Princess Eléonore of Belgium (''Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie''; born 16 April 2008) is the younger daughter and the youngest of four children of King Philippe and

Queen Mathilde of Belgium Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (; born 20 January 1973) is Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe. She is the first native-born Belgian queen, and has four children. She formerly worked as a speech therapist. ...

. She is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after her older siblings

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, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel.

Life

Princess Eléonore was born on 16 April 2008 at 4:50 at the

Erasmus Hospital Erasmus Hospital (; ) is a teaching hospital in the municipality of Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium. It is a research hospital associated with the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), and was opened in 1977. It has 1,048 beds and 4,000 employees ...

, the teaching hospital of

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. She is the twelfth and youngest grandchild of King Albert II and

Queen Paola Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria (born 11 September 1937) is a member of the Belgian royal family who was List of Belgian royal consorts, Queen of the Belgians during the reign of her husband, Albert II of ...

. She was baptised on 14 June 2008 in the chapel of

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in the Belgian Ardennes, by

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, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are

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, Princess Claire of Belgium, and Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg. Princess Eléonore initially attended St John Berchmans College in Brussels. In September 2020, she was transferred to the Heilig Hart College, a

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secondary school in Wezembeek-Oppem. From September 2023, she attended the

International School of Brussels The International School of Brussels (ISB) is an English-language international school in the Brussels municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort. History The International School of Brussels (ISB) was established in October 1951 under the name of ...

. Princess Eléonore speaks Dutch, French and English. She plays the violin and practices skiing, sailing, and tennis.

Arms

References

External links

Biography on the Belgian Monarchy official website
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