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Royal Profile: Tommaso Janssens

Tommaso Janssens was born on 31 January 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland as the second child of Zellinger de Balkany and Oliver Janssens { Source }. He has one older sister, and two younger brothers{ Source }: Gabriella Luise Maria  Janssen (2004) Paul-Louis Janssens ( 2009) Victor Janssens (2014) Through his mother, he is a grandson of  f  Rob ert Zellinger de Balkany and Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy{ Source }. Through his maternal grandmother, he is a great grandson of Umberto II of Italy. Due to his royal lineage being from the female line, he is not in succesion for the defunct royal throne and likely leads a normal life. He shares a birthday with Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands.

Royal Profile: 50 Facts about 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: Princess Irene of The Netherlands (1939) Princess Margriet of The Netherlands  (1943) Princess Christina of The Netherlands (1947) Princess Beatrix also has a former brother-in-law and a current brother-in law: Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1930-2010, m. 1964-1981, div) Prof. Pieter van Vollenhoven (m. 1967) Jorge Pérez y Guillermo (1946, m. 1975, div 1996) Her nephews are: Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma (1970) Prince Maurits van Oranje-Nassau (1968) Prince Bernhard van Oranje-Nassau (1969) Prince Jaime Bernardo of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi (1972) Prince Pieter-Christiaan van Oranje-Nassau

Royal Profile: Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan

Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah of Jordan was born 30 January 2005 as the youngest son of King Abdullah II  & Queen Rania of Jordan{ Source }He has an older brother and two older sisters{ Source }: Crown Prince Hussein (1994) Princess Iman (1996) Princess Salma (2000) At the present time, he is second in line for the Jordanian throne after his older brother. During a 2009 working visit to the US, he was spotted out and about with his mother and siblings { Photos }. Also in 2009, he attended an air show which was organized by the military in cooperation with the British Embassy to celebrate his father's 10th anniversary of his succession to the throne { Source }. In June 2009, he along with his parents, attended the awards ceremony for the 2009 King Abdullah II Award for Physical Fitness awards in which his sister won 4th place { Source }. Becasue he is so young, he is primarily kept from the limelight and not much is known about him compared to his older siblings. It is

Royal Profile: Princess Cornelie-Cecile of Prussia

Princess Cornelie-Cécile Viktoria Luise of Prussia was born 30 January 1978 as the daughter of Countess Donata of Castell-Rüdenhausen and the recently deceased Prince Louis Ferdinand Oskar Christian of Prussia { Source }. She has an older brother, a sister-in-law, three nephews and a niece: Georg Freidrich, Prince of Prussia (1976) Sophie, Princess of Prussia & Isenburg (1978) Prince Carl Friedrich Franz Alexander, Hereditary Prince of Prussia (2013) Prince Louis Ferdinand Christian Albrecht of Prussia (2013) Princess Emma Marie Charlotte Sophie of Prussia (2015) Prince Heinrich Albert Johann Georg of Prussia (2016) She was largely raised by her single mother after her father's death. When Princess Cornelie-Cecile was 13 years of age, her mother married Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg. It was through this marriage that Princess Conelie-Cecile gained the following step-sibings, stepsibings-in-law, and stepnieces and step-nephews: Duke Paul-Wladimir Nikol

Royal Profile: 50 Facts About King Felipe VI of Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain was born as the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia on 30 January 1968{ Source }.  He has two older sisters{ Source }: The Infanta Elena, The Duchess of Lugo  The Infanta Cristina of Spain He has  a brother-in-law and a former brother-in-law{ Source }: Iñaki Urdangarín Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada (1963, m. 1995-2010, div) He has four nephews: Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (1998) Don Juan Urdangarín y de Borbón(1999) Don Pablo Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000) Don Miguel Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002) He has two nieces: Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000) Doña Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005) He was named for{ Source }: Felipe: in memory of the first Bourbon to reign in Spain Juan: His paternal grandfather, the Count of Barcelona Pablo: His maternal grandfather, King Paul (Pablo in Spanish) of Greece Alfonso: His pate

Royal Profile: King Abdullah II of Jordan

Prince Abdullah bin Al-Hussein  now King Abdullah II of Jordan  was born 30 January 1962 the eldest son of King Hussein and his 1st wife, Princess Muna al-Hussein{ Source }. He has one older half sister from his father's 1st marriage, two younger full brothers, and two younger full sisters, as well as 4 younger half sisters, and 3 younger half brothers{ Source }. Under the 1952 Constitution, he was considered heir to his father, but due to the unstable times in the 1960s, his father named his brother, King Abdullah's uncle the heir{ Source }. The future king attended to his education at various institutions around the world{ Source }. He attended St. Edmund's School in Hindhead, Surrey, England from 1964-1975{ Source }. After that, he moved on to Eaglebrook School and then to Derrfield Academy in the United States{ Source }. Upon graduation, he went back to England to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he graduated in 1980, and was subsequently commissioned

