Dennis II

**Dennis II** (Dennis Martin Emmanuel Romain Pascal; born 13 February 1962) is the Duke of Losaco. He acceded to the throne upon the death of his father, Dennis I, in 2007.

Dennis was born in La Città as the eldest of three sons to Dennis I and his wife Christiane Marquine. At his birth, Dennis was the heir apparent, holding the title Hereditary Duke of Losaco. He succeeded his father as duke following his death on 22 June 2007. Dennis attended private primary school in Losaco and a boarding secondary school in Frankenland, ultimately graduating with a degree in Maldonian literature from King's University Munbach in 1983. He married Lungarian countess Anneliese von Enneförde in 1997, and they have two children together: Étienne, Hereditary Duke of Losaco (born 2000) and Princess Nathalie, Countess of Bobet (born 2001).

## Early life and education

Dennis was born on 13 February 1962 as Dennis Martin Emmanuel Romain Pascal, at Duchess Élise Hospital for Women and Children in La Città. He was the first child of Duke Dennis I and Duchess Christiane. With his birth, Dennis became the first-in-line and heir apparent to the Losacan throne, following the death of his grandfather Duke Albert III just a year prior to his birth.

After his birth, Dennis was granted the title Hereditary Duke of Losaco. He was baptized as a member of the Eurean Catholic Church on 23 June 1962. Dennis has two younger brothers; Prince Christopher, Count of Sauvère (born 1965) and Prince Daniel, Count of Narigne (born 1967). Dennis grew up in Pourchase Castle in La Città, the traditional residence of the duke and his family.

Dennis began his education in 1968, attending private schooling. He enrolled in the Eurean School of Losaco, where he began to speak Ditrovian fluently and excelled in reading and writing. While in primary school, Dennis was said to be immensely shy and timid; his parents enrolled him in sports in order to help him break out of his shell, but he disliked playing sports so much that they unenrolled him after two weeks. In 1974, Dennis left the Eurean School of Losaco and enrolled in Wälli School, a private, coeducational boarding school in Wälli, Frankenland. While at boarding school, Dennis continued to remain quite shy, but became interested in the visual arts and poetry. He graduated from secondary school in 1980. After finishing his secondary school education, Dennis moved to Munbach to enroll in the Faculty of Proto-Regian Languages and Literature at King's University Munbach, graduating with a degree in Maldonian literature in 1983.

## Reign

In December 2006, Dennis I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His condition began to gradually worsen, until he died on 22 June 2007 at Pourchase Castle. Following the announcement of Dennis I's death, Dennis II was proclaimed as the Duke of Losaco.

As duke, Dennis II holds more powers than royal heads of state of some other nations. The duke is tasked with choosing someone to serve as Chief Counsellor. The Chief Counsellor acts as a quasi-chief of staff to the duke, and is analogous to a head of government, although still a bit different. Dennis chose Antoine Fein as his first Chief Counsellor, who served from 2007 until 2016. After the retirement of Fein, Dennis chose Agnès Vastule, who has served since 2016; Vastule is the first woman to serve as Chief Counsellor in Losacan history.

## Marriage and children

On 7 June 1997, Dennis married Anneliese von Enneförde, Countess of Häckerling in a royal wedding at Losaco Cathedral in La Città. Anneliese is a Lungarian countess and noblewoman, who belongs to the House of Enneförde. They began their relationship in 1993, after having met at a state dinner in Munbach. Following their marriage, Anneliese was awarded Losacan citizenship, given the royal title Hereditary Duchess of Losaco, and later became the Duchess of Losaco after Dennis acceded to the throne. The couple resided in an eight-bedroom wing of Pourchase Castle from 1997 to 2007, when they moved into the castle's main residence.

Dennis and Anneliese have two children together:

* The Hereditary Duke of Losaco (*Étienne* Albert Élie Oscar; born 14 March 2000)
* The Countess of Bobet (*Nathalie* Josephine Bernadette Anastasie; born 16 November 2001)

## Titles

* **13 February 1962 – 22 June 2007**: *His Royal Highness* The Hereditary Duke of Losaco
* **22 June 2007 – *present***: *His Majesty* The Duke of Losaco