Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

Prince Amedeo
Prince Amedeo of Belgium,
Archduke of Austria-Este (more)
Full name
Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano
House House of Austria-Este
Father Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este
Mother Princess Astrid of Belgium
Born 21 February 1986 (1986-02-21) (age 26)
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium
Styles of
Prince Amedeo
Reference style His Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style Monseigneur
Belgian Royal Family

HM The King
HM The Queen

HM Queen Fabiola

Extended royal family

Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano, born 21 February 1986) is a member of the Belgian Royal Family and heir to the headship of the House of Austria-Este, a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

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Birth and family

Amedeo was born at the University Clinic St. Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium the first child of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium. All of his grandparents and great-grandparents are royal or noble and he descends from the Austrian, Belgian, Italian, French, Swedish, Danish, British, Portuguese, Spanish and German royal families. His godparents are Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Queen Paola of Belgium. He is himself godfather of his cousin Princess Elisabeth of Belgium. 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).

Education and career

He undertook primary school and the greater part of his secondary education at the strict 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. Having finished his studies in Sevenoaks, the Prince spent a year in the Koninklijke Militaire School / École Royale Militaire (Royal Military Academy) of Belgium. [1] In September 2005 he began his studies at the London School of Economics. He graduated from the LSE in 2008,[1] and took a sabbatical before entering professional life.

Prince Amedeo has finished his military service and is now a reserve officer in the Belgian Army.

From September 2009 Prince Amedeo works for Deloitte in New York City.

Titles and styles

All the children of The Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Lorenz, bear the title "Prince(ss) of Belgium" by Belgian Royal Decree of 2 December 1991, this in addition to their Austrian titles by tradition i.e. "Archduke/Archduchess of Austria-Este, Prince(ss) Imperial of Austria, Prince(ss) Royal of Hungary". Internationally his abbreviated style is HI&RH Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este.

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Archduke Otto Franz of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Charles I of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Robert I, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Hélène of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Princess Anne of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Isabelle of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Albert I of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Leopold III of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Albert II of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Princess Astrid of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Astrid of Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Fulco VII Prince Ruffo di Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Laura Mosselmann du Chenoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Augusto Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Maria dei Conti Rignon
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ^ Regine N. "La rentrée scolaire des petits-enfants du Roi Albert II" 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2009.

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Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Born: 21 February 1986
Belgian royalty
Preceded by
Princess Astrid of Belgium		 Line of succession to the Belgian throne
7th position		 Succeeded by
Princess Maria Laura
Austro-Hungarian royalty
Preceded by
Archduke Lorenz		 Line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne
5th position		 Succeeded by
Archduke Joachim
Line of succession to the Modenese throne
1th position