The Royal Recap of the Royals You Love: January 22-28, 2018

Belgium -King Philippe & Queen Mathilde  attended the 2018 Davros Economic Summit, where they met with the CEO of World Bank  on Thursday { Photos } { Photos } -Prince Laurent & Princess Claire  visited la braffa, the antique fair in Brussels on Wednesday { Photos } -King Philippe  met with King Abdullah II of Jordan at the 2018 Davros Economic Sumitt on Thursday { Photos } Bahrain -King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa  celebrated his 68th birthday on Sunday. Bhutan -Princess Ashi Kesand Choden Wangchuck  celebrated her 36th birthday on Tuesday. Brunei -Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah  celebrated her 10th birthday on Sunday. Denmark -Queen Margrethe II took part in the symposium "To Greece With Love" on Friday { Photos } -Princess Athena  celebrated her 6th birthday on Wednesday. -Princess Benedikte, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg  participated in the opening of the 2018 IPM in Germany on Tuesday { Photos }. On Thursday, she attended the

Royal Profile; Louisa Johannsmann

Louisa Margareta Benedikte Hanna Johannsmann  was born on 28 January 2015 as the first daughter of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Alexander Johnnsmann { Source }. She has an older brother{ Source }: Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010) As she is only a young child and distantly in line for the British throne, little is known about her. It's likely she will lead a normal life. Per Danish royal tradition, she should recieve a gold bracelet for her birthday in 2020, for her fith birthday like her mother and grandmotehr before her have, and like her aunt and cousin, Alexandra and Ingrid Alexandra. The little girl resides in Denmark or Germany with her parents and older brother. She is a maternal granddaughter of Prince Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg & Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

Royal Profile: Princess Antoinette d'Orléans

Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie d'Orléans was born 28 January 2012 as the daughter of Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme and Maria Magdalena Philomena Juliana Johanna de Tornos y Steinhart. She has the following siblings: Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie d'dOrléans (2009) Princess Louise-Marguerite Eléonore Marie d'Orléans (2014) Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie d'Orléans ( 2016) Her Godparents consist of: David de Tornos (maternal uncle) Princess Leopoldine of Liechtenstein (first cousin) Count Damian vonSchönborn-Buchheim (father's first cousin) Francesca Lopez de la Osa Leopoldo Gavito and Dominique de Layre Not much is known about her. Due to her family's throne being long defunct, she will likely lead a normal life.

Royal Profile: Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah of Brunei

Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah of Brunei was born as the daughter of Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar & Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-MarhumSultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien. Through her father, she has the following siblings and stepmothers: Queen Saleha, The Queen (Raja Isteri) of Brunei (m. 1965) Princess Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah (1969) Dr. Kemaluddin Al-Haj Pengiran Anak Raheemah Sanauk Bolkiah (1997) Pengiran Anaka Hariisah Widadul Bolqiah (unknown) Pengiran Anak'Abdul Raqiib (2009) Pengiran Anak Raqeeqah Raayatul Bolqiah (2009) Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Muta-0Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah (1971) Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Ibni Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah (1974) Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah (1987, m. 2007) Pengiran Muda Abdul Muntaqim Bolkiah (2007) Princess Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah (2011) Prince Muhammad Aiman (2015) Princess Hajah

Royal Profile: King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa was born on 28 January 1950 as the son of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, then Crown Prince, and Hessa bint Salman Al Khalifa { Source }. At the age of 14, he was designated as Crown Prince of Bahrain by his father. He was educated early on in Bahrain, before being sent to England to complete his compulsory education before moving on to college in England and the United States. He attended Manama secondary school in Bahrain, Applegarth College in England. After graduating Applegarth, he attended The Leys School, British Army at Mons Officer Cadet School, and the United States Army Command and General Staff College He maintains a good releationship with the British Royal Family. He was invited to the Wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, but chose not to attend due to human rights activist protesters. He has four wives and twelve children: Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa (m. 1968)  Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1969) Abdullah bin Hamad bin I

