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Happy 38th Birthday Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano! (b. 6 December 1985)
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Royal Godparents to Royal Godchildren
I did this list back in 2012, and got some great responses. I've updated and edited parts of the list. Again, any corrections and/or adds, message me! Thanks in advance!
When choosing godparents for their children, the parents often chose friends or other relatives. Often in royal circles, royals also pick other royals. Here’s a partial list. (Yes, I know some lists are incompelte as some of these royals’s godchildren are not royals themselves.) If you have any additions, please feel free to message me!
Belgium
King Baudouin I
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
King Leopold III
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)
King Philippe of The Belgians (1960)
Queen Astrid
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Albert II
Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)
Queen Paola
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)
King Philippe
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)
Princess Marie Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)
Queen Matilde
Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005)
Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)
Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)
Princess Claire
Princess Eléonore of Belgium(2008)
Prince Lorentz, The Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)
Bulgaria
Queen Margarita
Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999)
Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony
Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)
Princess Rosrio
Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005)
Denmark
Queen Ingrid
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930)
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
King Christian X
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Queen Alexandrine
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Princess Dagmar
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Princess Thyra
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Fredrick IX
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
Queen Margarethe II
King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands (1967)
Crown Prince Hakon of Norway (1973)
Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
Crown Prince Fredrick of Denmark
Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, Duke of Skane (2016)
Crown Princess Mary
Count Henrik af Monzepat (2009)
Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)
Prince Christian
Prince Gustav Alberct of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (2023)
Princess Marie
Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011)
Princess Caroline-Mathilde
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Princess Elisabeth
Theodor Christian Emmanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2009)
Princely Family of Lieiningen
Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)
Princely Family of Hanover
Princess Sophie of Hanover
Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)
Princely Family of Hesse
Prince Philipp
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Princely Family of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Princely Family of Liechtenstein
Prince Constantin
Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)
Princess Margaretha
Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)
Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)
Princely Family of Monaco
Prince Albert
Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta (1974)
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987)
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)
Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)
Princess Charlene
Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)
Princess Caroline of Hanover
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)
Princess Stephanie
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984)
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi
Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)
Baroness Elisabeth Anne de Massy
Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac (1965)
The Netherlands
Queen Juliana
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946)
King Williem-Alexander
Count Claus-Casmir van Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)
Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau (2006)
Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)
Prince Constantijn
Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, The Princess of Orange (2003)
Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005)
Prince Friso
Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005)
Norway
King Haakon VII
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Queen Maud
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner(1932)
King Olav V
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)
Crown Princess Martha
Crown Princess Martha
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
King Harald
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)
Maud Angelica Behn (2003)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Queen Sonja
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)
Crown Prince Hakkon
Maud Angelica Behn (2003)
Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Princess Estelle of Sweden(2012)
Crown Princess Mette-Mairt
Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)
Princess Märtha Louise
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)
Spain
Queen Victoria Eugenia
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913)
Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (1926)
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928)
Prince Albert of Monaco (1957)
