Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
| Elisabeth | |||||
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| Duchess of Brabant | |||||
Princess Elisabeth in 2014.
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25 October 2001 Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium |
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Philippe of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| French: Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène Dutch: Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena |
HM King Albert II
HM Queen Paola
HRH Princess Léa
HRH Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
HRH Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada
Crown Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Princess of Belgium (French: Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène; Dutch: Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena; born 25 October 2001), is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, she acquired her position after her grandfather King Albert II abdicated in favour of her father on 21 July 2013.
The first child of the then Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Elisabeth was delivered by caesarian section at 21:58 pm on 25 October 2001 at the Hôpital Erasme (Erasmus Hospital) in Anderlecht, Brussels. She was baptized on 9 December 2001 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Archduke Amedeo of Austria-Este (paternal cousin), and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt).
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