John, Earl of Southavon
| The Right Honorable Admiral | |||||||||||||
| Sir John Licks | |||||||||||||
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| Earl of Southavon | |||||||||||||
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| John Antoine Licks | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Princess Monica (d. 2014) Anna, Countess of Southavon | ||||||||||||
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| James, Earl of Grantham | |||||||||||||
| Father | Pedro Licks | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Anne Licks | ||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Princess Monica (d. 2014) Anna, Countess of Southavon | ||||||||||||
John Antoine Licks, 1st Earl of Southavon (13 February 1980) is a Spanish naval officer of the Merchant Navy, and Admiral of the Exonian Merchant Navy of Southavon. From 2004 to 2014 he was married to Princess Monica, the only daughter of Henry VII.
Early life
John was the third son of a Spanish couple. He was born at a small village in Spain. He was educated in Santiago de Compostela as a naval engineer for the Spanish merchant navy. On June 2004, he married Princess Monica, daughter to King Henry VII, five months after they had their first son, Prince James, upon whose birth and after Princess Monica insisting for months for them to have their own title. On November 2004 the title of Earl of Southavon was created for John and his heirs.
In 2008, their second child was born, this time a daughter Princess Adriana was granted the title of Lady Adriana and in 2013 their third and last child, the then Honorable Alex was born. In 2020, after the Prince James Act of 2022, Lord Alex and Lady Adriana were granted the title of Prince of Exeter.
Second marriage
The engagement of John and Anna Horwitz was announced on 10 May 2022; he presented her with an engagement ring that had belonged to his grandmother. No members of the Royal Family of Exeter apart from John's children attended, and no consent from the King was ever required.
The marriage was scheduled to take place in a civil ceremony at the Palace of La Magdalena, in Santander, with a subsequent religious blessing at St. Mary's Church. Afterwards Horwitz was formally known as the "Countess of Southavon".
Titles, Honors and Arms
Peerage
Following his wedding, John was granted an earldom and introduced to the House of Lords as the Earl of Southavon on 28 February 2006. The awarding of the earldom was in line with the practice of granting titles upon marriage into the royal family. Southavon was appointed Admiral of the Exonian Merchant Navy of Southavon; as part of this role, he assisted in organizing the roles and helping merchant companies to perform their duties worldwide.
He made his maiden speech in the House of Lords in April 2005 on the problems that members of the navy suffered in everyday life, especially the lacking of one. One of his last contributions to the Lords was in response to the Prince James Act of 2022, stating he was proud of his son becoming the next king of Exeter.
On 2 November 2008, Lord Southavon was created Viscount Ashcot. This was a peerage given to him so that his son could have his own personal style before becoming a prince.