| Princess Eléonore | |
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| Full name | |
| Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie | |
| House | House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Father | Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant |
| Mother | Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant |
| Born | 16 April 2008 (1 year 8 months) Anderlecht, Belgium |
Princess Eléonore of Belgium (Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie; born 16 April 2008) is the second daughter and fourth child of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde. Her older siblings are Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Prince Gabriel of Belgium and Prince Emmanuel of Belgium. She is the thirteenth grandchild of Albert II, King of Belgium, including the two children of the king's alleged illegitimate daughter, Delphine Boel. The princess was born at 4h50 at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht. She weighed 3.2 kg and was 50 cm long at birth.[1][2]
She was baptised on 14 June 2008 in the chapel of the Castle of Ciergnon in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Claire of Belgium, and Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg.[1]
Names
- Eléonore - is a name her parents liked, and it kept the tradition of El-/-el names in the family.
- Fabiola is for her great-aunt, Queen Fabiola of Belgium.
- Victoria is for her godmother, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
- Anne is for her maternal grandmother, Countess Anna d'Udekem d'Acoz.
- Marie is for the Virgin Mary, as per tradition with Catholic royalty. It is also the second name of her maternal grandmother.
References
- ^ a b (Dutch) De Standaard Online - Prinses Mathilde bevallen van dochtertje
- ^ Daughter born to Belgium's royal family, 16 April 2008, Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 2008-04-17
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Princess Eléonore of Belgium
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 16 April 2008 |
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| Belgian royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Prince Emmanuel of Belgium |
Line of succession to the Belgian throne 5th position |
Succeeded by Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este |
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