Princess Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium (born 25 October 2001 in Anderlecht) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde. Princess Elisabeth is a granddaughter of Albert II, King of the Belgians and Queen Paola. She is member of the Belgian Royal Family and second in the line of succession to the Belgian throne.
Elisabeth was delivered by caesari...
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Princess Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène of Belgium (born 25 October 2001 in Anderlecht) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde. Princess Elisabeth is a granddaughter of Albert II, King of the Belgians and Queen Paola. She is member of the Belgian Royal Family and second in the line of succession to the Belgian throne.
Elisabeth was delivered by caesarian section at 9:58 pm at the Hôpital Erasme (Eramus Hospital) in Anderlecht, Brussels. At birth, she weighed 2.9 kg (6.4 lb) and was 49.5 cm (19.5 in) long.
Elisabeth was baptized on 9 December 2001 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Prince Amedeo of Belgium, her cousin, and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz, her aunt.
Her names meant the following:
She has two younger brothers, Prince Gabriel and Prince Emmanuel, and a younger sister,...
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