Archduke Carl-Christian, Pss Marie Astrid (née Luxembourg) and Family, 2003- 2021

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie Astrid with her husband Carl-Christian of Habsburg I

Of course it is her husband! His name is Carl-Christian of Habsbourg, born the 26.8.1954!
Princess Marie-Astrid (now Archduchess of Austria) is born the 17.2.1954, so she's 4 months older than he.
Here are some photos of Archduchess Marie-Astrid and her husband!!
1.the most beautiful photo I've found of Marie-Astrid (she's so pretty!!)
2. a photo on which she wear a tiara
3 and 4. a happy couple
5.the couple with little Marie-Christine and Imre
6.Marie-Astrid with son Christopher 1990
7.Marie-Astrid with son Alexander 1988
8.and 9. wedding photos (more wedding photos coming soon)


I hope you enjoy the photos!

More photos of princess Marie-Astrid and her children will arrive in the next days!!!

 

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie-Astrid and her husband Carl Christian of Habsurg II

1.to 4. photos of the couple in 1992
5. the couple in Brussels in 1993
6. to 9. photos of the couple in 1994
10. the baptism of Princess Gabriella 29.4.1994
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d...rie astrid3/MarieAstridhusbandGabriella29.jpg

 

[drimal]

Marriage of Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg and Carl-Christian of Habsbourg the 6th February 1982 in Luxembourg

I have now something special for you; the marriage photos of the couple in 1982!!!

They are such a beautiful couple!!!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/drimal_/marie%20astrid2/marie%20astrid3/wedding4.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/drimal_/marie%20astrid2/marie%20astrid3/wedding6.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d18/drimal_/marie%20astrid2/marie%20astrid3/wedding7.jpg

 

[hrhcp]

Is she older than her husband? she kinds of look older...i'm assuming that is her husband in the last picture...

they're the same age .... both born in 1954.

 

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie Astrid's children IV
Christmas Photos 1992!

Here you see Marie-Christine as a smart little girl at the age of 9 years. I really love these photos and I am sure that you will like them too.

1. and 2. looking in an album
3. she ressembles her mother a lot
4. and 5. decorating the christmas tree
6. with Archduke Carl-Christian's parents
7.to 10. with bicycle outside

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d... astrid3/marie astrid 4/MarieChristined24.jpg

Note: Princess Gabriella was not yet born at this time!

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie-Astrid

Princess Marie-Astrid, Archduchess of Austria, was born on 17 February 1954 at Betzdorf Castle. She is the eldest child of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte.​

Education and Youth​

Princess Marie-Astrid was educated in Luxembourg and Belgium, where she took the State Nursing Diploma in 1974. She later specialised in tropical medicine at the Prince Leopold Institute.
Princess Marie-Astrid is President of the Youth Branch of the Luxembourg Red Cross.

Marriage and Family​

On 6 February 1982, Princess Marie-Astrid married Archduke Carl Christian of Habsburg-Lorraine at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Luxembourg. The couple have five children: Princess Marie-Christine (born on 31 July 1983), Prince Imre (born on 8 December 1985), Prince Christophe (born on 2 February 1988), Prince Alexander (born on 26 September 1990) and Princess Gabriella (born on 26 March 1994). The family live in Brussels.

(Source: marie-astrid)

The children's names

Princess Marie Christine's name is a special version of Christiane which is Greek and means follower of Christi
Prince Imre has a Hungarain name similar to old german Amalrich meaning one of Eastgothic kings, the Amaler
Prince Christoph's name is Greek and means porter of Christus
Prince Alexander's name is also Greek and means the defender
Princesse Gabriella's name is a special version of Gabriel which is Hebrew and means Man of God
Note: All this names are very old names and very religious one.

 

[Sancia]

The children's names


Princess Marie Christine's name is a special version of Christiane which is Greek and means follower of Christi
Note: All this names are very old names and very religious one.

It's not a special version: it's a french name, very current in France for women aged 45/50. The Greek is Christianos, the Christian.

