First-born Child - How Long After The Wedding?

[Von Schlesian]

His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia was born 1 month before the wedding of his parents.

 

[Layla1971]

His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia was born 1 month before the wedding of his parents.

Sorry for asking as I really should know this stuff by now! But, are they a recent couple? If they are it isn't such a big deal, but a long time ago it would have been quite a scandal! My bet is on recent though.

 

[Doña Metizia]

Juan of Bourbon (the Count of Barcelona) and Mercedes of Bourbon
Married: October 12, 1935
Infanta Pilar born: July 30, 1938
Nine months and 18 days.

The Infanta Pilar was born July 30 1936.

 

[ysbel]

I can't believe no one has done Fred and Mary :

Wedding: 14 May 2004
Birth den nye lille prins: 16 October 2005
Time: 17 months (1 year 5 months)

They waited a while.

 

[Von Schlesian]

Sorry for asking as I really should know this stuff by now! But, are they a recent couple? If they are it isn't such a big deal, but a long time ago it would have been quite a scandal! My bet is on recent though.

Hi Layla, don't apologise. Picking up and sharing new information is the nature of the forum. His Imperial and Royal Highness was born in 1976, his Father HIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand II of Prussia died after suffering severe injuries in an Army training exercise, and apon the death of Prince Georg's Grandfather, HIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia in 1994, he became the head of the Imperial German (and Prussian Royal), House of Hohenzollern.

 

[Layla1971]

I can't believe no one has done Fred and Mary :

Wedding: 14 May 2004
Birth den nye lille prins: 16 October 2005
Time: 17 months (1 year 5 months)

They waited a while.

Actually Gömnatt did do one on Frederik and Mary on the previous page, I think.

BTW, I hate to correct people , but lille prins was born on the 15th!

 

[Layla1971]

Hi Layla, don't apologise. Picking up and sharing new information is the nature of the forum. His Imperial and Royal Highness was born in 1976, his Father HIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand II of Prussia died after suffering severe injuries in an Army training exercise, and apon the death of Prince Georg's Grandfather, HIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia in 1994, he became the head of the Imperial German (and Prussian Royal), House of Hohenzollern.

Thanks Von Schlesian. So he was a 70's baby? It still would have created some talk back then!

 

[ysbel]

Actually Gömnatt did do one on Frederik and Mary on the previous page, I think.

Actually Gomnatt posted in July, the babies weren't born yet.

well, if their children are born in the months that they have been announced to be, then:

Frederik and Mary of Denmark
Married: May 14, 2004
First born: October 2005
Time: 1 year and five months

Felipe and Letizia of Spain
Married: May 22 (?), 2004
First born: November 2005
Time: 1 year and 6 months

 

[Layla1971]

Actually Gomnatt posted in July, the babies weren't born yet.

Oh well, yours said 'den nye lille prins' and I just love that temporary name! At least we have a couple more months to use it!

 

[kwanfan]

Norway

Harald & Sonja
wedding; august 29, 1968
first child; juli 20, 1973
about; 4 years and 11 months

Haakon & Mette-Marit
wedding; august 25, 2001
first child; January 21, 2004
about 2 years and 5 months

Märtha Louise & Ari
wedding; may 24, 2002
first child; april 29, 2003
about 11 months

I wonder if Haakon & Mette-Marit waited awhile in order to let Marius get used to life in the spotlight. It they had had a baby really quickly, it may have been tough on Marius to get used to a new step-dad, new home, press attention, and new sibling all at once!

 

[Layla1971]

I wonder if Haakon & Mette-Marit waited awhile in order to let Marius get used to life in the spotlight. It they had had a baby really quickly, it may have been tough on Marius to get used to a new step-dad, new home, press attention, and new sibling all at once!

Maybe that and because Mette-Marit was also still adjusting to royal life.

 

[LadyLouise]

Just because you get married, doesnt mean you have to have a baby straight away.

 

[xicamaluca]

His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia was born 1 month before the wedding of his parents.

HIRH George Frederick of Prussia born more than 1 year after his parents wedding.

HIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and Countess Donata
wedding; may 25, 1975
first child; HIRH George Frederick of Prussia - July 10, 1976
almost 1 year and month

Seconde child; HIRH Princess Cornelie-Cecile - January 30, 1978
about 2 years and 8 months

 

[magnik]

About Edward VII and Alexandra first-born Albert Victor. He was born almost 10 months after his parent wedding. Wedding was 19 March 1863; birth - 8 January 1864. AV was born about two months before time-limit.

 

[ysbel]

Oh well, yours said 'den nye lille prins' and I just love that temporary name! At least we have a couple more months to use it!

Yes, Layla. I like 'den nye lille prins' so much it seems a shame to give him a name now. But when he's older he'll probably tire of being the 'lilleprins'

 

[tigerlilly2005]

princess caroline of monaco and stefano casiraghi
wedding:29.12.1983
first child:08.06.1984
5 months

 

[Von Schlesian]

HIRH George Frederick of Prussia born more than 1 year after his parents wedding.

HIRH Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and Countess Donata
wedding; may 25, 1975
first child; HIRH George Frederick of Prussia - July 10, 1976
almost 1 year and month

Seconde child; HIRH Princess Cornelie-Cecile - January 30, 1978
about 2 years and 8 months

I'm afraid I had different information. But I am very glad you are correct.

 

[crm2317]

Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy de Nassau:

1st child: 12th of March 2006
Married: 29th September 2006
Gabriel was born 6 months 15 days before the wedding.
Second child expected about 13 months after the wedding, autumn 07

 

[Benjamin]

Interesting topic...

King Friedrich August I of Saxony m.17 Jan 1769 to Amalie von Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld
Only child was born more than thirteen years later on 21 Jun 1782.

King Carl XIII of Sweden m.7 Jul 1774 Duchess Hedwig of Oldenburg
Twenty-four years later, their only child, a son, was born on 4 Jul 1798. He lived for six days.

King Francesco II of the Two Sicilies m.18 Jan 1859 Duchess Marie Sophie in Bavaria
Only daughter, Cristina, was born ten years, eleven months later on 24 Dec 1869 and lived for only three months.

Princess Imperial Izabel of Brazil m.1 Oct 1864 Prince Gaston d'Orleans
Eldest son born just a little over eleven years later on 15 Oct 1875.

Prince & Landgrave Hermann of Hesse m.9 May 1962 to Grafin Monika von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz
First child was born nine years, nine months later on 12 Feb 1972.

Princess Laure Napoleon m.23 Dec 1982 M. Lecomte
Only child born twelve years, four months later on 7 Jul 1995.

On the other hand...
Furst Anton Esterhazy von Galantha m.24 Jan 1986 Ursula Koenig
Son was born less than a month later, 18 Feb.

 

[RADKER18]

I know that in Monaco

Caroline was born 9 months after the wedding and Albert was about a year after that

 

[orb and sceptre]

It's interesting to me, the pressure royals face to have a child immediatley after getting married, especially heirs/heiresses apparent. I believe that's why so many, like Crown Princess Victoria, choose to date and be engaged for such an extended amount of time.

Though I suppose that mainly applies to the Northern European and non-European royals. If the Catholic royals are devout, they really don't have a choice in the matter...

 

[Leslie2006]

Belgium

Leopold III & Astrid
Married: 4 November 1926
First child: Josephine born 11 October 1927

11 months, 7 days

Leopold III & Lillian
Married: 6 December 1941
First Child: Alexander born 18 July 1942

Seven months, 12 days

Albert II & Paola
Married: 2 July 1959
First Child: Philippe born 15 April 1960

9 months, 13 days

Philippe & Mathilde
Married: 4 December 1999
First Child: Elisabeth born 25 October 2001

1 year, 10 months, 11 days

Astrid & Lorenzo
Married: 22 September 1984
First Child: Amedeo born 21 February 1986

17 months

Laurent & Claire
Married: 12 April 2003
First Child: Louise born 6 February 2004

9 months, 25 days

Great Britain

Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
Married: 20 November 1947
First Child: Charles born 14 November 1948

9 months, six days

Charles & Diana
Married: 29 July 1981
First Child: William born 21 June 1982

9 months

Anne & Mark Phillips
Married: 14 November 1973
First Child: Peter born 15 November 1977

3 years, 1 day

Andrew & Sarah
Married: 23 July 1986
First Child: Beatrice born 8 August 1988

2 years, 15 days

Edward & Sophie
Married: 19 June 1999
First Child: Louise born 8 November 2003

4 years, 5 months, 11 days

Denmark

Margrethe II & Henri
Married: 10 June 1967
First Child: Frederick born 26 May 1968

