Princess Astrid | |||||
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Archduchess of Austria-Este | |||||
Born | Belvédère Château, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium | 5 June 1962||||
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Issue | Prince Amedeo Princess Maria Laura Prince Joachim Princess Luisa Maria Princess Laetitia Maria | ||||
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House | Belgium | ||||
Father | Albert II of Belgium | ||||
Mother | Paola Ruffo di Calabria |
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Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch, King Philippe. She is married to Prince Lorenz of Belgium, head of the Austria-Este branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is fifth in line of succession to the Belgian throne.