Felipe, Prince of Austrias (1968)
King Juan Carlos
Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón (1998)
Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005
Queen Sofia
Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)
King Felipe VI
Princess Sofia Vidinska of Bulgaria (1999)
Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)
Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
Infanta Elena
Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (1999)
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece (2000)
Infanta Christina
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)
Iñaki, the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)
Infanta Maria Cristina
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (1965)
Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg
Countess Athena af Monzepat
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Witentein-Berleburg
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Benedikte
Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1981)
Royal Family of Italy
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Princess Joesphine of Denmark (2011)
Greece
Queen Olga
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
Prince George
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
King Constantine II
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969)
Prince William of Wales (1982)
Crown Prince Pavlos
Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)
Princess Alexia
Don Pablo Nicolás Sebastián de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2000)
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)
Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)
Prince Nikolas
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg
Grand Duchess Charlotte
Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)
Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte (1927-2005)
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)
Prince Felix (1893-1970)
Prince Albert of Belgium (1934)
Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)
Prince Jean of Luxembourg (1957)
Princess Marie-Gabrielle (1925)
Grand Duke Henri (1955)
Prince Jean (1957-)
Prince Félix of Luxembourg (1984)
Grand Duchess Joesphine-Charlotte
Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962)
Grand Duke Henri
King Albert II of Belgium (1934)
Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Luxembourg (1986)
Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke
Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)
Prince Paul-Louis of Luxembourg (1998)
Prince Noah of Nassu (2007)
Princess Ariane of the Netherlands (2007)
Princess Alexandra
Prince Gabriel de Nassau (2006)
Prince François Henri Louis Marie Guillaume of Luxembourg (2023)
Prince Louis
Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume of Luxemborug (2020)
Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Prince Georg of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Hohenstein
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Sweden
King Gustaf V
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Prince Carl of Sweden & Norway (1861-1951)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Prince Eugen of Sweden & Norway (1865-1947)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Princess Ingeborg of Sweden & Norway (1878-1958)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Princess Margaretha of Sweden & Norway
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg (1957)
Princess Margaretha (1899-1977)
Prince Jean of Luxembourg(1957)
Princess Ingeborg
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
King Carl XVI Gustav
Hakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)
Crown Princess Victoria
Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)
Baroness Madeleine von Dincklage (1999)
Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands (2003)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Princess Eléonore of Belgium (2008)
Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, The Duchess of Gotland (2014)
Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, The Duke of Södermanland (2016)
Prince Carl Phillip
Princess Estelle of Sweden, The Duchess of Ostergotland (2012)
Prince Nicolas of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (2015)
Princess Madeleine
Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, The Duke of Skane (2016)
Prince Gabriel Carl Walter of Sweden, The Duke of Dalarna (2017)
Princess Christina
Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)
Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
Princess Birgitta
Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
Princess Margaretha
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1973)
Mr. Gustaf Magnusson
Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf of Sweden, The Duke of Angermanland (2015)
Mr. Victor Magnusson
Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil of Sweden, Duke of Södermanland (2016)
United Kingdom
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert Edward Kamehameha of Hawaiʻi (1858–1862)
Prince Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert of Edinburgh, later Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1874–1899)
Princess Alice Mary Victoria Augusta Pauline of Albany (1883–1981)
Prince Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of York, later Edward VIII (1894–1972)
Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George of York, later George VI (1895–1952)
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1895–1918)
Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary of York (1897–1965)
Prince Louis Francis of Battenberg, later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900–1979)
King George V
Queen Elizabeth II (1926)
Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth II (1926)
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York, later Elizabeth II (1926)
