Theodoros Palaiologos

Theodoros Palaiologos, born 1723. Constancian national, son of Nikephoros Palaiologos and Aikaterini Stavridis, also both Constancian nationals.

On his 18th birthday in 1741, enlisted by operation of Constancian law and assigned to the Aqabah Home Guard Corps, 505th (Aqabah) Army at Fort Apokapes, outside Agamrah, Aqabah.

Worked at his mother's family's firm, Stavridis & Sons Construction for a time, but wanted something more, and deciding to go full-time into the Home Guard, where he was later able to advance through the ranks and earn a commission as Anthypolochagos (2nd Lieutenant). Assigned to his father's military household in 1746 on his father's appointment as Minister for Reconstruction and Infrastructure, alongside an assignment to study at the Imperial Technical Academy, graduating with the title of Diplomatouchos Michanikos (Certified Engineer), at which point he was promoted to Lochagos (Captain) in the Combat Engineering Corps, and assigned to the Command and Control Regiment, serving as liaison to his father the minister.