William de Anthord-Mere-Luces

Not to be confused with Alexander II of Great Nortend, who was Prince William of Rhise and Gervis before his accession..

William de Anthord-Mere-Luces
Prince of Rhise and Gervis, Duke of Morney and Earl of Scode
Born	(2007-08-25) 25 August 2007 Lendert-with-Cadell, Great Nortend
Full name William Edmund Hartmold Peter Christopher de Anthord-Mere-Luces
House	House of Anthord (Anthord-Mere-Luces)
Father	Alexander II
Mother	Catarina of Nikolia
Religion	Church of Nortend

William de Anthord-Mere-Luces, Prince of Rhise and Gervis, born 25 August 2007 and christened William Edmund Hartmold Peter, is the heir apparent (regulus apparens) to the Erbonian throne. He is the only son and second-eldest child of King Alexander II and the Queen consort, Catarina.

Birth and name

William was born naturally at the Palace of St Michael'sgate on the 25th of August, 2007, and was baptised a week later by the Lord Bishop of Lendert, the Rt Rev'd Cardinal Dr. David Coke. He was christened William Edmund Hartmold Peter, after his father who had been known as Prince William, his ancestor Hartmold de Anthord, and his maternal grandfather, Aleksandar II of Nikolia, named Petar.

Owing to the possible confusion between the new-born Prince William and Alexander II, hitherto also known as Prince William, the decision was made to refer to the new-born publically as Prince Edmund, though since 2013 the Palace began using the name William. He is reportedly known to friends and family as Guliel (pronounced Gully), after the Latin form of William, Gulielmus.

On July 25, 2019 at the age of 11, he was confirmed at St Peter's Cathedral and took the name 'Christopher', the saint whose feast day falls thereon.

Schooling

William was instructed by his governor, the Rev'd. Dr. H. C. Manfield, at the Palace of St Michael'sgate until the age of ten, when he was sent to board at Allord College, as his father had before him.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 25 August 2007 – 23 August 2017: His Royal Highness William Edmund Hartmold Peter Christopher de Anthord-Mere-Luces, Prince of Rhise and Gervis
• 24 August 2017 – present: His Royal Highness William Edmund Hartmold Peter Christopher de Anthord-Mere-Luces, Prince of Rhise and Gervis, Count of Scode and Morney

Arms

As Prince of Rhise and Gervis, William's arms are quartered, with the royal arms in the first and fourth quarters and the arms of the Count of Scode in the second quarter, and the arms of the Count of Morney in the third quarter, surmounted with a royal helm and his princely coronet.