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Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant (Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz), styled HRH The Duchess of Brabant, is the wife of the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant. Of Belgian and Polish ancestry, she is expected to be the first Belgian-born Queen Consort. Image File history File links Gabriel_of_Belgium. ...
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe Léopold Louis Marie (French) or Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria (Dutch)), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians. ...
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, born October 25, 2001) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium. ...
His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel (French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie, Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria) is the second child and eldest son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife, the former Jonkvrouwe Mathilde dUdekem dAcoz. ...
January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe Léopold Louis Marie (French) or Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria (Dutch)), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians. ...
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, born October 25, 2001) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium. ...
His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel (French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie, Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria) is the second child and eldest son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife, the former Jonkvrouwe Mathilde dUdekem dAcoz. ...
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Emmanuel Leopold Guillaume François Marie), born October 4, 2005 at 13. ...
Successive Belgian kings are 1831-1865: Léopold I (34) 1865-1909: Léopold II (44) 1909-1934: Albert I (25) 1934-1951: Léopold III (16) 1944-1950: Charles, reigned as Prince Regent 1951-1993: Baudouin I (42) Since 1993: Albert II (13) None of these were King of...
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Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe Léopold Louis Marie (French) or Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria (Dutch)), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians. ...
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, born October 25, 2001) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium. ...
His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel (French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie, Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria) is the second child and eldest son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife, the former Jonkvrouwe Mathilde dUdekem dAcoz. ...
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Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ...
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe Léopold Louis Marie (French) or Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria (Dutch)), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians. ...
Early Life and Family She was born Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz on 20 January 1973. Though her grandfather and her uncle were barons, she and her father were members of the untitled nobility. As such, she has a right to the Dutch predicate Jonkvrouw. Her father is Count (formerly Jonkheer) Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz; her mother is the former Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. Her maternal grandmother was Polish, a Princess Sapieha-Kodenska. January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The Lords and Barons prove their Nobility by hanging their Banners and exposing their Coats-of-arms at the door of the Lodge of the Heralds. ...
Jonkheer (female equivalent: Jonkvrouw) is a Dutch predicate of nobility. ...
Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Countess redirects here. ...
Jonkheer (female equivalent: Jonkvrouw) is a Dutch predicate of nobility. ...
The family coat of arms was: Lis. ...
Education Princess Mathilde attended secondary school at the Institut de la Vierge Fidèle in Brussels. She then studied speech therapy at the Institut Libre Marie Haps in Brussels from 1991 to 1994, from where she obtained a diploma with "grande distinction" (magna cum laude).
Mathilde then worked as a speech therapist at her own practice in Brussels from 1995 to 1999. She also studied psychology at the Université catholique de Louvain and gained her diploma in psychology with "distinction" (cum laude) in 2002. The Université catholique de Louvain, sometimes known as UCL, is Belgiums largest French-speaking university. ...
She speaks French, Dutch, English and Italian.
Courtship and Title The announcement of her engagement with the Belgian heir apparent, who had never been seriously linked with any woman, came as a surprise to the country. Before the wedding, by means of Royal Decree of 8 November 1999, she was made a Princess of Belgium in her own right. The wife of a Belgian prince used to get this title automatically, but now there needs to be a special creation. In addition, her father and two uncles were elevated to the rank of Count. Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Countess redirects here. ...
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Marriage and Children Mathilde married Prince Philippe on 4 December 1999 in Brussels. She gained the courtesy title HRH The Duchess of Brabant the style that she uses, in addition to her title of Princess of Belgium, conferred upon her before her wedding. December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 797 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area - City 162 (Region) km² (62. ...
A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...
Mathilde and Philippe have three children:
Princess Elisabeth, the couple's eldest child, is the second in line to the throne behind her father and ahead of her brothers, who are third and fourth in line to succeed, due to a change in Belgian succession laws in 1991. Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, born October 25, 2001) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium. ...
October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ...
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His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel (French: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie, Dutch: Gabriël Boudewijn Karel Maria) is the second child and eldest son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife, the former Jonkvrouwe Mathilde dUdekem dAcoz. ...
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Emmanuel Leopold Guillaume François Marie), born October 4, 2005 at 13. ...
October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Titles - Jonkvrouw Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (1973-1999)
- Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium (1999)
- Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Brabant (1999-present)
External links - Official biography from the Belgian Royal Family website
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