Duke of Ravenna
| Dukedom of Ravenna | |
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| Creation date | 19 November 1770 |
| Creation | 2nd creation |
| Monarch | Empress Maria III |
| First holder | Prince Alexius of Latium and Sydalon |
| Present holder | Michael, Duke of Ravenna |
| Heir apparent | Prince Victor |
| Remainder to | the 1st Duke's heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Subsidiary titles | Lord of Ravenna |
| Status | Extant |
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 Afufenia, 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, Prince Theophylactus became the fifth Duke.
He was succeeded by his eldest son, Prince John, who assumed the house name "Ravenna". John 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 King 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 |
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| Prince Alexius House of Gentilius 1770–1802 also: Lord of Ravenna (1770) |
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24 December 1750 Palis de Aultavilla, Ostracine son of Empress Maria and Michael, Prince Consort |
17 June 1770 Princess Ines of Adelon 2 children |
25 December 1802 Ascanium aged 51 |
| Prince Michael House of Gentilius 1802–1815 also: Lord of Ravenna (1802) |
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2 December 1771 Hieria Palace, Ascanium son of Prince Alexius and Duchess Ines |
13 March 1800 Princess Sophia of Narona 4 children |
1 August 1815 Gaemarlen aged 42 |
| Prince Victor House of Gentilius 1815–1871 also: Lord of Ravenna (1815) |
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31 October 1793 Velia House, Velia, Castellum ab Alba son of Prince Michael and Duchess Sophia |
29 January 1830 Marina Claudia Veturiana 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) |
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6 June 1832 Caelimontium, Castellum ab Alba son of Prince Victor and Duchess Marina |
1 January 1853 Princess Roberta of Garza 2 children |
19 March 1875 Ascanium aged 44 |
| Prince Michael House of Gentilius 1880–1911 also: Lord of Ravenna (1875) |
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17 May 1856 Caelimontium, Castellum ab Alba son of Prince Alexius and Duchess Roberta |
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) |
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11 September 1880 PLACE son of Prince Michael and Duchess Silvia |
7 June 1904 Princess Amelia of Ghant 3 children |
12 April 1945 Palatium Purpura, Ascanium aged 64 |
| Prince John House of Ravenna 1945–1986 also: Lord of Ravenna (1945) |
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18 May 1907 Villa Armira, Ascanium son of Prince Theophylactus and Duchess Amelia |
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) |
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3 October 1934 Concordia Hospital, Ascanium son of Prince Albertus and Maria Stilicho |
8 September 1960 Theofania of Ithaca 7 children |
2 June 2020 Palatium Ravennae, Ravenna aged 86 |
| Prince Michael House of Ravenna 2020–present also: Lord of Ravenna (2020) |
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3 October 1934 Concordia Hospital, Ascanium son of Prince Victor and Theofania of Ithaca |
8 September 1960 Joanna of Latium 4 children |
– now 60 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.
Line
Prince Alexius, Duke of Ravenna (1750–1802)
- Prince Michael, Duke of Ravenna (1771–1815)
- Prince Victor, Duke of Ravenna (1802–1871)
- Prince Alexius, Duke of Ravenna (1830–1875)
- Prince Michael, Duke of Ravenna (1856–1917)
- Prince Theophylactus, Duke of Ravenna (1880–1945)
- Prince John, Duke of Ravenna (1907–1986)
- Prince Albertus (1909–1945)
- Prince Victor, Duke of Ravenna (b. 1934)
- Prince Michael of Ravenna (b. 1959)
- (1) Prince Victor of Ravenna (b. 1990)
- (2) Prince William of Ravenna (b. 1997)
- (3) Prince John of Ravenna (b. 1965)
- (4) Prince Albertus of Ravenna (b. 1939)
- (5) Prince Theophanes of Ravenna (b. 1970)
