Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant explained

Princess Elisabeth
Duchess of Brabant
Birth Date:2001 10, df=yes
Birth Name:Princess Elisabeth of Belgium
Birth Place:Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Full Name:French: Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène de Saxe-Cobourg{{efn|For almost a hundred years, official documents of the Belgian royal family members indicate "de Belgique/van België" as their surname. In January 2023, ''[[La Libre Belgique]]'' reported that members of the Belgian royal family were asked to go to the municipal administration to change their identity papers and write "de Saxe-Cobourg/van Saksen-Coburg" as their surname instead of the name "de Belgique/van België".<ref name="lalibre">{{cite web|url=https://www.lalibre.be/lifestyle/people/2023/01/06/les-membres-de-la-famille-royale-belge-pries-de-changer-de-nom-de-famille-sur-leurs-documents-officiels-4T5GYUL24JEYHEXJ56SGGGF2EM/|title=Les membres de la famille royale belge priés de changer de nom de famille sur leurs documents officiels|trans-title=Belgian royals asked to change surnames on official documents|newspaper=[[La Libre Belgique]]|date=6 January 2023|access-date=30 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730102533/https://www.lalibre.be/lifestyle/people/2023/01/06/les-membres-de-la-famille-royale-belge-pries-de-changer-de-nom-de-famille-sur-leurs-documents-officiels/|archive-date=30 July 2024|url-status=live|language=French
Dutch; Flemish: Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena van Saksen-Coburg
House:Belgium
Father:Philippe of Belgium
Mother:Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
Religion:Roman Catholicism
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Serviceyears:2020–present

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 25 October 2001), is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, she was elevated to the duchy after her grandfather Albert II abdicated on 21 July 2013.[1]

Birth

The first child of the then Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Philippe (now King) and Mathilde, Elisabeth was delivered by Caesarean section at 21:58 CET on 25 October 2001 at the Erasmus Hospital, the teaching hospital of the Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht, Brussels.[2] She was baptized on 9 December 2001 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by the late Cardinal Danneels, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels.[3] Her godparents are Archduke Amedeo of Austria-Este (paternal cousin), and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt).[4]

Education and military training

Elisabeth initially studied at St John Berchmans College in Marollen, Brussels from September 2004 until August 2018.[5] [6] [7] This marked a significant change in Belgian royal tradition, being the first time that a future Belgian monarch's education has begun in Dutch.[8] Elisabeth graduated from primary school in July 2013 with a 95% average on her report card.[9] She contributed to the St John Berchmans College's newspaper under the name "Elisabeth van België".[10] From August 2018, Elisabeth continued her secondary education at UWC Atlantic College in Llantwit Major, Wales under the name "Elisabeth de Brabant", receiving her International Baccalaureate diploma in May 2020.[7] [11] [12] Elisabeth attended the Yale Young Global Scholars Program at Yale University.[13] She also attended an introductory course at the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the United Nations in New York City.[14]

In May 2020, the Belgian Royal Court announced that Elisabeth would undertake military training.[15] On 31 August 2020, Elisabeth entered the Royal Military Academy in Brussels, studying social and military sciences.[16] Among the 160th promotion, she received her blue beret in September 2020 and completed her one-year military training on 9 July 2021.[17] Whilst attending the military academy, Elisabeth renounced any money that cadets receive and only obtained a certificate that she has completed the first year of training.[18] For the next two years, she attended the Royal Military Academy's annual three-week summer camps and other practical and theoretical military classes.[19] [20] [21] She swore the officers' oath on 26 September 2023 being commissioned as a second lieutenant in three branches of the Belgian Armed Forces. Elisabeth had one of the highest grades among her promotion.[22]

