Godparents

[Grandduchess24]

I find it strange how few members of the BRF are chosen to be godparents: HM,the Earl of Wessex,the late princess Diana and the duke of Edinburgh are just some but I find that Constantine II is by far a popular godfather.

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by Grandduchess24

I find it strange how few members of the BRF are chosen to be godparents:

Maybe you mean that they're not popular as godparents to other european royal children? As we know the BRF are notoriously distant with royal houses on the continent.

[Daria_S]

Originally Posted by stephanievl

Lovely pic.
More Victoria and Eleonore
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Thank you. These are very sweet. Victoria seems to be quite involved with her godchildren.

Originally Posted by Grandduchess24

I find it strange how few members of the BRF are chosen to be godparents: HM,the Earl of Wessex,the late princess Diana and the duke of Edinburgh are just some but I find that Constantine II is by far a popular godfather.

I don't know if this was mentioned on the thread or not, but Prince William is one of the godparents to Constantine Alexios (a grandson I believe of King Constantine of Greece). I remember seeing pictures of him and Princess Madeleine of Sweden at the Baptism in the summer of 1999.

[NGalitzine]

Originally Posted by Grandduchess24

I find it strange how few members of the BRF are chosen to be godparents: HM,the Earl of Wessex,the late princess Diana and the duke of Edinburgh are just some but I find that Constantine II is by far a popular godfather.

List of godchildren of members of the British Royal Family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not quite sure what you mean here. Each member of the BRF seem to have a number of godchildren, although they are largely from British families. I suspect part of the reason for fewer foreign royal godchildren would be the distance the BRF maintain from their continental relations and also the BRF are a bit older than the current crop of continental royal parents.

[Biri]

There are no Rosie Bush (Peter Phillips' goddaughter) on this list.

And I read on some site (I cannot find it now) that Prince of Wales is the godfather of a posthumous daughter of major Hugh Lindsay who was killed by an avalanche during a winter vacation in Switzerland in 1988 (Prince Charles was also there, Princess Diana and Duchess of York)

[principessa]

As we have the thread "Godparents of Royals" (https://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...yals-1460.html) thought I, it would be nice if we also have a thread called godchildren of Royals.

Here are my first "results":

King Juan Carlos of Spain:
Infantin Leonor of Spain
Felipe Juan Froilan Marichalar y de Borbon

Queen Sophia of Spain:
Infantin Leonor of Spain

The Prince of Asturias:
Victoria Felipa Marichalar y de Borbon
Prince Vincent of Denmark
Princess Sofia of Bulgaria
Miguel Urdangarin y de Borbon
Prince Constantinos-Alexios of Greece and Denmark
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Infanta Elena of Spain:
Juan Valentin Urdangarin y de Borbon
Miguel Urdangarin y de Borbon
Carlos Morales y de Grecia
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark

Infanta Christina of Spain:
Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark
Arietta Morales y de Grecia

Prince Konstantin-Assen of Bulgaria:
Infanta Sofia of Spain

Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria:
Pablo Nicolas Urdangarin y de Borbon

Princess Rosario of Bulgaria:
Irene Urdangarin y de Borbon
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Prince Kyrill of Bulgaria:
Prince Aristidis-Stavros of Greece and Denmark

Prince Kardam of Bulgaria:
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark

Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Prince of Denmark:
Ana-Maria Morales y de Grecia
Prince Christian of Denmark
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway

Crown Princess Pavlos of Greece, Princess of Denmark:
Carlos Morales y de Grecia

Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Mrs. Morales:
Pablo Nicolas Urdangarin y de Borbon
Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark
Countess Ingrid von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Princess Isabella of Denmark
Emma Tallulah Behn

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark:
Carlos Morales y de Grecia
Prince Constantinos-Alexios of Greece and Denmark
Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark:
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark
Arrietta Morales y de Grecia

Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark:
Amelia Morales y de Grecia
Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark

Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Apulia:
Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark

Prince Michel of Greece and Denmark:
Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark

Prince Alexander of Fürstenberg
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark

Princess Alexandra of Fürstenberg:
Prince Constantinos-Alexios of Greece and Denmark

Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg:
Amelia Morales y de Grecia
Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark
Maud Angelica Behn

Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg:
Prince Vincent of Denmark
Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth
Konstantin Johannsmann

