Diantha Curie Ptochoprodroma
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| Diantha Curie Ptochoprodroma | |
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| Dynast Queen of Greater Furia Curia | |
| Reign | January 2, 1992 - Present |
| Coronation | 2009 |
| Predecessor | Corisande Curie Ptochoprodroma |
| Regent | Prince Dorien Ptochoprodroma |
| Born | August 27, 1985 (age 36) Palace of Queens, Eftychiamos, Greater Furia Curia |
| House | Ptochoprodroma |
| Father | Aldo Silveira |
| Mother | Corisande Curie Ptochoprodroma |
Diantha Curie Ptochoprodroma (born August 27, 1985) is the current Dynast Queen of Greater Furia Curia. She is the 48th ruler of the Curian Dynasty and 6th ruler of House Ptochoprodroma. She ascended to the throne at the age of six on January 2, 1992, after the death of her mother, Queen Corisande, but did not assume any official responsibilites of the title until 2009.
Early Life
Mother's Marriage and Royal Household and Succession Act of 1985
In the summer of 1984, Queen Corisande met Vitosian actor Aldo Silveira at the premiere of Silveira’s movie, Enemies Of The Sun. By October 1984, the two had been photographed together in public as a couple.
Queen Corisande’s relationship with Silveira had been the subject of much tabloid speculation due to the unusual, whirlwind nature of the romance. In late February 1985, the gossip magazine The Curian Buzz published photos of the two in Mytikala where it appeared as though the two had eloped.
This speculation was confirmed on March 8, 1985 when the couple appeared on the late-night talk show Between the Lines with Shay Cala. At the end of the interview, Queen Corisande also announced that she was expecting a child in early September. The interview broke records for viewership in Greater Furia Curia, with nearly 72% of households watching the initial airing of the interview and 79% tuning in to the subsequent rebroadcast on the morning of March 9, 1985.
The interview did nothing to lessen the rumor mill surrounding the couple, due to the fast-paced nature of their relationship. While Queen Corisande had confirmed that she would keeping all titles, including the Ptochoprodroma surname, and that Silveira would be styled as Royal Consort with no other official titles, speculation swirled around the legitimacy of the wedding -- and particularly, the legitimacy of what could be the future heir of Greater Furia Curia. While past monarchs had indeed married foreign nationals, or married commoners, none before had married a foreign national who was also a commoner. In addition to this, there were no laws codified that formalized the legitimacy of an heir that may have been conceived prior to wedlock - a detail which had not been confirmed in the case of Queen Corisande’s pregnancy, but was broadly speculated.
To assuage any doubts in the matter, the Ekklesía convened in May of 1985 to propose changes to the 1843 Royal Household Act as well as the Succession Act of 1950. After several weeks of debate and deliberation, the Royal Household and Succession Act of 1985 was passed, which amended previously established rules on legitimacy and succession.
Queen Corisande, who had been quite actively making public appearances during most of the summer of 1985, withdrew from the public eye in late July. She and her husband went to The Palace of Queens in Eftychiamos for the remainder of her pregnancy and subsequent birth.
Childhood
Diantha was born on August 27, 1985 in Eftychiamos. On her birth, she was declared the heir presumptive of Greater Furia Curia. Forty-eight salute shots were fired from just outside the palace gates, as Diantha would be forty-eighth ruling monarch of Greater Furia Curia once she ascended to the throne.
Two days after Diantha’s birth, the Eftychiamos Evening Journal and the New Curia City Chronicle were allowed access to the Basilica of St. Eftychía to photograph the baptism of the Crown Princess Diantha into the Iothic Orthodox Church. The family’s first public appearance would be on October 4, 1985 when they again appeared on Between the Lines with Shay Cala. This appearance broke the viewership record previously set by Queen Corisande’s wedding announcement, with 79% of households tuning in. The family then went on a small tour of Greater Furia Curia, stopping at royal residences throughout the country before returning to Eftychiamos.
In 1986, Silveira returned to Vitosium to continue his acting career, to great fanfare. Queen Corisande remained in Greater Furia Curia, splitting her time between Eftychiamos and New Curia City. Diantha was enrolled in daycare at the Anthelli Early Learning Center in Eftychiamos, which taught the children of government employees and members of the military.
Queen Corisande and Diantha would visit Vitosium at various times from 1986 to 1990 to see Silveira. Diantha would have a small cameo in one of her father’s films, Scared of the Light.
Queen Corisande's Death
In late 1991, Queen Corisande was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
