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Princess Eléonore of Belgium

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Princess Eléonore
Born (2008-04-16) 16 April 2008 (age 18)
Erasmus Hospital, Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
Names
French: Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie
German: Eleonore Fabiola Viktoria Anne Marie or (Anna Maria)
HouseBelgium
FatherPhilippe of Belgium
MotherMathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
Education

Princess Eléonore of Belgium (Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie; born 16 April 2008) is the younger daughter and the youngest of four children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. She is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after her older siblings Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel.

Life

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Eléonore was born as the fourth child of Philippe and Mathilde, then the duke and duchess of Brabant. She was delivered at 4:50 CET on 16 April 2008 at Erasmus Hospital, the teaching hospital of the Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht, Brussels.[1] She is the twelfth and youngest grandchild of King Albert II and Queen Paola. She was christened on 14 June 2008 at Ciergnon Castle, a summer residence of the Belgian royal family, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, then Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Claire of Belgium, and Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg.[2]

Princess Eléonore was initially educated at St John Berchmans College, a Dutch-language school in the Marolles/Marollen, Brussels. In September 2020, she was transferred to the Heilig Hart College, a Dutch-language secondary school in Wezembeek-Oppem.[3] From September 2023, she attended the International School of Brussels, from which she graduated in 2026.[4]

Princess Eléonore speaks Dutch, French and English.[5] She plays the violin and practices skiing, sailing, and tennis.[5]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Princess Eléonore of Belgium
Notes
As a Princess of Belgium and a descendant of King Leopold I, the Princess is entitled to use a coat of arms which was stipulated in the Royal Decree of King Philippe in 2019.[6]
Adopted
12 July 2019
Coronet
Princely crown of Belgium
Escutcheon
On a lozenge, sable, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (Belgium), on the shoulder an escutcheon barry of ten sable and or, a crancelin vert (Wettin), overall a bordure or.
Supporters
Two lions guardant proper
Motto
French: L'union fait la force
Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht
German: Einigkeit macht stark
Other elements
The whole is placed on a mantle purpure with ermine lining, fringes and tassels or and ensigned with the Royal crown of Belgium.

References

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  1. ↑ "Prinses Mathilde bevallen van dochtertje". De Standaard Online. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  2. ↑ "Belgian Princess Baptized". CBS News. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nieuwe scholen voor prinses Eléonore en prins Emmanuel, einde van een tijdperk aan het Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege" [New schools for Princess Eléonore and Prince Emmanuel, end of an era at St. John Berchmans College]. vrtnws.be (in Dutch). 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Nizet, Pierre (4 August 2024). "Un grand changement arrive dans la vie de la princesse Eléonore : elle va suivre les pas de ses frères Gabriel et Emmanuel..." [A big change is coming in the life of Princess Eléonore: she will follow in the footsteps of her brothers Gabriel and Emmanuel...]. sudinfo.be (in French). Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Princess Eléonore". The Belgian Monarchy. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Philippe, Koning der Belgen (12 July 2019). "Koninklijk besluit houdende vaststelling van het wapen van het Koninklijk Huis en van zijn leden" (PDF). Moniteur Belge/ Belgisch Staatsblad. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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