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| The family of four pictured together for the first time |
The Royal Palace of Belgium announced last Saturday (September 7) the safe birth of the second child of Prince Amedeo & Princess Elisabetta, Archduke & Archduchess of Austria-Este, a baby boy. An official photo of the new family of four was published on Thursday (Sep. 12), with the palace announcing the baby's name: MAXIMILIAN. The newborn is not a Prince of Belgium, though through his father (a nephew of current King Philippe), is the 8th in line to the throne.
Princess Elisabetta gave birth to her second child & first son on Friday, 6 September 2019, at 9.05pm (local time) at the UMC Saint-Pierre Hospital in Brussels. The newborn weighted 3.3kg at birth & was 50cm high. The official announcement concluded that 'both mother & child are doing well & both families share the joy.'
Through his paternal grandmother, Princess Astrid of Belgium, the little royal is the second great-grandchild of former King Albert II & Queen Paola. However, he won't bear the title of a "Prince of Belgium", of the style "His Royal Highness", because currently only the reigning monarch's direct descendants inherit them (by birth). Nonthenless, his (paternal) grandfather, Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, is the Head of former Austrian Imperial family's cadet branch of Austria-Este. So Maximilian has been styled "His Imperial & Royal Highness" with the title of Archduke of Austria-Este since birth (on his right). Through his mother, Archduke Maximilian is descendant of an Italian aristocratic family.
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| Prince Amedeo (far left) holding 2-year-old Archduchess Anna-Astrid & pregnant Princess Elisabetta (third from left), pictured together with the descendants of former King Albert II & Queen Paola of Belgium (sitting in the centre) to mark Their Diamond Wedding (60th Wedding anniversary), last July. Prince Amedeo is their eldest grandchild. |
His parents were married on 5 July 2014. Their first child, a daughter, Archduchess Anna-Astrid was born on 17 May 2016. Though it was initially reported that Amedeo had lost his right of succession to the Belgian throne, because he didn't receive an official consent by the King to marry, the Palace confirmed through a Royal degree in November 2015 that the marriage was approved retroactively.
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