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Princess Diana is the eldest daughter of Prince Paul and the late Princess Eirene. She is heir apparent to the Throne of the Principality of Bilbtoria and in line to the Danaan Crown.

Princess Diana is well-known for her expertise on classical antiquity. She has sponsored a number of archealogical and academic projects on the classical period and has even led an excavation of a Roman fort in Wales and written several scholarly papers on the subject of classical Greek drama herself.

Birth

At the time of her birth, Diana was Lady Diana Bakirdzis and her parents were the Duke and Duchess of Palamas. She was baptized by Andreas Papriga, the Eastern Orthodox Archbishop of Aristonople and all the Resurgent Dream. Her godparents were Sir Abel and Lady Akilina Alexopoulos.

Early life

As the second cousin once removed of the Duke of Tasat, Diana was a well connected among the human aristocracy in the Resurgent Dream almost from birth. As a child, she was playmates with Lady Anna Cadmus, now Princess of Corral and Lady Chrysanthenum Kennedy, now Princess of Wintermore.

Education

Because of the status of her family, Diana was educated by a governess, Chesna Paderewski, until she entered her teen years. After this point, she was taught different subjects by individual tutors, most of whom also tutored other aristocratic girls her age. All of her tutors were unmarried women. Her tutor in theology was a nun in the Danaan Orthodox Church.

After she came of age, Diana was granted a degree certifying that she had completed a private education legally equivalent to successful completion of secondary school. After this point, she had no further formal instruction. However, Diana continued to pursue her own education. She read the classics and kept up with current scholarship regarding them, insisting that her father's library subscribe to all respectable academic publications in the area. She corresponded at length with noted authorities on the classics and arranged to personally go on a number of archaeological digs sponsored by her father. By the time she was thirty, she was writing scholarly papers herself. While she has no formal degrees, she is generally recognized to have an expertise in classical Greece and Rome at the equivalent of a doctoral level.

Created Marchioness of Aristonople

In late 2005, after the events of the Shattering and shortly after her father became Prince of Bilbtoria, Diana was created the Princess Diana, Marchioness of Aristonople. Although Diana, as Prince Paul's oldest child, to the courtesy title of Duchess of Aristonople, she was granted the title of Marchioness in her own right as one aspect of the many conventions surrounding the the titles and styles of the children of reigning princes in Danaan principalities.

Romances

Diana has been rumored to be romantically linked to a number of prominent Danaans at various times in her life. Among them are numbered General Blandford James, Ambassador Archie Sale, film star John Coleridge, Member of Parliament Joel Pickens, and Pele Senator Michael Anderson. A few of the seedier tabloids have also alleged from time to time that Diana is a lesbian and have romantically linked her with feminist political leaders like Beatrice Wake and Hannah Weidenseld. While it is acknowledged that Diana has likely had many infatuations and even relationships, most reputable sources maintain that she is both heterosexual and a virgin.

So far, no serious candidate for marriage has appeared in Diana's life. While any number of noblemen have sought her hand, she has thus far been dissatisfied with all of them. Her father is rumored to worry that it is too late for Diana to find a husband and that, even if she does, it might be too late for her to have children. If this is the case, then, upon Diana's ascension to the throne of Bilbtoria, her heir would be her sister, Princess Theophania.