Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant

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For the consort of Albert I, who was also Princess of Belgium, see Elisabeth Gabriele of Bavaria.
Elisabeth
Duchess of Brabant
Prinses Elisabeth van België.jpg
Born (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22)
Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Belgium
Full name
French: Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène
Dutch: Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena
House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father Philippe of Belgium
Mother Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
Religion Roman Catholic

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (French: Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène; Dutch: Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena; born 25 October 2001), is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, she acquired her position and ducal title after her grandfather King Albert II abdicated in favour of her father on 21 July 2013.[1]

Birth and baptism

The first child of the then Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Elisabeth was delivered by caesarian section at 9:58 pm at the Hôpital Erasme (Erasmus Hospital) in Anderlecht, Brussels.[citation needed] She was baptized on 9 December 2001 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Archduke Amedeo of Austria-Este (paternal cousin), and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt).

She has two younger brothers, Prince Gabriel and Prince Emmanuel, and a younger sister, Princess Eléonore.

Position

Ten years prior to Elisabeth's birth, a new act of succession was put into effect which introduced absolute primogeniture, meaning that Elisabeth comes first in the line of succession because she is the eldest child. If she ascends the throne as expected, she will be Belgium's first queen regnant.

Education and royal duties

Princess Elisabeth is currently a student at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in the Marollen district of Brussels, which was attended previously by her older cousins, the children of her paternal aunt, the Archduchess of Austria-Este. This is a significant change in the habits of the royal family, as it is the first time that a future Belgian monarch's education has begun in Dutch. Elisabeth also attends dance classes conducted in Dutch at the Municipal Music Academy in Asse, in Flemish Brabant.[citation needed]

The princess attended her first official royal duty in 2006 when she was present at the Te Deum in honour of Belgian National Day. In 2007, she accompanied her father to the opening of Technopolis, a science museum.[2][3] She also attended the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition and the presentation at the Royal Palace of a model of the Belgian Antarctic station which bears her name, Princess Elisabeth Antarctica.[4]

She was a bridesmaid to her maternal aunts Elisabeth married to Margrave Alfonso Pallavicini in 2006[5] and Hélène (also godmother) married to Baron Nicolas Janssen in 2011.[6] In 2014, she was a bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin and godfather, Prince Amedeo.[7] She speaks Dutch, French and German.[8]

Duchess of Brabant

On 21 July 2013, once her father had taken the oath of office as King of the Belgians (his father, King Albert II, having abdicated shortly before), Princess Elisabeth became heir apparent to the throne and as such bears the title of Duchess of Brabant.[9]

In October 2014, Elisabeth gave a speech in honour of the First World War commemoration.

On 6 May 2015, Elisabeth made a speech before christening a ship Pollux.

Styles and titles

  • 25 October 2001 – 21 July 2013: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
  • 21 July 2013 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Brabant

Coat of arms

Arms of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
Crowned Arms of a Princess of Belgium.svg
Notes
According to Gustaaf Janssens, Archivist of the Royal Palace, Princess Elisabeth's coat of arms consist
of the gold lion on a black background on a lozenge ensigned with the royal crown.
Escutcheon
Sable a lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules.
French : De sable au lion d'or armé et lampassé de gueules

Ancestry

Family of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Albert I of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Leopold III of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Albert II of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Astrid of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Philippe of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Fulco VII Beniamino Tristano, Ruffo di Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Fulco VIII, Prince of Ruffo di Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Laura Mosselman du Chenoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Donna Paola dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Augusto Gazelli, Conte di Rossana e di Sebastiano
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Donna Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana e di Sebastiano
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Donna Maria Cristina dei Conti Rignon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Baron Maximilien d'Udekem d'Acoz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Baron Charles d'Udekem d'Acoz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Maria van Eyll
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Jonkheer Clément van Outryve d'Ydewalle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Jonkvrouw Suzanne van Outryve d'Ydewalle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Jonkvrouw Madeleine de Thibault de Boesinghe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Countess Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Count Michel Komorowski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Count Léon-Michel Komorowski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Maria Zaborowska
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Countess Anna Maria Komorowska
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Prince Adam Zygmunt Sapieha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Zofia Sapieha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Teresa Sobanska
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ Belgium's King Albert II gives up throne to son
  2. ↑ Princess Elisabeth of Belgium enjoys herself at science museum at The Insider
  3. ↑ Elisabeth does a Bob the Builder at science museum
  4. ↑ Belgian Antarctic Research Station – Princess Elisabeth Station: – First zero emission station
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  9. ↑ Text in French of the 2001 amendment: « Le titre de Duc de Brabant ou de Duchesse de Brabant sera toujours porté, à l'avenir, par le Prince ou la Princesse, fils aîné ou fille aînée du Roi, et, à défaut, par le Prince ou la Princesse, fils aîné ou fille aînée du fils aîné ou de la fille aînée du Roi. »

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