Princess Isabella Orsini de Ligne de La Trémoïlle (born 2 December 1974) is an Italian actress. By marriage, she is a member of the

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, a Belgian noble family.

Biography

Daughter of a gallery owner and a court clerk, after graduating from classical high school she graduated in law in her city. She studied both in Italy and in the United States at the

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and following theatrical specialization courses with

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, in

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Family

Orsini married in a civil ceremony on 2 September 2009 and in a religious ceremony on 5 September 2009, to Prince Édouard Lamoral Rodolphe de Ligne de La Trémoïlle (born 1976), at

Antoing Castle Antoing Castle (french: Château d'Antoing) is one of Belgium's most original and well-known castles, situated in Antoing in Hainaut, Wallonia. It was first mentioned in the 12th century. Although the present structure of the castle dates from ...

in the Hainaut province of Belgium. The couple's first child, Princess Althea Isabelle Sophie de Ligne de la Trémoïlle, was born on 12 May 2010 at the private "Villa Mafalda" clinic in Rome. On 9 May 2014, the couple had their second child, Princess Athénaïs Allegra Isabella de Ligne de la Trémoïlle at the

American Hospital of Paris The American Hospital of Paris (''Hôpital américain de Paris''), founded in 1906, is a private, not-for-profit hospital that is certified under the French healthcare system. Located in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in the western suburbs of Paris, France, ...

. On 10 January 2019, Orsini gave birth to the couple's third child, Prince Antoine Tao Édouard Adrien de Ligne de la Trémoïlle in

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. As Belgium is a monarchy which confers and recognises hereditary titles of nobility, the right of Orsini and her Ligne la Trémoïlle children to the prefix of prince and princess and to the

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of ''

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'' is legal—not a

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; all members of the

have been entitled to princely rank and to the style of ''

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'' in Belgium since 31 May 1923.

Filmography

Cinema

Television

Shorts

References

External links

Personal website

Isabella Orsini @ ECI Global Talent
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