like the King and Queen
Name Lists
- French Names | Nameberry
- Ancient Roman Names | Nameberry
- 126 Cool Saint Names for Babies | Nameberry
- British Baby Names | Nameberry
- Gods, Goddesses, and Mythological Names | Nameberry
- A familial name (i.e. father’s, mother’s, mother’s maiden name)
- Victorian Baby Names Revive an Era | Nameberry
- Biblical Names | Nameberry
- Irish Names | Nameberry
- Spanish Names | Nameberry
Name Stylings
1st Son: HRH Crown Prince FN MNs LN, of _____
1st Daughter (if NO sons): HRH Crown Princess FN MNs LN, of _____
Other Sons: HG Prince FN MNs LN, the Duke of _____
Daughters: HG Princess FN MNs LN, the Duchess of _____
Duchies
Abercorn Albany Argyll Atholl Beaufort Bedford Brandon Buccleuch & Queensberry Cambridge Cornwall Devonshire Edinburgh Fife Gloucester Gordon Grafton Hamilton Kent Leinster Lennox Manchester Marlborough Montrose Norfolk Northumberland Richmond Rothesay Roxburghe Rutland Somerset St. Albans Sussex Sutherland Wellington Westminster York
List what years they were born!