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| name          = Louise
| name          = Louise
| title          = Duchess of Köstritz<br>Duchess of Roazhon
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| succession    = [[House of Köstritz|Head of the House of Köstritz]]
| succession    = [[Köstritz|Duchess of Köstritz]]
| moretext      =  
| moretext      =  
| reign          = 17 July 1986 – present
| reign          = 29 April 1990 – present
| reign-type    = Tenure
| reign-type    =  
| predecessor    = [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz|Princess Marie]]
| predecessor    = [[George I, Duke of Köstritz|George I]]
| successor      = Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk
| successor      = [[George, Hereditary Duke of Kostritz]]
| suc-type      =Heir apparent  
| suc-type      = Heir apparent
| regent        = [[Alberta of Kostritz]] <small>(1990–1998)</small>


| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1982|5|3|df=y}}  
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1982|5|3|df=y}}  
| birth_place    = Adrianople-Claudius Hospital, [[Adrianople]], [[Latium]]
| birth_place    = Adrianople-Claudius Hospital, [[Adrianople]], [[Latium]]
| spouse        = {{ubl
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Riordan of Roazhon|Prince Riordan of Roazhon]]|7 December 2010}}
|{{marriage|Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk|15 April 2000|2005|end=d.}}
| spouse-type    = Spouse
|{{marriage|[[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon]]|7 September 2009}}
}}
| spouse-type    = Spouses
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| issue          = {{ubl
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| Frederick, Duke of Holbæk
| [[George, Hereditary Duke of Kostritz]]
|Princess Aven
| Princess Aven
|Prince George
| Prince Frederick
|Prince Alan
| Prince Peter
|Prince Riothamus
| Prince Lothair
|Princess Marie
}}
}}
| issue-link = #Issue
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| full name      = Louise Marie Johanna Sophie
| full name      = Louise Marie Johanna Sophie
| house          = [[House of Hechenreyt|Hechenreyt-Köstritz]]
| house          = [[House of Rahdenburg#Cadet branches|Köstritz-Gera-Rahdenburg]]
| father        = [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg]]
| father        = [[Louis Ferdinand I, Elector of Morinia]]
| mother        = [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz]]
| mother        = [[Marie of Köstritz]]
 
| religion      = [[Church of Garima]]<br>[[wikipedia:Roman Catholic Church|Fabrian Catholic]] ''(formerly)''
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'''Louise, Duchess of Köstritz and Duchess of Roazhon''' (''Louise Marie Johanna Sophie''; b. 3 May 1982) is an [[Latium|Latin]]-born socialite of [[Liothidia|Liothidian]] descent and member of the deposed [[House of Hechenreyt|Liothidian imperial family]]. She is Duchess of Roazhon by virtue of her marriage to [[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon]].  
'''Louise, Duchess of Köstritz''' (''Louise Marie Johanna Sophie''; b. 3 May 1982) is a [[Latium|Latin]]-born, [[Garima|Gariman]] noblewoman of the [[House of Rahdenburg]], and first Duchess [[wikipedia:Suo jure|suo jure]] of [[Köstritz]]. She is married to [[Riordan of Roazhon|Prince Riordan of Roazhon]], heir to the [[Duke of Roazhon|Duchy of Roazhon]].  


She is the eldest child of [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg]] and his first wife [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz]]. Her paternal great-great grandparents are [[Heinrich III of Liothdia]] and [[Princess Diana of Latium (1870)|Princess Diana of Latium]], who were the last Kaiser and Kaiserin of Liothidia, while her maternal grandfather, Gottfried VI of Köstritz was the last Duke of Köstritz, and her mother was last of the Köstritz line. Louise first married Liothidian-exile Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk in 2000, and had one child, Frederick. She later married [[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon]], in 2007, with whom she has three children.  
She is the eldest child of [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg]] and his first wife [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz]]. Her paternal great-great grandparents are [[Henry III, Elector of Rahdenburg]] and [[Princess Diana of Latium (1870)|Princess Diana of Latium]]. Louise has five children, four of whom are by her husband [[Riordan of Roazhon|Prince Riordan of Roazhon]].  


