Britannian Imperial Family

[[File:Royal_Family2.JPG|thumb|Britannian Imperial Family Member]]
The {{Nihongo|'''Britannian Imperial Family'''|皇室|Kōshitsu}} rules the [[Holy Britannian Empire]]. The members of the family hold the highest positions within its government and military. The Imperial Family are descended from Sir Ricardo von Britannia, the designated heir and lover of Queen Elizabeth III. When they die, an emperor or empress is buried in the Imperial Mausoleum.

Each member of the Britannian Imperial Family is ranked by both birth order and inheritance. As an example of birth order, [[Clovis la Britannia|Clovis]] was the Third Prince while [[Lelouch vi Britannia|Lelouch]] was the Eleventh Prince, making them [[Charles zi Britannia|Charles']] third born and eleventh born sons. Lelouch's mother, [[Marianne vi Britannia|Marianne]], was the Emperor's Imperial Consort. The numbering of the imperial princes and princesses is separated by gender; for example, [[Euphemia li Britannia|Euphemia]] was the Third Princess and Clovis was the Third Prince.

The princes and princesses use the same nobiliary particle as their mother. For instance, Lelouch '''vi '''Britannia was the son of Marianne '''vi '''Britannia, and Clovis '''la '''Britannia was the son of [[Gabrielle la Britannia|Gabrielle '''la '''Britannia]]. Though the names of only two of Charles's consorts are known, the differing names of his known children alone can be used to infer that Charles has, or has had, at least ten consorts. The number of children and precise way of determining inheritance is unknown. Lelouch himself was both the 11th Prince and 17th heir to the throne while [[Nunnally vi Britannia|Nunnally's]] rank in the order of succession was 87th.

Lelouch became the 99th Holy Britannian Emperor through the force of arms and power of [[Geass]], ignoring that many of his brothers yet live. 

[[Marrybell mel Britannia|Marrybell]], although a princess older than Nunnally, was still lower ranked in the succession than she.

Each member of royalty is entitled to elect a personal guardian called a "[[Knight of Honor|Knight]]," who is given authority and placed directly under their command, though only [[Cornelia li Britannia|Cornelia]] and Euphemia are shown to have done so, other than the Emperor. Cornelia's Knight is [[Gilbert G.P. Guilford|Guilford]] who, along with her, commands a unit of [[Knightmare Frame]]s. [[Suzaku Kururugi]] also served as personal Knight to both Euphemia and Lelouch (as the Emperor of Britannia), donning the title "Knight of Zero" in his service with the latter. In ''Oz the Reflection'', [[Oldrin Zevon|Oldrin]], [[Orpheus Zevon|Lyre (Orpheus)]], and [[Oiaguro Zevon|Oiaguro]] served Marrybell as her Knight during Charles' and Lelouch's regime and [[Carine ne Britannia|Carine]] is likewise shown to have a personal knight, named Dasko la Clermont.

==Britannian Imperial Family==

===Current Members===
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! [[Charles zi Britannia]] (98th Emperor) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Charles-di-britannia.png|200px]]
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! [[Lelouch vi Britannia]] (99th Emperor/Eleventh Prince) (Deceased)
! [[File:EmperorLelouch.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
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! [[Odysseus eu Britannia]] (First Prince/Crown Prince of the Realm) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Odysseus eu Britannia.png|200px]]
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! [[Guinevere de Britannia]] (First Princess/Crown Princess of the Realm) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Lelouch 1.png|200px]]
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! [[Schneizel el Britannia]] (Second Prince/Prime Minister)
! [[File:Schneizel_el_britania.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
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! [[Cornelia li Britannia]] (Second Princess)
! [[File:Cornelia_li_Britannia.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
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! [[Clovis la Britannia]] (Third Prince) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Clovis la Britannia.png|200px]]
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! [[Euphemia li Britannia]] (Third Princess) - (Deceased)
! [[File:Euphemia_li_Britannia.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
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! [[Carine ne Britannia]] (Fifth Princess)
! [[image:Code-geass-12-carline-le-brittania.jpg|200px]]
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! [[Nunnally vi Britannia]] (Princess)
! [[File:100th_Empress_Nunnally_vi_Britannia.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
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! Laila la Britannia (Princess) - (Status Unknown)
! style="text-align:left;"| [[File:Laila_portrait.jpg|left]]
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! [[Marrybell mel Britannia]] (Princess) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Marybell2.jpg|200px]]
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! Julia mel Britannia (Princess) - (Deceased)
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! Hannes gua Britannia (Thirty-Sixth Prince) - (Deceased)
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|}

