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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]
Astrid Olofsdotter (Norwegian: Astrid Olavsdatter; English: Aestrith [citation needed]; died 1035) was the queen consort of Saint Olaf, who reigned over Norway from 1019 to 1028. [1] She is the only woman to have a surviving skaldic praise-poem dedicated to her for her decisive address of the Swedish army in support of her stepson, Magnus the ...
Leopold of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden on their wedding day. Queen Astrid Memorial in Brussels. Prince Leopold was born in Brussels , the first child of Prince Albert, heir to the Belgian throne, and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria .
Estrid of the Obotrites (c. 979 – 1035) was Queen of Sweden in the Viking age, a West Slavic princess married to the King of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung c. 1000–1022. [1] She was the mother of King Anund Jacob of Sweden and the Kievan Rus' saint and grand princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter.
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 of Sweden and Norway (1865–1946), Duke of Närke; Prince August of Sweden and Norway (1831–1873), Duke of Dalarna
The death certificate lists the Queen’s full name – Elizabeth Alexander Mary Windsor – occupation, “Her Majesty the Queen”, date of birth, April 21 1926, and her marital status as widowed.
Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935). Because he and his wife, Queen Fabiola, had no children, at Baudouin's death the crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II.
The Danish queen celebrated her golden jubilee this year. Here, take a look back at Queen Margrethe's life—from her childhood in Copenhagen through her annual summer vacation in France.