 

[ally_cooper]

Their complete names:
HI & RH Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (26-8-1954)
HRH Marie Astrid Charlotte Léopoldine Wilhelmine Ingeborg Antoinette Elisabeth Anna Alberta Princess de Luxemburg, Princess de Bourbon de Parme (17-2-1954)
They married in the Notre Dame Cathedral of Luxemburg on February 6th, 1982
HI & RH Marie Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Brussels, 31-7-1983)
HI & RH Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Geneva, 8-12-1985)
HI & RH Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Geneva, 2-2-1988)
HI & RH Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Geneva, 26-9-1990)
HI & RH Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine-Charlotte Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Geneva, 26-3-1994)

 

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

HI & RH mean his/her imperial and royal highness, right?

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid named a ship on 25.April.1993

It is a tradition in Luxembourg that a luxury ship is named after Princess Marie Astrid, the "MS Princesse Marie Astrid".

She did it first in 1966 at age of twelve, than a second time, a third time in 1993 and a fourth time in 2000.

Here are the photos of the name of the ship ceremony on 25.April.1993.

(Unfortunately I never found images from the other ceremonies of 1966 or 2000 !)

 

[Dennism]

Excellent photos. Marie-Astrid is one probably the most underrated royal beauty out there. And Marie-Christine is already quite the lovely young woman as well. And the rest of the children are adorable too. Apples that didn´t fall far from the tree as it were.

 

[ally_cooper]

HI & RH mean his/her imperial and royal highness, right?

Yes, HI & RH means His or Her Imperial and Royal Highness, all the Archdukes /esses of Austria have this tittle.

 

[BMC]

Is that one of her sons sitting next to her? Looks like he was a bit fidgety waiting for Mom to do her thing

 

[drimal]

Is that one of her sons sitting next to her? Looks like he was a bit fidgety waiting for Mom to do her thing

It is cerainly Prince Christophe (born in 1988) considering this photos of 1993 on which he is 5 years old!

 

[drimal]

Photos of Princess Marie Astrid's children (1994) V

Here is a photo series of 2.2.1994. It's the day of Prince Christoph's 6th birthday. The photos are really beautiful as you will see!
Prine Imre is wearing a blue dress, Christoph is wearing a red dress and Alexander a yellow one. Princess Marie-Christine is so sweet on these photos!!

1. and 2. the happy family celebrating Christoph's birthday
3. on the sofa with marmots
4. Christoph unpacks his presents
5. and 6. other gorgeous photos with marmots
7.and 8. Christoph and Alexander playing telephone (funny pictures)
9. Christoph unpacks another present
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d...id2/marie astrid3/marie astrid 4/Prince42.jpg
Note: Princess Marie Astrid was pregnant in the eight month of Princess Gabriella (who was born the 26.3.1994)!!!!

 

[drimal]

And now the remaining pictures of 2.2.1994


10. the children outside in the garden
11. a walking family
12. a family picture
13. Marie Christine with her marmot
14. Marie Christine with bow and arrow
15. one funny picture
16. three swinging princes
17. little Prince Alexander
18. another funny picture
19. one picture of 8.8.1994

I hope you enjoy these pictures!

 

[Dennism]

that photo of father and daughter is funny indeed. Like the photo of Alexander too. Cute.

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid's youth IV

I've found some more photos of little Princess Marie Astrid:

1. with newborn Prince Henri (our recent Grand Duke)
2. a happy little Marie Astrid
3. a little bit envious
4. I love this picture; especially because Josephine-Charlotte looks so happy and beautiful at this picture
5.to7. with the newborn twins the 15th May 1957: Princesse Margaretha and Prince Jean (who has the same name as his father!)
8. Princess Marie Astrid is practising babysitting on a doll
9. an happy family picture
10. a picture of 1960

I hope you enjoy these photos!

 

[Mandy]

Wonderful pictures drimal. Thanks for sharing them.

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid's youth V

Some more pictures of the young Princess Marie Astrid:

1. from 1962
2. during the ceremony of accession to the throne of Grand Duke Jean in 1964
3.to 5. other pictures from 1964
6.to 9. photos from 1968 (they were the first colour photos of the Grand Dukal family!!)
10. this is a photo that I've made from a book!