Louise is a graduate of [[University of Castellum Iohnnes XIII#Constituent colleges|Castellum College, Castellum]] and businesswoman, having founded Köstritz Services in 2006. She is patron and founder of numerous charities including The Duchess of Köstritz Foundation. Since her marriage to [[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon]], Louise has become involved in Gelonian-based charities.
Louise is a graduate of [[University of Castellum Iohannes XIII#Constituent colleges|Castellum College, Castellum]] and businesswoman, having founded Köstritz Services in 2006. She is patron and founder of numerous charities including The Duchess of Köstritz Foundation. Since her marriage to [[Riordan of Roazhon|Prince Riordan of Roazhon]], Louise has become involved in Gelonian-based charities.
==Early life and career==
==Early life==
Louise Marie Johanna Sophie was born on 3 May 1982, in [[Adrianople]], [[Latium]], as the eldest child and daughter of [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg|Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Liothidia]] and his first wife [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz]]. She was baptized into the {{wp|Catholic Church|Fabrian Church}} in June 1982, at the Yarden River, near Hayan, [[Sydalon]]. Her godparents are [[Diana Augusta|Latin Empress Diana Augusta]] (her father's third cousin), and [[Jordan IX of Sydalon|King Jordan IX of Sydalon]] (her father's cousin).  
Louise Marie Johanna Sophie was born on 3 May 1982, in [[Adrianople]], [[Latium]], as the eldest child and daughter of [[Louis Ferdinand I, Elector of Morinia|Louis Ferdinand of Rahdenburg]] and his first wife [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz]]. She was baptized into the {{wp|Catholic Church|Fabrian Church}} in June 1982, at the Yarden River, near Hamrun, Hayan, [[Sydalon]]. Her godparents are then [[Jason VI Augustus of Latium|Jason, Prince of Youth]] (her father's third cousin), and then [[Alberta of Köstritz]] (her mother's sister). Louise was primarily raised in [[Latium]] due to her father's prohibition of entry into [[Garima]] as part of the [[Rahdenburg Revolt]] in 1918.


At a young age, Louise was taught {{wp|German lagnauge|Liothidian}} by her mother, whom was adamant on ensuring her children could fluently converse in their ancestral language, according to family friends. Though born in [[Latium]], Louise was set to begin her schooling in [[Loweport]], [[Arthurista]] but relocated to [[Castellum ab Alba]] after her mother's death in 1986. She attended Lyceum Sanctus Michaelis, in [[Castellum ab Alba]] for her primary and secondary schooling. She intended to attend university after secondary school, though she did not attend university until after the death of her husband. In 2003, she enrolled at [[University of Castellum Iohnnes XIII#Constituent colleges|Castellum College, Castellum]]. She graduated in 2006 with a degree in international management and business.
At a young age, Louise was taught [[wikipedia:German language|Gariman]] by her mother, whom was adamant on ensuring her children could fluently converse in their ancestral language, according to family friends. Though born in [[Latium]], Louise was set to begin her schooling in [[Loweport]], [[Arthurista]] but relocated to [[Castellum ab Alba]] after her mother's death in 1986. She attended Lyceum Sanctus Michaelis, in [[Castellum ab Alba]] for her primary and secondary schooling. She intended to attend university after secondary school, though did not attend university until 2003 when she enrolled at [[University of Castellum Iohannes XIII#Constituent colleges|Castellum College, Castellum]]. She graduated in 2006 with degrees in international management and business.


In 2006, she created Köstritz Services, which focused on growing women's rights, and primarily with aiding women earn elective office and equal pay. In 2007, she formed The Duchess of Köstritz Foundation to support woman who were victims of domestic violence. She is no longer active in her business or charity, though serves on the board of directors for each and collects her primary income from Köstritz Services.
In 2006, she created Köstritz Services, which focused on growing women's rights, and primarily with aiding women entering politics and equal pay. In 2007, she formed The Duchess of Köstritz Foundation to support woman who were victims of domestic violence. She is no longer active in her business or charity, though serves on the board of directors for each and collects income from Kostritz Services.
==Marriage to Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk==
==Reign as Duchess==
In summer 1997, [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg]] announced that Louise was betrothed to fellow Liothidian-exile Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk. Louise and Holbæk were married in April 2000 at Cathedral of the Holy Sepulchre, in [[Sydalon (city)|Sydalon]], in a ceremony officiated by Patriarch of Sydalon, Giljan Altair. Louise and Holbæk primarily resided in [[Loweport]] throughout their marriage, though reports from individuals close to both comment that the marriage was rocky from the start. Louise gave birth to the their first and only child, Frederick, in 2003.  
===Regency===
Louise became heir presumptive to the [[Garima|Gariman]] [[Kostritz|Duchy of Kostritz]] following the death of her mother in an automobile accident in [[Yisrael]]. Upon her succession in 1986, Louise became the youngest and only the second female ruler of Kostritz. Her rule was placed under the regency of her aunt, [[Alberta of Kostritz]] from 1986 until Louise's 16th birthday in 1998. Louise had only visited Kostritz once before in 1983, and made her first visit as Duchess in December 1986 to an opening of the Ducal Parliament. She has since attended every opening of Parliament since.  


