Earldoms of Gwynedd (fictional) - Culdi

Culdi

The Earldom of Culdi lies in northeastern central Gwynedd, occupying the Culdi Highlands that stand between Gwynedd and Meara. It is created by King Festil I Furstán in 822 and granted to his friend and companion, Ballard MacRorie. The House of MacRorie holds the title throughout the Festillic Interregnum, but the seventh Earl of Culdi, Camber MacRorie, plays a central role in organizing and facilitating the success of the Haldane Restoration in 904. As a result, Camber is later canonized after his death, and the MacRories are one of the few noble Deryni families that are not attainted by King Cinhil I Haldane. However, that fate eventually befalls them in 917, a precursor to the wave of anti-Deryni sentiment that would erupt through the kingdom later that year. The title is then granted to Baron Manfred MacInnis of Marlor, but it remains in MacInnis family for only three generations. Following the death of Queen Grania MacInnis, the widow of King Uthyr Haldane, in 982, the title reverts to the Crown and it is bestowed upon Grania's son, Prince Jasher Haldane. The title passes indirectly to several different members of the royal family over the following century, and it is twice held by Prince Richard Haldane (before and after the death of his son) before eventually passing to his eldest daughter upon his death. In 1130, the sixteenth ruler of Culdi is Princess Richelle Haldane, who also holds the title of Countess of Kilarden through her husband, Brecon Ramsay-Quinnell.