Prince Roletus of Sydalon

Prince Roletus
Duke of Rhithasa
Roletus in 2018
Born	(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 Castra Rubea, Sydalon, Sydalon
Spouse	Princess Efthymia, Duchess of Rhithasa (m. 2021)
Full name Roletus Françouais Desiderius Hughes
House	Aultavilla (official) Toron (agnatic)
Father	Desiderius I of Sydalon
Mother	Princess Christina of Latium
Religion	Fabrian Catholic
Military career
Allegiance	Sydalon
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	2015 – 2018 (active) 2018 – present (reserve)
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Sydalene Troubles

Prince Roletus of Sydalon (Roletus Françouais Desiderius Hughes; b. 12 October 1997) is a member of the Sydalene Royal Family. He is the third child of Desiderius I of Sydalon and Princess Christina of Latium, and the younger brother of Queen Melisende III. He is fifth in line to the Sydalene throne.

Early life and education

Roletus was born on 12 October 1997, at 12:49 am at Castra Rubea, in Sydalon, as the third child of then Desiderius, Prince of Petra and Princess Christina of Latium. He was baptized in Kerkouane, as all Sydalene royal baptisms. His god parents are Princess Jordana, Duchess of Montjoie (his father's sister) and Robert de Hauteville, 22nd Duke of Montjoie (her husband). His name was not announced until three weeks after his birth, and became the first member of the Sydelene Royal Family to be named "Roletus".

Education

Roteus has not yet attended traditional schooling, with his youth education primarily handled by a series of private instructors and tutors. He has said he would like to attend university once he completes in mandatory military service in summer 2018. During his most recent break from service, he visited a series of Belisarian universities including Castellum College, Imperial University of Lyncanestria, and Imperial University at Saint-Nazaire. In April 2018, the Royal Household announced that Roletus would enroll at University of Arcadia, in Lihnidos, for the fall 2018 semester.

He began his education at the University of Arcadia in fall 2018, where he is studying economics.

Military service

Roletus joined the Sydalene Army in 2015 for his 36 month mandatory service. As of 2018, he earned the rank of Lieutenant, and serves as aide-de-camp to Queen Melisdende III at court in Ascalzar. He completed his mandatory service in July 2018, and remains a reserve member of the Sydalene Army.

Personal life

In June 2018, the Sydalene Royal Household and the Lihnidosi Imperial Family announced that Roletus was courting Princess Efthymia, Duchess of Rhithasa, heir to the Lihnidosi throne.

Roletus and Efthymia married in 2021, and upon their marriage he assumed his wife's title and became Duke of Rhithasa. If Efthymia should become empress, Roletus would become the first foreign-born consort of Lihnidos in over 120 years.

Titles, styles, arms and honors

Styles

• 12 October 1997 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Roletus of Petra

Honors

• Sydalon: Knight of the Order of the Holy Lance

Foreign honors

• Latium: Knight of the Most Noble Order of St. Maria

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Roletus of Sydalon

16. Theodore IV, Duke of Toron 8. Tancred II, Duke of Toron 17. Emilia Matamoros Gallagán 4. Jordan IX of Sydalon 18. Sebastian III, Duke of Ordaz 9. Elissa IV of Sydalon 19. Emmanuelle I of Sydalon 2. Desiderius I of Sydalon 20. Aubin III, Duke of Philippopolis 10. Robert VI, Duke of Philippopolis 21. Emma of Melfi 5. Melisende of Philippopolis 22. John V, Count of Canosa 11. Olympias of Canosa 23. Gisila of Vada 1. Prince Roletus of Sydalon 24. Theodosius Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 12. Jacobus Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 25. Princess Isobel of Gaemar 6. Leo Claudius, Duke of Adrianople 26. Duke Constantine Martius 13. Isabella Martia 27. Eusebia Rasinia 3. Princess Christina of Latium 28. John X Anicius 14. Constantine XIX Anicius 29. Joanna I Anicia 7. Diana I Anicia 30. William II, Elector of Rahdenburg 15. Christine of Rahdenburg 31. Adalinda of Nyrundy

See also

• House of Aultavilla

Prince Roletus of Sydalon House of Aultavilla Cadet branch of the House of Hauteville Born: 12 October 1997
Lines of succession
Preceded by The Prince William	Succession to the Sydalene throne 10th in line	Followed by The Princess Desideria
	Succession to the Latin throne 36th in line	Followed by The Prince Bohemond