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Royal Profile: Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este was born 16 December 1955, the second child of Archduke Robert of Austria-Este and of Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta { Source }. He has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews{ Source }: Archduchess Maria Beatrice of Austria-Este, Countess von zu Arco-Zunneberg (1954) Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg (m. 1980) Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981) Colin McKenzie (m. 2018) Baby Girl McKenzie (2019) Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1983) Olympia, The Princess Napoléon, Princess of Montfort, of Lucca and Piombino, and of Canino and Musignano, titular Princess of Elba, titular Princess Royal of Holland and of Westphalia, titular Grand Duchess of Berg and Cleves, titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Duchess of Reichstadt Countess von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988) Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoleon,Prince of Montfort, of Lucca and Piombino, and of Canino and Musignano, titular Prin...

Royal Profile: Prince Aymeric of Belgium

Prince Aymeric Auguste Marie of Belgium was born on 13 December 2005, the second child of Prince Laurent & Princess Claire of Belgium { Source }. He has two siblings{ Source }: Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium (2004) Prince Nicolas of Belgium (2005, twin) Prince Nicolas was named: Aymeric : for his maternal grandfather, Nicolas Coombs{ Source } Casimir: likely a name his parents liked Marie: Traditional Royal Catholic name, many of his cousins also have it among their names. He and his brother are approximately one minute apart { Source } He and his brother should be attending the same school as their elder sister, Lycée Français de Bruxelles and they should be in their 9th year at the school. He is currently 14th in succession for the Belgian throne. Presently, Prince Nicolas is 14th in line for the Belgian throne, after his uncle, aunt, 8 cousins, father and sister. Along with the other Belgian royals, he has appeared at various events, such as Belgian National Day ( 20...

Royal Profile: Prince Nicolas of Belgium

Prince Nicolas Casimir Marie of Belgium was born on 13 December 2005, the second child of Prince Laurent & Princess Claire of Belgium { Source }. He has two siblings{ Source }: Princess Louise Sophie Mary of Belgium (2004) Prince Aymeric of Belgium (2005, twin) Prince Nicolas was named: Nicolas: for his maternal grandfather, Nicolas Coombs{ Source } Casimir: likely a name his parents liked Marie: Traditional Royal Catholic name, many of his cousins also have it among their names. He and his brother are approximately one minute apart { Source } He and his brother should be attending the same school as their elder sister, Lycée Français de Bruxelles and they should be in their 10th year at the school. He is currently 14th in succession for the Belgian throne. Presently, Prince Nicolas is 14th in line for the Belgian throne, after his uncle, aunt, 8 cousins, father and sister. Along with the other Belgian royals, he has appeared at various events, such as Belgian National Day ( 20...

Royal Profile: Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este was born 9 December 1991 as the second son and third child of Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este and Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este { Source }. He has one older brother and an older sister, as well as an older sister-in-law, and two younger sisters, a niece and a nephew{ Source }: Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta 'Lili' Maria of Austria-Este  (1987, m. 2014) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este  (2016) Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (2019) Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1988) Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (1995) Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este  (2003) He began his education at Sint Jan Berchmans College , until at least 2009. From 2009-2010, he attended Malvern College { Source }. ...

Royal Profile: Princess Léa of Belgium

Princess Léa of Belgium was born as Léa Wolman was born 2 December 1951 as the daughter of Sigismund Wolman and Lisa Bornstein { Source }. Prior to her marriage to Prince Alexandre of Belgium, she was married twice and had two children. She was married to Serge Spetschinsky from 1975-1980, they had a daughter together, named Laetitia, and now have two grandsons { Source }. In 1982, she married Robert Bichara, and had a son, Renaud Bichara in 1983 { Source }. She met Prince Alexandre of Belgium through Belgium's former defense minister Léon Mundeleer in 1986{ Source }. After dating for several years, they were married on 14 March 1991, however their marriage was kept secret due to his mother's disapproval until 1998{ Source }. Although the royal title of "Princess" is prefixed to her name occasionally, as for other females who have married into the royal family, this style is not used at the Belgian court nor by the government, and she is otherwise referred to as ...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: November 16-22, 2020