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg:
Countess Ingrid von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Prince Dimitri of Yugoslawia:
Prince Constantin-Alexios of Greece and Denmark

The Duke of Cambridge:
Prince Constantin-Alexios of Greece and Denmark

The Prince of Wales:
Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark

Prince Guillaume of Luxemburg (the brother of Grand Duke Henri):
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark:
Prince Constantin-Alexios of Greece and Denmark
Prince Nikolai of Denmark
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Countess Ingrid von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark:
Prince Henrik of Denmark
Konstantin Johannsmann

Prince Joachim of Denmark:
Prince Christian of Denmark

Princess Marie of Denmark:
Princess Josephine of Denmark

The Duke of Castro:
Princess Josephine of Denmark

King Harald V of Norway:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Maud Angelica Behn

Queen Sonja of Norway:
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Leah Isadora Behn

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway:
Prince Christian of Denmark
Maud Angelica Behn
Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway:
Prince Odysseas-Kimon of Greece and Denmark
Prince Christian of Denmark
Emma Tallulah Behn

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden:
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
Prince Christian of Denmark
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
Princess Eléonore of Belgium
Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece and Denmark
Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage

Queen Paola of Belgium:
Prince Amedeo of Belgium

Princess Mathilde of Belgium:
Princess Isabella of Denmark
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Prince Philippe of Belgium:
Prince Amedeo of Belgium

Prince Amedeo of Belgium:
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium

Princess Claire of Belgium:
Princess Eleonore of Belgium

Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este:
Princess Maria-Laura of Belgium

Archduchess Maria-Beatrix of Austria-Este:
Princess Maria-Laura of Beligum

Archduchess Isabelle of Austria-Este:
Prince Joachim of Belgium

Archduke Martin of Austria-Este:
Princess Luisa-Maria of Belgium

Prince Joachim of Belgium:
Princess Laetitia-Maria of Belgium

Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein:
Prince Joachim of Belgium

Princess Nora of Liechtenstein:
Princess Laetitia-Maria of Belgium

Prince Philipp of Hesse:
Count Richard von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth

Hereditary Grandduke Guillaume of Luxemburg:
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Prince Paul Louis of Nassau
Prince Noah of Nassau
Prince Sebastien of Luxemburg

The Prince of Orange:
Count Claus-Casimir of Oranje-Nassau
Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau

Princess Maxima of the Netherlands:
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway
Countess Leonore of Oranje-Nassau

Prince Friso of Oranje-Nassau:
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands
Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands:
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands
Countess Luana of Oranje-Nassau
Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld, van Vollenhoven

Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands:
Leah Isadora Behn
Paola ten Cate

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands:
Samuel van Vollenhoven

Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven:
Pieter van Vollenhoven jr.

Prince Maurits of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven:
Count Claus-Casimir of Oranje-Nassau
Isabella van Vollenhoven
Pieter van Vollenhoven jr.
Eliane van Vollenhoven

Prince Bernhard of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven:
Anastasia van Lippe-Biesterfeld, van Vollenhoven
Emma van Vollenhoven
Magali van Vollenhoven

Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven:
Lucas van Lippe-Biesterfeld, van Vollenhoven
Samuel van Vollenhoven

Prince Floris van Oranje-Nassau, van Vollenhoven:
Felicia van Lippe-Biesterfeld, van Vollenhoven
Benjamin van Vollenhoven

Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma:
Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau

Princess Maria-Carolina of Bourbon-Parma:
Countess Eloise of Oranje-Nassau
Eliane van Vollenhoven

Juliana Guillermo:
Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau

[Biri]

Hey, hey...Why only royal godchildren?

Here is the list of all godchildren of the members of British Royal Family:

List of godchildren of members of the British Royal Family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Lindy]

Here are some updates to your list:

Prince Wenceslas of Nassau:
Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, Prince of Belgium (This isn't right as he is Carl-Johann's godfather.)

