He was formally engaged to Cirilla, Princess of Cintra. Ciri was then 12 years old and Radovid 9. The engagement was formalized between King Vizimir II and Queen Calanthe, Ciri's grandmother. The king broke the engagement after half a year without giving any reasons, and Ciri and Radovid thus never even had a chance to meet. He bears a deep hatred of mages. His father was secretly assassinated during Radovid's infancy, most likely by the sorceress advisor Philippa Eilhart; who then assumed the regency in his name, and dominated and demeaned him throughout his youth.