Alexander, Crown Prince of Belfras

Alexander
Hereditary Prince Duke of Tres
Alexander at Isus Cassius 2017
Born	(1984-06-15) 15 June 1984 Thessalona, Belfras
Full name Alexander Nicholaus Gregorio Philippos Constantine
House	Dimitrios
Father	Nicholaus
Mother	Beata of Catana

Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Belfras (born Alexander Nicholaus Gregorio Philippos Constantine; 15 June 1984) is the heir apparent to the Belfrasian throne as the eldest son of Sovereign Prince Nicholaus. He has been the Duke of Tres since 2014, residing in a residence in Mondria managed by the Royal Household.

Alexander was born at Questros Palace the twin brother of his sister Victoria on 15 June 1984, and soon had two younger brothers George (born 5 May 1990) and Christos (born 7 April 1993). He and his sister followed in their fathers footsteps to attend the illustrious Jason V Academy, although Alexander spent a year at the Oesterlong Grammar School in Pelopanesia. He eventually attended Nuovo Portelli, the country's most elite university alongside his sister, although while she went on to study medicine he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree before focusing on his performing his official duties as Heir Apparent alongside his father.

Whilst performing his official duties he founded the Principality Trust, an organisation that runs ten charities with him as their president. The organisation, through these charities, focuses on a broad range of areas including education, environmental reform, and welfare of unemployed or disabled individuals. He has personally campaigned for greener energy alternatives and through his trust has raised more than B$192 million for research toward green energy.

He has made royal visitations to countries on behalf of his father, most notably to Latium on several occasions to the Imperial Court that his nation used to have as it's center of state.

Early Years and education

Alexander Nicholaus Gregorio Philippos Constantine was born in Questros Palace with his twin sister Victoria on 15 June 1984 to his father, the Sovereign Prince Nicholaus and to his mother Beata of Catana. Shortly after their birth their mother began to suffer from Postnatal depression and at the recommendation of the court's physician Nicholaus moved him and his family temporarily from their residence in Thessalona to their private residence in Lacrositis, where a warmer climate, less stressful environment and space hoped to help their mother. They spent their first three years of life moving from Thessalona to Lacrositis with their father and two nannies looking after them with their mother visiting or caring for them when able. Eventually their mother returned to caring for them full time in 1988. When Alexander and his sister were six years old George was born on 5 May 1990, and fears of a recurrence of their mother's postnatal depression were unfounded.

When Alexander and his sister were eight years old, in 1992, they began to attend the prestigious Jason V Academy in Salonika which they boarded at during term time, although often spending weekends at Questros palace or away with one or both of their parents. During his attendance at Jason V Academy he was subject to bullying for a lisp he had throughout his life up to that point. His father placed him temporarily at the Oesterlong Grammar School in Pelopanesia where he was taught how to combat his lisp and, when he and his tutors were confident that he would no longer speak with a lisp he returned to Jason V Academy in 1997.

Shortly after returning to Jason V Academy, Alexander picked up Tennis as a sports class and eventually began to play at a semi-professional level, winning a domestic championship in 2000 and being a runner-up for the same championship in 2001. Upon reaching eighteen, in 2002, Alexander departed Jason V Academy for Nuovo Portelli alongside his sister once again, but while she began to study for medicine at the university's medical school, he began classes in fine arts. In 2004 he was questioned by campus security for noise complaints after hosting a party at his residence building. His tutors told biographers in 2013 that he was "very boisterous" in classes, usually ending up provoking a fellow class mate into anger or embarrassment with pranks or a sarcastic approach to subjects. Despite this, he graduated Nuovo Portelli with a bachelors degree in fine arts in 2008 and chose to begin performing his royal duties as Heir Apparent alongside his father.

Royal Duties

In his duties as the Hereditary Prince, Alexander has taken control over the Principality Trust, an organisation that operates a various group of charities or research groups that functions with Alexander as it's head. In Alexanders time as the president of the trust, he has secured more than B$192 million for research toward green energy and B$14.4 million to unemployment welfare. His most recent project, announced in 2021, was to make funds available for schools to renovate their classrooms to help the education system.

Personal Life

Alexander has had a life that has constantly drawn media attention, either from his school years when he would end up in trouble or during his brief semi-professional career as a tennis player which ended in the 2005 controversy. He still plays tennis casually, having a membership at the Royal Palms tennis court, and having a tennis court built at this residence in Mondria. When not conducting royal duties or executing his office as the Hereditary Prince, Alexander is residing either in his Mondrian residence or at one of the family's holiday homes.

Known for his rather glamorous lifestyle, Alexander is often seen wearing the latest fashion and has had a string of romantic relationships with supermodels both Belfrasian and foreign. His estate in Mondria was purpose built by the Royal Household and will likely remain his and be inherited by his children.