Prince Carl-Johann of Nassau:
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (Per christening article and pictures in PdV, not Nikolaus but Lorenz)
Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, Prince of Belgium
Princess Marie Gabrielle de Lobkowicz

Prince Jean of Luxembourg :
Princess Margrethe of Denmark (I believe this should be Princess Margrethe of SWEDEN who was Josephine-Charlotte's late mother, Queen Astrid's, sister)
Prince Felix of Luxembourg (his paternal grandfather)

Prince Felix of Luxembourg:
Prince Jean of Luxemburg
Catalina Mestre Esteve (sister of Grand Duchess Maria Teresa)

Prince Louis of Luxembourg:
Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg
Javier Sanz (mutual friend of Maria Teresa and Henri who introduced them to each other; Prince Louis's middle name is the French version of Javier, "Xavier," in his godfather's honor.)

[Meraude]

Originally Posted by Lindy

Prince Jean of Luxembourg :
Princess Margrethe of Denmark (I believe this should be Princess Margrethe of SWEDEN who was Josephine-Charlotte's late mother, Queen Astrid's, sister)

Princess Margaretha was princess of Sweden and Norway by birth, later princess of Sweden, and princess of Denmark by marriage. Her title after her marriage was: Hendes Kongelige Højhed prinsesse Margaretha af Danmark.

[Archduchess Zelia]

Originally Posted by principessa

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark:
Prince Henrik of Denmark
Konstantin Johannsmann

Mary is godmother to Nathalie's Konstantin? I never knew that.

[HereditaryPrincess]

Princess Michael of Kent is a godmother to Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Maria Chiara's father, Carlo, is also a godfather to Princess Josephine of Denmark.

Also, The Earl of Wessex is a godfather to Prince Nikolai of Denmark.

[Rice]

I believe King Albert ii is godfather to Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg

[MAfan]

Yes, King Albert II of the Belgians is indeed the godfather of his nephew Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.
Henri's godmother is his paternal aunt, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg.

[Archduchess Zelia]

According to Wikipedia, The Prince of Wales is a godfather to Lady Sarah Chatto's eldest son, Samuel Chatto. I'm probably really late to the party, but I honestly didn't know that. That's so lovely, it seems that Charles and Sarah are quite close.

[HereditaryPrincess]

Thanks for the link Archduchess Zelia. I too didn't know that, and Charles being a godfather to Princess Maria-Olimpia of Greece, Lord Nicolas Windsor and the Earl of Ulster is also new to me.

Historically, Mary I's godparents were Catherine of York, Thomas Wolsey and Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk. Elizabeth I's godparents were Thomas Cranmer, Henry Courtenay, Marquess of Exeter, Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk and Margaret Wotton, Dowager Marchioness of Dorset. Edward VI's godparents were his sisters Mary and Elizabeth.

Princess Beatrix's godparents are Leopold III of Belgium, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenberg and Countess Allene de Kotzebue.

[CyrilVladisla]

When a royal son or daughter has godparents, is it a religious and a royal rule that any godparent of the child must be the same religion as the child? For example: Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, a Catholic, is a godmother of Princess Laetitia-Maria of Belgium, a Catholic.

Thank you Archduchess Zelia and Ish for your information.

Cecily the Duchess of York and Jacquetta the Duchess of Bedford were the godmothers of their granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of King Edward IV of England.

[Archduchess Zelia]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

When a royal son or daughter has godparents, is it a religious and a royal rule that any godparent of the child must be the same religion as the child? For example: Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, a Catholic, is a godmother of Princess Laetitia-Maria of Belgium, a Catholic.

Depends on the rules of the religion in the individual countries, I guess. Crown Princess Victoria (a lutheran-protestant) is godmother to Princess Eléonore of Belgium (a catholic), but Eléonore has two catholic godparents, Princess Claire of Belgium, and Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg, as well. The Prince of Asturias (catholic) is also godfather to Prince Vincent of Denmark (a lutheran-protestant).

[Ish]

Typically Christian religion require that one of the child's godparents be of that religion, but not all of them have to be. So, if a royal baby is baptized Catholic and has 6 godparents, it's not a big deal if some of them aren't Catholic so long as some of them are.

[Archduchess Zelia]

Do we know if Queen Fabiola have any royal godchildren?

(I was sure there was a thread for godchildren as well but I failed to find one.)

[Duc_et_Pair]

Queen Fabiola had a lot of godchildren but not in royal circles. Every seventh daughter, named Fabiola was adopted as godchild by the Queen. Every seventh son, named Baudouin was adopted as godchild by the King. So the couple litterally had hundreds of godchildren...