P. Maria Laura, P. Joachim, P. Luisa Maria and P. Laetitia Maria FAQ

[LadyK]

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Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim, Princess Luisa Maria and Princess Laetitia Maria.

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[LadyK]

Princess Maria Laura

Full Name: Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard

Date and Location of Birth: August 26, 1988 at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium

Hair Color: blond

Eye Color: blue

Parents: Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium

Siblings: Prince Amedeo, Prince Joachim, Princess Luisa Maria, Princess Laetitia Maria

Titles: Princess of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena

Position in line to Belgian Succession: Eighth in line to the Belgian throne, behind her brother, Prince Amedeo, her mother Princess Astrid and Crown Prince Philippe and his children.

Education: She did her elementary and most of her secondary school at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege (Brussels, Belgium). The last two years of secondary school she did at Saint John's International School (Waterloo, Belgium). She started her higher education at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London (2006-2008), in which time she also spent 8 months in China. She is currently studying at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), Paris (2008 to date)

Religion: Catholic

Astrological Sign: Virgo

Any Known likes or dislikes: very interested in Fashion and Eastern languages

Royal Duties, Patronages, etc: none

[LadyK]

Prince Joachim

Full Name: Joachim Carl Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano

Date and Location of Birth: December 9, 1991 at the Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium

Hair Color: blond

Eye Color: blue

Parents: Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium

Siblings: Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Princess Luisa Maria, Princess Laetitia Maria

Titles: Prince of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Modena

Position in line to Belgian Succession: Ninth, behind his mother, his sister Maria Laura and brother Amedeo, and Crown Prince Philippe and his children

Education: Kindergarten, Elementary School and part of his Secondary Education at Sint Jan Berchmans College, Brussels.
He is finishing his secondary education in the UK, like his brother.

Religion: Catholic

Astrological Sign: Saggitarius

Any Known likes or dislikes: fond of motorised vehicles like motor cycles, quads, etc.

Royal Duties, Patronages, etc: none

[LadyK]

Princess Luisa Maria

Full Name: Luisa Maria Anna Martine Pilar

Date and Location of Birth: October 11, 1995, at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium

Hair Color: blond

Eye Color: blue

Parents: Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Princess Astrid of Belgium

Siblings: Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim, Princess Laetitia Maria

Titles: Princess of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena

Position in line to Belgian Succession: Tenth, after her siblings, her mother, her uncle Philippe and his children.

Education: Kindergarten, Elementary School and Secondary education at Sint Jan Berchmanscollege, Brussels, from 1998 to date.

Religion: Catholic

Astrological Sign: Libra

Any Known likes or dislikes: none

Royal Duties, Patronages, etc: none

[LadyK]

Princess Laetitia Maria

Full Name: Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita

Date and Location of Birth: April 23, 2003, at Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium

Hair Color: brown

Eye Color: brown

Parents: Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Princess Astrid of Belgium

Siblings: Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim, Princess Luisa Maria

Titles: Princess of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess of Imperial Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena

Position in line to Belgian Succession: Eleventh, behind her siblings, her mother, her uncle Crown Prince Philippe and his children.

Education: Kindergarten at Sint Jan Berchmans College (Brussels, Belgium) (2005 to date)

Religion: Catholic

Astrological Sign: Taurus

Any Known likes or dislikes: none

Royal Duties, Patronages, etc: none

[Shikha Pal]

Does any one know their heights?

[LadyLeana]

Since the youngest two are not yet fullgrown, we decided not to put this info in the FAQ posts. Have you checked this thread? I believe Joachim & Maria Laura are about as tall as Amedeo (give or take a few inches).

[sgl]

This is a silly question, but how tall is Amedeo? Maria Laura has always appeared to be quite tall in photos.

[Shikha Pal]

Originally Posted by sgl

Maria Laura has always appeared to be quite tall in photos.

She may be wearing heels.

[Shikha Pal]

Originally Posted by sgl

This is a silly question, but how tall is Amedeo?.

People say that he is between 6ft 1 and 6ft 3, but i think he is 6ft 5.

[Rihga]

6 ft. 5 inches seems kind of tall for him. I think he is more between 6 ft 1 inches and 6 ft 3 inches.

[LadyLeana]

Well, he has his own FAQ where it says he is about 6'1"-6'3".

[Eloise]

why Joachim and Amadeo have the same "Marcus D'Aviano" name, what this means?

[MAfan]

This is a name often used in Habsburg Family.

[amedea]

Marcus d'Aviano is a saint and a monk who had an important role at the court of emperor Leopold I and is quite famous in Austria. I think that the blessed emperor Charles I had a strong devotion towards him and gave that name to his sons, an habit followed by many of his descendant

[aliocha]

Is Joachim going to go to the military royal school of Brussels, this year?

[Tilla]

I am wondering why the princes have partly also feminine names and the princesses also male christian names. Why this? What is the origin of this tradition?

[MAfan]

Originally Posted by Tilla

I am wondering why the princes have partly also feminine names and the princesses also male christian names. Why this? What is the origin of this tradition?

A lot of female descendants of Emperor Karl and Empress Zita have a male name, Markus/Marcus d'Aviano; moreover, and this happens in a lot of Families, both men and women have the name Maria/Marie, a female name used for both men and women; I remind Neipperg Family (the family of Archduchess Andrea of Austria), where all the members have MAria as first name (the husband of Archduchess Andrea is Maria Karl Eugen, and their children are Maria Philipp, Maria Benedikt, Maria Domonik, Maria Hemma and Maria Katharina).
So in Habsburg Family it is not unusual to use male names for women and female names for men.

[amedea]

I guess that's because they have also the names of their godfathers, of both sexes

[Tilla]

Oh, if it is so, then I must say: what a lovely idea, quite extraordinary, to get also the christian names of the godfathers and godmothers. Thank you for this information.