Princess Astrid of Belgium
Princess Astrid | |
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Archduchess of Austria-Este | |
Born | Belvédère Château, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium | 5 June 1962
Spouse |
Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este (m. 1984) |
Paola Ruffo di Calabria |
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Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of
Biography
Princess Astrid was born one day before her father's 28th birthday at the
Marriage and issue
Princess Astrid married
Princess Astrid and Prince Lorenz have five children:[1][2][3]
- Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels).
- Princess Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard d'Autriche-Este (Habsbourg-Lorraine), Princess of BelgiumWoluwé-Saint-Lambert, Brussels), m. William Isvy
- Prince Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born on 9 December 1991 at 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)
Royal role
Astrid was formerly President of the
She is a member of the Honorary Board of the International Paralympic Committee.[5]
In April 2015 the Princess took over the reins of the Prince Albert Fund from her father King Albert.[6]
Special Envoy
Princess Astrid has been for many years a fierce advocate for landmine survivors rights, participating actively in the work of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, also known as the Ottawa Treaty, since Belgium joined in 1998.[citation needed]
In 2013, the Princess was named Special Envoy of the convention,[7] and has promoted the acceptance of a global ban on landmines and promoted the rights of survivors in various UN meetings.[7][8][9]
In 2014, she met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, to encourage Oman to join the treaty, which occurred a few months later.[citation needed]
In 2019, she carried out a mission to Lebanon to promote the convention.[10][11] In Beirut she met with President Michel Aoun, and Minister of National Defense Elias Bou Saab.[12]
Titles, styles and honours
Styles of Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este | |
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Her Imperial and Royal Highness | |
Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
Titles
- 5 June 1962 – 22 September 1984: Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium
- 22 September 1984 – present: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este[note 1]
Honours
National
- Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold [citation needed]
Foreign
- Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
- Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
- Norway: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit[13]
- Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
- Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit[14]
- Royal Order of the Polar Star
Awards
Other
2016 : Honorary mayor and The Hidalgo Award of San Antonio, Texas.[15]
Arms
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Ranks
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Note
- Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Archduchess of Austria-Este" or, more formally, reflecting both her native and marital titles, is addressed as HI&RH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este. Her children by Archduke Lorenz bear the titles "Prince(ss) of Belgium" by Belgian decree of 2 December 1991, in addition to their Austrian titles borne by tradition, "Archduke/Archduchess of Austria".
References
- ^ a b Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 44-45,50. French
- ^ a b c d e f Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Furstlicher Hauser Bande XVI, C.A. Starke Verlag, Haus Osterreich, Limburg, 2001, pp. 91–92. German
- ^ William Bortrick. "HM The King of the Belgians and HM The Queen of the Belgians. The Royal Family of Belgium. Houses of Wettin and Belgium". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- ^ "31 JANVIER 2022. - Arrêté royal autorisant Son Altesse Royale la Princesse Maria Laura d'Autriche-Este (Habsbourg-Lorraine), Princesse de Belgique, à contracter mariage" [31 JANUARY 2022. - Royal Decree authorizing Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Laura of Austria-Este (Habsburg-Lorraine), Princess of Belgium, to enter into marriage] (in French). ejustice.just.fgov.be. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Honorary Board". IPC.
- ^ "About Archive".
- ^ a b "AP Mine Ban Convention: Special envoy Princess Astrid of Belgium welcomes Oman's decision to join the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention". www.apminebanconvention.org.
- ^ "AP Mine Ban Convention: Princess Astrid of Belgium calls for greater assistance to landmine survivors". www.apminebanconvention.org.
- ^ "Maputo Summit: 3rd Review Conference". www.maputoreviewconference.org.
- ^ "Lebanon aims at joining Ottawa Treaty: president - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Liban, Délégation de l'Union Européenne au (3 October 2019). "Envoyé spécial en visite au Liban pour l'encourager à prendre des mesures concrètes pour adhérer au traité historique de désarmement humanitaire". Libnanews, Le Média Citoyen du Liban (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "AP Mine Ban Convention: Special Envoy asks the Lebanese Republic to join anti-landmine treaty". www.apminebanconvention.org. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer". www.kongehuset.no.
- ^ "Photo" (PDF). www.boe.es.
- ^ Guenther, Rocío (7 December 2016). "City Welcomes Princess Astrid of Belgium to San Antonio". San Antonio Report. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Philippe, Koning der Belgen (12 July 2019). "Koninklijk besluit houdende vaststelling van het wapen van het Koninklijk Huis en van zijn leden" (PDF). Moniteur Belge/ Belgisch Staatsblad. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Le Soir, Article (French) announcing the rank
- ^ Belgian Defense Website, Article evoking Princess Astrid & Prince Laurent
- ^ Belgian Defense Website, Article evoking Princess Astrid, last section "Mon colonel !" Archived 3 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine