Prince Amedeo | |||||
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Prince of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (more) |
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Born |
University Clinics Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium |
21 February 1986 ||||
Spouse | Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein (m. 2014) | ||||
Issue | Archduchess Anna Astrid | ||||
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House | Austria-Este | ||||
Father | Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este | ||||
Mother | Princess Astrid of Belgium |
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Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano |
HM King Albert II
HM Queen Paola
HRH Princess Léa
HRH Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano; born 21 February 1986) is a member of the Belgian Royal Family. He is the heir to the headship of the House of Austria-Este, a cadet branch of the Habsburg-Lorraine, and is sixth in line to the throne of Belgium.
Amedeo was born at the University Clinic St. Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium, the first child of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium. He bears the same given name as his paternal great-grandfather Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. His godparents are his uncle, King Philippe of Belgium and maternal grandmother, Queen Paola of Belgium.
Amedeo himself is godfather to his cousin, the Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant. Amedeo has one younger brother Joachim (b. 1991) and three younger sisters: Maria Laura (b. 1988), Luisa Maria (b. 1995) and Laetitia Maria (b. 2003).