Royal Profile: Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan

-
Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan was born 28 June 1994 as the eldest son of King Abdullah II of Jordan and Queen Rania. He has two younger sisters and a younger brother {Source}:
  • Princess Iman (1996)
  • Princess Salma (2000)
  • Prince Hashem (2005)
In 2007, he was enrolled at the King's Academy, completing his secondary studies in 2012. He is presently studying political science at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service{Source}. In 2016, he graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in International History{Source}. After graduation, he began attending The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst {Source}

The young Crown Prince also holds the rank of first lieutenant in the Jordanian Armed Forces{Source}. Over the last few years, he has accompanied his father on several military missions.

During his childhood years, he spent most of his time doing just that-being a kid. As he grew older, he began to make appearances on his father's behalf. His first official engagement took place in June 2010, when he stood a representative for his father during the celebrations of the anniversary of the Arab Revolt and the Armed Forces Day. Since then, he has served a regent during his father's absence in Jordan, and was sworn in officially to take on the role on 21 April 2012{Source}.

In his free time, the Crown Prince enjoys reading, sports (especially football), and he shares his father and grandfather's passion for motorcycles{Source}.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Royal Profile: Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands

-
Princess Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of The Netherlands was born at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn on 31 January 1938 as the first child of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard{ Source }. At her birth, she held the titles of Princess of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau and Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld{ Source }. She has three younger sisters, two former brothers-in-law, a brother-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews: Princess Irene of The Netherlands (1939) Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1930-2010, m. 1964-1981, div) Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma (1970) Brigitte Klynstra (never married) Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra de Bourbon-Parm e (1997) Princess Annemarie of Bourbon-Parma, Duchess of Parma (1977) Princess Luisa Irene of Bourbon-Parma, Marquise of Castell'Arquato (2012) Princess Cecilia Mariaof Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Berceto (2013 ) Prince Carlos Enrique Leonard of Bourbon-Parma, Prince of Piacenza (2016) Prin...
Read more

Royal Profile: Prince Constantin d'Orléans

-
Prince Constantin Foulques Alexandre d'Orléans was born 15 February 2003 as the fourth child and youngest son of Prince Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres & Iléana Manos{ Source }. He has the following siblings{ Source }: Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998) Princess Louise Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1999). Princess Hélène Sybille Irène d'Orléans (2001) Princess Isabelle Roxane Christine d'Orléans (2005) As his royal family is defunct, he likely leads a normal life and next to nothing is known about him. He is currently 8th in line for the French (Orléanist)Throne. He is considered 90th for the French throne on the Legitimist French throne.
Read more

Royal Profile: Gabriella Janssens

-
Gabriella Luise Maria Janssens was born on 7 March 2004 as the first child of Marie Elisabeth Zellinger de Balkany and Oliver Janssens { Source }. She has three younger brothers{ Source }: Tomasso Janssen (2005) Paul-Louis Janssens ( 2009) Victor Janssens (2014) Through her mother, she is a granddaughter of Robert Zellinger de Balkany and Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy { Source }. Through her maternal grandmother, she is a great granddaughter of Umberto II of Italy. Due to her royal lineage being from the female line, she is not in succesion for the defunct royal throne and likely leads a normal life. She shares a birthday with Princess Sophie of Prussia.
Read more