Prince Edward George Nicholas Patrick Paul, The Duke of Kent (1935)
Prince George, The Duke of Kent
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Edward VIII
Princess Margaret of York (1930)
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)
Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles
Princess Elizabeth of York (1926)
The Princess Victoria
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
King George VI
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924)
Gerald David Lascelles Esq (1924–1998)
Princess Astrid of Norway (1932)
Princess Alexandra of Kent (1936)
Princess Sofia of Greece, later Queen of Spain (1938)
Princess Irene of the Netherlands (born 1940)
Prince William Henry Andrew Frederick of Gloucester (1941–1972)
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Prince Richard of Gloucester, later Duke of Gloucester (1944)
Princess Anne of Edinburgh (1950)
The Hon (Robert) Jeremy Lascelles (1955)
Queen Elizabeth II
David Henry George Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (1950)
Princess Fredrike of Hanover (1954)
David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (1961)
Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (1961)
James Robert Bruce Ogilvy (1964)
Princess Theodora of Greece & Denmark (1983)
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
King Charles III (1948)
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Crown Princess Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (1948)
Norton Louis Philip Knatchbull, 8th Baron Brabourne (1947)
Princess Maria Tatiana of Yugoslavia (1957)
Prince Christopher of Yugoslavia (1960)
George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (1962)
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)
King Charles III
The Hon. Nicholas Knatchbull (1964-1979)
The Hon. Timothy Knatchbull (1964)
Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy (1966)
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (1967)
India Amanda Caroline Hicks (1967)
Lord Nicholas Windsor (1970)
Alexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1970)
The Hon. Edward John Hugo Tollemache (1975)
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (1977)
The Hon. Nicholas Louis Charles Norton Knatchbull (1981)
Hugh Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster (1991)
Lord Frederick Charles Wellesley(1992)
Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece & Denmark (1996)
Samuel David Benidict Chatto (1996)
Kumar Padmanabh Singh, Crown Prince of Jaipur (1998)
Diana, Princess of Wales
The Lady Edwina Louise Grosvenor (1981)
Alexandra Victoria Edwina Diana Knatchbull (1982)
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986)
Jakie James Warren (1986)
The Lady Mary Luise Wellesley (1986)
Edward Edmund Maximilian George Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (1988)
Jack William Bartholomew (1989)
Benjamin Peter Marcus Samuel (1989)
Domenica Marianna Tertia Lawson (1995)
The Prince William, The Prince of Wales
Prince Constantine-Alexios of Greece & Denmark (1998)
Mia Grace Tindall (2014)
The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York
Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips Tindall (1981)
Prince Henry, The Duke of Sussex (Prince Harry, 1984)
The Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh
The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)
Lady Ella Mountbatten (1996)
Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)
Sophie, The Duchesss of Edinburgh, The Countess of Wessex
Lady Alexandra Mountbatten (1998)
Anne, The Princess Royal
Philip, Hereditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1970)
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973)
Prince Peter of Yugoslavia (1980)
Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank
Maud Daphne Marina Windsor (2013)
Zara Anne Elizabeth Tindall
Prince George Alexander Louis of Wales (2013)
David Armstrong-Jones, The 2nd Earl Snowdon
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli (1988)
The Lady Sarah Chatto
The Lady Rose Gilman (1980)
Prince Henry of Wales (1984)
Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (2003)
Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Maria Chiara Amalia Carola Louise Carmen of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2005)
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)
Princess Alexandra of Kent, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy
George Windsor, The Earl of St Andrews (1962)
The Prince William of Wales (1982)
James Robert Bruce Ogilvy
Princess Eugenie Victoria Helena, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank (1990)
#Royal Godparents#British Royals#Belgian Royals#Spanish Royals#Danish Royals#Swedish Royals#German Royals#Greek Royals#Defunct Monarchies#Dutch Royals#monegasque princely family
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✵ September 14, 2012 ✵
Kathleen Walker & Archduke Imre of Austria
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“I think double-barrelled names are cool, my favorite royal double-barrelled names are: 1. Maria-Stella, the daughter of Archduke Imre and Archduchess Kathleen of Austria, 2.Farah-Noor, the daughter of the Egyptian Crown Prince and 3. Ingrid-Alexandra of Norway. Maria-Stella, I think, is the inversion of Stella Maris (Star of the Sea), one of the titles of the Virgin Mary, chosen by the Devout Catholic Couple. Ingrid means Beautiful, Loved, Alexandra is Defender of Men. The Arabic name Farah means Joy, Happiness and Noor is the Divine Light. Beautiful names ❤ 🌠 👸” - Submitted by Anonymous
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THE LIFE
T.I.R.H. Archduchess Kathleen and Archduke Imre of Austria
#the life#archduke imre of austria#archduchess kathleen of austria#austria#habsburg#austrian imperial family#austrian royalty#austrian empire#royal#royals#royalty#royaltyedit
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Royal Birthdays for today, December 8th:
Jeonghui, Korean Queen, 1418
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542
Maria Anna of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria, 1574
Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland, 1699
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1708
Archduke Maximilian Francis, Elector of Cologne, 1756
Charles III, Prince of Monaco, 1818
Imre, Austrian Archduke, 1985
#Queen Jeonghui#mary queen of scots#francis i#maria josepha of austria#maria anna of bavaria#archduke maximilian francis#charles iii#archduke imre#long live the queue#royal birthdays
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#archduke imre#Archduchess Kathleen#Archduchess Maria Stella of Austria#Archduchess Magdalena of Austria
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Biography of Queen Isabella
Early Life
Born 1 November 1992 in Geneva Switzerland to Archduke Carl Christian of Austria & Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg later Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria. Archduchess Isabella Maria Anna Charlotte Elisabeth Ingeborg of Austria was the 5th of what would later become 6 children. With an older sister, three older brothers, and a younger sister Archduchess Isabella's life was filled with many close family members. Archduchess Isabella was christened in Zwiefalten Abbey in Baden-Wuttermberg, Germany. Her godparents were Queen Fabiola of the Belgians, Alois, Hereditary Prince & now Regent of Liechtenstein, and Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg then The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Two are usually chosen to be godparents, but Maria Teresa, later The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was added to be a godparent after saving Archduchess Marie Astrid's life during her pregnancy with Isabella. Upon her baptism, Queen Fabiola of the Belgians called her "petite reine" which a nickname that her grandmother Josephine Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg picked up soon after. Isabella grew up in Geneva with 5 other siblings while her father was a banker and her mother worked for the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family as the daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
Isabella's childhood was spent with her 5 other siblings, parents, and over 3 dozen cousins from Liechtenstein, Austria, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Her childhood was spent in Switzerland with holidays to Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Belgium. She spoke German and French in her early years and learned English and Spanish as a young girl. Though she does speak Dutch, Luxembourgish, Russian and Italian, those are not fluent languages that Isabella uses often. Isabella was sent to a boarding school in Kent, England where she was educated for 4 years until moving to Virginia, United States to another boarding school. Isabella went to Sevenoaks School in Kent, England alongside Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este.
Archduchess Isabella went to Yale University and graduated in 2014 with a Master's Degree in Global Affairs and a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. Her summer's during college where spent in third world nations with 2 different humanitarian groups alongside her cousin Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg. After her graduation Isabella immediately returned to Geneva where she began working for her father only to leave that job a couple of weeks later and began her work with the United Nations as a Human Rights Officer.
Marriage
Mid 2016 it was revealed that Archduchess Isabella of Austria and Prince Harry of Wales were well into their own relationship that was reported to have started in November of 2014 while Isabella was working for her father. This would later have said to be false but none in the British Royal Family would confirm if the marriage was indeed arranged at the time.
Prince Harry and Archduchess Isabella announced their engagement in January of 2017 with a wedding to be in the summer of that same year. The two became engaged at Fischbach Castle in Luxembourg during the Christmas holiday in the presence of the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family and extended family. The wedding took place at St. Paul's Cathedral with 3200 guests in attendance. A majority being over 500 descendants of Robert I, Duke of Parma, who was the twice great-great-grandfather of Archduchess Isabella.
The wedding party, was the largest ever seen in a British Royal Family wedding at the time. Excluding the maid of honor, Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry had 12 bridal attendants, 6 boys and 6 girls, all godchildren and family friends of the bride and groom. The maid of honor was chosen as Princess Charlotte of Nassau, a first cousin of Archduchess Isabella and a great-great-granddaughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Queen Victoria Eugenie. Other attendants included Princess Eleonore of Belgium, daughter of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium; Countess Xenia von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Granddaughter of Vincenz Liechtenstein; Archduchess Maria Stella of Austria, Isabella’s niece by her brother Archduke Imre; Archduchess Zita of Austria, Great-Granddaughter of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria; Princess Florence of Ligne, Granddaughter of Alix, Dowager Princess of Ligne; Prince Gabriel of Nassau, son of Prince Louis of Luxembourg; Count Rodolfo Secco de Aragona, Grandson of Archduke Rudolf of Austria; Archduke Luigi of Austria-Este, Grandson of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este; Prince Valerian of Lobowicz, Grandson of Andrea von Habsburg; and Japer Dyer, son of Mark Dyer. The wedding was estimated to be watched by over half a billion people, making it one of the most watched events in British history.
