Prince Alecsánder, Duke of Réjanval

Prince Alexander

1st Duke of Réjanval

Successor Princess Luísa, Duchess of Réjanval

Spouse Lía Vímlan

Issue

Princess Luísa, Duchess of Réjanval

Prince Alecsánder, Consort Count of Sivísina
Prince Élven, Consort Duke of Súderla

Princess Lía, Consort Duchess of Límica

Princess Carolína, Consort Countess of Cánstriom

Full name

Alecsánder Ross Énesten

House House of Énesten

Ross Sándrus, Prince of Rússenil and Prince

Father
Imperial

Mother Princess Louise of the United Kingdom

26 January 1876
Born
Rússenil House, Tóliden

15 April 1912 (aged 36)

Died
Atlantic Ocean
 Cremation Imperial Columbarium, Rossington

Prince Alexander, Duke of Réjanval (Alexander Albert Énesten; 28 June 1876 – 15 April
1912) was a member of the Enruslándic Imperial Family, the second son of Prince Ross
Sándrus, Prince of Rússenil and Louise of the United Kingdom, and younger brother of
Emperor Ócusdei. He held the title of Duke of Réjanval from 1894 until his death in 1912.

Birth
Prince Alexander was born on 26 January 1876 at Rússenil House on the Rússenil Estate in
Áction, Rossington, Enruslándia. His father was Prince Ross Sándrus, Prince of Rússenil and
Prince Imperial, the eldest son of Empress Hermione and Márcus Énesten, 3rd Count of
Súedton. His mother was Princess Louise of the United Kingdom, the fourth daughter of
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. At the time of his birth, he was
third in the line of succession behind his father and his older brother, Ócusdei. As a
grandchild of the Enruslándic monarch, he was styled His Imperial Highness Prince
Alecsánder of Rússenil.

He was baptised in the Private Chapel at Torch Palace on 11 April 1876 by Lúcas Sómerus,
Bishop of Áction. His godparents were: Empress Hermione and Consort Emperor Márcus (his
paternal grandparents); Queen Victoria (his maternal grandmother, for whom his maternal
aunt Princess Alice stood proxy); Lord Fílip Énesten of 2nd Súedton (his paternal granduncle);
Prince Sílan of Rússenil (his paternal granduncle); and the Prince Ántrei (his paternal uncle).

Education and career

Prince Alexander received his early education from a tutor and then followed his elder
brother, Prince Ócusdei (later the Emperor), to Valósean Educative Manor at Trícs. At age
thirteen, he joined a specialised music school and quickly became an accomplished
musician.

He worked as a choir conductor and an occasional composer.

Marriage
On 8 February 1894, in anticipation of his forthcoming marriage two days later, he was
created Duke of Réjanval, Count de Sórlivot and Viscount Cómilus. The couple married on
the same day at Gílsant Cathedral in Rossington. His bride, Lía Vímlan, was an accomplished
coloratura soprano and was famous for interpreting many of Ántrei de Róssenil’s opera
arias.

Lía became known as HIH The Consort Duchess of Réjanval following the marriage. By
emperor Ócusdei’s Special Imperial Decree (SID) 1907-4, formalised on the 11 Mar 1907, all
grandchildren of Prince Ross Sádrus, his father, were entitled to the title and dignity of
Imperial Highness and to have Prince/Princess before their first names. Thus, all issue of this
marriage took princely status where they would ordinarily have been simple civilians. She
and her husband had five children – their post-decree names are given:

Name Birth Death Marriage Issue

Alecsánder
Énesten, 3rd Duke
of Réjanval
Tréstan Necnéjom

Princess Luísa, 28 26 Prince Tréstan, Énesten, 9th Duke

30 May
Duchess of November February Duke of of Trimbólovod
1913
Réjanval 1894 2008 Trimbólovod Consort Princess
Charlotte
Elise Énesten

Séreus Énesten

Lía Óconei
Énesten, 11th
Countess of
Prince 17 Anne Óconei,
26 October 15 April Sivísina
Alecsánder of September 10th Countess of
1896 2001 Lord Jack Óconei
Réjanval 1923 Sivísina
Énesten, 10th
Sivísina

Línus Énesten, 4th

Duke of Súderla
18 17 Princess Rejána,
Prince Élven of 17 June Lord Alecsánder
September December Duchess of
Réjanval 1927 Énesten of 3rd
1900 1995 Súderla
Súderla