Elisabeth went on to study history and politics at Lincoln College, Oxford, in October 2021.[23] She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree with upper second class honours in July 2024.[24] [25] Elisabeth rowed for Lincoln College Boat Club in Torpids, an Oxford rowing race, in February 2023 under the name "Elisabeth de Saxe-Cobourg".[26] In May 2024, the Belgian Royal Court announced that Elisabeth was admitted into Harvard Kennedy School to study for a two year master's degree in public policy.[27] [28] [29] She was also selected for an Honorary Award from the Fulbright program.[30] [31]

Elisabeth speaks Dutch, French, German and English,[32] and has also taken classes in Mandarin Chinese.[33]

Public appearances and duties

Elisabeth's first public appearance was on 21 July 2006, when she accompanied her parents during the Te Deum for National Day celebrations at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. The following year, on 13 June 2007, Elisabeth and her parents attended the opening of a new Technopolis youth interactive at Mechelen.[34] In February 2009, Elisabeth gave her name to a Belgian scientific polar research station.[13] She and her father also recorded a video message to support Belgian scientists in Antarctica. In September 2011, Elisabeth gave her first public speech in Dutch at the opening of the Princess Elisabeth Children's Hospital, part of Ghent University Hospital.[35] She gave her first self-written speech on 17 October 2014 during commemorations of the centenary of the outbreak of World War I at Nieuwpoort.[36] Elisabeth read the prayer intentions at her great-aunt Queen Fabiola's funeral in December 2014.[37] She christened the patrol vessel Pollux P902 on 6 May 2015 in Zeebrugge.[13] In April 2019, Elisabeth joined her father King Philippe on a visit to the training center of the Brussels firefighters.[38] She attended the funeral of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg in May 2019.[39] In June 2019, Elisabeth and her mother traveled to Kenya on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund and visited the Kakuma refugee camp.[40]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Elisabeth held conversations over the phone with elderly people in residential care centers in order to give them encouragement and support.[13] On 21 July 2021, she joined fellow students of the Royal Military Academy of Belgium to parade during Belgian National Day.[41] In March 2022, Elisabeth and her parents attended a roundtable discussion about the ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[42] On 12 May 2022, Elisabeth accompanied her aunt Princess Astrid on a visit to St Hilda's College, Oxford.[43] There, she and her aunt met St Hilda's Principal Professor Dame Sarah Springman and the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University Professor Dame Louise Richardson.[43] On 17 June 2022, together with her mother Queen Mathilde, she was among the royal guests invited to the celebrations of the 18th birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway.[44] Elisabeth carried her two first solo official engagements in the following week by christening the Belgian oceanographic research vessel RV Belgica and inaugurating KU Leuven's Princess Elisabeth Additive Manufacturing Lab.[45] [46] In December 2022, Elisabeth and her brother Prince Emmanuel participated in the Warmathon in Brussels.[47] [48]

In March 2023, Elisabeth and her mother Queen Mathilde traveled to Egypt, where they visited archaeological sites.[49] On 5 May 2023, Elisabeth accompanied her father to a reception at Buckingham Palace the evening before the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom.[50] In June 2023, she and her father attended the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif.[51] Elisabeth carried her first solo official trip abroad in October 2023 by attending Prince Christian of Denmark's 18th birthday celebration banquet at Christiansborg Palace, Denmark.[52] In March 2024, she and her father King Philippe received the former U.S. President Barack Obama at the Castle of Laeken.[53] In June 2024, Elisabeth and her siblings vote for the regional, federal and European elections.[54]

Elisabeth volunteers to help children with learning difficulties, the elderly, the homeless and disabled people.[15]

Position

Ten years prior to Elisabeth's birth, a new 1991 amendment of the succession line was implemented which introduced absolute primogeniture, defining her as the first in the line of succession since she is the eldest child. On 21 July 2013, once Elisabeth's father had sworn the oath of office as King (her grandfather having abdicated shortly before), she became heir apparent to the throne, receiving the title of Duchess of Brabant.[55] Should she ascend as expected, Elisabeth shall become Belgium's first female monarch.[56]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Styled "Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Belgium" from birth, when her father acceded as King of the Belgians on 21 July 2013, she was accorded the title of "Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant".[13] Elisabeth is informally addressed by the media and general public as "Crown Princess Elisabeth".[57] [58] [59] [60]

Military ranks

Belgian Land Component
Belgian Air Component
Belgian Naval Component

Honours

See also: List of honours of the Belgian Royal Family by country.

