Alternative History
Girguis
Country Aegpyt, Ethiopia
Parent house House Justinianus
Titles
  • Emperor of Aegypt
  • King of Ethiopia
Founded 1458
Founder Minus Girguis
Current head Kapakos I
Cadet branches
  • Girguis-Kaftan
  • Girguius-Ibrahimic
  • Girguis-Trastámara (extinct)

The House of Girguis is the royal family of Alexandria and Aiguptia. The direct line of descent can be traced back to the patriarch Minus Girguis, but has since been claimed back to Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora of Rome through their third child, Iohannes.

Family Trees[]

From House Justinianus[]

The following list shows all the descendents of Sabbatius (better known as the father of Emperor Justinian the Great of the Roman Empire), from whom the House of Girguis claims descent.

  • Sabbatius (460 - unknown) ~ Vigilantia (465 - unknown)
    • Emperor Justinian I (483 - 565) ~ Theodora (500 - 548)
      • Balbila (517 - unknown) ~ Anastasius (515 - unknown)
        • Iohannes (535 - 575) ~ Georgia (535 - unknown)
          • Georgius (572 - unknown) ~ Proba (577 - unknown)

At this point in time, it was well documented that Georgius resided in Leptis Magna, in Libya. Georgius was, reportedly, one of the provincial patricians in Roman Libya after the fall of the Kingdom of the Vandals. He would marry Proba, the daughter of a powerful Roman exarch. They would have, among other children, a son named Nicetas, who would play a major role in governing Alexandria and from whom the Girguis line continues to descend.

  • Nicetas (590 - 628) ~ Chrysanthe (601 - unknown)
    • Gregoria (612 - 632) ~ Emperor Constantine III (612 - 641)
      • Emperor Constans II (620 - 660) ~ Fausta (632 - 665)
        • Emperor Constantine IV (649 - 685) ~ Anastasia (650 - 711)
          • Heraclius ( - ) ~ Dianoia ( - )

Following a series of imperial patriarchs, the House Justianianus line from which the House of Girguis descends then became removed from Constantinople during the Twenty Year's Anarchy. Due to their high-ranking position, and following the forcible removal of Justinian II from the imperial palace, Heraclius then led his branch of the family to Alexandria, which had fallen to Islam in 641. Nonetheless, a notable Christian population still remained, to which Heraclius and his family were quick to assimilate.

Elder Line[]

Note: Bold represents an individual who was at one point in time the king of either Ethiopia, Aiguptia, Alexandria, or Egypt.

  • Minus Girguis (1416 - 1462) ~ Ese Pankthogeneuis ( - )
    • Grigorios I of Alexandria (1443 - 1514) ~ Marina of Alexandria (1449 - 1474) and Princess Catherine of Ethiopia w.1475 (1459 - Alive)
      • Kyriacos I of Alexandria (1469 - 1500) ~ Anastasia of Milan (1469 - 1516)
        • Ausfrianos (1482 - 1543) ~ WIFE ( - )
          • Zaleukos (1512 - 1556) ~ WIFE ( - )
            • Paisius I of Alexandria (1548 - 1614) ~ WIFE ( - )
              • Kapakos I of Aegypt (1591 - Present) ~ Anna von Habsburg (1595 - Present)
                • Grigorios (1604 - Present)
                • Samira (1606 - Present)
              • Amoraia (1602 - Present) ~ Abusu Hasani of al-Swahili (1596 - Present)
            • Psotius (1540 - 1594) ~ WIFE ( - )
        • Onouphrious ( - ) ~ WIFE ( - )
          • Phnoutios ( - ) ~ WIFE ( - )
        • Ragoaios ( - ) ~ WIFE ( - )
        • Lucra ( - ) ~ HUSBAND ( - )
      • Kristine (1471 - Alive)
      • Kafta I "the Unifier" (1475 - Alive) ~ Anastasia of Milan (1469 - Alive)
        • Note: See Section "Girguis-Kaftan"
    • Ibrahim I of Aiguptia (1445 - 1500) ~ Catherine of Cairo (1449 - Alive)
      • Note: See Section "Girguis-Ibrahimic"
    • Katrina of Alexandria (1455 - Alive) ~ King Ferdinand of Castille IV (1462 - Alive)
      • Note: See Section "Girguis-Trastámara"

Girguis-Kaftan[]

Still UNDER CONSTRUCTION

  • Kafta I of Ethiopia (1475 - 1521) ~ Anastasia of Milan (1469 - 1516)
    • Axios I of Ethiopia (1500 - 1569) ~ WIFE ( - )
      • Zacharias I of Ethiopia (1542 - 1591) ~ WIFE ( - )
        • Solomonus I of Ethiopia (1563 - Present) ~ Mariam bin Usman al-Mahri bin Fadhle ( - )
          • SOME TIME AFTER 1585
    • Kollouthos I of Alexandria (1501 - 1573) ~ WIFE ( - )
      • Ezekias I of Egypt (1533 - 1589) ~ WIFE ( - )
        • Mateos I of Egypt (1567 - ) ~ WIFE ( - )
    • Sourea (1502 - ) ~ HUSBAND

Girguis-Ibrahimic[]

  • Ibrahim I of Aiguptia (1445 - 1500) ~ Catherine of Cairo (1449 - Alive)
    • Justinian I of Aiguptia (1472-Alive)
    • Ese (1475-Alive)

Girguis-Trastámara[]

Please note that this section is heavily under construction, and may or may not be inaccurate, but definitely requires revision.

  • Katrina of Alexandria (1455 - Alive) ~ King Ferdinand of Castille IV (1462 - Alive
    • Ferdinand II (House of Trastámara) (1482- Alive)
    • Alexis (1482 - Alive) ~ Charles V Habsburg (Unknown)
      • Phillip I De Habsburg (1503-?) ~ Isabel Marique de Lara
        • Alejandro De Habsburg (1540-?) ~ Bavarian Princess
          • Maria Le Habsburg (1575-?)
          • Juan De Habsburg (1576- ?)
            • Maria Habsburg (1575-?) ~ Lodewijk of the Netherlands
            • Juan Habsburg (1576- ?) ~ Maria-Caronline of Bavaria
              • Alejandro II Habsburg (1605- ?)
              • Carlos Habsburg (1605- ?)
              • Alexis Habsburg (1605- ?)
              • Isabella  Habsburg (1608- ?)
          • Cristo Habsburg (1578 - ?)
        • Elizabeta Habsburg (1538-?) ~ Bavarian Prince
        • Alexis Habsburg (1556-?)
        • Juanita VI Habsburg-Cortez (1552-1573) ~ (Manuel Cortez)
          • Phillip Cortez (1573-?)
        • Carolos Habsburg (1549-?) (Major Priest in New Spain)
        • Marcos  Habsburg (1546-?) (Bishop in Rome)
      • Ferdinand Habsburg (Unknown)
  • Charles (1483-Alive)