Prince Philip of Latium

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Prince Philip
Born (2011-04-30) 30 April 2011 (age 13)
Palatium Purpura, Ascanium, Latium
Full name
Octavius Claudius Nero Phillipus Benfrus Iordanes
HouseClaudius
FatherJacobus VI Claudius
MotherMarsella Atmos
ReligionImperial Church (Catholicism)

Prince Philip of Latium (Octavius Claudius Nero Phillipus Benfrus Iordanes; b. 30 April 2011) is the youngest child of Emperor Jacobus VI Augustus and his third wife Marsella Atmos. Philip is currently fifth in the line to the Latin throne.

Early Life and Education

Philip was born on 30 April 2011 at 1:29 pm in the Blue Room at the Palatium Purpura in Ascanium as the sixth born child and second son of Jacobus VI Claudius by his third wife Marsella Atmos. His birth was simultaneously announced to the nation on a special broadcast on RAL. Philip was baptized on 13 June 2011 at Sancta Sapientia by Pope Ignatius I. His godparents are Florian Claudius (his father's cousin); Delphina Atmos (his mother's sister and Florian's wife); Princess Maria of Latium (his sister) and Martin, Crown Prince of Dakmoor (Maria's husband).

Like his brother Peter, Philip began playing organized athletics at an early age. He participates in youth hockey for HS Alba Imperialis Juventus in the Greater Alba Youth Hockey League (AMLHJ), currently on the U-12 team.

Titles, styles, honors and arms

  • 30 April 2011 - present: HIs Imperial Highness Prince Philip of Latium

As a Latin prince and son of a Sovereign, Philip does not utilize a surname. If Philip were to utilize a surname, it is likely that he would take on the Claudius name; however, it is also possible that the surname for all children of the Sovereign to simply be "of Latium". For ceremonial and formal purposes, all children of the Monarch - with exception to the heir apparent - are entitled to the rank of "prince" or "princess" after their Christian name followed by the territorial designation "of Latium." As such, Philip is styled as "Prince Philip of Latium". Any territorial designations are dropped by males if they receive a peerage.

Ancestry

See also

Prince Philip of Latium
Born: 30 April 2011
Lines of succession
Preceded by
The Prince Peter
Succession to the Latin throne
5th in line
Followed by
The Princess Maria