Belgium -King Philippe  held audiences with newly appointed ambassadors from Gabon Mauritius and Tunisia on Monday { Source } Brazil -Isabel Inês de Herédia, The Duchess of Braganza celebrated her 54th birthday on Sunday. Bulgaria -Princess Sofia   celebrated her 21st birthday on Friday. -Prince Umberto  celebrated his 21st birthday on Friday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II  attended a presentation of this year's Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark on Tuesday { Photos } -Princess Alexandra Rosemarie Ingrid Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille  celebrated her 50th birthday on Friday. France -Prince Gaston  d'Orléans   celebrated his 11th birthday on Thursday. -Diego Marie Michel Louis Alexis Dailly celebrated his 21st birthday on Friday. Germany -Prince Heinrich Albert of Prussia  celebrated his 4th birthday on Tuesday. Greece -Princess Olga, The Princess of Savoy-Aosta,  The Duchess of Apulia  celebrated her 4...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: November 9-15, 2020

Austria -Archduchess Maria-Stella  celebrated her 7th birthday on Wednesday. Belgium -King Philippe  visited the COVID19 University of Luik Lab on Tuesday{ Photos }. On Wednesday, the Belgian monarch attended an armistice day ceremony { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  took part in a discussion with oung people participating in the ′′ Donkere gedachten ′′ (dark thoughts) campaign of the WAT WAT youth information platform on Friday { Photos } Bhutan -King Jigme Singye Wangchuck  celebrated his 65th birthday on Wednesday. -Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck  celebrated his 26th birthday on Wednesday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II attended the annual Classenske Fideicommis accounting meeting on Tuesday { Source } -Crown Princess Mary  took part in the 2020 Children, Youth & Grief's 20th anniversary conference on Thursday { Source } Italy -Azaea Beatrice Corvalán-Reyna y de Saboya celebrated her 47th birthday on Wednesday. France -Princess Sybil of Bourbon-Parma ...

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: October 19-25, 2020

Austria -Archduchess Katharina, Princess von Isenborg  celebrated her 49th birthday on Wednesday. -Count  Constantin de Limburg-Stirum  celebrated his 7th birthday on Sunday. Belgium -King Albert II, Queen Paola & Princess Delphine  held an informal meeting on Sunday { Photo } -King Philippe  held a digital audience with  the Executive Director of Toulouse School of Economics on Thursday { Photos } -Queen Mathilde  visited the charit y Accueil et Partage on Thursday { Photos }. On Friday, the Belgian born Queen consort visited the exhibition Memling Now: Hans Memling in Contemporary Art   at the Sint-Janshospitaal { Source }{ Photos } -Princess  Élisabeth , The Duchess of Brabant  celebrated her 19th birthday on Sunday. -Prince Laurent  celebrated his 57th birthday on Monday. Bhutan -Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck undertook an official visit to Kuwait on Monday and Tuesday { Photos } Denmark -Queen Margrethe II   atten...

Royal Profile: Princess Élisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant

Princess Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant was born via C-section as the eldest child of King Philippe of the Belgians & Queen Mathilde of Belgium   on 25 October 2001{ Source }. She has two younger brothers : Prince Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie of Belgium (2003) Prince Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie of Belgium (2005) Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008) She was baptized on 9 December 2001, her godparents are: Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (paternal cousin) Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt) She is named for the following: Élisabeth : her great-great grandmother Elisabeth of Bavaria. Thérèse: Possibly for her maternal great-great-grandmother Countess Teresa Sobanska. Marie: the Virgin Mary as per tradition with Catholic Royalty. Hélène: her maternal aunt and godmother Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz. Presently she is the first female heir to the throne, and the will be Belgium's f...

Royal Profile: Prince Laurent of Belgium

Prince Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie of Belgium was born 19 October 1963 as the second son and youngest child of King Albert II & Queen Paola of Belgium { Source }. He has two older siblings, a paternal-half sister, as well as three siblings-in-law and several nieces and nephews, a niece-in-law, and a great niece and great nephew: King Philippe of the Belgians (1960) Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973, m. 1999) Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant (2001) Prince Gabriel of Belgium (2003) Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (2005) Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008) Princess Astrid of Belgium, The Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962) Prince Lorenz of Belgium, The Archduke of Austria-Este Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986) Archduchess Elisabetta 'Lili' Maria of Austria-Este (1987, m. 2014) Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este (2016) Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (2019) Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (198...