On 19 June 2005, Louise and Holbæk were in a car accident in [[Ostracine]], [[Sydalon]]. Holbæk died as a result of the accident, fueling conspiracy theories, some promoted by Louise and her father, that the [[Liothdia|Liothdian government]] was responsible for the accident and attempted murder of Louise and her family.  
During her regency, Louise was educated in [[Latium]] and lived with her father. However, she was also under the care of her uncle [[Frederick of Rahdenburg]], with whom was charged with her care by her regent. Her regency was defined by expanded powers in the state legislature, though Louise visited Kostritz regularly and as she grew older became more vocal in her role.
==Marriage to Prince Riocus==
===Post=regency===
On 2 August 2008, [[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon|The Duchy of Roazhon]] announced the engagement of Louise and [[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon]], younger brother of [[Arthur XI of Gelonia|King Arthur XI of Gelonia]]. Louise and Roazhon first met in 2002 during the Festival of the Flowers, in Royaumeix, [[Vannois]]. Initially, Gelonian-based tabloids reported of an affair between Louise and Roazhon, though the Gelonian Royal Family was eventually able to have the stories retracted after a lengthy legal battle in which Louise and Roazhon were awarded a total of {{LAS}}300,000 in damages.
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==Marriage to Prince Riordan of Roazhon==
On 2 August 2010, the [[Köstritz|Duchy of Köstritz]] announced the engagement of Louise and [[Riordan of Roazhon|Prince Riordan of Roazhon]], younger brother of [[Arthur XI of Gelonia|King Arthur XI of Gelonia]]. Louise and Prince Riordan first met as children, during the reign of Riordan's maternal grandfather, [[Peter I of Garima|King Peter I of Garima]], on Louise's first visit to royal court in Hauptburg. There was no period of announced courtship, though in summer 2010 the pair was photographed together during the Festival of the Lights, in Alier, [[Turenne]].


They were married on 7 September 2009, at Saint-Brieuc Basilica, in [[Oxonia]], in a ceremony attended by representatives from Belisarian royalty and local nobility. By Gelonian law, they were married in a civil ceremony the following day at the [[Judiciary of Gelonia|Superior Court for Eastern District of Oxonia]]. The religious ceremony, and subsequent procession were televised by local Gelonian broadcasters.  
They were married on 7 December 2010, at St George Cathedral, in [[Köstritz]], in a ceremony attended by representatives from Belisarian royalty and local nobility. According to local Kostritz law, they were married in a civil ceremony the following day at the [[Köstritz#Law|Superior Court of Köstritz]]. The religious ceremony, and subsequent procession were televised by local Kostritan and Gelonian broadcasters.  


She and Roazhon have four children: Princess Aven (b. 2 March 2010), Prince George (b. 20 February 2012), Prince Alan (b. 9 March 2015); and Prince Riothamus (b. 31 January 2018).
She and Riordan have four children: Princess Aven (b. 2 March 2010), Prince George (b. 20 February 2012), Prince Alan (b. 9 March 2015); and Prince Riothamus (b. 31 January 2018).
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
===Liothidian controversies===
Louise is a vocal critic of the current Liothidian government, and has been linked to a number of controversies surrounding it's intelligence services. In 2005, she accused the Liothidian government of murdering her husband, Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk, and the attempted murder of herself and her son. In 2006, Louise also accused Liothidia of the 1986 murder of her mother, which was previously claimed by [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg]].


