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Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este
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Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1962)

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch, King Philippe. She is married to Prince Lorenz of Belgium, head of the Austria-Este branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is fifth in line of succession to the Belgian throne.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 5, 1962.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedSt. John's International School3
  • Date not recordedUniversity of Geneva3
  • Date not recordedSt. John Berchmans College3

Career

Occupation: politician.5

  • 1996 to 2013Senator by Right4

Personal life

  • BornJun 5, 1962, Brussels6
  • CitizenshipBelgium7
  • SpousePrince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este married 19848

Marriage and issue

Princess Astrid married Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, subsequently head of the House of Austria-Este, on 22 September 1984 at the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon in Brussels. Lorenz is the eldest son of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915–1996) and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta (1930–2022). Her husband was also created Belgian Prince by Royal Decree on 27 November 1995.

Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz have five children:

Prince Amedeo Maria Josef Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born on 21 February 1986 at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels). Married Elisabetta "Lili" Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein on 5 July 2014 in Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere. They have three children:

Archduchess Anna Astrid Marie of Austria-Este (born on 17 May 2016)

Archduke Maximilian Joseph Lorenz Ettore Karl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria-Este (born on 6 September 2019)

Archduchess Alix Lorenza Anne Marie Josephine of Austria-Este (born on 2 September 2023)

Princess Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born on 26 August 1988 at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels), married William Mark Isvy (b. 9 March 1991) on 10 September 2022 at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels. They have one son:

Albert Isvy (born on 26 January 2025)

Prince Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born on 9 December 1991 at Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels).

Princess Luisa Maria Anna Martine Pilar of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 11 October 1995 at Clinique St Jean in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels).

Princess Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born on 23 April 2003 at Clinique St Jean in Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels).

From Wikipedia’s article on Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • 2000Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit9
  • 1997Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold9 11
  • Date not recordedGrand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany9
  • Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary9
  • Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry9 10

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