Fausta Tarpeia

Fausta Tarpeia
Queen consort of Burgoy
Tenure	25 September 2000 – present
Predecessor	Charlotte of Ghant
Born	(1963-06-18) 18 June 1963 Velia House, Castellum ab Alba, Latium
Spouse	Charles VII of Burgoy (m. 1985)
Issue	Charles, Crown Prince of Burgoy Prince Gustave Princess Constance, Lady of Terracina Princess Édith
Full name Fausta Tarpeia Anicia Anna Eugenia Victoria
House	Tarpeia (by birth) Burgoy (by marriage)
Father	Constantine Tarpeius, Duke of Haenna
Mother	Princess Zoe of Latium
Religion	Fabrian Catholic

Queen Fausta of Burgoy (Fausta Tarpeia Anicia Anna Eugenia Victoria; b. 18 June 1963) is the Queen of Burgoy as the wife of Charles VII, who became monarch of the Lyncanestrian federal state of Burgoy on 25 September 2000. Fausta is the eldest child and daughter of Constantine Tarpeius, Duke of Haenna and Princess Zoe of Latium.

Early Life

Fausta was born on 18 June 1963 at Velia House in Castellum ab Alba to parents then Constantine, Count Rutupiae and his wife Princess Zoe of Latium as the couple's first child. At the time of her birth, Fausta was third in line to the Latin throne by virtue of being the daughter of a Latin princess and granddaughter of Emperor Constantine XIX; as well as the heir to the Dukedom of Haenna. She was christened at the Basilica of St. Maria Outside the Walls in Castellum by Leontius Canuleius, Archbishop of Castellum. Her godparents were Diana Augusta (her mother's sister); and Arcadius Vitruvius, Marchis of Antium (her father's close friend).

Fausta primarily resided in Castellum for her early childhood, living in Velia House until she was twelve. In 1978 her family moved out of Velia House and to the countryside to the west of Castellum and the town of Colonia Augusta. Fausta would reside at her parent's estate in Colonia Augusta until her marriage in 1985.

Education

Fausta first began her education in at the age of seven in 1970, initially delayed for currently unknown reasons. Her entire primary and secondary educations were handled by private tutors and governesses that were hired her father and later aunt, Diana Augusta, to provide lessons in maths, literature, history, and art. During interviews later in life, Fausta has said that she does not look back fondly on her education, and according to those close to her, she says that it hindered her social skills and contributed to crippling social anxiety.

After turning 18, Fausta enrolled at Galata College at the University of Haenna where her studies focused on literature. At Haenna, Fausta participated in student book clubs and ballroom dancing clubs.

Personal Life

Fausta is an avid reader, and is noted to have a personal library of over 1,000 books or manuscripts, including works such as X, Y, and Z. Though Latin is her native tongue, Fausta is multilingual and fluent in Hellenic, and Anglic. Since her marriage to Charles, Fausta has also become conversant in Audonic and Burgoyard.

Fausta is also the patron to a multitude of charitable organizations, most of which are located in Burgoy. She undertook her first Burgoyard charity event with the founding of the Royal Foundation for Reading and Educational Enhancement in 1986 to support reading and education among Burgoyard boys and girls, later extending to cover all of Lyncanestria in 1991.

Marriage to Charles VII

In 1983, the Burgoyard Royal Office announced that the then Charles, Crown Prince of Burgoy was open to potential suitors, and that a ball would be held in May. Fausta travelled to Azou-la-Riselle with her father Duke Constantine for a ball hosted by King Charles VI of Burgoy, his wife Charlotte of Ghant. It was there that she first met Crown Prince Charles. Palace staff present during Fausta's visit told the press that Charles was taken with Fausta immediately and days later a betrothal agreement was announced by the Royal Office and a spokesperson of The Duke of Haenna. Still a university student at the time, the agreement announced that Fausta and Charles would wed after she completed her education in 1985.

Titles, styles, and honors

• 18 June 1963 – 22 August 1985: Countess Rutupiae
• 22 August 1985 – 25 September 2000: Her Highness The Crown Princess of Burgoy
• 25 September 2000 – present: Her Majesty The Queen of Burgoy

Honors

• Burgoy: Grand Cordon (formerly Dame) of the Order of Stephen I 20 February 1986 (Dame); 28 September 2000 (Grand Cordon)
• Latium: Knight of the Order of the Ram 17 June 1982
• Latium: Commander (formerly Dame) of the Ancient Equestrian Order <imgur w="50">Ad9KprI.png</imgur> 2 February 1996 (Dame); 17 June 2002 (Commander)
• Lyncanestria: Dame of the Order of Robert <imgur w="50">wzk2ZxW.png</imgur> 27 December 2000
• Lyncanestria: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Golden Sceptre <imgur w="50">VOJom2m.png</imgur> 27 December 2000
• Sydalon: Dame of the Order of the Holy Ghost 9 September 2004

Ancestry

Ancestors of Fausta Tarpeia

16. Constantine Tarpeius, Count of Rutupiae 8. Theodosius Tarpeius, Count of Rutupiae 17. Julia Angelos 4. Michael Tarpeius, Duke of Haenna 18. Marcus Vispasianus 9. Maria Faustina Vispasiana 19. Rhea Cluilia 2. Constantine Tarpeius, Duke of Haenna 20. Felix Baebia 10. Peter Baebius, Lord of Salernum 21. Zoe Palaiologos 5. Theodora Baebia 22. George Porcius, Lord Rhodanos 11. Antonia Porcia 23. Anastasia Materna 1. Fausta Tarpeia 24. Michael Anicius, Duke of Beroea 12. John Anicius, Duke of Beroea 25. Constania Euforbenos 6. Constantine XIX of Latium 26. John XIII of Latium 13. Joanna of Latium 27. Princess Alexandra of Ghant 3. Princess Zoe of Latium 28. Prince Victor of Ghant 14. Prince Henri, Duke of Épernon 29. Catherine I of Lyncanestria 7. Princess Marie Christine of Épernon 30. Yuri I of Nekulturnya 15. Tsarevna Afanasiia of Nekulturnya 31. Natalya Vladimirovna

See also

• List of Burgoyard consorts

Fausta Tarpeia Tarpeia family Born: 18 June 1963
Lines of succession
Preceded by The Dowager Duchess of Haenna	Succession to the Latin throne 34th in line	Followed by The Crown Prince of Burgoy