Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium
Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita; born 23 April 2003) is the third daughter and youngest child of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium. She was born at the Saint Jean Hospital in Brussels, Belgium,[1] and is currently 12th in line to the Belgian throne.
| Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium | |||||
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| Archduchess of Austria-Este (more) | |||||
| Born | 23 April 2003 Saint Jean Hospital, Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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| House | Austria-Este | ||||
| Father | Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este | ||||
| Mother | Princess Astrid of Belgium | ||||
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Biography
All of her grandparents and great-grandparents are royal or noble; she descends from the Austrian, Belgian, Italian, Swedish, French, Danish, British, Portuguese, Spanish and German royal families. Through her maternal grandmother, Queen Paola, she also descends from a number of prominent Italian noble families.
She has two older brothers, Amedeo (b. 1986) and Joachim (b. 1991), who is also her godfather, and two older sisters: Maria Laura (b. 1988) and Luisa Maria (b. 1995).
She is currently being educated at Bromsgrove School in the United Kingdom. As of the 2016–17 school year, she was in her 9th year of school.[2]
Titles and styles
All the children of Princess Astrid bear the title of "Prince(ss) of Belgium" and the style of Royal Highness by Belgian Royal Decree of 2 December 1991.
References
- La Libre, Article (French) announcing Laetitia Maria's birth
- Noblesse et Royautés Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, "Rentrée des classes des princes de Belgique" (September 4, 2012)
Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium House of Austria-Este Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Born: 23 April 2003 | ||
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| Preceded by Princess Luisa Maria |
Line of succession to the Belgian throne 12th position |
Succeeded by Prince Laurent |