Royal-Royal Marriages Today


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Not all descendants of Queen Victoria are British however, the Spanish royals are Catholic and descended from her for example.
So we need a marriage of Leonor or Sofia with Gabriel, Emmanuel, Nicolas or Aymeric
 
So we need a marriage of Leonor or Sofia with Gabriel, Emmanuel, Nicolas or Aymeric
Leonor and Gabriel is a popular ship but Gabriel is already rumored to be dating another descendant of Queen Victoria (Princess Eugenia of Hanover).

If Elisabeth marries a descendant of Queen Victoria then all future Belgian monarchs will be descended from Albert and his uncle. Maybe one of the grandsons of Juan Carlos.

Count Henrik of Monpezat and Princess Estelle of Sweden would be cool, Henrik may have ceased to be a prince of Denmark but he would become the king/prince consort of Sweden. If they actually made him king consort he would achieve what his namesake always wanted.
 
Prince George of England with Princess Josephine of Denmark. They would be an excellent royal couple, if it ever happened.

Unfortunately, we do not have a crown prince to marry Princess Charlotte. Only if Charlotte married Prince Jacques of Monaco.

And I always thought that Infanta Sofia and Prince Christian would make a great royal couple.
 
Prince George of England with Princess Josephine of Denmark. They would be an excellent royal couple, if it ever happened.
Her, Countess Athena, or Princess Leonore or Princess Adrienne of Sweden.
Unfortunately, we do not have a crown prince to marry Princess Charlotte. Only if Charlotte married Prince Jacques of Monaco.
There's also:

- Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan
- Prince Charles of Luxembourg
- Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo of Tonga

However I don't know that Charlotte would want to marry the crown prince of another country and therefore surrender her position as spare and succession rights for her children. If she were to marry a prince I think it's more likely that she would marry someone further down his country's line of succession and make sure that their kids were raised Anglican.
And I always thought that Infanta Sofia and Prince Christian would make a great royal couple.
Her name would be danicized to Sofia and in Spain their kids would be known as Don/Doña X de Dinamarca y Borbón. However with Sofía we may run into the same issue of her not wanting to give up her position as spare.
 
Princess Vittoria of Savoy (one of the eventual pretenders to the Spanish throne) could marry a grandson of Juan Carlos or Prince Gabriel of Belgium. For non-reigning royals she could marry Infante Dinis of Portugal.

Prince Charles of Luxembourg could marry Princess Iman of Jordan or Princess Ines of Sweden. Neither have a chance of inheriting their country’s throne so conversion wouldn’t be an issue for them. However if he wants someone who’s already Catholic he could marry Archduchess Anna Astrid or Archduchess Alix of Austria-Este.
 
I know it was quite normal in the past but are you really advocating for marrying third cousins (when there are so many other options):

Leopold - Josephine-Charlotte - Henri - Guillaume - Charles

Leopold - Albert - Astrid - Amedeo - Anna-Astrid/Alix
 
I know it was quite normal in the past but are you really advocating for marrying third cousins (when there are so many other options):

Leopold - Josephine-Charlotte - Henri - Guillaume - Charles

Leopold - Albert - Astrid - Amedeo - Anna-Astrid/Alix
I don’t think third cousins is that big of a deal, most people can’t name a single third cousin of theirs. Marie-Astrid and Carl Christian are second cousins and their youngest also married her second cousin. Astrid and Lorenz are third cousins once removed. Third cousins share only 0.98% of their DNA.

Prince Charles of Luxembourg could marry Princess Iman of Jordan or Princess Ines of Sweden. Neither have a chance of inheriting their country’s throne so conversion wouldn’t be an issue for them. However if he wants someone who’s already Catholic he could marry Archduchess Anna Astrid or Archduchess Alix of Austria-Este.
Or Princess Adrienne of Sweden.
 
Prince Charles of Luxembourg could marry Princess Iman of Jordan or Princess Ines of Sweden. Neither have a chance of inheriting their country’s throne so conversion wouldn’t be an issue for them. However if he wants someone who’s already Catholic he could marry Archduchess Anna Astrid or Archduchess Alix of Austria-Este.
No, there is no possibility of Prince Charles to marry Princess Iman (or any woman who is a Muslim), unless he is willing to convert to Islam! The Islam faith doesn't allow its followers to convert to other faiths (without risk of being killed), and while a Muslim man can marry a woman who is Christian, Jewish or Sabian ("People of the Book") without her having to convert to Islam (women of all other faiths has to convert), a Muslim woman is only allowed to marry a Muslim man. That is why the Venezuelan-born husband of Princess Iman bint Abdullah had had to convert to Islam before their wedding in 2023.

Speculations of future royal-royal marriges is fun, but I do think those speculations has to be based on some realistic "what could happen", and a marriage of a Muslim princess to a prince of any other faith than Islam is not ever going to happen.
 
Princess Salma bint Abdullah of Jordan can marry Moulay Hasan, Crown Prince of Morocco.
 
Prince Charles of Luxembourg could marry little Princess Geraldine of Albania, a Catholic, or the soon to be born daughter of Russian Orthodox Grand Duke Georgi Romanov.

Far more realistic than him being allowed to marry a Muslim princess, imo.
 
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I don’t think it happened yet because of the ban on British Royals marrying Catholics which the Belgian Royals are.
But maybe now that the ban is lifted we will see marriages between a QVD and a Belgian Royal.
Louise and Gabriel would make a nice couple.
(The 1701 Act of Settlement is something I’m very bitter about)

That provision of the Act of Settlement was removed in 2013.

