Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria

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Princess Marie-Astrid
Archduchess Carl Christian of Austria
Marie-Astrid at her father's enthronement, 1964
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 70)
Castle Betzdorf, Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Spouse
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria
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(m. 1982)​
IssueArchduchess Marie Christine, Countess of Limburg-Stirum
Archduke Imre
Archduke Christoph
Archduke Alexander
Archduchess Gabriella, Princess of Parma and Piacenza
Names
Marie-Astrid Liliane Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Élisabeth Anne Alberte
HouseNassau-Weilburg (official)
Bourbon-Parma (agnatic)
FatherJean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
MotherJoséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria[1] (born Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg on 17 February 1954) is the elder daughter and eldest child of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria, grandson the last Austrian Emperor, Karl I.

Biography

Princess Marie-Astrid was born on 17 February 1954, in Castle Betzdorf, Betzdorf, Luxembourg. She is the eldest child of Jean, then Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. Her godparents were King Leopold III of Belgium (her maternal grandfather) and Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg (her paternal grandmother).

The princess was named Marie-Astrid in honour of the Virgin Mary and her maternal grandmother the Queen of the Belgians born Astrid of Sweden who died tragically in 1935. She is the niece of the Kings King Baudouin and King Albert II as well as the cousin of the current King of the Belgians King Philippe.

In her youth, as one of the few eligible princesses from European reigning houses, she was considered an ideal candidate by match makers for marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales. Media reports in the 1970s speculated about the prospects of such a marriage, the Daily Express claiming in June 1977 that the couple's engagement was imminent.[2] (Unconfirmed media reports in the British press claimed that Pope Paul VI had prevented a marriage by refusing under Ne Temere to accept that the children of the couple could not be brought up Roman Catholic.)[citation needed]

It has been since suggested[by whom?] that the marriage rumours were a result of efforts to detect a leaker in the Privy Council. In reality, a marriage between the British heir and the Roman Catholic princess was unlikely, as the terms of the Act of Settlement 1701 needed to be repealed or modified.[citation needed]

Marie-Astrid studied in Luxembourg and also in Belgium. She received her diploma as a registered nurse in 1974, and finished her education in 1977, with a nursing certificate in tropical medicine from the Prince Leopold Institute.[citation needed]

She has been the president of the Red Cross for Luxembourg Youth since 1970.[citation needed]

Marriage

On 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg, she married her second cousin Archduke Carl Christian of Austria, younger son of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (himself the fourth son of Emperor Charles I of Austria) and his wife Princess Yolande of Ligne, of the prominent Belgian noble family, the House of Ligne).[citation needed]

They have five children:

  • Archduchess Marie-Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 31 July 1983, Brussels, Belgium). She was baptized in the Saint Anne Chapel in the Church of Val-Duchesse in Belgium Auferghem.[citation needed] Her godparents were Archduke Rudolf of Austria (her father's uncle) and Princess Astrid of Belgium, later Archduchess of Austria-Este (her mother's cousin). She was given the names of Maria (after her mother), Christine (after her father), Anna (after the chapel where the baptism took place), Astrid (after her godmother and great-grandmother, Queen of the Belgians), Zita (after her ancestor, Empress Zita) and Charlotte (after her great-grandmother, the Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg). Soon after her birth, the family moved to Geneva, where the Archduchess continued her studies.[citation needed] After graduating from school in Great Britain, she spent several months in Chile, where she was involved in charity work. After returning to Europe, she studied psychology, speech therapy, pedagogy and personal development in Belgium. In 2007 she worked in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Her engagement was announced on 16 May 2008 to Count Rodolphe Christian Léopold Carl Ludwig Philippe de Limburg-Stirum (b. 20 March 1979, Uccle, Brussels, Belgium), son of Count Christian and Countess Colienne de Limburg-Stirum.[citation needed] On 6 December 2008 married in a civil ceremony in Mechelen town hall, Mechelen, Belgium and then a religious ceremony at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium.[citation needed] They have three sons:
    • Count Léopold Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina). His godparents are Count Philippe de Limburg-Stirum (his father's brother) and Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (his mother's sister).
    • Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (b. 25 October 2013, Buenos Aires, Argentina).
    • Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (b. 2016).[citation needed]
  • Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 8 December 1985, Geneva, Switzerland). His engagement to Kathleen Elizabeth Walker, daughter of banker Robert Walker and his wife Margaret Walker, was announced on 22 December 2011.[citation needed] They met in April 2010. The couple got married on 8 December 2012 at Saint Mary, Mother of God Catholic Church, Washington, United States.[3]
    They have four daughters:
    • Archduchess Maria-Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (b. 11 November 2013, Kirchberg, Luxembourg).[4] She was baptized on 14 December 2013 in Fischbach.[5]
    • Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 24 February 2016, Kirchberg, Luxembourg).[6] She was baptized on 28 April 2016.
    • Archduchess Juliana Marie Christine Wilhelmina Margaret Astrid of Austria (b. 14 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland).[7] She was baptized on 14 December 2018 in Combloux and her godparents were Will Conquer (her parents' friend) and Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria (her father's sister).[8]
    • Archduchess Cecilia Marie Josephine Adelaide Henrietta of Austria (b. 15 January 2021, Geneva, Switzerland).[citation needed] She was baptized in February 2021.[citation needed]
  • Archduke Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d' Aviano of Austria (b. 2 February 1988, Geneva, Switzerland), his godfather is Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (his mother's brother). His engagement to Adélaïde Marie Béatrice Drapé-Frisch (b. 4 September 1989, Les Lilas, Paris, France), daughter of diplomat Philippe Drapé-Frisch[9][10][11] and his wife Odile Drapé-Frisch, was announced on 22 December 2011.[citation needed] On 28 December 2012 the couple entered into a civil marriage in the town hall in Nancy[12] and in a religious ceremony on 29 December 2012 at Basilica of Saint-Epvre (fr:Basilique Saint-Epvre de Nancy) in Nancy, France.[13][14][15]
    They have three children:
    • Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (b. 22 December 2014, Geneva, Switzerland).[16][17][18] She was baptized on 27 December 2014 in Geneva, and her godparents were Galdric Drapé-Frisch (her mother's brother) and Archduchess Marie-Christine of Austria (her father's sister).[19]
    • Archduchess Sophia of Austria (b. 31 August 2017, Geneva, Switzerland).
    • Archduke Josef of Austria (b. October 2020, Geneva, Switzerland).
  • Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 26 September 1990, Meyrin, Switzerland).
  • Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine-Charlotte of Austria (b. 26 March 1994, Geneva, Switzerland). On 1 March 2008 she received the sacrament of confirmation. She is godmother to her nephew Count Léopold of Limburg-Stirum. She got engaged to Prince Henri Luitpold Antoine Victor Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parma (b. 14 October 1991, Roskilde, Denmark), on 22 October 2017.[20] The couple got married on 12 September 2020 at Tratzberg Castle, Jenbach, Tyrol, Austria.[21][22][23][24]
    They have two daughters:

