Torrhen III

Torrhen III (Torrhen Dorin Albert Meinrad; born 15 April 1929) is the King of Bigicia and commander-in-chief of the Bigician Defence.

Born into the House of Founrath, Torrhen is the second eldest child of Dorin IV of Bigicia and Ayem of Xorientia. He became heir presumptive to his father in 1950, following the renunciation of his older brother, Prince Abnur, to the rights of succession to the royal crown of Bigicia. He succeeded his father upon his death on 21 October 1955. As head of the House of Founrath he has also been able to make a number of decisions about the titles and positions of its cadet branches members.

The King's heir apparent, after passage on 20 August 2020, following the Great Council's vote, of a new law establishing absolute primogeniture (the first such law passed in Bigician history), is Crown Princess Majlinda Mëriqi of Arkodrë. Torrhen III is the longest-reigning monarch in Bigician history, having surpassed King Torrhen II's reign of 49 years and 4 days on 26 April 2004.

Early life
Torrhen was born on 15 April 1929 at 23:11 in the Gold-Purple Tower in Nar Darum, nine years into the reign of his father Dorin IV and during the tumultuous War of the Zechonian Succession. He was the second oldest of the five children and the second son of Bigicia's King Dorin IV and Princess Ayem of Xorientia. He was baptized in light at the Royal Chapel on 7 June 1929. His godparents were the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Solentoya. the Crown Prince of Xorientia, and Duke Vehk V of Balmora (his paternal great-granduncle).

Prince Torrhen was also given the title of the Duke of Dawnbreak. His earliest education was received privately at the Royal Palace. The young prince was then sent to Dawnbreak school, and then on to Meridia boarding school. At age 16, he joined the Military Academy at the Raylight Keep and in the following years he continued his military career, gaining a series of honorary commands and being promoted to the rank of corps general.