Victoria II Alexandra of Asvarre
Victoria II Alexandra | |||||
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Queen of Asvarre | |||||
Reign | 7 August 2001 – present | ||||
Coronation | 27 August 2009 | ||||
Predecessor | Nikolaas II | ||||
Heir apparent | Frederick-Alexander, Crown Prince | ||||
Prime Ministers | See list | ||||
Born | Princess Victoria-Alexandra of Asvarre 19 June 1991 (age 24) UC Medical Centre, Castalien, Kingdom of Asvarre, Atmora | ||||
Spouse | Jan-Willem, Marquis de Sieyès | ||||
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House | House of Bourbon-Nièvre | ||||
Father | Nikolaas II | ||||
Mother | Jkvr. Françoise de Castelnau de Rochambeau | ||||
Religion | Catholicism |
Victoria II Alexandra (Victoria Alexandra Marie Françoise; born 19 June 1991) is Queen of Asvarre. She acceded to throne on 7 August 2001.
Victoria Alexandra is the eldest daughter of Nikolaas II and Jonkvrouwe Victoria Françoise de Castelnau de Rochambeau, she was upon her birth the heir apparent to her father. Victoria Alexandra succeeded her father King Nikolaas II upon his death of a myocardial infarction. Because she was only ten upon her accession to the throne, her mother Queen Victoria-Françoise reigned as regent till her eighteen birthday on 7 August 2009. She is the second youngest Asvarrese monarch to succeeded to the throne since Victoria I at the age of 5. She is first cousins with High Queen Katherine II and Queen Helène II Françoise through her grandfather King Frans-Ferdinand.
Early life and education
Marriage
Reign
The sudden death of her father to a myocardial infarction on the 7 August 2001 in Marsan Castle in Mielan threw Asvarre into a state of crisis. With the Asvarrese National Assembly convening to sort out the regency of the Queen Victoria II Alexandra, with Minister President Rolán Cluysen confirming that the Queen's mother Queen Victoria Françoise would reign as regent till Victoria Alexandra reached the age of majority. Due to her age, the coronation of Victoria Alexandra was to be delayed till her eighteenth birthday.
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Upon her eighteenth birthday Victoria Alexandra was coronated by Pieter-Willem Damiens, Archbishop of Myennes at the Myennes Cathedral. The federal princes, state royalty, and foreign dignitaries attended her coronation at Myennes on 27 August 2009. After her coronation a royal procession from Myennes to Castalien escorted by the Royal Regiment of Guides, Royal Asvarrese Regiment, and the Asvarrese Royal Escort of the Royal Asvarrese Police. With her coronation and reaching the age of majority the federal princes affirmed her accession to the throne of Asvarre.
Titles, styles, and honours
Titles and styles
- 19 June 1991 – 7 August 2001: Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria Alexandra of Asvarre, Duchess of Nièvre, Princess of Bourbon-Nièvre
- 7 August 2001 – present: Her Majesty The Queen
Military honours
- Colonel Commandant: Atmoran Horse Artillery Corps
- Colonel of the Regiment: 2e Garderegiment Dragonders
- Colonel of the Regiment: Regiment Koninklijke Gidsen
- Colonel of the Regiment: 5e Koninklijke Asvarrese Huzaren
- Colonel of the Regiment: 7e Regiment Kurassiers Prinsesse Françoise
- Colonel of the Regiment: Koninklijke Asavaresse Regiment
- Colonel of the Regiment: Regiment Koninklijke Asvaresse Stoottroepen
- Colonel of the Regiment: Regiment Sint Marina
- Colonel of the Regiment: Regiment Pyreneese Jagers
- Colonel of the Regiment: Regiment Nièvres
Honours
- Grandmaster of the Order of the Crown of Asvarre
- Grand Master of the Order of Victoria