Isadora of Latium

Princess Isadora
Duchess of Courçon (more)
Isadora during an interview for the Duke and Duchess of Courçon Foundation, 2016
Born	(1968-04-13) 13 April 1968 Palace of Augustus, Castellum, Latium
Spouse	Prince Rémy, Duke of Courçon (m. 1990)
Issue	Princess Dominique of Courçon Princess Valérie, Countess of Suasa Princess Marie-Paule of Courçon Princess Stephanié of Courçon Prince Franck of Courçon Prince Robert of Courçon
Full name Flavia Claudia Isadora Diana Dominica
House	Claudia
Father	Leo Claudius, Duke of Adrianople
Mother	Diana Augusta
Religion	Fabrian Catholic

Princess Isadora, Duchess of Courçon, (Flavia Claudia Isadora Diana Dominica; b. 13 April 1968), commonly known as Princess Isadora, is the second youngest child of Latin Empress Diana Augusta and Leo, Prince Consort. Isadora is currently 12th in line to the Latin throne, though was 4th at the time of her birth. In June 1990, Isadora married Prince Rémy of Vannois and together they have six children. She is the only one of her siblings not to obtain a post-secondary degree. She is the founder of the Duke and Duchess of Courçon Foundation, in which she participates in a variety of charitable pursuits in Vannois.

Early life and education

Isadora was born on 13 April 1968 at the Palace of Augustus as the fourth child and second daughter of Latin Empress Diana Augusta and Leo Claudius, 37th Duke of Adrianople. A month after her birth, she was baptized at Sancta Sapientia in Palatine, Castellum by Archbishop of Castellum Thomas Appuleius. Her godparents are Princess Zoe, Duchess of Haenna (her mother's sister); Constantine Tarpeius, 2nd Duke of Haenna (her mother's brother-in-law); Agnes, Dowager Duchess of Adrianople (her father's mother), and Petrus Caetronius-Orontes, 18th Duke of Orontes (family friend).

Education

Isadora began her education at under the supervision of court tutors throughout primary school ages. Isadora was said to be a difficult student by former tutors, often struggling in her schooling. She later attended Saint Sophia's School for Girls in Castellum, where she received her secondary education as well as proper etiquette training. Isadora took a year and a half gap year, traveling to the Lihnidos and Fakolana where she was spotted at numerous night clubs. She spent the remained time of her gap year traveling throughout Latium. Following her extended gap year, Isadora enrolled at Corpus Christi College, Haenna. She originally intended to study sociology, though stopped attending school just before to her marriage.

Personal Life

Isadora represents a number of charities, both in Latium and in Vannois, and has done so since she entered public life in 1986. Prior to 1990, she was the most talked about member of the Imperial family after her eldest brother, Jason, due to numerous sightings of her at nightclubs around Latium. In summer 1990, she was promptly married to Prince Rémy of Vannois at a ceremony in Saint-Nazaire, Vannois. Isadora's marriage was thought to be troubled early on, as she unexpectedly visited Ghant in the winter 1990 with her siblings. Isadora has denied all rumors that her marriage has ever struggled.

Isadora and Rémy have six children; the most prominent of which is Dominique who became infamous for eloping with Nathan IV of Ghant.

Issue

Name	Date of birth	Date of death	Spouses
Princess Dominique of Courçon	(1991-08-02) 2 August 1991		eloped with Nathan IV of Ghant; and had issue.
Princess Valérie, Countess of Suasa	(1993-05-09) 9 May 1993		Married Laurentius Verrucosus, Count of Suasa; had issue.
Princess Marie-Paule of Courçon	(1995-10-22) 22 October 1995		Unwed
Princess Stephanié of Courçon	(1995-10-22) 22 October 1995		Unwed
Prince Franck of Courçon	(1997-12-11) 11 December 1997		Unwed
Prince Robert of Courçon	(1999-01-26) 26 January 1999		Unwed

Titles, styles, honors and arms

Styles of The Duchess of Courçon
Reference style	Her Imperial Highness
Spoken style	Your Highness
Alternative style	Her Highness

• 13 April 1968 – 25 June 1990: Her Imperial Highness The Princess Isadora
• 25 June 1990 – present: Her Imperial Highness The Duchess of Courçon

As the child of a Sovereign, Isadora is entitled to the rank of "princess" throughout her life. Due to her birth occurring during her mother's reign, she is entitled to bear the additional title Porphyrogenita (Born in the Purple). Prior to her marriage, she held the territorial designation "of Latium", though this was replaced with her husband's ducal title upon her marriage.

Honors

• 30 July 1989 Knight of the Order of the Ram

Ancestry

Isadora is a member of the Claudii dynasty, making her a direct male-line descendant of St. Philip Augustus, the first Catholic Latin Emperor. She is the second youngest child of Diana Augusta, herself the eldest surviving child of Constantine XIX and Princess Marie Christine of Épernon; and of her husband Leo Claudius, 37th Duke of Adrianople, the eldest son of Jason Claudius, 36th Duke of Adrianople and Agnes Selicia.

Isadora's mother is a member of the Anicii dynasty by way of Theophylactus I Augustus, allowing her to trace ancestry to all former Imperial Latin dynasties. Isadora holds numerous ties to other major Belisarian noble and royal houses though various ancestors. Isadora was the second-cousin of former Vannoisian Emperor Charles XII, third cousin once removed of Emperor Philippe X of Lyncanestria, and fourth cousin once removed of Emperor Nathan IV of Ghant.

Ancestors of Isadora of Latium

16. Peter Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 8. Theodosius Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 17. Leona Tullia 4. Jason Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 18. Adrian Claudius, Count of Durolipons 9. Isabella Claudia 19. Maria Metochites 2. Leo Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 20. Constantine Selicius, Lord of Pola 10. Leo Selicius, Lord of Pola 21. Sophia Orontes-Mouzalon 5. Agnes Selicia 22. Flavius Aemelius, Duke of Narona 11. Theodora Aemelia 23. Princess Sophia of Saint-Gilles 1. Princess Isadora, Duchess of Courçon 24. Michael Anicius, Duke of Beroea 12. John Anicius, Duke of Beroea 25. Constantia Voconia 6. Constantine XIX of Latium 26. John XIII of Latium 13. Joanna of Latium 27. Princess Alexandra of Ghant 3. Diana Augusta 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

Isadora of Latium House of Claudius Born: 13 April 1968
Lines of succession
Preceded by Princess Theodora of Ghant	Succession to the Latin throne 15th in line	Followed by Prince Franck of Courçon