Denise, Archduchess of Karnia

Denise of Karnia-Ruthenia (born 16 June 1964) was the first Queen of Ruthenia, is the wife of Archduke Ari of Karnia and is mother of Emperor-King Oscar of Karnia-Ruthenia. Her family background is a pivotal part of the inspiration behind the Kingdom of Ruthenia and its sucessor state, the Karno-Ruthenian Empire. She was the second head of the Karno-Ruthenian Red Cross.

Life and marriage
Denise was born at Winter Residence of the Goëtzën family, in São Paulo, Brazil, the second child of Count Michael von Goëtzën, and his first wife, Countess Theresa von Goëtzën. She was baptised at St. Stephen of Hungary's Church on 1970, the same place where his only child would be baptized on 1996. Denise and his elder brother, Wladimir, spent their youth in a difficult relationship scarred by their parents turbulent marriage and eventual separation and divorce. His brother would die childless on 1992. His father married again, but without children from this relationship and died on 2015. Her mother also married again, with no children from this relationship, dying in 1989. In the 1980's, she married Archduke Ari of Karnia. It was the only child of such couple, Oscar, to usher in this family with the actual status in 2014. At birth the king, who already boasted a courtesy title of (Count von Goëtzën), families make appear in documents that were known as "Götzö and Thomaz-Rocha", although it is more common to use the last name, and after his coronation, the king has signed as "Oscar of Ruthenia". After the death of his grandfather, Michael von Goëtzën, Oscar of Ruthenia took the title of Count of Bihar, since he was the last male member of the family still alive. On 09 May 2018, she was created Duchess of Sasso-Koharové by force of the Imperial Decree n. 139-2O18, who recreated this foreign title as the title of the Imperial Family. On 21 October 2019, she was made the leader of the Karno-Ruthenian Red Cross, a position she occupied since the former Empress Paloma left the Empire, on 05 September 2019. After the divorce of her son and her daughter-in-law, she became the most important female figure of the Imperial Court until 26 August 2021, when her son married Infanta Marie Elisabeth Haiane of Woestein, who also succeeded her as head of the Karno-Ruthenian Red Cross in 09 September 2021. On 25 November 2021, an ammendment was decreed by Emperor Oscar I, recognizing retroactively the title and style of Their Imperial and Royal Majesties, the Emperors of Karnia and Kings of Ruthenia to his parents, Archduke Ari and Archduchess Denise. Despite no real change, it was seen as a show of respect to his parents. On 08 March 2022, she received the Tanishkaa Patranabish Medal for Excellence, an all-female state decoration conferred jointly by the Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra and Her Exalted Highness, Tanishkaa Patranabish, Rajpramukh of Beltola. She received the order for her outstanding services to society and the Empire. In the decree, she was for the first time mentioned as former Empress of Karnia, but also incorrectly appointed as Empress-Mother of Karnia-Ruthenia.

Alternative Titles and Styles

 * '''16 June 1964 – 18 July 1987: Her Grace, Countess von Goëtzën.
 * '''18 July 1987 - 18 November 2014: Her Highness, Princess of Ruthenia and Countess von Goëtzën.
 * '''19 November 2014 - 20 November 2014: Her Royal Majesty, Queen of Ruthenia.
 * '''20 November 2014 - 15 April 2016: Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Ruthenia and Countess von Goëtzën.
 * 15 April 2016 - 08 May 2018: Her Imperial and Royal Highness, Archduchess of Karnia and Royal Princess of Ruthenia, Countess von Goëtzën.
 * 09 May 2018 - present: Her Imperial and Royal Highness, Archduchess of Karnia and Royal Princess of Ruthenia, Countess von Goëtzën, Duchess of Sasso-Koharové.

Full titles as Queen
Her Royal Majesty, Denise, the Queen of Ruthenia.

Honors











 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Royal Order of St. Stephen.
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Most Noble Order of St. Peter.
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Most Excellent Order of St. Paul.
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Order of the Queen.
 * Civil flag of Horvatia.png Grand Cross of the Order of Ottokar.
 * Flag-Kingdom-of-Cardonia.png Recipient of the Order of the Black Eagle.
 * VishwamitraFlag2.png Dame First Class of the Most Noble Order of the Precious Crown.
 * Flag of Sildavia (2021).png Baronetess Thomaz-Rocha.
 * Flag of Sildavia (2021).png Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Black Pelican.
 * TaslaviaFlag3.png Commander of the Order of the Eagle of Taslavia.
 * VishwamitraFlag2.png Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy.
 * VishwamitraFlag2.png Grand Commander of the Most Noble Royal Family Order of Purvanchal.
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Recipient of the Imperial and Royal Wedding Commemorative Medal
 * Flag of Sildavia (2021).png Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Queen’s Day.
 * Flag of Sildavia (2021).png Dame of the Most Honourable Order of Alexandra Feodorovna, the Martyr.
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Order of the Enameled Cross.
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Order of the Imperial Crown
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Imperial Order of Oscar
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Dame of the Imperial Order of Anton
 * VishwamitraFlag2.png Recipient of the Tanishkaa Patranabish Medal for Excellence.
 * Flag_of_Ebenthal.png Stranger Lady of the Order of Lady Mary