Crown Prince Ashton Roman

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His Royal Highness
Crown Prince Ashton Roman
Viceroy of Peter I Island
Prince of Storfallet
Duke of Hazard
Knight Commander of the Snowflake

Viceroy of Peter I Island
In Office 15 January 2005 - 15 March 2024
Preceded by Position Established
Archduke of Peter I Island
Reign 1 October 2004 - 16 January 2006
Preceded by Title Established
Viceroy of the Balleny Islands
Reign 15 March 2024 - Present
Preceded by Title Established
Father Grand Duke Travis
Mother Rebecca St. Ann
Born 2004

Crown Prince Ashton Roman is the eldest son of Grand Duke Travis. As first in the Line of Succession, he is the designated as Heir Apparent to the throne of Westarctica. He is also the half-brother of Prince Daniel Nicholas. His title was modified to "Crown Prince" by Royal Decree in November 2022.

He became Viceroy of the Balleny Islands on 15 March 2024 as part of a general reorganization of Westarctica's colonial possessions.

Early life

When Ashton was born, both his parents were still members of the United States Navy, while his father was also serving as the Consul-General of the Achaean Territory, the predecessor state to Westarctica. Due to the Consul-General's ability to grant virtually any title he wished to members of the Royal Family, he chose to make Ashton the heir to the office of Consul-General and gave him the title Prince Imperial of Achaea. He was also given the title Grand Duke of Byrd (at a time when there were two other Grand Dukes in the Achaean Territory).

Prince Ashton held these titles until all titles were "normalized" during the June/July transition of the Achaean Territory to the Grand Duchy of Westarctica. At this time, he became the Archduke of Westarctica and retained the position of Heir Apparent. He was also made Viceroy of Peter I Island, the ceremonial title for the eldest son of the Grand Duke.

Loss of status

In 2006, when his father abdicated the throne of Westarctica, Archduke Ashton lost his royal titles and became a common citizen.

Later, in 2012, when Travis restored the monarchy and again took the title of Grand Duke, it was decided that Ashton's younger brother, Prince Daniel Nicholas, would become the new Archduke and hold the position of Heir Apparent. However, Ashton's princely title was restored as well as his ceremonial position of Viceroy of Peter I Island.

Crown Prince

In 2018, after the events leading to the liberation of Calsahara, the Grand Duke decided to abolish the title of Archduke altogether and reappoint Prince Ashton as Crown Prince and Heir Apparent. This status was confirmed on 2 April 2020 by Royal Decree in accordance with the Constitution of Westarctica.

Titles

As part of the 20th Anniversary Honors and Appointments celebrating Westarctica's 20 years of sovereignty, Grand Duke Travis bestowed the peerage title Prince of Storfallet upon his son as well as the title Duke of Hazard in the Nobility of Calsahara.

Honors