Seán III of the Colerains
| Seán III | |||||
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| King of Colerains | |||||
| Reign | 7 April 2009 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Tómás II | ||||
| Archduke of Noamh Séamus | |||||
| Reign | 21 January 2009 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Title created | ||||
| Born | 20 December 1992 Wheaton, U.S.  | ||||
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| House | Amádeus-Ó Catháin | ||||
| Father | King Tómás II | ||||
| Mother | Queen Consort Elizabeth | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Occupation | Writer | ||||
Seán III (1992-) Seán Diarmuid mac Tómás Micháel mac Seán mac Tómás Pádraig Ó Catháin or Seán Amádeus (Love of God), of the House of Amádeus-Ó Catháin is the second and present King of Coleraine (Ulaidh Thair Nhua).
Early life
Seán was born near Chicago, United States. He spent the first years of his childhood raised in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. In 1999 his father, then Ard Tánsaite Tómás Micháel mac Séan, moved the family to Kansas where he has resided since.
Founding of Coleraine
Seán was instrumental in founding the Ríocht na hUlaidh Thair Nhua or the Kingdom of Coleraine as it is officially known within the Royal government. The Ríocht was originally founded as an political activist organisation Rígh na hÉireann, or Kingdom of Ireland, which advocated an Irish Kingdom comprising of all the 32 counties of Ireland. Seán, a life long Irish Nationalist, named himself leader of said organisation. On 10 January 2009, Tómás II succeeded his father Seán II who had stepped down after moving into an assisted living residence as is required by the traditional Tánist laws of the Clan Ó Catháin. Seán was now named Ard Tánsaite, his main claim to land, the Barony of Noamh Séamus, was promoted to a Duchy, and Seán was commissioned to work on founding a new Ó Catháin state in the moors of northeastern Kansas. On 21 January 2009 he officially founded the Kingdom of Coleraine, a successor state to the former Ó Catháin Barony of Coleraine in Ulster. He named his father Tómás II of the Ó Catháin as the King of the Colerains, naming himself Crown Prince, promoting his Duchy of Noamh Séamus into an Archduchy and making the title of Archduke of Noamh Séamus the title of the Crown Princes of the Realm. Seán was named Prince Regent so as to have the power to write the Colerainian Constitution and rule in his father's stead as his father worked to stabalise the House of Ó Catháin which still recovers from it's great losses during the wars against Elizabeth I, Oliver and Richard Cromwell, and William III of England from (1580 - 1693) and the Great Anglo-Irish War (1171 - ) which at present is still being fought in the Ó Catháin's old lands in Ulster.
Crowned King of the Colerains
Seán had been Prince Regent since the foundation of the realm. On Holy Tuesday of 2009 he was officially named King of the Colerains. He kept the title of Ard Tánsaite of the Ó Catháin along with his titles of Lord of Dungiven and Dunseverick and Prince of Ulster. Seán's first act as King was to put into law the Charter of Parliament, and the Constitution of Coleraine in the New World. Included in the Constitution were such unprecedented laws such as the allowing of non-Catholics to worship under the protection of the law, which had been illegal since the founding of the House of Ó Catháin in AD 878. Seán also cut out a number of ancient Tánist laws allowing Capital Punishment and Torture including support for Religious Inquisition. Seán also announced on Good Friday of 2009 that he shall seek peace with England after over 800 years of war with hopes of harmony in Ireland and a possible united country. Seán has sworn full loyalty to the Papacy, and maintains the Roman Catholic Church's position within the Tánist Government.
Ancestry of Seán III
Seán III's family has ruled in Europe and North America for over 1000 years. His 13th Great Uncle Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the only Catholic signer of the American Declaration of Independence. His Great-Grandfathers served in both World Wars, and Korea for the United States.
His father's line traces itself back thousands of years in Irish history. According to legend the ancestors of the Ó Catháin were the sons of Míl and his wife Scotia, the daughter of King David of Isræl. His father's line is known as the House of Ó Catháin of the Cenél nEógain Dynasty of Ulster.
His mother's line traces itself back to the first Duke of Normandy Rollo the Viking, and to a line of Romano-British nobles. They also have a claim to land in Wales. The Maternal line is known as the House of Aberffraw-Normandy, of the Plantagenet Dynasty.
Through his mother he is the 26th Great Grandson of William the Conqueror and through William's wife Matilda of Flanders, he is the 35th Great Grandson of Charlemange. Through Charlemange's line he is directly descended from the Gallo-Roman Consul, Flavius Afranius Syagrius (born c. 345), who also served Imperial Rome as Prefect of the City of Rome, Proconsul of Africa, and the Praetorian Prefect of Italy.
Personal life
Seán is a very private person, living on his family's estate in Kansas. He owns four horses, three dogs, and three cats named Crookshanks, Franz Leopold, and Kitty. He is a pious Catholic, spending much time either praying at his school's chapel or in a local Adoration Chapel. He is a pœt and playwright, having penned a number of works. He sings Basso in his school's choir and is a eucharistic minister. Seán is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Clubs, an avid golfer and fan of Horse Racing, in which he is known for choosing the unlikely winners. He is an Opéra buff, having a good knowledge and love for said Italian art form. Along with his work as King of the Colerains, Seán hopes to become either a playwright and theatrical/opératic director, History or Philosophy Teacher/Professor, or newsman for one of the big News Corporations in North America or Britain or Ireland or a politician. He is a member of the Kansas Democratic Party.
Seán is fluent in four languages: English, Irish, Lowland Scots, and Úndôminfleûr. He is proficient in two others, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon (Old English).
Full titles as King
His Catholic Majesty Seán the Third. By the grace of God and the Blessed Virgin, King of the Colerains, Archduke of Noamh Séamus, Prince of Ulster and Limavady, Lord of Dungiven and Dunseverick, Ard Tánsaite of the Ó Catháin, Esquire and Honourable Gentleman of the Court of the Duchy of Normandy, Baron of Cluain Sharoise, Viscount of Tremon, Count of Noushea, Grand Cross of the Good Counsel, Grand Cross of the Dragon, Lord of the Order of Saint Christopher, Eagle Scout of America, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Shamrock Degree.
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See also
'Seán Amádeus' Born: 20 December 1992
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| Colerain Royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Tómás II |
King of Coleraine 2009 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Baronetage of Ireland | ||
| Preceded by Tómás Micháel mac Seán Ó Catháin |
Prince of Ulster 1992 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Seán II |
Lord of Dungiven 1992 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Uilliam Meacháir Seosamh mac Seán Ó Catháin |
Lord of Dunseverick 1992 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Colerain Nobility | ||
| Preceded by Seán Ó Catháin, 1st Baron Noamh Séamus |
Archduke of Noamh Séamus 2009 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Title Created |
Baron Cluain Sharoise 1999 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Title Created |
Viscount Tremon 2007 – |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Title Created |
Count of Noushea 2009 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |