*contains affiliate links* Margaret was born in late July 1522 as the illegitimate daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst, the daughter of a carpet manufacturer. Johanna Maria worked as a maid for the Governor of Oudenaarde, who hosted the then 22-year-old and unmarried Charles for six weeks. Margaret [read more]
On 22 September 1984, Princess Astrid of Belgium married Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este. He is a grandson of the last Emperor of Austria, Charles I, while Princess Astrid is the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium. Embed from Getty Images Princess Astrid wore a taffeta dress with a high neck and large puffed sleeves [read more]
On 2 July 1959, the future King Albert II of Belgium, then known as the Prince of Liège, married the Italian-born Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria. They had met in the Vatican in 1958 during the coronation of Pope John XXIII. Albert was the younger brother of King Baudouin of Belgium, who would marry Fabiola [read more]
Princess Louise of Belgium was born on 6 February 2004 as the daughter of Prince Laurent of Belgium and Princess Claire (née Coombs). She is their eldest child, and she was 11th in the line of succession at the time of her birth. Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images At the time, her [read more]
Princess Claire of Belgium was born Claire Louise Coombs on 18 January 1974 as the daughter of Nicholas John Coombs and his Belgian wife, Nicole Eva Gabrielle Thérèse Mertens. She was born in Bath in the United Kingdom. She has an elder sister, Joanna, and a younger brother, Matthew. When she was just three years old, [read more]
Prince Laurent of Belgium, the younger brother of King Philippe of the Belgians, became engaged to the British-born Claire Coombs on 19 December 2002. She had been living in Belgium since the age of three. Embed from Getty Images They were married on 12 April 2003 with a civil ceremony in the city hall of [read more]
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