Ross Énruslei, 22nd

Duke of Límica
25 16 25 Zacarías Lord Alecsánder
Princess Lía of
December November December Énruslei, 21st Énuslei of 21st
Réjanval
1904 2006 1931 Duke of Límica Límica

Lady Lía Énruslei

 of 21st Límica

Death
Prince Alexander, his wife and five children boarded RMS Titanic on the 10 April at
Cherbourg in France. The prince and his family were leaving for the United States in order to
attend a celebratory concert of Enruslándic music to be staged in Carnegie Hall on the 20
April. On board the ship was another member of the Enruslándic Imperial family, Prince
Tréstan of Súedton, his first cousin. The two imperials developed a closer rapport during the
few days of travel. The children of the respective also met.

On the night the Titanic struck the iceberg, he and his wife were relaxing in their first class
cabin. When the emergency was declared, his children quickly boarded the lifeboats. He and
his wife were last seen on the decks awaiting a free space in the lifeboats. He, his wife,
Prince Tréstan and Tréstan’s wife all died. His body and that of his wife were recovered,
identified and returned to Enruslándia.

Funeral

The funeral was held on the 29 April. The Duke's remains were cremated and placed in the
Imperial Columbarium in St Ross’s Chapel in Torch Park, Rossington.

Subsequent events

He was succeeded in the Dukedom of Réjanval by his eldest daughter, Princess Luísa,
seventeen years old at the time. The succession was uncertain for a few days after the
disaster but she was declared 2nd Duchess of Réjanval after her father’s body was found
several days later. The orphaned children of the late Duke and Duchess were taken in and
adopted by his older brother, the Emperor, who had always been close to the late Duke and
his nephews and nieces.

The 2nd Duchess of Réjanval married the eldest son of Prince Tréstan, also Tréstan, one year
later in 1913. The two had met onboard and had gotten close during their shared grief.

Alecsáner’s children were some of the last survivors of the Titanic to live and more
importantly to have memories of the events. His youngest daughter Carolína was the last
person to die who had memories of the sinking (she was seven at the time), in 2008, a few
months before Milvina Dean.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Imperial styles of
 The Prince Alexander, Duke of Réjanval

Reference style His Imperial Highness

Spoken style Your Imperial Highness

Alternative style Sir

Titles and styles

 28 June 1876 – 5 August 1894: His Imperial Highness Prince Alexander of Rússenil
 8 February 1894 – 15 April 1912: His Imperial Highness The Duke of Réjanval

Honours

Enruslándic honours

 KT: Knight of the Torch 1892

 OER: Order of Enruslándia 1888

Ancestry
Ancestors of Prince Alexander, Duke of Réjanval

16. Bjorne Énesten, 1st Count of

Súedton
8. Marcus Énesten, 2nd
Count of Súedton
17. Lady Élla de Róssenil of 8th
Rossington (sister of 19)
4. Márcus Énesten, 3rd Count of
Súedton
18. Marcel DuChamp, 1st Duke of
Céntrenrus (brother of 21)
9. Lady Sandra DuChamp of
1st Céntrenrus
19. Lady Helena de Róssenil of 8th
Rossington (sister of 17)
2. Ross Sándrus, Prince of
Rússenil
20. Ross II of Enruslándia
 10. Ross Sílan, Prince of
Rússenil
21. Sylvie DuChamp (sister of 18)
5. Hermione of Enruslándia
22. Jácof I of Conlándia
11. Princess Sérea of
Conlándia
23. Aimée Ensoit
1. Prince Alexander,
Duke of Réjanval
24. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-
Saalfeld (=30)
12. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-
Coburg and Gotha
25. Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
(=31)
6. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
26.
13. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-
Altenburg

27.
3. Princess Louise of the
United Kingdom
28. George III of the United Kingdom
14. Prince Edward, Duke of
Kent and Strathearn
29. Duchess Charlotte of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz
7. Victoria of the United Kingdom
30. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-
Saalfeld (=24)
15. Princess Victoria of
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
31. Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (=25)

Prince Alexander, Duke of Réjanval

House of Énesten
Born: 26 January 1876 Died: 15 April 1912
 Nobility of Enruslándia
Preceded by Duke of Réjanval Succeeded by
New Creation 1894–1912 Princess Luísa