House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the main and cadet branches of the House of Bourbon made up a majority of guests as relations to Archduchess Isabella. Other German, Danish, Dutch, Luxembourgish, and Belgian nobility were also invited as family of bride.
On the morning of the wedding Prince Harry was made Duke of Sussex, Earl of Ross, and Baron Hartland. Because Isabella was born an Archduchess of Austria and her title being higher than that of a Duchess, Isabella was formally introduced as Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Duchess of Sussex, Countess Ross, and Baroness Hartland. Buckingham Palace then issued a statement that Isabella will still be addressed as Archduchess and not Duchess, but her titles by marriage will also be used when formally addressed.
Children
December of 2017 Clarence House released a statement that Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry were expecting a child in the summer of 2018, later Prince Harry revealed that no one in the royal family knew per request to keep everything as quite as possible. Clarence House released a statement that Archduchess Isabella gave birth at Château de Belœil in the early morning of 24 of May. A statement was released of the two boys named Charles Henry Ferdinand Baudouin Jean Philip, Earl of Ross and Lord Albert Maximilian Christian Leopold Felix Ludwig. The Earl of Ross’s godparents included Mark Dyer, King Philippe of Belgium, Jake Warern, Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Prince Seesio. Lord Albert godparents were Princess Beatrice of York, Prince Henri Antoine of Ligne, Edward Lane Fox, Alexander Fellowes, Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, and Princess Maria Gabriella of Orleans-Braganza.
With their birth, pressure was put on the British monarchy to make them Princes, rather than lord because their parents' marriage was dynastic to the older generation. Due to being the children of the Duke of Sussex, any children from their marriage were not given the title of Prince. All of Prince Harry's children born during the reign of their great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II would have the title of Lord and Lady with the eldest son receiving the subsidiary title of Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. Jean, the former Grand Duke of Luxembourg advised his son, Isabella's uncle, Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg, to recognize the Dukedom of Sussex into the Luxembourg nobility and allow them to have his great-grandchildren to have title of Prince and Princess. The Grand Duke of Luxembourg was to give all children of Archduchess Isabella, the title of Prince/Princess of Sussex in Luxembourg nobility. By government advisement, the Grand Duke did not bestow any titles.
A second pregnancy was announced in November 2018. During Archduchess Isabella's second pregnancy, Isabella and Prince Harry to moved out of Kensington Palace and to St. James’ Palace to accommodate their growing family. May 26, 2019 Archduchess Isabella gave birth to Mary-Astrid Jeanne Zita Ingeborg Josephine Christine Diane at Berg Castle in Luxembourg. Mary Astrid's godparents included Archduchess Marie Christine, Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Viscount Althrop, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Sophie Countess of Wessex, and Arthur Landon.
During the early months of 2020, Grand Duchess Olga Petrovna of Russia, Princess of Prussia was found dead in a villa off the coast of Italy. Grand Duchess Olga and Archduchess Isabella had been second cousins and the unexpected death of the Russian Grand Duchess came to a shock to the Habsburg family. The younger woman had reportedly suffered a third miscarriage and in the state of depression had killed herself leaving behind a 2-year-old daughter, Grand Duchess Maria-Olga of Russia, Princess of Prussia. Archduchess Isabella attempted to adopt Grand Duchess Maria-Olga but was met with failure.
In March of 2021, Buckingham Palace issued a statement that Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry were expecting a fourth child in the fall of the year just a year after Archduchess Isabella's grandmother, Archduchess Yolande of Austria died. Isabella gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth Alexandra Gabriella Annunciata Charlotte Theresa on September 18 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. This was Archduchess Isabella's third at home birth. Elisabeth's godparents were Archduke Alexander, Queen Elizabeth II, Lady Kitty Spencer, Princess Eugenie of York, Princess Charlotte of Nassau, and Charles von Straubenzee.