9 months, 20 days

Frederick & Mary
Married: 14 May 2004
First Child: Christian born 15 October 2005

17 months, 1 day

Joachim & Alexandra
Married: 18 November 1995
First Child: Nikolai born 28 August 1999

3 years, 9 months, 10 days

Joachim & Marie
Married: 24 May 2008
First Child: Early May 2009

1 year and 20 some odd days

Leichtenstein

Hans-Adam & Marie
Married: 30 July 1967
First Child: Alois born 11 June 1968

9 months, 19 days

Maximilian & Angela
Married: 29 January 2000 (religious ceremony)
First Child: Alfons born 18 May 2001

1 year, 5 months

Luxembourg

Jean & Josephine-Charlotte
Married: 9 April 1953
First Child: Marie-Astrid born 17 February 1954

10 months, 8 days

Henri & Maria Teresa
Married: 4 Februry 1981 (civil)
First Child: Guillame born 11 November 1981

9 months, 7 days

The Netherlands

Juliana & Bernhard
Married: 7 January 1937
First Child: Beatrix born 31 January 1938

10 months, 28 days

Beatrix & Claus
Married: 10 March 1966
First Child: Wilhelm-Alexander 27 April 1967

13 months

W-A & Maxima
Married: 2 February 2002
First Child: Amalia born 7 December 2003

10 months, 5 days

 

[Lumutqueen]

Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra:

Married: November 14, 1894
Grand Duchess Olga born November 15, 1894

1 year and 1 day

Surely that should be 1895?
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[Lumutqueen]

I can't believe no one has done Fred and Mary :

Wedding: 14 May 2004
Birth den nye lille prins: 16 October 2005
Time: 17 months (1 year 5 months)

They waited a while.

Technically no because Christian would have been conceieved in February which would have been 10 months after the wedding.
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[PrincessofEurope]

Belgium

Great Britain

Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
Married: 20 November 1947
First Child: Charles born 14 November 1948

9 months, six days

Charles & Diana
Married: 29 July 1981
First Child: William born 21 June 1982

9 months


Denmark

Margrethe II & Henri
Married: 10 June 1967
First Child: Frederick born 26 May 1968

9 months, 20 days


The Netherlands

Juliana & Bernhard
Married: 7 January 1937
First Child: Beatrix born 31 January 1938

10 months, 28 days

Some of those dates appear to be wrong - these are my rough estimates

Elizabeth and Philip - Charles was born only 6 days before they celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary

Charles and Diana - William was born over 10 months into their marriage

Margrethe and Henri - Frederick was born only 15 days before they celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary

Juliana and Bernhard - Beatrix was just over a year after they celebrated their first wedding anniversary

 

[HRHofNothing]

Question about legitimacy of the child- If the child is concieved out of wedlock is it considered illegitimate? If no, then Victoria of Sweden could get pregnant in Oct/Nov of this year and have her heir by the end of next summer.

 

[Lady Claire]

I would assume that all children concieved before a marriage are considered illegitimate and therefore could not take the throne.

 

[ladybelline]

About some Royals from the past:

France

- King Francis I and Princess Claude of France
married : 18 May 1514
1st child : Louise born 19 August 1515
15 months

-Henri II and Catherine de Medici
married : 28 October 1533
1st child : Francis born 19 January 1544
11 years (but they had 9 more children after him)

-Henri IV and Marie de Medici
married : 17 December 1600
1st child : Louis born 27 September 1601
9 months and 10 days

-Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, Infanta of Spain
married : 21 November 1615
1st child : Louis born 5 September 1638
22 years and 10 months

-Louis XIV and Marie-Thérèse of Austria,Infanta of Spain
married : 9 June 1660
1st child : Louis born 1st November 1661
1 year and 5 months

-Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria
married : 16 May 1770
1st child : Marie-Thérèse born 19 december 1778
8 years and 7 months

 

[Rebafan81]

very interesting thread, thanks everyone for all the information.... my mama always had a saying... the first baby can come at anytime, it is only after the first that they take 9 months.

 

[orb and sceptre]

There is a noticeable difference between the modern Catholic Royals and the modern Protestant/Orthodox royals... I guess the Catholic royals are, indeed, adhering to birth control doctrines it seems!

That would be the one thing that would turn me off from marrying a royal. It'd be nice to just spend some time as husband and wife, getting to know one another a little better, I think. But that's just me!