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Astrid of Sweden (Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra; 17 November 1905 – 29 August 1935) was a member of the Swedish House of Bernadotte and later became Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III. Following her marriage to Leopold in November 1926, she assumed the title of Duchess of Brabant. [2]
Leopold's first wife, Astrid of Sweden, died in a road accident while on a driving holiday in Switzerland in August 1935, being much mourned by the public. Leopold, who was driving the vehicle when it hit a tree, was also lightly injured.
Baudouin (left) and his brother Albert, c. 1940 Prince Baudouin was born on 7 September 1930 at the Château of Stuyvenberg in Laeken, northern Brussels, the elder son and second child of Prince Leopold, then Duke of Brabant, and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden.
Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway (1861–1951), Duke of Västergötland Prince Carl, Duke of Östergötland (1911–2003) Princess Margaretha of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1899–1977) Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (1901–1954), née Princess of Sweden and Norway; Queen Astrid of the Belgians (1905–1935), Princess of Sweden; Prince Eugen ...
Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, and Princess Sofia wore their best jewels last night in Stockholm. The Swedish Royal Family Wore Showstopping Tiaras to the 2023 Nobel Prize Ceremony Skip to ...
Princess Astrid was born one day before her father's 28th birthday at the Belvédère Château in Laeken, northern Brussels, and was named after her late paternal grandmother, Astrid of Sweden, King Leopold III's popular first wife, who had died in 1935 in a car accident aged 29.
King Carl Gustaf's Sister, Princess Birgitta, Has Died. Emily Burack. December 4, 2024 at 8:33 AM ... Princess Birgitta, left, at the royal wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia ...
Astrid Njalsdotter (11th century) Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden (died 1035) Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935) Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (born 1932) Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (born 1954) Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein (born 1968) Princess Astrid of Belgium (born 1962) Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (born 1987)