In 2018, Liothidian state media accused Louise of being the <nowiki>“pre-eminent mind and voice of the those outside our borders who harbour century-old desires to destroy the revolution, rip power from the people’s hands and return them to a tiny select few, empowered through nothing but blood,”</nowiki> referring to Louise as the <nowiki>"Duchess of Nowhere"</nowiki>. She was cited in the 2018 trial of former Central Committee member, [[Horst Kald]], as meeting with Kald during a September 2018 meeting.
==Issue==
==Issue==
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|colspan=4|'' '''By Rudolf, Duke of Holbæk:''' ''
|colspan=4|'' '''By [[wikipedia:Nomen nescio|N.N.]]:''' ''
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| Frederick, Duke of Holbæk||{{birth date and age|2003|12|31|df=y}}|| ||  
| [[George, Hereditary Duke of Kostritz]]||{{birth date and age|2001|2|19|df=y}}|| ||
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|colspan=4|'' '''By [[Prince Riocus, Duke of Roazhon]]:''' ''
|colspan=4|'' '''By [[Riordan of Roazhon|Prince Riordan of Roazhon]]:''' ''
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| Princess Aven||{{birth date and age|2010|6|2|df=y}}|| ||
| Princess Aven||{{birth date and age|2010|6|2|df=y}}|| ||
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| Prince George||{{birth date and age|2012|2|20|df=y}}|| ||
| Prince Frederick||{{birth date and age|2012|2|20|df=y}}|| ||  
|-
| Prince Alan||{{birth date and age|2015|3|9|df=y}}|| ||  
|-
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| Prince Riothamus ||{{birth date and age|2018|1|31|df=y}}|| ||  
| Prince Peter||{{birth date and age|2015|3|9|df=y}}|| ||  
|-
|-
| Princess Marie ||{{birth date and age|2019|4|16|df=y}}|| ||  
| Prince Lothair ||{{birth date and age|2018|1|31|df=y}}|| ||  
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==Titles, styles and honors==
==Titles, styles and honors==
===Titles and styles===
===Titles and styles===
*'''7 September 2009 – present:''' ''Her Royal Highness'' The Duchess of Roazhon
====Titles in pretense====
*'''3 May 1982 – 17 July 1986:''' ''Her Highness'' Princess Louise of Rahdenburg
*'''3 May 1982 – 17 July 1986:''' ''Her Highness'' Princess Louise of Rahdenburg
*'''17 July 1986 – 15 April 2000:''' ''Her Serene Highness'' Louise, Duchess of Köstritz
*'''17 July 1986 – 29 April 1990''' ''Her Serene Highness'' The Hereditary Duchess of Kostritz
*'''15 April 2000 – present:''' ''Her Serene Highness'' Louise, Duchess of Köstritz, and Duchess of Holbæk
*'''29 April 1990 – present:''' ''Her Serene Highness'' The Duchess of Kostritz
**'''7 December 2010 – present''' ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Riordan of Roazhon
===Honors===
===Honors===
*{{flag|Gelonia}}: Dame of the Most Noble and Distinguished Order of the Clover [[file:Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg|50px]]
*{{flag|Gelonia}}: Dame of the Most Noble and Distinguished Order of the Clover [[file:Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg|50px]]
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*{{flag|Sydalon}}: Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy Lance [[File:Cavaliere SSML BAR.svg|50px]]
*{{flag|Sydalon}}: Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy Lance [[File:Cavaliere SSML BAR.svg|50px]]
====Dynastic honors====
====Dynastic honors====
*[[File:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px]] [[House of Hechenreyt]]: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Hechenreyt [[file:Order of the Black Eagle - Ribbon bar.svg|50px]]
*[[File:Flag of the German Empire.svg|25px]] [[House of Rahdenburg]]: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Rahdenburg [[file:Order of the Black Eagle - Ribbon bar.svg|50px]]
*[[File:Flagge Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (1911-1920).svg|25px]] [[House of Köstritz]]: Grand Master of the Ducal Order of the House of Köstritz [[file:South Atlantic Medal BAR.svg|50px]]
*[[File:Flagge Herzogtum Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (1911-1920).svg|25px]] [[Köstritz|Duchy of Köstritz]]: Grand Master of the Ducal Order of the House of Köstritz [[file:South Atlantic Medal BAR.svg|50px]]
==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. '''Louise, Duchess of Köstritz'''
|1= 1. '''Louise, Duchess of Köstritz'''
|2= 2. [[Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg]]
|2= 2. [[Louis Ferdinand I, Elector of Morinia]]
|3= 3. [[Marie, Duchess of Köstritz]]
|3= 3. [[Marie of Köstritz]]
|4= 4. [[Heinrich, Duke of Rahdenburg]]  
|4= 4. [[Henry I, Elector of Morinia]]  
|5= 5. [[Bessandra of Ghant|Princess Bessandra of Ghant]]
|5= 5. [[Bessandra of Ghant|Princess Bessandra of Ghant]]
|6= 6. Frederick III, Duke of Köstritz
|6= 6. George I, Duke of Köstritz
|7= 7. PLACEHOLDER
|7= 7. PLACEHOLDER
|8= 8. [[Prince Michael of Liothidia|Prince Michael, Duke of Rahdenburg]]  
|8= 8. [[Frederick of Rahdenburg]]  
|9= 9. PLACEHOLDER
|9= 9. [[Princess Athenais of Epernon]]
|10= 10. [[Michael I of Ghant]]
|10= 10. [[Michael I of Ghant]]
|11= 11. [[Sarah of Lihnidos|Princess Sarah of Lihnidos]]
|11= 11. [[Sarah of Lihnidos|Princess Sarah of Lihnidos]]
|12= 12. Frederick II, Duke of Köstritz
|12= 12. Frederick X, Duke of Köstritz-Gera
|13= 13. PLACEHOLDER
|13= 13. PLACEHOLDER
|14= 14. PLACEHOLDER
|14= 14. PLACEHOLDER
|15= 15. PLACEHOLDER
|15= 15. PLACEHOLDER
|16= 16. [[Heinrich III of Liothdia]]
|16= 16. Michael of Rahdenburg
|17= 17. [[Princess Diana of Latium (1870)|Princess Diana of Latium]]
|17= 17. Princess Sophia of Polnitsa
|18= 18.
|18= 18. [[Prince Henri, Duke of Épernon]]
|19= 19.  
|19= 19. Adalinda of Silingia
|20= 20. [[Robert, Crown Prince of Ghant]]
|20= 20. [[Robert, Crown Prince of Ghant]]
|21= 21. [[Princess Lucia of Youth]]
|21= 21. [[Princess Lucia of Youth]]
|22= 22. [[Theoclymenus of Messenia]]
|22= 22. [[Theoclymenus of Messenia]]
|23= 23. [[Stella I of Lihnidos]]  
|23= 23. [[Stella I of Lihnidos]]  
|24= 24. Frederick I, Duke of Köstritz
|24= 24. Frederick IX, Duke of Köstritz-Gera
|25= 25.  
|25= 25.  
|26= 26.  
|26= 26.  
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==See also==
==See also==
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Louise
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Duchess of Köstritz
Reign29 April 1990 – present
PredecessorGeorge I
Heir apparentGeorge, Hereditary Duke of Kostritz
RegentAlberta of Kostritz (1990–1998)
Born (1982-05-03) 3 May 1982 (age 41)
Adrianople-Claudius Hospital, Adrianople, Latium
Spouse
Issue
Detail
Full name
Louise Marie Johanna Sophie
HouseKöstritz-Gera-Rahdenburg
FatherLouis Ferdinand I, Elector of Morinia
MotherMarie of Köstritz
ReligionChurch of Garima
Fabrian Catholic (formerly)
House of Rahdenburg
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Rahdenburg
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Rahdenburg-Neuenburg
Gelonian Royal Family
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Extended royal family