And it was never a ban. It just meant that anyone marrying a Catholic would be removed from the line of succession - which wasn't likely to bother anyone who was outside the top few and therefore never going to succeed anyway. Prince Michael of Kent married a Catholic, as did the Earl of St Andrews. Autumn Kelly, who was originally a Catholic, converted to Anglicanism before her marriage to Peter Phillips, but that was her choice. Peter was never going to become monarch and wasn't a working royal anyway.

As for Philip II, the vast majority of people were very glad to see the back of him!
 
No, there is no possibility of Prince Charles to marry Princess Iman (or any woman who is a Muslim), unless he is willing to convert to Islam! The Islam faith doesn't allow its followers to convert to other faiths (without risk of being killed), and while a Muslim man can marry a woman who is Christian, Jewish or Sabian ("People of the Book") without her having to convert to Islam (women of all other faiths has to convert), a Muslim woman is only allowed to marry a Muslim man. That is why the Venezuelan-born husband of Princess Iman bint Abdullah had had to convert to Islam before their wedding in 2023.

Speculations of future royal-royal marriges is fun, but I do think those speculations has to be based on some realistic "what could happen", and a marriage of a Muslim princess to a prince of any other faith than Islam is not ever going to happen.
Both Princess Yasmin Aga Khan and Princess Zara Aga Khan married men who did not convert to Islam. Who a Muslim woman can marry depends on what sect she belongs to.
 
Prince Charles of Luxembourg could marry little Princess Geraldine of Albania, a Catholic, or the soon to be born daughter of Russian Orthodox Grand Duke Georgi Romanov.

Far more realistic than him being allowed to marry a Muslim princess, imo.
He could also marry Princess Mafalda of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

Both Princess Yasmin Aga Khan and Princess Zara Aga Khan married men who did not convert to Islam. Who a Muslim woman can marry depends on what sect she belongs to.
Were their kids still raised Muslim?
 
I see that no one has made matches for Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Crown Prince of Bhutan yet.
Maybe he could marry one of the female-line descendants of the Japanese royal family, I don’t think converting from Shinto to Buddhism would be a big deal but I could be wrong.
 
Maybe he could marry one of the female-line descendants of the Japanese royal family, I don’t think converting from Shinto to Buddhism would be a big deal but I could be wrong.

In Japan today it is typical to practice both Shinto and Buddhist rites as the occasion requires, so it would not be a big deal at all (and most people probably wouldn't think a conversion is required) in Japan. :)
 
Were their kids still raised Muslim?
I can't find good information on this. Princess Yasmin has said she was raised Catholic and Ismaili and the father of her children was Orthodox. And I don't know about Zara. These are great questions and I wish I could find some answers.
 
I can't find good information on this. Princess Yasmin has said she was raised Catholic and Ismaili and the father of her children was Orthodox. And I don't know about Zara. These are great questions and I wish I could find some answers.
Neither party converted for marriage then?
 
Count Henrik of Monpezat and Princess Estelle of Sweden would be cool, Henrik may have ceased to be a prince of Denmark but he would become the king/prince consort of Sweden. If they actually made him king consort he would achieve what his namesake always wanted.
Athena could marry George and Nikolai and Felix could marry Elisabeth, Amalia, Ingrid, or Leonor. If one of the boys ended up with the title of king consort that would be epic.

Nikolai and Felix could marry Elisabeth, Amalia, Ingrid, or Leonor
I suggest Nikolai and Amalia and Felix and Elisabeth or Ingrid.
 
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium and Infanta Sofia of Spain seem to share a passion for soccer (or "football" in Europe). They seem like a good match in terms of age and religion too.
 
And Emmanuel has even been in Spain (although Sofia has not).
 
And Emmanuel has even been in Spain (although Sofia has not).
You mean Sofía hasn’t been to Belgium?

Prince Emmanuel of Belgium and Infanta Sofia of Spain seem to share a passion for soccer (or "football" in Europe). They seem like a good match in terms of age and religion too.
I wonder what their titles combined would look like. I’m guessing HRH Infanta Doña Sofía of Spain, Duchess/Countess of X, Princess of Belgium and HRH Prince Don Emmanuel of Belgium, Duke/Count of X. Their kids would be HRH Prince/Princess Don/Doña X of Belgium with the surname de Bélgica y Borbón in Spain.
 
You mean Sofía hasn’t been to Belgium?
I can’t think of when she would’ve been, so if she has it’s been for something purely private. As I said, Emmanuel’s been studying in Spain but she’s essentially been in Wales the whole time.
Their kids would be HRH Prince/Princess Don/Doña X of Belgium with the surname de Bélgica y Borbón in Spain.
I think Borbón y Bélgica…
 
Wouldn't it be 'Saxe-Coburg-Gotha y Borbón'?
 
Wouldn't it be 'Saxe-Coburg-Gotha y Borbón'?
The children of Juan Carlos and Sofía have the surname de Borbón y Grecia. The Spanish translation of "of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha" is de Sajonia-Coburgo y Gotha so if that would be their paternal surname I think their surnames together would be de Sajonia-Corbugo-Gotha y Borbón.
 
If Infanta Sofía married a foreign prince, she would not receive a ducal title. In Spain a royal title such as Infanta outranks any title of mere nobility, so the Infantas have never used their ducal titles and were only created Duchesses to allow their husbands to use the title of Duke as consorts. A foreign prince would already have his own Prince title to use, so there would be no need to make him a duke consort.

The question of the Belgian royal family’s legal surname has been discussed at length, with extensive citations, in the Belgian title threads, so I will not repeat it here. :flowers: In brief, the male-line members of the family have been legally registered with the surname “de Saxe-Cobourg” in French and “van Saksen-Coburg” in Dutch since 2022. “Gotha” is not part of the surname. “Of Belgium” (de Belgique/van België) continues to be used as an informal “surname” in day-to-day life but is no longer considered their legal surname.
 
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