Prince Amedeo of Belgium

Belgian royal (born 1986)

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Prince Amedeo

Archduke of Austria(more)
Born|  (1986-02-21) 21 February 1986 (age 37)
St-Luc University Hospital, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Spouse|

Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein

(m. 2014)​

Issue| Archduchess Anna Astrid
Archduke Maximilian
Archduchess Alix
| Names

Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano
House| Habsburg-Lorraine (agnatic)
Belgium (cognatic)
Father| Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Mother| Princess Astrid of Belgium

Belgian royal family

* The King
The Queen
* The Duchess of Brabant
* Prince Gabriel
* Prince Emmanuel
* Princess Eléonore

King Albert II
Queen Paola

* Princess Astrid
Prince Lorenz
* Prince Amedeo
Princess Elisabetta
* Princess Maria Laura
* Prince Joachim
* Princess Luisa Maria
* Princess Laetitia Maria
* Prince Laurent
Princess Claire
* Princess Louise
* Prince Nicolas
* Prince Aymeric
* Princess Delphine
* Princess Joséphine
* Prince Oscar

* Princess Léa
* Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
* Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada

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Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Hereditary Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano; born 21 February 1986) is a grandson of King Albert II of Belgium, and thus a member of the Belgian royal family. He is also heir-apparent to the headship of the House of Austria-Este,[1] a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is sixth in line to the throne of Belgium.

## Birth and family[edit]

Amedeo was born on 21 February 1986 at the Saint-Luc University Hospital in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium, as the first child and elder son of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Princess Astrid of Belgium.[1] 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) and Laetitia Maria (b. 2003).

He was baptised and married by the archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Godfried Cardinal Danneels.

## Education and career[edit]

Amedeo undertook primary school and the greater part of his secondary education at the Jesuit school Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege (founded 1604) in Brussels, popular with Belgian aristocracy and royalty. He finished his secondary education at Sevenoaks School in Kent, England, between 2001 and 2004. He then spent a year in Belgium's Royal Military Academy. In September 2005, he began studies at the London School of Economics, where he graduated in 2008 with a BSc degree in Management, and took a sabbatical before entering professional life.[2]

From July 2009 to June 2012, Amedeo worked for Deloitte 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.[2]

During 2013 and 2014, Amedeo resumed his studies, obtaining an MBA degree at the Columbia Business School of Columbia University. He subsequently returned to Belgium, where he worked for McKinsey & Company in Brussels from September 2014 to September 2016. In January 2017, he began working at the Gutzwiller private bank in Basel, where his father is a partner.[2]

## Marriage[edit]

On 15 February 2014, the Belgian Royal Court announced the engagement of Prince Amedeo to an Italian journalist, Elisabetta "Lili" Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein, the only child of Italian film producer Nobile Ettore Rosboch von Wolkenstein (b. 1945) and his wife, Countess Anna Maria "Lilia" de Smecchia (b. 1947), also a film producer.[3][4] Patrilineally, Elisabetta descends from the House of Caracciolo, as her father is a natural child of Prince Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto and Baroness Elisabetta Jaworski von Wolkenstein (1915–1959), who at the time of his birth was the widow of Nobile Ettore Bernardo Rosboch (1893–1944).[5]

Amedeo and Elisabetta both descend from Don Giuseppe Tiberio Ruffo di Calabria-Santapau, 2nd Prince of Palazzolo, Count of Sinopoli (1627–1683), while through German princely dynasties their most recent common ancestor is Franz Albrecht I, Prince of Oettingen-Spielberg (1663–1737).[6][7]

The couple's wedding was celebrated on 5 July 2014 in Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere,[8] in the presence of the royal family (with the exception of his great-aunt Queen Fabiola), as well as members of the cadet branches of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, including the bridegroom's grandmother, Margherita of Savoy, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este, and members of other dynasties, including Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and her husband Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Princess Beatrice of York and Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon. After the marriage, Elisabetta was stylised as Her Royal Highness Princess Amedeo of Belgium.[9] The couple were planning to relocate in Belgium after the wedding.