Archduchess Isabella gave birth to another daughter, named Alice Margaretha Yolande Sophia Louise Christabel on December 25, 2023 at Sandringham House in Norfolk. Alice's godparents were Archduke Imre, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Nassau, Archduchess Helene of Austria, Tom Inskip, Anne Princess Royal, and George McCorquodale. More children quickly followed including a second pair of twin sons, Robert Paul Christoph Sebastien Francis Constantin and Nicholas Xavier Gabriel Wenceslas Patrick Rudolf on November 1, 2023. Two more sons followed Joseph Arthur Edward Alexander Otto Ernst in July 4, 2026 and Michael Frederick Emanuel Vincent Thomas Johannes in June 20, 2027.
The large number of children caused minor public upset for a couple of years. King George VII, limited the role of Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry including limiting their royal duties. After 2022, Prince Harry and Archduchess Isabella no longer received tax payer funding except when receiving compensation from representing the royal family. The family split their time between London, Scotland, and France where the younger children had been born.
Duchess of Sussex
Within months of her marriage, Archduchess Isabella proved to be a generous humanitarian, as her deceased mother-in-law Diana, Princess of Wales. Hurricane Maria during the 2017 Hurricane Season provided Isabella with a platform that expanded her patrons to include helping victims across the world of natural disasters. Isabella took a tour of The Caribbean, Mexico, and Southern United States for her first solo tour.
The Duchess of Sussex became a patron of over 30 charities shortly after her marriage including becoming joint patron of several of Prince Harry's patronages and others dealing with immigration, women's rights, natural disasters, and the arts.
Death of Queen Elizabeth II
On November 21, 2020, The Duke of Edinburgh died at Buckingham Palace in his sleep. Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry moved into Windsor Castle from St. James’s Palace after The Duke of Edinburgh's death to stay closer to the Queen. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex became patron of many of the Duke of Edinburgh's charities as well as several of Queen Elizabeth's charities. With the Queen's health in question after the death of her husband, many believed that the British monarchy would be abolished in the event of her death.
Queen Elizabeth II died on December 17, 2021 at the Sandringham Estates in Norfolk, England. Upon her death, her eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales took George as his regnal name. With the death of Queen Elizabeth, all of the Duke of Sussex's children were given the title HRH Prince/ss of Sussex. The Duke of Sussex eldest children, the twins Charles and Albert, were just 3 years old. Soon thereafter, The Earl of Wessex was given the Dukedom of Edinburgh. The Duke of Cambridge was not given the title Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Sussex was not given the title Duke of York upon their father's accession for different reasonings. With King George VII's accession, the Sussex family toured North America on behalf of the king.
Reign of King George VII and William V
The reign of King George VII was a short eight years compared to his mother’s historic reign. King George died on March 1, 2029. William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge was to be named King William V. Days after the funeral, William issues letter patent taking his brother Prince Harry of his Royal Highness style and title of Prince of the United Kingdom. This change effected Harry’s children as well, making them styled as children of a duke rather than Prince of the United Kingdom.
The move proved to be unpopular with the general public and within the family. William removed the status of his cousins and uncles as members of the British Royal Family in an attempt to limit the House of Windsor to the descendants of the current king. This left William without family members to help him with the kingdom and commonwealth. Weeks of bad press had made put a strain on the monarchy and the government.
A constitutional change was suggested by King William to change the line of succession to just the descendants of the monarch, thus leaving thousands out of the line of succession. Because the line of succession was determined by an Act of Parliament in 1689 and 1701, Parliament would be the ones to change it in the less controversial way. The Prime Minister and Parliament agreed there would be no change in the line of succession.
King William tried to follow in the footsteps of King George V and his father King George VII in slimming down the monarchy. By taking away titles, William believed he was helping the monarchy and had his brother married a commoner, it would have been fine. But William’s sister-in-law was Archduchess Isabella, a relative to most of the European monarchies of Luxembourg, Belgium, Spain, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands.
Advisors to the king suggested William abdicate in favor of his brother who was already living in France with his family but he of course rejected. By August, William was facing heavy opposition. The Luxembourgish court released a family photo of the descendants of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg for the 10th anniversary of his death which include Prince Harry and his large family. Other members of the family include Luxembourg royals and the future Prince Consorts of Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain.
