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| name           = Nicholaus Dimitrios V
| name = Prince Nicholaus
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| caption = Last known photograph of Nicholaus, 1912.
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| caption       = Nicholaus V before leaving for Mutul, 1912.
| birth_date    = 5 August 1883
| death_date    = 15 March 1912 (aged 30) †
| birth_place  = Belfras
| death_place  = Saktun beach, Mutul
| placeofburial = Blue Creek National Cemetery
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| birth_name    = Nicholaus Philippos Alexandros Dimitrios V
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| rank          = Tribunus
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| commands      = Legio XXX Scorpius
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| full name = Nicholaus Philippos Michael
| house = [[House of Dimitrios|Dimitrios]]
| father = [[Philippos of Belfras|Philippos]]
| mother = [[Marina of Sydalon|Marina]]
| birth_date = 5 August 1883
| birth_place = [[Rosewards Castle]], [[Belfras]]
| death_date = 15 March 1912 (aged 30)
| death_place = [[Saktun Beach]], [[Mutul]]
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  | serviceyears  = 1902 - 1912
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'''Prince Nicholaus''' (KSA) (born Nicholaus Philippos Michael; 5 August 1883 - 15 March 1912) was a member of the [[Monarchy of Belfras|Belfrasian royal family]]. He was the first child of [[Philippos of Belfras|Sovereign Prince Philippos]], the first monarch of independent [[Belfras]], and was a colonel in the [[Belfrasian Army]] until his death during the [[Belfro-Mutulese war of 1911]].
== Early life  ==
Prince Nicholaus was born on 5 August 1883. He was given the name ''Nicholaus'' after his father's uncle, ''Philippos'' after his father, and ''Michael'' after his grandfather. His father was [[Philippos of Belfras|Sovereign Prince Philippos]] and his mother was [[Marina of Sydalon]]. He was the second child of his family, with his elder sister [[Anna, Princess of Belfras]] being two years older than him, and [[Princess Irene, Duchess of Pergamon]] being born five years later.


'''Nicholaus Philippos Alexandros Dimitrios V''', Duke of Patrinos (5 August 1883 - 15 March 1912) was a [[Belfras|Belfrasian]] Nobleman and a [[Belfrasian Army|Army]] Tribunus who was killed in action during the [[Belfro-Mutulese war of 1911]]. He was also the Duke of Patrinos from 1903 until his death, with the title passing to his brother Georgio III.
== Later life ==


== Early life and education ==
Nicholaus attended the [[Saint George College]] and as a member of it's soccer team. He was inducted into the Freemasons Society of Prince Albert on 5 August 1902 after graduating the [[Imperial War College of Belfras]] and entering the [[Belfrasian Army|Army]] as a First Lieutenant. By the start of the [[Belfro-Mutulese war of 1911]] he had risen to the rank of Major, and was posted to the War Office in [[Thessalona]] by his father to keep him away from the front-lines. However, with the approaching Xuman Campaign - an audacious invasion of Mutul - he was reassigned without his father's knowledge to III Divisio Mechanicum and promoted to the rank of colonel to function in it's headquarters unit.


== Military Service ==
Nicholaus, serving in III Divisio Mechanicum, was killed in action at [[Saktun Beach]] on 15 March 1912.
=== War Office ===
=== Xuman Campaign ===


== Death & Legacy ==
Two war diaries carried by the headquarters unit's staff states, "The first boats ashore were smashed by debris laid by the Mutulese and constant, unforgiving artillery fire. The second wave of boats, brought three hours later and after a hellish bombardment by the Navy, took only minimal losses in comparison. ''Colonel Nicholaus'' and his boat were directly hit by an artillery shell just as they made it to shore."
[[File:Dimitrios Party Leader.jpg|150px|thumbnail|left|[[Nicholaus Dimitrios|Nicholaus VI]], the current Consul, is named after Dimitrios.]]


Following his death, his younger brother Georgio III would inherit the Duchy of Patrinos along with it's titles and accounts. His body was never recovered from the Xuman Peninsula and instead an empty coffin was buried in his plot at the Blue Creek National Cemetery. His brother would go on to name a military hospital in Mondria after him, the [[Nicholaus V Military Hospital]].
Word of Nicholaus' death was quickly reported to General Komnenos, commanding officer of III Divisio Mechanicum who was staying aboard a troop-ship during the landings. He in turn passed the news directly to the War Office, who in turn passed the news to Sovereign Prince Philippos two days after his death. The palace's own diary notes that Field Marshal Caecus was present and noted "[Prince] Nicholaus died while leading his boat to shore. He followed the Army's code of bravery to the very end. While he could have elected to remain on ship for the landings, he saw what was happening to the first wave and wanted to bolster the morale of the second wave, who cheered when they saw him boarding a landing boat."


