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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 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 .
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 ...
Arms of Princess Märtha of Sweden and Norway. Princess Märtha of Sweden (Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra; 28 March 1901 – 5 April 1954) was Crown Princess of Norway as the spouse of the future King Olav V from 1929 until her death in 1954. As Olav only became king in 1957, Märtha never became Queen of Norway.
Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935) was Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III Astrid of Sweden may also refer to: Astrid Njalsdotter (died 1060), Queen consort of Sweden; Astrid Olofsdotter (died 1035), Princess of Sweden who became Queen of Norway in 1019
Now, their cause of death has been revealed. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti, both 32 — who are part of a set of triplets, including surviving sister Edit Huszti — died from drowning, per BBC ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Astrid Kirchherr, the German photographer who shot some of the earliest and most striking images of the Beatles and helped shape their trend-setting visual style, has died at age 81.
Following Lindgren's death, the government of Sweden instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in her memory. The award is the world's largest monetary award for children's and youth literature, in the amount of five million Swedish kronor.