Amedeo and Elisabetta have three children:[10][12]

* Archduchess Anna Astrid Marie of Austria (born on 17 May 2016)[13]
* Archduke Maximilian Joseph Lorenz Ettore Karl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (born on 6 September 2019)[14]
* Archduchess Alix of Austria (born on 2 September 2023)

## Succession rights to the Belgian throne[edit]

In 1991, Amedeo obtained, along with his mother and younger siblings, succession rights to the Belgian throne.[15] In 1993, his maternal grandfather acceded to the throne as King Albert II and he became third in Belgium'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, no dynastic authorisation for his marriage was published prior to his wedding, as foreseen in Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution. Speculation in the media included a commentator on the military parade for La 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 was gazetted in the Moniteur Belge,[16][17] without the consultation of the legislative chambers and in contravention of the Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution.[18]

## Titles and styles[edit]

All the children of Princess Astrid and Archduke 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.[1]

## Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Prince Amedeo of Belgium

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| 4\. Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este|

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| 9\. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma

| 2\. Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este|

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| 10\. Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta

| 5\. Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta|

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| 11\. Princess Anne of Orléans

| 1\. Prince Amedeo of Belgium|
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| 12\. Leopold III of Belgium

| 6\. Albert II of Belgium|

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| 13\. Princess Astrid of Sweden

| 3\. Princess Astrid of Belgium|

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| 14\. Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria

| 7\. Donna Paola dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria|

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| 15\. Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana

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## Military ranks[edit]

* 2004–2005 Royal Military Academy (Social & Military Sciences)
* 2005 Para-commando Training: Parachutist Badge
* September 2005 - September 2007: Belgian Land Component, Warrant-Officer as Candidate-officer (Adjudant Candidat-Officier), after his formation at Royal Military Academy
* September 2007 - : Belgian Land Component, Second lieutenant (as a Reserve officer) of the Regiment Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn – Grenadiers[19]

## External links[edit]

* Prince Amedeo of Belgium on LinkedIn

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Haus Österreich". Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band XVI. Limburg an der Lahn: C. A. Starke Verlag. 2001. pp. 87, 90–91, 524, 529. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
2. ^ a b c de Vuyst, Pierre. "Amedeo banquier en Suisse!, Le Soir". Rue Royale (Soir Mag). Le Soir. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
3. ^ [1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Announcement of the engagement.
4. ^ "C'est officiel: le prince Amedeo et Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein vont se marier à Rome le 5 juillet". sudinfo.be (in French). 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
5. ^ "Filippo Caracciolo, VII Principe di Castagneto". Geni.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
6. ^ vtm. Royalty. Vriendin prins Amedeo is verre nicht. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015. (Flemish).
7. ^ "Leo's Genealogics Website". genealogics.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
8. ^ "Prins Amedeo en Lili trouwen in de zon". VTM. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
9. ^ "Le Prince et la Princesse Amedeo de Belgique ..." Belgian Monarchy Facebook. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023.
10. ^ William Bortrick. "HM The King of the Belgians and HM The Queen of the Belgians. The Royal Family of Belgium. Houses of Wettin and Belgium". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
11. ^ NWS, VRT. "Nederlands". vrtnws.be. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
12. ^ Due to a royal decree issued by his uncle King Philippe, which limits the range of family members bearing the title "Prince of Belgium", Amedeo's children do not bear the princely title nor the style of Royal Highness.[11]
13. ^ Dubuisson, Martine (9 August 2016). "Quel nom pour les princes qui ne seront plus «de Belgique»?" [What name for the princes who will no longer be "of Belgium"?] (in French). Le Soir. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. "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)"]"
14. ^ "België is een prinsje rijker: zoontje voor prins Amedeo en prinses Elisabetta". De Standaard. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
15. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Furstliche Hauser Band XIX. Limburg an der Lahn: C. A. Starke Verlag. 2011. pp. 6–8. ISBN 978-3-7980-0849-6.
16. ^ "Le prince Amedeo réintègre l'ordre de succession au trône | Metro". Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
17. ^ royal decree of 12 November 2015. Moniteur Belge, second edition, 24 November 2015, p.70312
18. ^ Jacobs, Jasper (15 February 2016). "La N-VA accuse le roi Philippe (et Charles Michel) d'avoir violé la Constitution". rtbf.be (in French). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
19. ^ Belgian Defense Website, Prince Amedeo's officer swear on 27 September 2007, Photos 1, 2, 3

Prince Amedeo of Belgium

House of Austria-Este

Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Born: 21 February 1986

Lines of succession
Preceded by

Princess Astrid of Belgium

|  Line of succession to the Belgian throne
6th position  | Succeeded by

Archduchess Anna Astrid of Austria-Este

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Austrian archdukes

Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.