Honorific eponyms

Structures

Geographic locations

Species

Arms

Notes:As Duchess of Brabant the Princess displays the coat of arms granted by Royal Decree of King Philippe in 2019.[74]
Year Adopted:12 July 2019
Coronet:Coronet of a Princess of Belgium
Escutcheon:On a lozenge, Sable a Lion rampant Or armed and langued Gules (Belgium), on the shoulder an Escutcheon barry of ten Sable and Or a Crancelin Vert (Wettin), overall a Label of three points Or.
Supporters:Two Lions guardant Proper each supporting a Lance Or with the Banner of the Duchy of Brabant.
Motto:French: L'union fait la force
Dutch; Flemish: Eendracht maakt macht
German: Einigkeit macht stark
Other Elements:Behind the Arms a Mantle Purpure lined Ermine fringed and tasseled Or, surmounted by the Belgian Royal Crown.

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Notes and References

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  2. News: fr. Les premières déclarations du Prince Philippe. Le Prince Philippe a annoncé, dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi à la presse, que la Princesse Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène était née à 21h58 par césarienne.. 2001-10-26.
  3. https://www.brusselstimes.com/54551/cardinal-danneels-former-head-of-catholic-church-in-belgium-dies-aged-85 www.brusselstimes.com
  4. https://www.burkespeerage.com/royal_families.php www.burkespeerage.com
  5. Web site: Lieve terugblik: royals tijdens hun eerste schooldag. Sweet throwback: royals on their first day of school. Blauwbloed. 21 August 2023. 27 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230927030526/https://blauwbloed.eo.nl/royaltynieuws/terugblik-eerste-schooldag-royals. 27 September 2023. live. Dutch.
  6. Web site: Kroonprinses Elisabeth wordt 16: van ‘een echt vrouwtje’ tot diepzeeduikster. Crown Princess Elisabeth turns 16: from 'a real woman' to deep-sea diver. De Standaard. 25 October 2017. 16 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240616082413/https://m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20171025_03151996?journeybuilder=nopaywall. 16 June 2024. live. Dutch.
  7. Web site: Ainhoa. Barcelona. This Princess is leaving for college in Wales: see the sweet pictures the royal family have posted. Hello. 28 August 2018. 16 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240701031634/https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2018082861607/princess-elisabeth-school-wales-royal-family-news/. 1 July 2024. live.
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  9. Web site: La princesse Elisabeth reçoit des cours de soutien... en français. Princess Elisabeth receives support lessons... in French. 2013-07-08. 2024-05-10 . fr. https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20240510123726/https://www.rtbf.be/article/la-princesse-elisabeth-recoit-des-cours-de-soutien-en-francais-8044296. 2024-05-10. live. rtbf.be.
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  17. Web site: Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth completes her military training. Maïthé . Chini. The Brussels Times. 9 July 2021. 27 September 2023. https://archive.today/20230927025154/https://www.brusselstimes.com/176903/belgian-crown-princess-elisabeth-completes-her-military-training. 27 September 2023. live.
  18. Web site: Pascale . Mertens . 20 May 2020 . Kroonprinses Elisabeth kiest na Wales voor militaire opleiding in België: waarom doet ze dat en wat houdt het in?. Crown Princess Elisabeth chooses military training in Belgium after Wales: why does she do that and what does it entail?. nl. 11 June 2024 . vrt.be. https://web.archive.org/web/20240616092242/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/05/19/kroonprinses-elisabeth-kiest-na-wales-voor-een-militaire-opleidi/. 16 June 2024. live.
