Earldoms of Gwynedd (fictional) - Marley

Marley

The Earldom of Marley is located along the northeastern extent of Gwynedd. The Northern Sea lies to the north, the Kingdom of Torenth to the east, the Earldom of Eastmarch to the south, and the Earldom of Rhendall to the west. Also known as Northmarch or Normarch Ley, it is originally part of a sovereign state founded in 592. In 715, the Countess of Northmarch marries the Count of Eastmarch, and the lands of Marley become joined with Eastmarch when their son inherited both titles in 744. Much of Marley is annexed by Torenth in 755, but the western lands are later recovered in 853. When Earl Sighere of Eastmarch swears fealty to King Cinhil I Haldane in 906 and becomes the first Duke of Claibourne, the lands of Marley are formed into an earldom and given to Sighere's youngest son, Sighere II. Sighere's descendants hold the title without interruption for the next two centuries, but Earl Bran Coris betrays Gwynedd and supports the invasion of King Wencit Furstán of Torenth in 1121. After Torenth's defeat and Bran's death, King Kelson Haldane allows Bran's son to retain the title, and Brendan Coris becomes the twelfth Earl of Marley.