Royal Profile: Erling Sven Lorentzen

Erling Sven Lorentzen was born 28 January 1923 as the one of the five children of Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1981) and Ragna Nilsen (1883–1976). During WWII, he worked for Norwegian Independent Company 1. He was also a Norweigan businessman, he owned 28% of Aracruz Celulose, which he sold for approximately 1.7 billion USD in July 2008. Lorentzen married Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen on 15 May 1953. He is thus the brother-in-law of King Harald V, Queen Sonja and Princess Astrid { Source }. With Princess Ragnhild, he has the following children, children-in-law, and grandchildre and a great grandchildn: Haakon Lorentzen (1954) Martha Carvalho de Freitas (m. 1982) Olav Alexander Lorentzen (1985) Christian Frederik Lorentzen (1988) Sophia Anne Lorentzen (1994) Ingeborg Lorentzen ( 1957) Paulo César Ribeiro Filho (m. 1982) Victoria Ragna Lorentzen Ribeiro (1988) Felipe Falcao (m. 2014) Frederik Sven Falcao (2016) Ragnhild Alexandra Lorentzen (1968) Aaron Matthew Long (m. 2003) Alexandra L

Royal Profile: Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, The Duke of Parma

Prince Carlos Javier Bernardo Sixto María of Bourbon Parma, The Duke of Parma was born 27 January 1970 as the eldest of four children of Prince Carlo Hugo of Borbon-Parma, The Duke of Parma & his wife, Princess Irene of The Netherlands { Source }. His siblings, sibling-in-laws and nieces and nephews are{ Source }: Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma, The Count of Bardi (1972, twin) Princess Viktória of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Bardi (1982) Princess Zita Clara of Bourbon-Parma (2014) Princess Gloria Irene of Bourbon-Parma (2016) Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, The Countess of Colorno (1972, twin) Mr. Tjalling Siebe ten Cate(1975) Miss Julia Carolina Catharina ten Cate (2008) Miss Paola Cecilia Laurentien ten Cate (2011) Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Parma (1974) Mr. Albert Alphons Ludgerus Brenninkmeijer (1974) Miss Alaïa-Maria Irene Cécile Brenninkmeijer (2014) Master Xavier Albert Alphons Brenninkmeijer (2015) He was raised throughout Europe. H

Royal Profile: Elisabeth von Lattorff

Elisabeth Maria Angela Tatjana von Lattorff was born 25 January 2002 is the daughter of Philip von Lattorff and Princess Tatjana of Liechtenstein{ Source }. She has three brothers and four sisters{ Source }{ Source }: Lukas Maria von Lattorff (2000) Marie Theresa von Lattorff (2004) Camilla Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2005) Anna Pia Theresia Maria von Lattorff (2007) Sophie Katharina Maria von Lattorff (2009) Maximilian von Lattorff (2011) It is likely given that she is not in line for the Liechtenstein throne due to Male-preference cognatic primogeniture that she leads a fairly normal lifestyle. It is likely that she speaks German, the official language of Liechtenstein. Other than that, very little is known about the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. They tend to keep out of the limelight. She shares a birthday with Princess Charlene of Monaco.

Royal Profile: 40 Facts about Princess Charlene of Monaco

Princess Charlene of Monaco was born as Charlene Lynette Wittstock on 25th January 1978 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Africa { Source }. She was the first child of Michael Wittstock and Lynette Humberstone-Wittstock { Source }. When she was aged 12, her family emigrated to South Africa from Zimbabwe { Source }. At an early age, she developed a passion for swimming { Source }. In 1996, at 18, She won the South African Championship { Source }. In 2000, Her team came in fifth at the Sydney Olympic Games { Source }. That same year, She won the gold medal for the 200m backstroke event at the "Marenostrum" international swimming meeting in Monaco { Source }. This is when she met Prince Albert for the first time, he was presiding over the international competition { Source }. In 2002, She won three gold medals at the swimming World Cup (50m and 100m crawl, 4x100m relay) and the silver medal during the Manchester Commonwealth Games (4x100m medley relay) { Source }. In 2006, the

Royal Profile: Princess Athena of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat

Princess Athena Marguerite Françoise Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat  was born 24 January 2012 as the fourth child and first daughter of Prince Joachim and second child and only daughter of Princess Marie { Source }. She has two older paternal half brothers and an older brother{ Source }: Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (1999) Prince Felix of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2002) Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2009) Due to the 2008 Succession Act, which made Denmark's monarchy an absolute primogeniture monarchy (absolute primogeniture=boys and girls have equal rights to the throne and younger brothers do not displace older sisters), she is in line for the Danish throne and will not be displaced by any possible younger brothers. She was christened in May 2012{ Source }, with the following as her godparents: Gregory Grandet (maternal uncle) Edouard Cavallier (maternal uncle) Carina Axelsson (her father's cousin's girlfriend) Ju