1st generation|

* Frederick V
* Albert VI
* Sigismund

2nd generation|

* Maximilian I

3rd generation|

* Philip I of Castile

4th generation|

* Charles I
* Ferdinand I

5th generation|

* Philip II of SpainS
* Maximilian II
* Ferdinand II
* Charles II

6th generation|

* Charles, Prince of AsturiasS
* Ferdinand, Prince of AsturiasS
* Diego, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip III of SpainSP
* Rudolf V
* Ernest
* Matthias
* Maximilian III
* Albert VII
* Wenceslaus
* Ferdinand III
* Maximilian Ernest
* Leopold V
* Charles, Bishop of Wroclaw

7th generation|

* Philip IV of SpainSP
* CharlesSP
* FerdinandSP
* AlonsoSP
* Ferdinand IV
* Leopold Wilhelm
* Ferdinand Charles
* Sigismund Francis

8th generation|

* Balthasar Charles, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip Prospero, Prince of AsturiasS
* Charles II of SpainS
* Ferdinand IV of Hungary
* Leopold VI
* Charles Joseph

9th generation|

* Joseph I
* Leopold Joseph
* Charles III

11th generation|

* Joseph IIT
* Charles JosephT
* Leopold VIIT
* FerdinandT
* Maximilian Franz, Archbishop-Elector of CologneT

12th generation|

* Emperor Francis IT
* Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* CharlesT
* Alexander LeopoldT
* JosephT
* Anton VictorT
* JohnT
* Rainer JosephT
* LouisT
* Cardinal RudolfT
* Francis IV, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl JosephM
* MaximilianM
* Karl Ambrosius, Primate of HungaryM

13th generation|

* Emperor Ferdinand I
* Joseph Franz
* Franz Karl
* Leopold II, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Albrecht
* Karl Ferdinand
* Frederick Ferdinand
* Wilhelm Franz
* Stephen
* Joseph Karl
* Leopold Ludwig
* Ernest
* Sigismund
* Rainer Ferdinand
* Heinrich Anton
* Francis V, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl ViktorM

14th generation|

* Emperor Franz Joseph I
* Maximilian I of Mexico
* Karl Ludwig
* Ludwig Viktor
* Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Karl SalvatorT
* Ludwig SalvatorT
* John SalvatorT
* Friedrich
* Charles Stephen
* Eugen
* Joseph August
* Archduke Ladislaus Philipp

15th generation|

* Crown Prince Rudolf
* Franz Ferdinand
* Otto
* Ferdinand Karl
* Leopold FerdinandT
* Josef FerdinandT
* Peter FerdinandT
* Leopold SalvatorT
* Franz SalvatorT
* Albrecht Franz
* Karl Albrecht
* Leo Karl
* Wilhelm
* Joseph Francis

16th generation|

* Emperor Charles I
* Maximilian

Habsburg
Tuscany|

* GottfriedT
* RainerT
* Leopold MariaT
* AntonT
* Franz JosephT
* Karl PiusT
* Franz Karl SalvatorT
* Hubert SalvatorT

Palatines
of Hungary|

* Joseph Árpád
* Géza

17th generation|

| Descent of
Charles I|

* Crown Prince Otto
* Robert
* Felix
* Carl Ludwig
* Rudolf

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Tuscany|

* DominicT

Palatines|

* Eduard

18th generation|

| Charles|

* Karl
* Georg
* LorenzB
* Karl Philipp
* Simeon

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19th generation|

| Charles|

* Ferdinand Zvonimir
* Károly
* AmedeoB

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* S: also an infante of Spain
* P: also an infante of Portugal
* T: also a prince of Tuscany
* M: also a prince of Modena
* B: also a prince of Belgium

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Belgian royal princes

Generations are numbered by descent from King Leopold I of Belgium.

1st generation|

* Crown Prince Louis-Philippe
* King Leopold II
* Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

2nd generation|

* Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
* Prince Baudouin
* King Albert I

3rd generation|

* King Leopold III
* Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

4th generation|

* King Baudouin
* King Albert II
* Prince Alexandre

5th generation|

* King Philippe
* Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este*
* Prince Laurent

6th generation|

* Prince Gabriel
* Prince Emmanuel
* Prince Amedeo*

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