House of Gobbonia

The House of Gobbonia is a royal house of Irian origin. While the monarchs no longer rule in any nations other than Westmore, they are recognised in various countries throughout the northern quadrants of CivClassics. The current monarch, and head of the House of Gobbonia is Gobbo IX, Lord King of Gabon, Bloom, Varkonia, Westmore, Gabon and Coventhia. The family history traces its' routes back to Gobbo Lord, an Irian citizen who lived south of Iria. The family is known for its' influence on architecture across the world of civclassics as well as previous iterations.

Monarchs

 * Gobbo I (Gobbo Lord) - Little is known about Gobbo I, it is believed that he lived in a home south of the Irian capital known only as the Gijharian Estate. It is here where the family history begins. Gobbo I was involved in the construction of a windmill in Greenville Estate, Iria. Gobbo I may have also been involved in the initial exploration of the mountains that would become the city of Mozuku but this is not confirmed. Gobbo I is believed to have been buried in the mountains beside the Gijaharian Estate in an undiscovered tomb. In the reign of Gobbo III, the Gijharian Estate was sold for 20 diamonds after the home had began to deteriorate, this controversial sale of the original home of Gobbo I is believed to have been the main cause for Gobbo III's death.


 * Gobbo II (the Explorer) - Gobbo II was not in Iria at the time of the death of Gobbo I. It was not until he had returned from his exploration of the island of Mozuku that he was made aware of his father's passing. Gobbo II immediately fled to Mozuku and sought the leader of Iria, wolfeyes392 to grant permission for him to begin a settlement on the island. This permission was granted and Gobbo II, alongside with other members of the royal house - cousins Humanbeing101 and SantaKlaws, began the construction of an oriental themed city deep in the mountains. This town is rumoured to have included a large storehouse, small rail connection to the city of Iria with ice path, over 15 homes, terrace farms and the first official castle of the royal house: Gobo Castle (at this time in the families history, both spellings Gobbo and Gobo were in use). It was also within Gobbo II's life that sheep were introduced to Mozuku in the long journey. The long journey involved Gobbo II travelling to the far reaches of the Corum Region in search of sheep to fund the ever-growing wool demands of Mozuku, leading the sheep back across the uncompleted bridge of Iria into Iria Proper. After reaching the capital, he then loaded the sheep into many minecarts and transported them to the city of Mozuku before leading them up the great sheep path into the town. These sheep, who had little competition on the island quickly thrived and soon there were hundreds of sheep on the island. Unfortunately during the dead of the night, the curse of mastercull struck the town and quickly killed the entire sheep population of Mozuku. This event is regarded as historians as the primary reason for the eventual decline of the island as new buildings were not able to source wool for their construction. By the time of Gobbo II's death, the bulk of the island's population including Gobbo III, son of Gobbo II, had left the island and returned to Iria Proper.


 * Gobbo III - by the time of Gobbo III's ascension to head of the House of Gobbonia, he had already established himself as Iria, running a very successful architecture business. Gobbo III, unlike his predecessor despised the quiet life on Mozuku as well and the quiet land around the Gijharian Estate. He was commissioned by the eternal leader of Iria wolfeyes392 to construct the church gardens in Iria Proper. After the success of the gardens and the addition of several homes throughout the gardens and coastline, Gobbo III continued on to build many things throughout Iria Proper including: the Gijharian Estate II, an inner city dwelling of moderate size, a complete redesign of the cities roads and the addition of hedges throughout the town. After the completion of the Gijharian Estate II and the increasingly light coffers of the House of Gobbonia after Gobbo III assisted in funding the nether factory of Iria, Gobbo III sought to sell the Gijharian Estate and the Gijharian Estate II. This lead to great tension within the House, especially between Gobbo III and his son Gobbo IV, who had travelled to Mozuku and studied the history of Gobbo I and II and sometime in the following months, Gobbo III was found dead in his home at the Architects Guild of Iria. While historians believe that Gobbo IV was behind the murder, there is not yet sufficient evidence to confirm this and until the death of Gobbo IV, he denied claims that he was responsible for his father's death.


 * Gobbo IV - Gobbo IV began head of the House of Gobbonia only hours after the death of Gobbo III in Iria Proper.