Royal Profile: Princess Hélène d'Orléans

Princess Hélène Sybille Irène d'Orléans  was born 24 January 2001, as the third child and second daughter of Prince Charles-Louis of Orleans, Duke of Chartres and Ileana Manos { Source }. She has one older brother, one older sister, one younger brother and one younger sister { Source }: Prince Philippe Jacques Nicolas d'Orléans (1998) Princess Louise d'Orléans (1999) Prince Constantin d'Orléans (2003) Princess Isabelle d'Orléans (2005) As her royal family is defunct, she likely leads a normal life and next to nothing is known about her. She shares a birthday with Princess Athena of Denmark.

Royal Profile: Charlotte Lascelles

Charlotte Patricia Lascelles  was born 24 January 1996 as the first daughter of Hon. Mark Hubert Lascelles and Andrea Kershaw { Source }. She has two sisters, her first younger sister's birthday is the day after hers{ Source }: Imogen Mary Lascelles (1996) Miranda Rose Lascelles (2000) She is likely named: Charlotte: likely a name they liked  Patricia: for her paternal grandmother, Patricia, The Countess of Harewood She is active on social media (no. Don't waste your time asking, and it took me forever to find it and confirm it was in fact her that I found, so no.). Charlotte  is not in succession for the British throne as her grandparents were not married at the time of her father's birth (they were married 31 July 1967, her father was born 5 July 1967). If she were in succession, she would be no higher than 66th today. She is however, distantly related to Queen Elizabeth II-her grandfather was Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin, making Charlotte and Q

Royal Profile: Imogen Lascelles

Imogen Mary Lascelles  was born 23 January 1998 as the middle daughter of Hon. Mark Hubert Lascelles and Andrea Kershaw { Source }. She has two sisters, her elder sister's birthday is the day after hers{ Source }: Charlotte Patricia Lascelles (1996) Miranda Rose Lascelles (2000) She is likely named: Imogen: celtic, for maiden Mary: for her paternal great grandmother, Mary. The Princess Royal, The Countess of Harewood She is active on social media (no. Don't waste your time asking, and it took me forever to find it and confirm it was in fact her that I found, so no.). She attended Leeds Arts University until 2017.  Imy, as she is known by friends and family, is not in succession for the British throne as her grandparents were not married at the time of her father's birth (they were married 31 July 1967, her father was born 5 July 1967). If she were in succession, she would be no higher than 67th today. She is however, distantly related to Queen Elizabeth

Royal Profile: Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan

Princess Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan was born 23 January 1982 as the daughter of  King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Mother Ashi Tshering Pem { Source }. She has the following siblings and half-siblings { Source }: Princess Ashi Chimi Yangzom Wangchuck (1980)  Dasho Sangay Wangchuck (1978) Dasho Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck (2006)  Dasho Jamyang Singye Wangchuck (2009)  King Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (1980)  Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck (1990, m. 2011) Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, The Gyalsey (2016)  Princess Ashi Sonam Dechen Wangchuck (1981)  Dasho Jigje Singye Wangchuck Dasho Truelku Varotsana Jigten Wangchuck Princess Ashi Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (1981)  Dasho Tandin Namgye Dasho Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck (2006) Dasho Jamyang Singye Wangchuck (2009) Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck (1984)  Prince Dasho Khamsum Singye Wangchuck (1985)  Prince Dasho Ugyen Jigme Wangchuck (1986)  Prince Dasho Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (

Royal Profile: Princess Caroline of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco

Princess Caroline Louise Margurite of Hanover, Princess by Birth of Monaco was born 23 January 1957 as the first child of Prince Rainier II and Princess Grace { Source }. Princess Caroline has two younger siblings, a sister-in-law, and two former brothers-in-law, four nieces, and three nephewa{ Source }: Prince Albert II Alexandre Louis Pierre of Monaco (1958) Ms. Tamara Rotolo (brief fling, never married, 1991) Miss Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (1992, Prince Albert with Tamara Rotolo) Miss Nicole Coste (brief relationship from 1997-2003, never married) Master Alexandre Eric Stephane Coste-Grimaldi (2003) Princess Charlene Lynette of Monaco (2011-present)  Princess Gabriella Thérèse Marie of Monaco, The Countess of Carladès (2014) Prince Jacques Honoré Rainier, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux (2014) Princess Stephanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco, The Countess of Polginac (1965) Mr. Daniel Ducruet (Stephanie, 1995-1996) Mr. Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992) M