Princess Angela of Liechtenstein
Princess Angela | |
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Born | Angela Gisela Brown 3 February 1958 Bocas del Toro, Panama |
Spouse | |
Issue | Prince Alfons of Liechtenstein |
House | Liechtenstein |
Father | Javier Francisco Brown |
Mother | Silvia Maritza Burke |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Princely family of Liechtenstein |
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Styles of Princess Angela of Liechtenstein | |
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Reference style | Her Serene Highness |
Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 3 February 1958) is the wife of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein.[1] She was born in Bocas del Toro, Panamá and is the first known woman of African descent to marry into a reigning European dynasty,[2] the marriage having been authorized by the monarch. Together, they have a biracial son, Prince Alfons (b. London, 18 May 2001), who is in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne.[2]
Early life and education
Princess Angela was born in Bocas del Toro, Panama, as Angela Gisela Brown, the daughter of Javier Francisco Brown and Silvia Maritza Burke.[1]
After finishing high school in New York, Angela studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, where she graduated and received the Oscar de la Renta award. She was a stylist for three years and created her own fashion label, named "A. Brown", having set up a company with partners in New York.[citation needed] The princess eventually worked as the Creative Director for the fashion brand, Adrienne Vittadini until September 1999.[citation needed]
Marriage
In 1999 the Principality of Liechtenstein's Information Bureau announced the forthcoming nuptials of the second son of the reigning prince, Hans Adam II, Prince Maximilian, to Angela Gisela Brown.[3] On 29 January 2000, at 11:00 am, she married Prince Maximilian at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City.[1] The marriage was groundbreaking, bringing a person of Afro-Panamanian ancestry into one of the few still reigning families in Europe by a marriage which obtained the prior consent and full support of the groom's sovereign and father, who also attended the wedding.[2][3] While some members of the dynasty were said to be shocked and to consider the interracial marriage "the end of an era", others were said to have expressed support.[3]
Since her marriage, Princess Angela participates, sometimes with her son, in ceremonial events in the Principality.[3]
Prince Maximilian and Princess Angela have one child:
See also
References and notes
- ^ a b c Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Liechtenstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 52-54. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
- ^ a b c d de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 632-634, 654-655 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ^ a b c d Beeche, Arturo (2009). The Gotha: Still a Continental Royal Family, Volume 1. US: Eurohistory. pp. 38, 41, 43 50.14, 244. ISBN 978-0-977-19617-3.
External links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Bocas del Toro Province
- Panamanian emigrants to the United States
- House of Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein Roman Catholics
- Liechtenstein princesses
- Princesses by marriage
- Liechtenstein people of African descent
- Liechtenstein people of Panamanian descent
- Panamanian people of African descent
- Parsons The New School for Design alumni