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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]
Princess Astrid was born on 12 February 1932 at Villa Solbakken to the future King Olav V and Crown Princess Märtha.She was baptized in the Palace Chapel on 31 March 1932 and her godparents were: her paternal grandparents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway; her maternal grandparents, Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden; her maternal aunt, Princess Astrid, Duchess of Brabant ...
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.
Princess Astrid of Sweden Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium (11 October 1927 – 10 January 2005) was the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Jean . She was the first child of King Leopold III of Belgium , and sister of the late King Baudouin and former King Albert II and aunt of King Philippe .
Congratulations are in order for Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris O'Neill who welcomed their third child. Princess Madeleine of Sweden gives birth to baby No. 3 Skip to main content
(Left) Princess Maria-Laura of Belgium on her Sept. 10, 2022 wedding day in Brussels, Belgium; (Right) A photo of baby Albert shared by the Belgian Royal Palace on Jan. 29, 2025
Denmark's Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe, has been diagnosed with dementia, a condition that has affected his behavior and judgment. Denmark's Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen ...
This is a list of Swedish princesses from the accession of Gustaf I, from the House of Vasa, and continues through the Houses of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Holstein-Gottorp and Bernadotte, the adoptive heirs of the House of Holstein-Gottorp, who were the adoptive heir of the Palatinate-Zweibrückens.