King Frederick Charles of Cornwall

King Frederick Charles I is the ruling monarch of Cornwall. He is a male-line member of the House of Bagration, making him connected to several Royals and ruling heads in other countries, including Queen Anne II of Wessex, Charles, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and The King of Macdonia.

By some, Frederick Charles is considered the rightful heir to the throne of Wessex.

Early Life
Prince Frederick Charles Nicholas was born at Somerset Lodge in _, Wessex. His father was Prince Charles, The Duke of Westminster second born son of King William IV of Wessex and Queen Louise. His mother was Princess Marie of Saxony. He was baptized at Fogmorre Castle in the Chapel Royal. His godparents were The Crown Prince William of Wessex (represented by The Duke of Worcester), the King of Macedonia, the King of Windenburg, Queen Sofia of Bohemia and Croatia, Prince Philip, The Duke of Ostia, Lady Davina Hamilton-Seymour, and Sir Victor St. Andrews, The Earl of Pembroke, Called Nikky by members of his family, Nicholas split up his upbringing between Wessex and his mother's home of Saxony.

Crown Prince
Upon the death of William V and the accession of Queen Mary I to the Welsh throne, the personal union of the thrones of Wessex and Cornwall ended due to the operation of Salic Law in Cornwall. The Duke of Westminster succeeded to the throne of Cornwall as Charles I, and Prince Nicholas became the Crown Prince of Cornwall. As a legitimate male-line descendant of William II, he remained a member of the Welsh Royal Family, and third in line to the Welsh throne, until the birth of Princess Anne's first child, Prince William Barclay de Folly.

Marriage
Nicholas married in Cornwall Princess Anna Maria Bagration of Macedonia, the youngest sister of King Philip of Macedonia.Together the couple would have only one child, Prince Joachim Charles William Frederick Leopold of Cornwall.

Reign
The Crown Prince succeeded his father as the King of Cornwall as well as the Duke of Westminster in the Peerage of Wessex, assuming the style of Frederick Charles I.

From his father and from his wife's brother, Frederick Charles had learned to take on a very high and autocratic view of royal authority. During his reign he engaged in frequent disputes with the parliament in Cornwall.