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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 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 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 ...
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 ...
(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
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 ...
When Prince Carl married Countess Elsa von Rosen (1904–1991), on 6 July 1937 at Kvillinge, Sweden, he had to relinquish his succession rights and his royal titles.She was the daughter of one Count von Rosen and ex-wife of another Count von Rosen and niece of Count Eric von Rosen and Count Clarence von Rosen.
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.