Isadora of Latium

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Princess Isadora
Duchess of Courçon (more)
Princess Isadora of Latium.jpg
Isadora during an interview for the Duke and Duchess of Courçon Foundation, 2016
Born (1968-04-13) 13 April 1968 (age 56)
Palace of Augustus, Castellum, Latium
Spouse
Issue
Full name
Flavia Claudia Isadora Diana Dominica
HouseClaudia
FatherLeo Claudius, Duke of Adrianople
MotherDiana Augusta
ReligionFabrian Catholic

Princess Isadora, Duchess of Courçon, (Flavia Claudia Isadora Diana Dominica; b. 13 April 1968), commonly known as Princess Isadora, is the middle child of Latin Empress Diana Augusta and Leo, Prince Consort. Isadora is currently 17th 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 three 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, Duke of Haenna (her mother's brother-in-law); Agnes, Duchess of Adrianople (her father's mother), and Petrus Caetronius-Orontes, 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 (age 33) Ohaide to Nathan IV of Ghant; had issue.
Prince Robert of Courçon (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) Unwed
Prince Edouard of Courçon (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) Unwed

Titles, styles, honors and arms

Styles of
The Duchess of Courçon
Reference styleHer Imperial Highness
Spoken styleYour Highness
Alternative styleHer 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 Purpurogenita (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

  •  Latium Knight of the Order of the Ram Red ribbon bar - general use.svg

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, 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.

See also

Isadora of Latium
Born: 13 April 1968
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Princess Theodora of Ghant
Succession to the Latin throne
17th in line
Followed by
Prince Franck of Courçon