===Imperial Consorts===
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! style="background-color: #FCA845" | Imperial Consorts
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! [[Marianne vi Britannia]] (Fifth Imperial Consort) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Marianne09.jpg|200px]]
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! Anticlea eu Britannia (Imperial Consort) - (Status unknown after the incident in Pendragon)
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! Victoria li Britannia (Imperial Consort) - (Status Unknown)
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! [[Gabrielle la Britannia]] (Imperial Consort) - (Status Unknown)
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! Flora mel Britannia (Imperial Consort) - (Deceased)
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|}

===Former Members===
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! style="background-color: #FCA845" |Leaders/Members
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! Ricardo von Britannia (First Emperor) - (Deceased)
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! Aurelien (Emperor) - (Deceased)
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! Basilio el Britannia (First Prince) - (Deceased)
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! Richard 
! [[File:23_(2).jpg|thumb|199px]]
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! Biaggio
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! Zofia
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! Candy
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! [[Claire li Britannia]] (Empress)
! [[image:Claireli.jpg|200px]]
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! Neils li Britannia
! [[File:31.jpg|thumb|left|278px]]
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! [[Charles' Father]] (First Prince) - (Deceased)
! [[image:Charles father.jpg|200px]]
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! Alec la Britannia (91st Emperor) - (Deceased)
!
|}

==Other Members of the Imperial Family==
The following includes members of the Britannian Imperial Family who appear in side-stories and other material related to the ''Code Geass'' series. Some members may be non-canonical to the primary ''Code Geass'' timeline.

===Video Game Characters===
[[File:Castorpollux.png|thumb|150px|Castor rui Britannia on the upper right and Pollux rui Britannia on the lower right]]

'''[[Castor rui Britannia]]''' (キャスタール・ルィ・ブリタニア, ''Kyasutāru ru~i Buritania'') and '''[[Pollux rui Britannia]]''' (パラックス・ルィ・ブリタニア, ''Parakkusu ru~i Buritania'') are a pair of Fifteenth and twin princes introduced in the ''Code Geass'' video game for Nintendo DS. Repeat playthroughs of the storyline add them as new antagonists to allow the recruitment of Cornelia and Euphemia, as well as certain other Britannian officers.

The princes are both Knightmare Frame pilots; Castor pilots the Knightmare Frame Equus and his brother pilots the Knightmare Frame Aquila. They both also possess a unique [[Geass]] ability. While Pollux uses an inferior version of Lelouch's power, Castor's ability allows him to telepathically communicate with his twin brother. To Pollux's annoyance, he is frequently mistaken for his brother.

The brothers are named after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_and_Pollux Castor and Pollux], twin brothers from Classical mythology who becomes identified as the twins in the constellation of Gemini.

===[[Code Geass: Renya of Darkness]]===
'''[[Claire li Britannia]]''' is a princess of Britannia during Japan's Edo era, originally sent to Japan at a young age by her parents to avoid being harmed by the conflict amongst the members of the Imperial Family. In Japan, she resided in a hidden village of fallen Japanese nobles under the alias of "Carla."

Her identity is later revealed to her friends when [[Andreas Weinberg|Alto Weinberg]] arrives in Japan with the purpose returning Claire to Britannia as its next empress. By unknown means, the previous emperor Aurelien died and First Prince Basilio was assassinated, splitting Britannia into various factions. [https://codegeass.wikia.com/wiki/Lorenzo_il_Soresi Lorenzo il Soresi], who controlled the most powerful faction, wished to have Claire serve as his puppet. Upon arriving in Britannia and allying with her younger brother-in-law Neils, Claire took control of a sizable portion of Britannia, enough that she became a threat to Lorenzo, who invited her to a conference. At the meeting, Lorenzo revealed that she was the only living member of royalty that had any aptitude for ruling. Her brother Richard was skilled at painting and music, but had no interest in politics, and other siblings such as Biaggio, Zofia, and Candy were only interested in frivolity. 

===[[Code Geass: Oz the Reflection]]===
'''[[Marrybell mel Britannia]]''' is a Britannian Princess and the 88th in-line to the succession of the throne. She is the founder and leader of the [[Glinda Knights]], a counter-terrorism organization within the Britannian military. Though she appears gentle and refined, she personally serves on the frontlines as the captain of the Grandberry, the Glinda Knights' floating airship. Thanks to her keen strategic abilities, she gained the favour of [[Schneizel el Britannia|Second Prince Schenizel]], who granted her priority use of any prototype machines developed by [[Camelot]] for the [[Knight of Rounds|Knights of Rounds]].

==Trivia==
* Unlike many other practices by the imperial family, the usage of the same nobiliary particle as their mother on the princes and princesses does not mirror any real-world method. For instance, Lelouch '''vi '''Britannia was the son of Marianne '''vi '''Britannia.

==Gallery==
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23 (3).jpg|Claire and Lorenzo discuss other Royal members' aptitude for ruling (Renya of Darkness)
laila.jpg|Laila la Britannia character design
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