Ludovicus Philippus Constantinopolitanus

### Mother

Maria Antonia de Habsburg, Romanorum Despotissa & Archiducissa Austriacus (1669 - Present)

### Siblings

Anna Juliana de Anjou-Naples (1688 - Present)

### Religion

Roman-Catholic

**Ludovicus Philippus Constantinopolitanus** (1 August 1684 - Present) is the eldest son of Carolus de Constantinopolitanus. He is styled as *Imperiale Princeps Optimatoi & Sebastokrator* and is expected to become the next Romanorum Despot upon the ascension of his father as Imperator.

## Biography

### Birth

Ludovicus was born on the 1st of August, 1684, at the Imperial Palace of Daphne, in the rooms of the Despotitsa. His birth was celebrated with great applause, being born at 12:16 AM after 14 hours of labor. He was described as healthy with blue eyes and would soon grow out blonde hair. He was styled as *Imperiale Princeps Optimatoi & Sebastokrator shortly following his birth*.

### Early Childhood and Education

As even a baby, Ludovicus was generally described as quite social as he interacted constantly with his nursery staff. Intellectually gifted, much like his father. He was also blessed with fine physical features by being able to avoid the Habsburg Jaw, although his chin would slightly protrude outwards.

His baptism was described as a sight to behold as the Patriarch of Constantinople personally blessed him. By 1690, it was determined by his parents that he was to be given a proper governor and preceptor to further his education after reports from the nursery staff informed the Despot and Despotitsa that he had already taken up reading and writing. The search for a governor and preceptor is still ongoing.

## Personality and Health

### Personality

Ludovicus was always described as social and intellectually curious since he was a toddler. This trend continued as by his 6th birthday he was already able to properly read and write. Blessed with a natural silver tongue, he was constantly able to convince his own nursery staff to assist him in his growing hobby of accumulating knowledge. The smuggling of books into the nursery became commonplace, including the ancient histories of Caesar Augustus and Marcus Aurelius. However at four, it was discovered that Ludovicus also had a rather wrathful temperament whenever he lost his patience, with outbursts becoming more common.

### Health

Even though he was born as a healthy baby, by the age of four it was evident that Ludovicus suffered from minor health issues. Whilst not sickly, it was clear that certain abnormalities caused bouts of physical pain and as a result constant outbursts of anger would occur. This lead to attempts by doctors to heal the boy, however following his first bleeding, Ludovicus came to resent and distrust the court physicians, leading to constant outbursts and attacks against them, generally resorting to kicking and biting. It got so bad that when he fell ill at the age of five and a court physician was called, Ludovicus was able to convince a nanny to bring him a bucket of tar. What followed would be infamously referred to as the October 9th Incident as on the 9th of October 1689, Ludovicus threw a bucket of tar onto the court physician and set him alight. The doctor was then forced out a window by courtiers due to fears he would set the Palace alight. The poor man burned to death, screaming in agony, and since then not a single physician has dared to even come close to Ludovicus, let alone treat him.

## Titles, Styles, and Honors

***Imperiale Princeps Optimatoi & Sebastokrator** - 1 August 1684 - Present*