Marianna, Duchess of Ubenmoor

**Marianna, Duchess of Ubenmoor** (born **Marianna Lavorskija** on 2 January 1938) was the wife of Piet, Prince of Ubenmoor until his death in 2015. She is also the mother of Aleksander, Lord of Ubenmoor.

## Early life

Duchess Marianna was born on 2 January 1938 as **Marianna Lavorskija** in Malikana, Zakharia. Her father, Mikael Lavorskij, was a lawyer and candidate in the 1940 Zakharian presidential election, while her mother, Glorjana Lavorskija (née Diadrixskija), was a housewife. Marianna had two older brothers, while the family was upper class.

In 1945, following Erik Grubinchina's rise to power, the family fled the country to Lashardia in order to avoid persecution due to Mikael being considered an "enemy of the state". The family settled in Basya, in a community of many escaping Zakharians.

Marianna attended primary school in Basya, where she excelled in foreign language and literature, hoping to become a university professor when she got older. She graduated from primary school in 1952, after skipping the fifth grade, and against her parents' wishes, began attending a classic and modern languages high school, specializing in literature. After graduating high school in 1955, she moved to Ubenmoor to attend Queen's University as a Lashardian literature major.

Marianna was said to be a star pupil at Queen's University, and continued her classes there even after marrying into the royal family, against the family's wishes. This made her quite a controversial figure within the royal family, despite being rumored to be King Oleg I's favorite daughter in-law. Marianna graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1959.

Throughout her young adulthood, Marianna was a very notable celebrity throughout Lashardia, mainly because of her exquisite beauty and supposed wit. She was ranked on several "Most Desirable Women in Lashardia" lists throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Marianna's close friendship with her sister-in-law, and notable actress and it girl, Maria, Princess of Ubenmoor, was also well-circulated throughout the Lashardian media. In addition to Princess Maria, she was also known to be close with supermodels Öga Karshölitelmonk, Nanna Palösens, and Pala Jenöshirk.

## Marriage

Marianna first met Piet, Prince of Ubenmoor in 1955 while they were studying Lashardian literature together at Queen's University. Marianna was in a relationship with another boy at the time, but reportedly fell in love with Prince Piet upon first meeting him. She then broke up with her boyfriend in order to date Prince Piet. Apparently, she did not learn that he was a member of the royal family until their third date.

In 1956, after only a year of dating, Prince Piet proposed to Marianna, and she accepted. They were married the following year, and soon moved into Rreso Estate in the Deidra district of Ubenmoor. She gave birth to their only child, Aleksander, Lord of Ubenmoor, in 1959. She has went on to admit that her and Prince Piet originally were not planning on having children, and that Lord Aleksander was a "welcomed accident".

## Royal duties

Since becoming a member of the royal family, Duchess Marianna has performed royal duties and attended official events. She holds no political influence, and her duties largely consist of accompanying her husband and in-laws at events.

## Personal life

The Prince and Duchess and resided in Rreso Estate in the Deidra district of Ubenmoor, up until the Prince's death in 2015. After his death, the royal court announced the Duchess's plans to move into a beach house in Vanna, Vanna Municipality with her close friend Maria, Princess of Ubenmoor. They will officially move in during the summer of 2017.

### Family

The Prince and Duchess have one son.

* *His Royal Highness* Lord **Aleksander** Piet Oleg Adamix Ivan (born 29 September 1959)