In 1955, Georgio's first-born son would be named directly after Dimitrios, [[Nicholaus Dimitrios|Nicholaus VI]].
The war office noted that the bodies of those aboard Nicholaus' boat could not be recovered. An empty coffin burial was conducted in Thessalona after the war on 5 February 1916.  


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== Titles, styles, honors and arms ==
== Titles, styles, honors and arms ==


'''Styles of address'''
'''Styles of address'''
* '''5 August 1883 - 11 January 1903''': ''His Royal Highness'' The Hereditary Prince
* '''5 August 1883 - 1 January 1900''': ''His Grace'' The Earl of Patra
* '''1 January 1900 - 11 January 1903''': ''His Royal Highness'' The Hereditary Prince
* '''11 January 1903 – 15 March 1912''': ''His Royal Highness'' The Hereditary Prince and Duke of Patrinos
* '''11 January 1903 – 15 March 1912''': ''His Royal Highness'' The Hereditary Prince and Duke of Patrinos



Latest revision as of 12:50, 27 March 2020

Prince Nicholaus
Nicholaus V Dimitrios.jpg
Last known photograph of Nicholaus, 1912.
Born5 August 1883
Rosewards Castle, Belfras
Died15 March 1912 (aged 30)
Saktun Beach, Mutul
Issue
Full name
Nicholaus Philippos Michael
HouseDimitrios
FatherPhilippos
MotherMarina
Military career
Service/branchBelfrasian Army
Years of service1902 - 1912
RankColonel
UnitIII Divisio Mechanicum
Commands heldLegio XXX Scorpius

Prince Nicholaus (KSA) (born Nicholaus Philippos Michael; 5 August 1883 - 15 March 1912) was a member of the Belfrasian royal family. He was the first child of Sovereign Prince Philippos, the first monarch of independent Belfras, and was a colonel in the Belfrasian Army until his death during the Belfro-Mutulese war of 1911.


Early life

Prince Nicholaus was born on 5 August 1883. He was given the name Nicholaus after his father's uncle, Philippos after his father, and Michael after his grandfather. His father was Sovereign Prince Philippos and his mother was Marina of Sydalon. He was the second child of his family, with his elder sister Anna, Princess of Belfras being two years older than him, and Princess Irene, Duchess of Pergamon being born five years later.


Later life

Nicholaus attended the Saint George College and as a member of it's soccer team. He was inducted into the Freemasons Society of Prince Albert on 5 August 1902 after graduating the Imperial War College of Belfras and entering the Army as a First Lieutenant. By the start of the Belfro-Mutulese war of 1911 he had risen to the rank of Major, and was posted to the War Office in Thessalona by his father to keep him away from the front-lines. However, with the approaching Xuman Campaign - an audacious invasion of Mutul - he was reassigned without his father's knowledge to III Divisio Mechanicum and promoted to the rank of colonel to function in it's headquarters unit.

Nicholaus, serving in III Divisio Mechanicum, was killed in action at Saktun Beach on 15 March 1912.

Two war diaries carried by the headquarters unit's staff states, "The first boats ashore were smashed by debris laid by the Mutulese and constant, unforgiving artillery fire. The second wave of boats, brought three hours later and after a hellish bombardment by the Navy, took only minimal losses in comparison. Colonel Nicholaus and his boat were directly hit by an artillery shell just as they made it to shore."

Word of Nicholaus' death was quickly reported to General Komnenos, commanding officer of III Divisio Mechanicum who was staying aboard a troop-ship during the landings. He in turn passed the news directly to the War Office, who in turn passed the news to Sovereign Prince Philippos two days after his death. The palace's own diary notes that Field Marshal Caecus was present and noted "[Prince] Nicholaus died while leading his boat to shore. He followed the Army's code of bravery to the very end. While he could have elected to remain on ship for the landings, he saw what was happening to the first wave and wanted to bolster the morale of the second wave, who cheered when they saw him boarding a landing boat."

The war office noted that the bodies of those aboard Nicholaus' boat could not be recovered. An empty coffin burial was conducted in Thessalona after the war on 5 February 1916.

Titles, styles, honors and arms

Styles of address

  • 5 August 1883 - 1 January 1900: His Grace The Earl of Patra
  • 1 January 1900 - 11 January 1903: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince
  • 11 January 1903 – 15 March 1912: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince and Duke of Patrinos

Decorations and orders

  •  Belfras: Knight of the Order of Saint Andrews

Awards and medals

  •  Belfras: Good Conduct Medal - 12 August 1908
  •  Belfras: Purple Rose - 3 July 1912 †
  •  Belfras: Mutulese War Cross - 5 August 1920 †