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*[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''[[Prince Albert, Duke of Ravenna|Prince Albert of Ghant, Duke of Ravenna]] (1880–1945)''
*[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''[[Prince Alexius, Duke of Ravenna]] (1751–1802)''
**[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''[[Samuel Gentilius Ravenna, Duke of Ravenna]] (1907–1986)''
**[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''[[Prince Michael, Duke of Ravenna (born 1780)|Prince Michael, Duke of Ravenna]] (1780–1815)''
** ''Albert Gentry-Ravenna (1909–1945)''
***[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''[[Prince Victor, Duke of Ravenna (born 1802)|Prince Victor, Duke of Ravenna]] (1802–1871)''
***[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] '''[[Victor Gentilius Ravenna, Duke of Ravenna]]''' (b. 1934)
****[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''Prince Alexius, Duke of Ravenna (1830–1875)''
****'''(1)''' [[Michael Gentilius Ravenna]] (b. 1962)
*****[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''Prince Michael, Duke of Ravenna (1856–1917)''
*****'''(2)''' [[Victor Ravenna]] (b. 1990)
******[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''Prince Theophylactus, Duke of Ravenna (1880–1945)''
*****'''(3)''' William Ravenna (b. 1997)
*******[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] ''Prince John, Duke of Ravenna (1907–1986)''
****'''(4)''' John Gentilius Ravenna (b. 1965)
******* ''Prince Albertus (1909–1945)''
***'''(5)''' Albert Gentilius Ravenna (b. 1939)
********[[File:Coronet_of_a_Duke_-_Kingdom_of_Portugal.svg|15px]] '''[[Prince Victor, Duke of Ravenna]]''' (b. 1934)
****'''(6)''' Theophanes Gentilius Ravenna (b. 1970)
*********'''(1)''' [[Michael of Ravenna|Prince Michael of Ravenna]] (b. 1962)
**********'''(2)''' [[Victor of Ravenna|Prince Victor of Ravenna]] (b. 1990)
**********'''(3)''' Prince William of Ravenna (b. 1997)
*********'''(4)''' Prince John of Ravenna (b. 1965)
********'''(5)''' Prince Albertus of Ravenna (b. 1939)
*********'''(6)''' Prince Theophanes of Ravenna (b. 1970)
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Revision as of 03:12, 29 March 2020

Dukedom of Ravenna
Coat of Arms of the Duke of Ravenna.png
Creation date19 November 1770
Creation2nd creation
MonarchEmpress Maria III
First holderPrince Alexius of Latium and Sydalon
Present holderPrince Victor, Duke of Ravenna
Heir apparentPrince Michael of Ravenna
Remainder tothe 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesLord of Ravenna
StatusExtant

The Dukedom of Ravenna is a title in the Peerage of Latium, and the current primary title of the House of Gentilis-Ravenna, a cadet line of the House of Gentilius. It was created in 1770 by Empress Maria III for her second son Prince Alexius, Duke of Ravenna.

The title has been created on one previous occasion, in 1588 to Prince Constantine. The current creation came in 1770. The heir apparent to the Dukedom of Ravenna is Prince Michael of Ravenna; his heir presumptive is Prince Victor of Ravenna.

History and descent

The second creation of the Dukedom of Ravenna was in 1770 to Prince Alexius of Latium and Sydalon. Alexius was the second son, and third child of Empress Maria III and Michael of Ghant. In 1770, Prince Alexius married PLACEHOLDER, and was granted the Dukedom of Ravenna, in Latium, and Dukedom of XXXX, in the Peerage of Sydalon.

The the second creation of the Dukedom of Ravenna nearly went extinct in 1911 upon the death of Prince Alexius, Duke of Ravenna, and was left with one legitimate male heir. On 19 November 1911, NAME became the fifth Duke.

He was succeeded by his eldest son, Samuel, who assumed the house name "of Ravenna". Samuel was duke from 1945 until his own death in 1986. Samuel lacked any male heir throughout his entire tenure as duke, where his nephew Victor was heir presumptive since Samuel's succession.

