Princess Elisabetta of Belgium

Princess Elisabetta of Belgium (née Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein on 9 September 1987), Archduchess of Austria-Este, is an Italian-born member of the Belgian royal family. She is the wife of Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este.

Princess Elisabetta
Born (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987
Rome, Italy
Spouse
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (m. 2014)
IssueArchduchess Anna Astrid
Archduke Maximilian
Full name
Elisabetta Maria
FatherEttore Rosboch von Wolkenstein
MotherLilia de Smecchia

Birth and family

Elisabetta, an Italian aristocrat and journalist, was born in Rome on 9 September 1987, the only child of Italian film producer Ettore Rosboch von Wolkenstein (born in 1945) and his wife Anna Maria "Lilia" dei Conti di Smecchia, also a film producer.

Her godfather and uncle was the so-called "editor prince" Don Carlo Caracciolo, 9th Prince di Castagneto and 4th Duke di Melito, who, with Donna Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto, wife of Fiat tycoon Gianni Agnelli, are Ettore's half-siblings, all children of Don Filippo Caracciolo, 8th Prince di Castagneto, Elisabetta's grandfather.[1]

Elisabetta's paternal grandmother, née Elisabeth [2][3] Jaworski von Wolkenstein (1915-1959) had been a widow for months[4] of Italian Finance Undersecretary Nob. Ettore Bernardo Rosboch (19 Apr 1893 - 18 Aug 1944),[5] when her son Ettore was born to Don Filippo[1] (Carlo and Marella Caracciolo were born of his marriage to American heiress Margaret Clarke).[6] In 2008 Don Carlo left Elisabetta and her father US$1 million in his will.[1] Elisabetta's godmother is her aunt, Countess Muni Sassoli de' Bianchi, her mother's sister.[7]

Education and career

Elisabetta obtained her baccalauréat at Rome's Lycée Chateaubriand in Economics and Social Sciences in 2005. She then moved to London to study comparative literature and film at Queen Mary University of London. She received a bachelor of arts degree with upper-class honours from Queen Mary in May 2009.[7]

Since September 2009, Elisabetta has worked for Bloomberg News' cultural section.[8]

Marriage and children

On 15 February 2014, the Belgian Royal Court announced the engagement of Elisabetta and Prince Amedeo.[9]

The couple's wedding was celebrated on 5 July 2014 in Rome's Basilica Santa Maria in Trastevere.[10][11] Their daughter, Archduchess Anna Astrid, was born on 17 May 2016 at UMC Sint-Pieter in Brussels.[12][13][14] On 6 September 2019 their second child, Archduke Maximilian, was born.[15]

Ancestry
16. Filippo Caracciolo VI Prince di Castagneto e Melito
8. Nicola Caracciolo, VII Prince di Castegneto
17. Baroness Emilia Compagna
4. Filippo Caracciolo, VIII Prince di Castagneto
18. Count Ippolito Mele Barrese
9. Countess Meralda Mele Barrese
19. Elizabeth Mackworth-Praed
2. Ettore Rosboch von Wolkenstein
10. Romuald Jaworski
5. Elisabetta Jaworski
22. Count Wilhelm von Wolkenstein-Trostburg
11. Countess Maria von Wolkenstein
23. Countess Elisabeth Anna von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg
1. Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein
24. Count Trifone de Smecchia
12. Count Attilio de Smecchia
6. Count Attilio de Smecchia
26. Moritz Wimmer Ritter von Walpurg
13. Maria Wimmer von Walpurg
27. Baroness Adelheid Schwabel von Adlersburg
3. Countess Anna Maria de Smecchia
28. Carl Habig
14. Peter Fritz Habig
29. Theresia Friederike Aichinger
7. Maria Elisabeth Habig
30. Ludwig Ritter von Gutmann
15. Anna Theresia von Gutmann
31. Baroness Mathilde von Günzburg

References
  1. Colacello, Bob. Vanity Fair. Inheritance Italian Style. December 2009. Accessed 31 July 2014.
  2. “Adelsverlust im Jahre 1916” / Forfeited nobility in 1916
  3. Binder-Krieglstein, Reinhard (2000). Österreichisches Adelsrecht 1868-1918/1919. Frankfurt am Main: Peter-Lang-Verlagsgruppe. pp. 242–265.
  4. Agnelli, Marella (2015). La Signora Gocà – 1ª ediz. Milano: Piccola Biblioteca Adelphi 674. pp. 234–235–236. ISBN 9788845930409.
  5. "Ettore Bernardo Rosboch". Chamber of Deputies, The Historic Portal (in Italian)
  6. "Caracciolo". Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band III. Glücksburg/Ostsee: C. A. Starke Verlag. 1955. pp. 297, 302–303, 309.
  7. https://m.facebook.com/PlaceRoyale/posts/10151856302247161
  8. "Why European Royalty and Aristocrats are flocking to New York". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  9. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Announcement of the engagement.
  10. Broadcast "Place Royale", RTL-TVI, Facebook info
  11. Prins Amedeo en Lili trouwen in de zon
  12. Twitter Belgian Royal Palace Birth Announcement
  13. Twitter Belgian Royal Palace Announcement Specifics of Birth
  14. Announcement of Anna Astrid's name
  15. België is een prinsje rijker: zoontje voor prins Amedeo en prinses Elisabetta(in Dutch)
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