Louise, Duchess of Köstritz (Louise Marie Johanna Sophie; b. 3 May 1982) is a Latin-born, Gariman noblewoman of the House of Rahdenburg, and first Duchess suo jure of Köstritz. She is married to Prince Riordan of Roazhon, heir to the Duchy of Roazhon.

She is the eldest child of Prince Louis Ferdinand, Duke of Rahdenburg and his first wife Marie, Duchess of Köstritz. Her paternal great-great grandparents are Henry III, Elector of Rahdenburg and Princess Diana of Latium. Louise has five children, four of whom are by her husband Prince Riordan of Roazhon.

Louise is a graduate of Castellum College, Castellum and businesswoman, having founded Köstritz Services in 2006. She is patron and founder of numerous charities including The Duchess of Köstritz Foundation. Since her marriage to Prince Riordan of Roazhon, Louise has become involved in Gelonian-based charities.

Early life

Louise Marie Johanna Sophie was born on 3 May 1982, in Adrianople, Latium, as the eldest child and daughter of Louis Ferdinand of Rahdenburg and his first wife Marie, Duchess of Köstritz. She was baptized into the Fabrian Church in June 1982, at the Yarden River, near Hamrun, Hayan, Sydalon. Her godparents are then Jason, Prince of Youth (her father's third cousin), and then Alberta of Köstritz (her mother's sister). Louise was primarily raised in Latium due to her father's prohibition of entry into Garima as part of the Rahdenburg Revolt in 1918.

