List of princes of Alturia

Similar to the European title, "Prince of Greece and Denmark", there exists the title Prince of Alturia within the Federation of Alturic Territories. The title is held by many noblemen and women within the federation, who fall into the three major houses, only these houses may use the noble titles.

• House of Lascaria
• House of Drummond
• House of Shahan

Definition

Originally, possessors of the princely title bore it as members of the ruling house of Westavia, for example Edward, Prince of Suonwiller or Prince Andreas of Westavia. However, by the time Westavia was abolished in 2019, there were a number of holders of Imperial princely titles who did not meet these criteria.

Thus, there were two main types of princes: those who exercised control of land within territory of Wetsavua while respecting the laws and traditions of the empire as well as an individual or shared vote in the Diet and/or Sotomae, and those whose title was honorary (the possessor lacking an immediate Imperial fief and/or a vote in the Imperial Diet), in addition to imperial persons as mentioned above. The first came to be reckoned as "royalty" in the sense of being treated as "mini-sovereigns", entitled to negotiate with reigning dynasties. The second tier consisted of high-ranking nobles whose princely title did not, however, imply equality with royalty. These distinctions evolved within the Empire but were codified by the Imperial Titles (Sha III et IV., Principalities) Act when it created the final legislature of Westavia and recognised a specific, elevated status for the Westavian princes of the soon-to-be defunct Empire.

The actual titles used by Imperial nobles varied considerably for historical reasons, and included archdukess, dukes, margraves, and counts , as well as princes. Moreover, most of the Westavian fiefs in the Empire (except royal domains like Laskaridia) were heritable by all males of a family rather than by primogeniture, the princely title (or whatever title the family used) being likewise shared by all agnatic family members, male and female.

Dormant holders

The following is a list of dormant holders, in other words, holders that have since withdrawn from micronationalism. These are mainly Westavian royals and citizens meeting the above classes.

List

Portrait	Name	Date granted	Sovereign	Titles	Claim
	Prince Constantine Theodosius Later Shahan I	2012	Rudolf I	Emperor of Westavia Fidei Protegetam Prince of Bonn	Imperial relative of the sovereign
	Prince Alexander Iohannes Later Shahan II and I	2014		Emperor and Autocrat Defender of the Faith Prince of Bonn	Imperial relative of the sovereign
	Prince Octavius Noblissimus Later Shahan III	2015	Shahan I	Emperor of Westavia Defender of the Faith Prince of Laskaridia Duke of Donnauberg Prince of Bonn Count of Rouness Lord Adlerbaum	Imperial relative of the sovereign
	Prince John Alexander	2017	Shahan III	Prince of Ruisseau Emperor of Westavia Lord Adlerbaum	Granted by a sovereign
Example	Prince Edward	2015	Shahan I	Prince of Suonwiller	Imperial relative of the sovereign
Example	Prince Andreas Constantine	2016	Shahan II and I	Duke of Settlers Marquess Constantine Lord Constans	Imperial relative of the sovereign
Example	Prince George Octavius	2014	Rudolf I	Count of the Realm	Imperial relative of the sovereign

Extant holders

List

Arms	Name	Date granted	Offices	Titles	Claim
	Prince Sean Villevincennius	2023	Lord Governor of Culver Former Prime Minister of Juniperia Former King of Laskaridia	Duke of Villevoiche Marquess Villevoiche of Culver Earl of Lascyre Seneschal of Straithearn Baron Jha.	Granted by Athena II. Ex officio as King of Laskaridia
	Prince Iohannes Maiennensis	2024	Heir-General to the King of Laskaridia	Duke of Mayenne.	Granted by Sean II and V.