  19. Web site: Belgian Monarchy. Dans le cadre de sa formation militaire, la Princesse Elisabeth participera cet été au camp annuel de @KMS_ERM_RMA avec les étudiants de sa promotion. Pour s'y préparer, elle a suivi des cours au camp de Leopoldsburg ce week-end.. As part of her military training, Princess Elisabeth will take part this summer in the annual @KMS_ERM_RMA with the students of her class. To prepare for it, she attended classes at the Leopoldsburg camp over the weekend.. 2022-07-14 . Twitter . French. https://web.archive.org/web/20220714023507/https://mobile.twitter.com/MonarchieBe/status/1518627456177090562. 14 July 2022. live.
  20. Web site: Belgian Crown Princess Elisabeth learns to shoot with assault rifle. Maïthé . Chini. The Brussels Times. 19 May 2023. 27 September 2023. https://archive.today/20230927024730/https://www.brusselstimes.com/510716/belgian-crown-princess-elisabeth-learns-to-shoot-with-assault-rifle. 27 September 2023. live.
  21. Web site: Colin . Clapson . 27 September 2023 . Crown princess Elisabeth takes officer’s oath at the Royal Military Academy (VIDEO). 11 June 2024 . vrt.be. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611105412/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/09/27/crown-princess-elisabeth-takes-officers-oath-at-the-royal-milita/. 11 June 2024. live.
  22. Web site: Elisabeth, princesse première de classe : “Elle est parmi les tout meilleurs élèves de sa promotion”. Adrien . de Marneffe. La Libre Belgique. Elisabeth, first class princess: “She is among the very best students in her class”. 2023-09-29. 2024-05-19 . fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611025012/https://www.lalibre.be/belgique/2023/09/29/elisabeth-princesse-premiere-de-classe-elle-est-parmi-les-tout-meilleurs-eleves-de-sa-promotion-OY5CF4IT6ZCGLP7OICPBDRURX4/?outputType=amp. 2024-06-11. live.
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  24. Web site: Elisabeth de Bélgica se gradúa en Oxford, arropada por sus padres y hermanos, antes de dar el salto a Harvard. Hola. 23 July 2024. 25 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240725064850/https://www.hola.com/realeza/casa_belga/20240723708524/elisabeth-de-belgica-se-gradua-universidad-oxford-padres-hermanos-antes-de-ir-universidad-de-harvard/. Elisabeth of Belgium graduates from Oxford, supported by her parents and siblings, before making the leap to Harvard. 25 July 2024. live. Beatriz . Castrillo. Spanish.
  25. Web site: Famille royale: la princesse Elisabeth est officiellement diplômée, découvrez les images de la cérémonie. RTL. Royal Family: Princess Elisabeth officially graduates, discover the images of the ceremony. 23 July 2024. 25 July 2024 . fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20240725065212/https://www.rtl.be/actu/belgique/famille-royale/famille-royale-la-princesse-elisabeth-est-officiellement-diplomee-decouvrez-les/2024-07-23/article/693290. 25 July 2024. live. Amélie. Schildt.
  26. Web site: Royals op zondag - Prinses Elisabeth in roeimodus in Oxford en koning Harald aanvaardde vaas van president Poetin. Royals on Sunday - Princess Elisabeth in Oxford rowing mode and King Harald accepted vase from President Putin. Sandra. Cardoen. vrt.be. 26 February 2023. 27 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230227044606/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/02/21/royals-zondag-26-februari-2023/. 27 February 2023. live. Dutch.
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  64. Web site: 27 September 2023 . " Je jure fidélité au Roi, obéissance à la Constitution et aux lois du peuple belge ! ". « I swear loyalty to the King, obedience to the Constitution and the laws of the Belgian people! ». 27 September 2023 . Belgian Royal Palace. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/belgianroyalpalace/3200589236560588386_3200588039699054253. 27 September 2023. live. Elle est commissionnée au grade de sous-lieutenant de l'armée belge. [She was commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant in the Belgian army.]. Instagram. French.
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