Archduchess Marie-Astrid and her family reside in Switzerland and live quietly, occasionally appearing at royal weddings and similar events.[citation needed]

Title and styles

Marie-Astrid is a Princess of Luxembourg with the official style and title "Her Royal Highness Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma".

  • 17 February 1954 – 6 February 1982: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma.
  • 6 February 1982 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg, Princess of Bourbon-Parma, Archduchess Carl Christian of Austria.

Honours

National honours

See also: List of honours of the Luxembourgish Grand-Ducal Family by country

As Princess of Luxembourg, at 18 years old :

  •  Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau (by birth, on 18 years old)[29]
  •  Luxembourg : Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke Jean (12 November 1989).

Foreign honours

References

  1. ^ Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg
  2. ^ "the royals and the press". pbs.org.
  3. ^ "Washington's Katie Walker weds Archduke Imre of Austria". The Washington Post. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Imre et Marie-Christine d'Autriche : Deux bébés dans la famille grand-ducale" (in French). Purepeople. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Baptême de S.A.I.R. l'Archiduchesse Maria-Stella de Habsbourg Lorraine" (in French). Cour Grand-Ducale. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Imre et Kathleen de Habsbourg-Lorraine parents d'une deuxième fille" (in French). Purepeople. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Le baptême de l'archiduchesse Juliana de Habsbourg-Lorraine" (in French). Point de vue. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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  9. ^ "Un Mariage Princier à Nancy". CNews (in French). 29 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Une fille de diplomate". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 29 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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  12. ^ "A third marriage for the Grand-Ducal Court: Archduke Christoph of Austria is to marry Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch this weekend in Nancy". Luxembourg Times. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Royal wedding for Austrian Archduke". CBS News. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Austrian archduke takes a French bride". CBS News. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Mariage de S.A.I.R. l'Archiduc Christophe d'Autriche et Mlle Adelaïde Drapé-Frisch" (in French). Cour Grand-Ducale. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Seventh great-grandchild for Grand Duke Jean". Luxembourg Times. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  17. ^ "L'archiduc Christophe d'Autriche et l'Archiduchesse Adelaïde parents" (in French). Closer. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Christoph de Habsbourg-Lorraine et Adelaïde : Parents d'une petite archiduchesse" (in French). Purepeople. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Christoph de Habsbourg-Lorraine et Adelaïde : Parents d'une petite archiduchesse" (in French). Purepeople. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  20. ^ "Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma marries Archduchess Gabriella of Austria in glamorous European Royal Wedding". Tatler. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Primos y con una hija de dos años: los protagonistas de la última boda real europea" (in Spanish). El Universo. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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  23. ^ "Mariage princier en Autriche: l'union de l'archiduchesse Gabriella d'Autriche et du prince Henri de Bourbon-Parme a pu être célébrée" (in French). La Libre. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Gabriella d'Autriche et Henri de Bourbon-Parme, mariage impérial au Tyrol" (in French). Point de vue. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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  26. ^ "La nièce du Grand-Duc Henri a eu un bébé" (in French). L'Essentiel. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  27. ^ "Erzherzogin Gabriellas Tochter" (in German). Luxemburger Wort. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  28. ^ "Henri de Bourbon-Parme et Gabriella d'Autriche sont parents pour la seconde fois" (in French). Gala.fr. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  29. ^ Honorary distinctions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, publication of the government of Luxembourg : Princes and Princesses of the Grand-Ducal House of Luxembourg are Grand Crosses of the Order by birth but the decoration is worm only after they reach their majority (18 years old).
  30. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
  31. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
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