Archduke Carl-Christian, Princess Marie Astrid and Family, May 2003-

[drimal]

Originally Posted by bad_barbarella

i thought they holiday at borne les mimosas down the south of france near cabasson... do they all go other places?

They have a villa in Bormes (not Borne ) Les Mimosas that's right. I was also surprised to see that they were also in Antibes.

I ignore if they have a villa in Antibes too.

[drimal]

Vacation Pictures III (Luxembourg Family on vacation in Bormes les Mimosas) 29.07.1995

I have found vacation pictures of 29.07.1995 in Bormes les Mimosas on the Côte d'Azur.

On these beautiful pictures you see: Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria and her husband Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria and their children Princess Marie Christine, Prince Imre, Prince Christoph, Prince Alexander and baby Princess Gabriella, than (former) Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and his wife (former)Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte, than the actual Grand Duke Henri and his wife Maria Teresa and their children Prince Louis, Princess Alexandra and Prince Sebastien. (Prince Guillaume and Prince Felix are absent! )

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie Astrid's children VII :75th Anniversary of Grand Duke Jean in January 1996

The following pictures are from January 1996, the anniversary of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.

1. the whole family (from left to right):
first row: Prince Guillaume and his wife Sibilla; Prince Carl-Johann, Princess Marie-Gabrielle, Prince Wenceslas, Prince Constantin (children of Prince Jean and Helen Vestur); Princess Alexandra, Prince Sebastien (children of actual Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa); Prince Alexander, Prince Christoph (children of Princess Marie Astrid and Carl-Christian of Austria); Prince Josef-Emanuel and Princess Marie Astrid (children of Princess Margaretha and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein)
second row: Helen Vestur and husband Prince Jean; Prince Felix, Prince Guillaume and Prince Louis (children of actual Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa); Princess Marie-Christine, Prince Imre (children of Princess Marie Astrid and Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria); Princess Marie Astrid and her parents Princess Margaretha and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
third row: actual Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Grand Duke Henri; Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte; Princess Marie Astrid with daughter Princess Gabriella and Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria
fourth and fifth row: sisters and brothers of Grand Duke Jean and behind Jean and Josephine-Charlotte there is King Albert II of Belgium and his wife Paola


2. another family picture
3. to 5. some cuttings

Note: The colourful text is to simplify the respective family dependants!!!:) It is rather difficult to describe so many family members but I hope that the different colours will help you.

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Wait...is that Guillaume with blonde hair?

[drimal]

Originally Posted by gaggleofcrazypeople

Wait...is that Guillaume with blonde hair?

No, Guillaume has no blonde hair on this pictures!

He is the boy near Princess Marie Christine in front of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa. You see him best on the last picture.

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie Astrid's children VIII: 18th September 1996

The following pictures of Princess Marie Astrid, husband Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria and their children Marie Christine, Imre, Christoph, Alexandra and Gabriella are from 18th September 1996.

1. Princess Marie Astrid (42 year at the time), with two year old Gabriella on her shoulders and Marie Christine (13 years)
2. Princess Marie Astrid and daughter Marie-Christine swinging little Gabriella:)
3. the whole family on the bicycles: from left to right (Marie Astrid/42 with Gabriella/2, Carl-Christian/42, Marie Christine/13 and Alexander/6, Imre/11, Christoph/8.
4. gathering the leaf
5. even an Archduchess like Marie Astrid has to relax sometimes:p
6. Archduke Carl-Christian with little Gabrielle, Imre and Christoph on the moving tractor
7. Archduke Carl-Christian with his sons on the moving tractor:p
8 to 10 a happy couple

:o I love Autumn with its beautiful colours!:o

[drimal]

11. Alexander swinging
12.and 13. Marie Astrid with her two daughters (Gabriella and Marie-Christine)
14. the whole family on the sofa



Hope you enjoy these pictures!:)

[BMC]

Gabriella sure was adorable as a toddler. I'll bet she was a handful too!

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie Astrid's children IX: Pics of 1999/2000

Here are some pics of Princess Marie Astrid's eldest daughter Marie-Christine in 1999 and 2000.



1. Marie Christine with her parents at a gala in 2000
2. at a wedding of a certain Marc Cunningham
3. with her cousine Maria Anunciata in 1999 or 2000
4. a family picture of 1999
5.and 6. Marie Christine and her parents at Guillaume's birthday party on 15.07.2000

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Who is Marc Cunningham?