Note: Grand Duke Jean accessed to the throne the 12th November 1964 after Grand Duchess Charlotte abdicted!

 

[BMC]

I notice in most of thefamily pictures of her youth Marie-Astrid is not smiling.
I wonder why that is. Is she known to be an unusually serious person?

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid's youth VI

1. a picture that was taken during a winter holiday in Gstaad from the year 1972 (I took it from a book)
2. the family in 1973
3. Princess Marie Astrid in 1976
4. a black and white photo of 1977
5. a colour picture of 1977
6. beautiful Princess Marie Astrid in 1978
7.and 8. pictures from 1978 (I took them from a book)

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid's youth VII

1. with her grandmother Grand Duchess Charlotte
2. she's the one with the baby at the middle of the picture

 

[Cathérine Bergeyck]

1. Marie-Astrid when she was younger
2. very sweet pic of Marie-Astrid and Carl Christian
3. Marie-Astrid when she was younger

 

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Wait, when was this taken? How long did they know each other before they got married?

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid's youth VII

Note: I have found some more pictures of little Princess Marie Astrid on my computer I want to show in this thread!
And of course I have also some more pictures of her daughters.

Hope you enjoy all these pictures!


1.to 3. baby Marie Astrid with her parents Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte (gorgeous pictures !)
4.little Princess Marie Astrid with brother Henri (before 1958)
5.little Princess Marie Astrid with newborn Prince Henri (1955)
6.a funny picture of both little children
7. Princess Marie Astrid and brother Henri with Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte
8. with her mother and her brother
9. a really sweet picture with newborn Prince Henri and her lucky mother!

 

[drimal]

Princess Marie Astrid's youth VIII

I have other lovely and gorgeous pictures for you of the little Princess Marie Astrid:

1. in 1957 with her grandmother Grand Duchess Charlotte
2. with brother Henri looking at the newborn twins Margaretha and Jean
3. with her mother and her brother Henri in 1959
4. a family picture of 1963 (sorry it's a little dark )
5.to 7. during the ceremony of accession to the throne of Grand Duke Jean on 12th November 1964
8. a picture of Princess Marie Astrid and her brother Henri with bicycles from 1964 (lovely picture!)
9.and 10. Princess Marie Astrid with her siblings on 26.7.1968

Note: With almost 177 pictures my thread has certainly one of the largest and most beautiful picture collection on the royal forums!

 

[drimal]

Vacation Pictures I (Côte d'Azur 13.7.1992)

I have three beautiful pictures for you of Princess Marie Astrid, (actual) Grand Duke Henri and (actual) Grand Duchess Maria Teresa in vacation on the Côte d'Azur.

1. and 2. lovely pic on the beach
3. Marie Astrid and Henri rather sporty

 

[drimal]

And now a description of the pictures:

1. a beach picture of 13.7.1994 (with Marie Astrid, Grand Duke Jean, Maria Teresa and Henri and the boy must be Louis, the son of Henri and Maria Teresa)
2. I love this picture of 13.7.1994: Marie Astrid, Henri and Maria Teresa seems so relaxed

The other pictures are all from 9.8.1994:

3. on the beach
4.and 5. in the water
6. Princess Marie Astrid with flippers
7. Princess Marie Astrid and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte in the water, but what is Grand Duke Jean doing? Sleeping ?
8. another picture of the family in the Mediterranean Sea

Note: a) It must be the same vacation (13.7.1994 /9.8.1994), but I'm not sure

b) I was on the Côte d'Azur two years ago and I must admit that the water most colder than I thought. Do you know that the Mediterranean Sea has a temperature in a certain deep of 14 degrees and this temperature is constant to the floor. So if there is an unfavourable current the water can become quite cold on the surface too.

 

[ally_cooper]

I think the boy is one of Marie-Astrid sons because is so blonde like Alexander or Imre. Also Luxembourg Princes (the sons of Henri) aren't blonde.