Eleonore von Habsburg explained

Birth Date:28 February 1994
Birth Place:Salzburg, Austria
Education:European Business School London
Occupation:Jewelry designer, gemologist, model
Children:1
Parents:Karl von Habsburg
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
Relatives:House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Eleonore von Habsburg-Lothringen (Eleonore Maria del Pilar Iona Christina Jelena; born 28 February 1994) is an Austrian jewelry designer, gemologist, model, and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Early life and background

Eleonore Habsburg-Lorraine was born in 1994 in Salzburg to Karl, a politician and head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, an art collector and by birth member of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family.[1] Her maternal grandparents are Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fiona Frances Elaine Campbell-Walter, a model with an aristocratic background whose father, Vice-Admiral Keith McNeill Campbell-Walter, was Aide-de-camp to George VI.[2] Her paternal grandparents were Archduke Otto Habsburg, Crown Prince of Austria and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. Her paternal great-grandparents Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma were the last Emperor and Empress of Austria.[3] Her brother is race car driver Ferdinand Habsburg.[4]

Education and career

Habsburg-Lorraine attended boarding school in Gstaad before studying law at the European Business School London.[5] She completed her master's degree at Instituto Marangoni Milan in Fine Jewelry Design in 2020 and works as a jewelry designer.[6] Habsburg has also worked as a fashion model, being featured in advertisement campaigns and walking the runway for Dolce & Gabbana.[7] [8]

Personal life

On 20 July 2020, Eleonore von Habsburg-Lorraine married Belgian race car driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in a small civil ceremony at the Civil Registry of Monaco, conducted by the Mayor of Monaco Georges Marsan.[9] [10] On 20 October 2021 she gave birth to a son, Otto d'Ambrosio, named after her grandfather Otto von Habsburg.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: We Are Not a Muse. 25 February 2007. The New York Times.
  2. Web site: Interview: Francesca Habsburg. 2 October 2015. Harpers Bazaar.
  3. Web site: A Guide to All the Front Row Fixtures at Dolce & Gabbana. 25 September 2017. Elle.
  4. Web site: Ferdinand Habsburg-Lorraine: Ein Kronprinz im Cockpit. krone.at. 21 June 2015 .
  5. Web site: Habsburg reloaded - Auf den Spuren der Kaiser-Kinder. news networld Internetservice. GmbH. 24 June 2014. News.at.
  6. Web site: Eleonore von Habsburg-Lorraine Weds Race Driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Low-Key Royal Wedding. 23 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Kaiser-Urenkelin Eleonore als Topmodel. krone.at. 24 January 2018 .
  8. News: High Society: Das sind die heißesten Royals der Welt. A.. Eube. Die Welt. 12 July 2016. Welt. www.welt.de.
  9. Web site: Tajthi Andrea. 27 September 2017. Habsburg lánnyal jár Jerome d'Ambrosio?. Racingline.hu. hu.
  10. Web site: 26 September 2017. La romance princière du pilote grézien Jérôme d'Ambrosio. Édition digitale de Namur. fr.
  11. Web site: Archduchess of Austria welcomes her first child . msn.com . 27 October 2021.