[Lalla Meriem]

Originally Posted by gaggleofcrazypeople

Who is Marc Cunningham?

He is the husband of HRH Princess Charlotte of Luxembourg who is the daughter of the late Prince Charles of Luxembourg (brother of GD Jean) and his wife Princess Joan (now duchess de Mouchy nee Dillon).

[KatieLouise]

Is Marie Astrid now known as HI&RH Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria? Or is she still known as HRH Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg?

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Archduchess, I think.

[hillary_nugent]

I think the wives inherit the female versions of the title of their husband... ^___^

[drimal]

For all of you interesting in the royal house of Austria, I have found this interesting link of the history of the Emperors of Austria:http://www.newgotha.org/part1/ausgen.htm


Here is the most interesting passage considering Princess Marie Astrid's husband Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria:



Archduke Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Markus d'Aviano, b at Château de Beloeil 26 Aug 1954, admission into Belgian nobility with title of Prince of Habsburg-Lorraine by Belgian Royal Decree for himself and his descendants with the qualification of Serene Highness, 19 Aug 1983; Kt Order of the Golden Fleece, Kt Order of Lion of Nassau, Bank Dir; m at Luxemburg 6 Feb 1982, Princess Marie Astrid (b at Château Betzdorf 17 Feb 1954), dau of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxemburg and Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium, and has issue. (2 Chemin des Cabris, 1254 Jussy, Switzerland).
(1). Archduchess Marie Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte, b at Brussels 31 Jul 1983.
(2). Archduke Imre Emmanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano, b at Geneva 8 Dec 1985.


<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT size=2>(3). Archduke Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d'Aviano, b at Geneva 2 Feb 1988.

[drimal]

House Habsburg-Lothringen

I have also found an interesting link about Habsburg-Lothringen (remember Carl-Christian's title is also of Habsburg-Lothringen ):
http://www.hapsburg.com/about.htm

I have copy-pasted from the site the most interesting passage of where the name Habsburg comes from:) :

HAPSBURG NOMENCLATURE

Then name Hapsburg has many variations: Hapsburgh, Habsburg, Habisburch etc. Since the family has been in existence for half a millenium such variations in spelling are expected (as language evolves and changes through time and geography). Origination from a castle named 'Habichtsburg' built by Bishop Wener of Strasbourg (which is located on the Aar river in present day Switzerland), in 1020 C.E., the name translated from medieval German literally means 'Hawk's Castle.'

Today, the Austrian descendants, and most of the academic community, use the 'Habsburg' spelling. I've opted for the 'Hapsburg' variation, one that was in vogue pre-1980 when much of the focus was on the Spanish branch of the family, for practical reasons, namely that the domain hapsburg was available and habsburg was not. For the purposes of this project the actual spelling of the name is secondary in importance and should not hinder the reader's understanding of the facts or arguments

[KatieLouise]

Excellent, thank you drimal! :) That's interesting that Carl Christian and his descendants are styled Serene Highnesses, rather than Imperial&Royal Highnesses...

[msfroyste]

hmmm, that is interesting. then why are astrid of belgium's kids styled imperial and royal highnesses???? odd?

[KatieLouise]

Hmm... the mystery deepens - I had a look in my Almanach de Gotha and it says that members of the imperial family are styled Imperial&Royal Highnesses... Could Carl Christian have the authority to adopt a different style, if he felt it was more appropriate?

Wait - I had another look at drimal's post and I realised it says Carl Christian was admitted into the Belgian nobility with the title Prince of Habsburg-Lorraine and the qualification of HSH. So, presumably this was allowed because of Luxembourg's (and I guess, Austria's) links with Belgium. I wonder why he adopted this style, when one would consider HI&RH to be superior to HSH.

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid had a later birthday party in Cabasson on 03.07.2004

Princess Marie Astrid born on 17th February 1954 had a later birthday party on the Côte d'Azur in Cabasson on 03.07.2004. (The 03.07 is my birthday! )

1.and 2. a happy celebrating Marie Astrid (she isn't looking like 50 at all!:) )
3.and 4. with her husband Archduke Carl-Christian of Austria
5. the Archduke couple with the Grand Ducal couple of Luxembourg (how browned Maria Teresa is:p )
6. Princess Margaretha with husband Nikolaus von und zu Liechtenstein
7. Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
8. Maria Teresa brown by the sun!:)
9. Maria Teresa with an other guest
10. eldest daughter Marie Christine with cousin Guillaume