At a young age, Louise was taught Gariman by her mother, whom was adamant on ensuring her children could fluently converse in their ancestral language, according to family friends. Though born in Latium, Louise was set to begin her schooling in Loweport, Arthurista but relocated to Castellum ab Alba after her mother's death in 1986. She attended Lyceum Sanctus Michaelis, in Castellum ab Alba for her primary and secondary schooling. She intended to attend university after secondary school, though did not attend university until 2003 when she enrolled at Castellum College, Castellum. She graduated in 2006 with degrees in international management and business.

In 2006, she created Köstritz Services, which focused on growing women's rights, and primarily with aiding women entering politics and equal pay. In 2007, she formed The Duchess of Köstritz Foundation to support woman who were victims of domestic violence. She is no longer active in her business or charity, though serves on the board of directors for each and collects income from Kostritz Services.

Reign as Duchess

Regency

Louise became heir presumptive to the Gariman Duchy of Kostritz following the death of her mother in an automobile accident in Yisrael. Upon her succession in 1986, Louise became the youngest and only the second female ruler of Kostritz. Her rule was placed under the regency of her aunt, Alberta of Kostritz from 1986 until Louise's 16th birthday in 1998. Louise had only visited Kostritz once before in 1983, and made her first visit as Duchess in December 1986 to an opening of the Ducal Parliament. She has since attended every opening of Parliament since.

During her regency, Louise was educated in Latium and lived with her father. However, she was also under the care of her uncle Frederick of Rahdenburg, with whom was charged with her care by her regent. Her regency was defined by expanded powers in the state legislature, though Louise visited Kostritz regularly and as she grew older became more vocal in her role.

Post=regency

Marriage to Prince Riordan of Roazhon

On 2 August 2010, the Duchy of Köstritz announced the engagement of Louise and Prince Riordan of Roazhon, younger brother of King Arthur XI of Gelonia. Louise and Prince Riordan first met as children, during the reign of Riordan's maternal grandfather, King Peter I of Garima, on Louise's first visit to royal court in Hauptburg. There was no period of announced courtship, though in summer 2010 the pair was photographed together during the Festival of the Lights, in Alier, Turenne.

They were married on 7 December 2010, at St George Cathedral, in Köstritz, in a ceremony attended by representatives from Belisarian royalty and local nobility. According to local Kostritz law, they were married in a civil ceremony the following day at the Superior Court of Köstritz. The religious ceremony, and subsequent procession were televised by local Kostritan and Gelonian broadcasters.

She and Riordan have four children: Princess Aven (b. 2 March 2010), Prince George (b. 20 February 2012), Prince Alan (b. 9 March 2015); and Prince Riothamus (b. 31 January 2018).

Personal life

Issue

Name Date of birth Date of death Spouses
By N.N.:
George, Hereditary Duke of Kostritz (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23)
By Prince Riordan of Roazhon:
Princess Aven (2010-06-02) 2 June 2010 (age 13)
Prince Frederick (2012-02-20) 20 February 2012 (age 12)
Prince Peter (2015-03-09) 9 March 2015 (age 9)
Prince Lothair (2018-01-31) 31 January 2018 (age 6)

Titles, styles and honors

Titles and styles

  • 3 May 1982 – 17 July 1986: Her Highness Princess Louise of Rahdenburg
  • 17 July 1986 – 29 April 1990 Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Duchess of Kostritz
  • 29 April 1990 – present: Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Kostritz
    • 7 December 2010 – present Her Royal Highness Princess Riordan of Roazhon

Honors

  •  Gelonia: Dame of the Most Noble and Distinguished Order of the Clover Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg
  •  Gelonia: Dame of the Illustrious Order of the Red Hand UK Medal for Saving Life at Sea ribbon.svg
  •  Latium: Knight of the Order of the Winged Ram Red ribbon bar - general use.svg
  •  Sydalon: Grand Officer of the Order of the Holy Lance Cavaliere SSML BAR.svg

Dynastic honors

Ancestry

See also

Louise of Rahdenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Rahdenburg
Born: 3 May 1982
Lines of succession
Preceded by
Prince Louis 		Succession to the Latin throne
(descendant
of Theophylactus I Augustus) 		Followed by
Prince Frederick
Regnal titles
Preceded by
George I 		Duchess of Köstritz
1990–present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
George
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