2005 Tennis assault controversy

From 2004 to 2008 Alexander attending the highly prestigious Nuovo Portelli university where he studied Fine Arts, and during his stay he also continued his passion for tennis with members of the university's tennis club. In his first year he had successfully played against several of the club's singles leaders and had, in the fall of that year, won a doubles match alongside Stepan Crisidius, the son of a wealthy business owner on the west coast. Despite his victory, he had accused Stepan of deliberately pushing him during a rally and the two were spoken to by the umpire following the conclusion of the match, which the pair won 6-1 6-4 after a tense final set. An investigation later indicated that while Stepan had pushed Alexander, it was not considered to have been deliberate by witnesses which included the umpire, opposition players and three spectators.

Following the resumption of tennis playing in 2005 following the exam period and Christmas break, the two did not see one another on the court until 14 May 2005 when they had a friendly singles match, which Stepan had comfortably won 6-1 6-3 with Alexander seemingly suffering an ankle injury during the second set. Words had been exchanged by the pair at the end of the match that had left Alexander in a closed-off, angry mood toward others when he excused himself to the mens changing room, in which Stepan still was changing. The pair were alone for roughly thirty-two minutes, during which witnesses had heard raised voices which ended with the sound of somebody being punched and items falling over after sounds of exertion.

The first on scene was Alexanders close bodyguard, Lieutenant-Commander Patre Corrio, who told investigators that he had seen a locker turned over, minor blood splatters and both men in a 'visible state of disarray' with Alexander having suffered a punch to his left cheek and Stepan with marks on his neck and a broken nose. Given the level of violence and the Princes own involvement, campus security and the National Police were summoned. The National Police of the Federation (FNP) conducted an investigation taking priority over both the Royal Security Service and the campus security. During their investigations, they noted two entirely different stories by Alexander and Stepan;

Stepan had accused Alexander of, following a tense argument over the match and the previous doubles match, had lunged at him and - after a punch to his nose - had wrapped his hands around his neck which caused Stepan to hit out at Alexander in self defence. It was quickly noted that, despite it being a capital offense to harm a member of the royal family, self defence is a clear exception. Evidence for this, collated by the FNP and then leaked to the press in 2015, was bruising on Stepans neck, a visible clean break in his nose and evidence of defensive wounds such as skin under fingernails on his left hand, which he stated was when he had "clawed at Alexanders arm".

Alexander, however, claimed that the argument had turned violent when he accidentally dropped his toiletry bag which had hit Stepans foot. This caused Stepan to push Alexander into the overturned locker and following this, Alexander had broken Stepans nose in reactionary self defence. A scuffle that Alexander could not accurately recount to investigators stated that he had grabbed Stepan by the throat "momentarily" before pushing the man away after being struck a second time.

The investigation into the assault concluded two months later, stating that testimonies by both parties had accounted for damages to the changing room and wounds present but that neither party wished to press charges. Critics claimed that the investigation was closed while under pressure by the monarchy, and a leak of details in 2015 by an anonymous source claimed that the FNP had indicated to the Royal Security Service that they were about to charge Alexander with assault, but were ordered by the Sovereign Prince to close the case, with evidence that the father of Stepan had also been put under increasing pressure, with customers being rerouted to other firms by an unnamed source.

Since the leak of the report into the assault, the FNP, the Royal Household, and the family of Stepan have all stated multiple times that it was a faked report, with a report by the FNP being released that same year which indicated that it was considered mutual combat and dismissed with neither party wishing to press charges. Both have continued to insist they were the innocent party, with both having no repeat offenses in the time since the incident to this date.

Titles, styles, honors and arms

Styles of address

Styles of Alexander, the Hereditary Prince
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	His Highness

• 15 June 1984 – present: His Royal Highness The Hereditary Prince
• 5 November 2014 - present: His Royal Highness The Duke of Tres

As a Belfrasian Prince and a member of the House of Dimitrios, Alexander does not utilize a surname. If he were to utilize a surname, it would be likely that he would take on the Dimitrios Name; however, it is also possible that the name for all children of the sovereign to simple be "of Belfras". For ceremonial and formal purposes, Alexander by right of being next in line to the throne is entitled to the rank of "Hereditary Prince", while other members of the royal family excluding the sovereign are entitled to the rank of "prince" or "princess" after their Christian name followed by the territorial designation "of Belfras." This means that Alexander would be styled as "Alexander, the Hereditary Prince." In 2014 he was granted the titular duchy of Tres, making him the Duke of Tres. However, given his position as the Hereditary Prince, the duchy does not take place in his titles in formal styles, except for missives directly relating to the Duchy in which he is referred to as "Alexander, the Duke of Tres."

Honourary military appointments

Belfras

• Since 5 November 2014: Colonel-in-chief, Dimitrios Household Cavalry
• Since 12 January 2017: Admiral, Federation Navy

National honours and medals

• Belfras: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Andrew (GCSA)