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| Prince Amedeo | |||||
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| Archduke of Austria (more) | |||||
| Born | (1986-02-21)21 February 1986 (age 39) St-Luc University Hospital,Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium | ||||
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| Issue | Archduchess Anna Astrid Archduke Maximilian Archduchess Alix | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine (agnatic) Belgium (cognatic) | ||||
| Father | Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este | ||||
| Mother | Princess Astrid of Belgium | ||||
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Amedeo of Austria-Este (Habsburg-Lorraine) (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano; born 21 February 1986),[2] Prince ofBelgium, is a grandson of KingAlbert II of Belgium, and thus a member of theBelgian royal family. He is also heir-apparent to the headship of theHouse of Austria-Este,[3] acadet branch (originally atertiogeniture, later asecundogeniture) of theHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is sixth inline to the throne of Belgium.
Amedeo was born on 21 February 1986 at theSaint-Luc University Hospital inWoluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, as the first child and elder son ofLorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, andPrincess Astrid of Belgium.[3] He bears the same given name as his paternal great-grandfather,Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. His godparents are his maternal uncle,King Philippe and grandmother,Queen Paola of Belgium.
Amedeo himself is godfather to his cousin,Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant. Amedeo has one younger brother,Joachim (b. 1991), and three younger sisters,Maria Laura (b. 1988),Luisa Maria (b. 1995) andLaetitia Maria (b. 2003).
He was baptised and married by the archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels,Godfried Cardinal Danneels.
Amedeo undertook primary school and the greater part of his secondary education at theJesuit schoolSint-Jan Berchmanscollege (founded 1604) in Brussels, popular with Belgian aristocracy and royalty. He finished his secondary education atSevenoaks School in Kent, England, between 2001 and 2004. He then spent a year in Belgium'sRoyal Military Academy. In September 2005, he began studies at theLondon School of Economics, where he graduated in 2008 with aBSc degree in Management, and took a sabbatical before entering professional life.[4]
From July 2009 to June 2012, Amedeo worked forDeloitte in New York City, first as a business analyst from July 2009 to June 2011, then as a management consultant in strategy and operations from July 2011 to June 2012. He then worked as a research analyst intern at Accumulus Capital Management, LLC from August through December 2012.[4]
During 2013 and 2014, Amedeo resumed his studies, obtaining anMBA degree at theColumbia Business School ofColumbia University. He subsequently returned to Belgium, where he worked forMcKinsey & Company in Brussels from September 2014 to September 2016. In January 2017, he began working at theGutzwiller private bank inBasel, where his father is a partner.[4]
On 15 February 2014, the Belgian Royal Court announced the engagement of Prince Amedeo to an Italian journalist,Nobile Elisabetta "Lili" Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein (b. 1987), the only child of Italian film producerNobile Ettore Rosboch vonWolkenstein (b. 1945)[a] and his wife, Countess Anna Maria "Lilia" deSmecchia (b. 1947, divorced from Paolo Cazzaniga),[5][6] also a film producer.[7][8] Both of her parents are members of families that once belonged to theItalian nobility.
Patrilineally, Elisabetta descends from theHouse of Caracciolo, as her father is a natural child ofPrince Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto and ElisabethJaworski von Wolkenstein (1915–1959),[b] who at the time of his birth[a][5] had been widowed for one year[5] fromNobile Ettore BernardoRosboch (1893–1944),[5][c] the ItalianFascist FinanceUndersecretary of State.[5][10]
Amedeo and Elisabetta both descend fromDon Giuseppe TiberioRuffo di Calabria-Santapau, 2nd Prince of Palazzolo, Count ofSinopoli (1627–1683) and his wife, Agata Branciforte-Colonna (1650-1720). ThroughGerman princely dynasties, their most recent common ancestor is Franz Albrecht I, Prince ofOettingen-Spielberg (1663–1737) and his wife, Baroness Johanna Margaretha von Schwendi (1672-1727), heiress ofSchwendi andAchstetten.[11]
The couple's wedding was celebrated on 5 July 2014 in Rome'sBasilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere,[12] in the presence of theroyal family (with the exception of his great-auntQueen Fabiola), as well as members of thecadet branches of theHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine, including the bridegroom's grandmother,Margherita of Savoy, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este, and members of other dynasties, includingPrincess Margaretha of Luxembourg and her husbandPrince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein,Princess Beatrice of York andJean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon. The couple were planning to relocate to Belgium after the wedding.
Amedeo and Elisabetta have three children:[13][15]
In 1991, Amedeo obtained, along with his mother and younger siblings,succession rights to the Belgian throne.[19] In 1993, his maternal grandfather acceded to the throne asKing Albert II and he became third inBelgium's line of succession, following his uncle Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, and his mother. Upon Philippe's marriage in 1999, the prospect of Amedeo inheriting the throne substantially diminished, and the birth of a daughter and dynastic heir to Philippe in 2001 dropped his place in the order of succession down to fourth and eventually to seventh, following the birth of Philippe's other children. The abdication on 21 July 2013 of his grandfather King Albert II promoted him to sixth in line to the throne.
Although an announcement of Amedeo's engagement was published on the Royal Family's website, nodynastic authorisation for his marriage was published prior to his wedding, as foreseen in Article 85 of theBelgian Constitution. Speculation in the media included a commentator on the military parade forLa Une who, on 21 July 2014 (Belgian National Day), alleged that no royal authorisation was announced because the prince intentionally chose not to request permission to marry, and therefore Amedeo was no longer deemed in the line of succession.[citation needed] In November 2015, a royal decree expressing King Philippe's retroactive permission for the marriage wasgazetted in theMoniteur Belge,[20][21] without the consultation of the legislative chambers and in contravention of the Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution.[22]
All the children ofPrincess Astrid andArchduke Lorenz bear the title of "Prince(ss) of Belgium", with the style of "Royal Highness", by Belgian Royal Decree of 2 December 1991, which is distinct from their traditional Austro-Hungarian titles.[3]
2004–2005Royal Military Academy (Social & Military Sciences)
September 2005 – September 2007:Belgian Land Component,Warrant-Officer as Candidate-officer (Adjudant Candidat-Officier), after his formation atRoyal Military Academy September 2007 – :Belgian Land Component,Second lieutenant (as aReserve officer) of theRegiment Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn – Grenadiers[23]Dès lors, comment s'appelle-t-elle ? A la rubrique « nom et prénoms », son acte de naissance porte en effet, comme nous avons pu le voir : « Son Altesse Impériale et Royale la Princesse Anna Astrid Marie Archiduchesse d'Autriche-Este (Habsbourg-Lorraine) » [So what is her name? Under the heading "surname and first names", her birth certificate indeed bears, as we have seen: "Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Anna Astrid Marie Archduchess of Austria-Este (Habsburg-Lorraine)"]
Prince Amedeo of Belgium Cadet branch of theHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine Born: 21 February 1986 | ||
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| Preceded by | Line of succession to the Belgian throne 6th position | Succeeded by Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este |