Prince Victor became the seventh duke on 2 December 1986. Victor's eldest child, Prince Michael of Ravenna is the heir apparent and expected eighth duke. Michael's heir presumptive is his eldest son, Prince Victor of Ravenna, the expected ninth duke.

As male-line descendants of Emperor Nicholas II of Ghant, the current Duke and his descendants are entitled to the rights and privileges as members of the House of Gentry. While the current line does not utilize it's style as Ghantish Princes of the Blood in Latium, all children and grandchildren of the current duke are entitled to use such a title in line with the house law of the House of Gentry.

Dukes of Ravenna

First creation

Second creation

Duke Portrait Birth Marriages Death
Prince Alexius
House of Gentilius
1770–1802
also: Lord of Ravenna (1770)
Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex by Guy Head.jpg 24 December 1751
Palis de Aultavilla, Ostracine
son of Empress Maria and Michael, Prince Consort
17 June 1770
PLACEHOLDER
2 children
25 December 1802
Ascanium
aged 51
Prince Michael
House of Gentilius
1802–1815
also: Lord of Ravenna (1802)
No image.png 2 December 1780
Hieria Palace, Ascanium
son of Prince Alexius and PLACEHOLDER
13 March 1800
PLACEHOLDER
4 children
1 August 1815
Durnovaria
aged 34
Prince Victor
House of Gentilius
1815–1871
also: Lord of Ravenna (1815)
Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1838-1894).jpg 31 October 1802
Velia House, Velia, Castellum ab Alba
son of Prince Michael and PLACEHOLDER
29 January 1828
PLACEHOLDER
3 children
4 illegitimate children
22 January 1871
Palace of Augustus, Palatine, Castellum ab Alba
aged 68
Prince Alexius
House of Gentilius
1880–1911
also: Lord of Ravenna (1871)
Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi.jpg 6 June 1830
Caelimontium, Castellum ab Alba
son of Prince Victor and PLACEHOLDER
1 January 1853
PLACEHOLDER
2 children
19 March 1875
Ascanium
aged 44
Prince Michael
House of Gentilius
1880–1911
also: Lord of Ravenna (1875)
Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi.jpg 17 May 1856
Caelimontium, Castellum ab Alba
son of Prince Alexius and PLACEHOLDER
2 November 1876
Princess Silvia of Latium
6 children
5 April 1917
Ascanium
aged 60
Prince Theophylactus
House of Gentilius
1911–1945
also: Lord of Ravenna (1917)
Prince Alfred of Saxe Coburg Gotha.jpg 11 September 1880
PLACE
son of Prince Michael and Princess Silvia of Latium
7 June 1904
PLACEHOLDER
3 children
12 April 1945
Palatium Purpura, Ascanium
aged 64
Prince John
House of Ravenna
1945–1986
also: Lord of Ravenna (1945)
File:Alastair.png 18 May 1907
Villa Armira, Ascanium
son of Prince Theophylactus and PLACEHOLDER
30 August 1938
Honoria Julia
1 child
2 December 1986
St Maria National Hospital, Velia, Castellum ab Alba
aged 79
Prince Victor
House of Ravenna
1986–present
also: Lord of Ravenna (1986)
HRH The Duke of Kent 5 Allan Warrenjpg.jpg 3 October 1934
Concordia Hospital, Ascanium
son of Prince Albertus and Maria Tarpeia
8 September 1960
Theofania of Ithaca
3 children

now 89 years old

Line of succession to the Dukedom of Ravenna

Remainder

The Dukedom of Ravenna follows male-only succession practices for Latin dukes – heirs male of the body lawfully begotten. Succession follows through the line of the 1st Duke, Prince Alexius, and his male descendants. Females are ineligible under the succession method granted in the original litterae patentes. Upon the exhaustion of male descendants of the 1st Duke and the alternate line, all titles will fall back to the Crown.

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See also