Just months into his reign, William was faced with the task of becoming King of the United Kingdom finding it overwhelming. He complained about his duties, finding it easier to take holidays with his family. Louise, The Duchess of Bedford, wife of the 15th Duke of Bedford and Mistress of the Robes to Queen Camilla commented on the new king.
“I fear the new king knows nothing on how to lead nor listen. It will prove to be disastrous within the next couple of months, no doubt shaking this country to its very core. I have made up my mind that the women in this family should rule instead for they are the only ones with sane minds.”
William’s fate was sealed by that photo and the public started to demand Harry as king. Harry had connections and the celebrations of weddings, christening, and parties with Europe’s royals over the years brought back the nostalgia of 19th century Europe. It was Queen Isabella who had given him these connections and they would be an easy reason for William abdicated.
The Duchess of Bedford was hinting at an abdication in her diaries and several weeks later, King William V did abdicate. William’s Coronation was made for March of 2030 but he abdicated on December 3, 2029 in favor of his brother Harry, Duke of Sussex.
Year of French Court
From the time William stripped his brother and his family of their titles, Archduchess Isabella immediately left London for France. Her family stayed in the Château de Chambord, that for several decades had been the property of Isabella. Days after losing the style of Her Royal Highness in the United Kingdom, Isabella threw a masquerade ball which attracted much press since a large number of royalty and nobility attended.
Lavish parties, famous guests, and endless nights had made the press dub King Henry and Queen Isabella’s time in France as the “Year of French Court”. This nickname was a contradiction since the time in France was actually 9 months and French Court refers to French Royal Court, the last of which was the Bourbon court of King Louis Philippe in the mid-19th century.
King William’s court was the English Court bringing up an old rivalry between the French and the English. Unlike King Henry, whose last French ancestor was Claude of Valois, mother to the Tudor dynasty, his wife Queen Isabella ancestor included all French monarchs, save the Bonaparte's, although all Bonaparte’s were related by marriage. Queen Isabella had been related to every French monarch from the King of the Franks, Charlemagne to the last Bourbon, King Louis Philippe.
King Henry and Queen Isabella and their time in France was met with both high criticism and high praise. As private citizens, they could spend lavishly, but the chances of them being monarchs with the same type of spending left people to doubt them. The Château de Chambord became a popular destination for foreign royals who spent days to weeks at a time with Isabella and her family. All of Isabella’s son and daughter-in-law’s spent time at the château.
Several locations had become popular in Europe including Cabasson, France where the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family owned a villa; Prince’s Palace of Monaco in Monaco, and Pejačevič Castle in Croatia. Isabella’s time with her family had reminded many, especially historians, about the family gatherings that the Danish royal family had during 19th century.
Queen of the United Kingdom
Upon the abdication of King William V in 2029, Isabella became the first Habsburg consort since the 1554 marriage of Queen Mary I of England and the future King Philip II of Spain. The coronation intended for William was given to his brother. King Henry’s children were elevated to royal status again and the titles stripped away by William were given back including giving the Dukedom of Edinburg to Prince Edward again.
During the coronation at Westminster Abbey, the five eldest children Prince Charles, Prince Albert, Princess Mary-Astrid, Princess Elisabeth, and Princess Alice attended some of ceremony. During the photos all nine of their children were present. The coronation was attended by a large number of Queen Isabella’s family, many of whom were married to heirs and other foreign royalty.
William and his family moved to Scotland and hours before the coronation, it was announced that William would not receive a dukedom but styled as William Mountbatten-Windsor, 1st Baronet Mountbatten-Windsor of Inverness. It was a hereditary title but with little significance so William could not get a following to recover the throne. It was on the advice of the British government that the title was revoked at the end of the year so William became Mr. William Mountbatten-Windsor at the beginning of 2031.
After the coronation a tour of the Commonwealth realms was ordered with included all nine children of King Henry and Queen Isabella. Isabella’s ability to speak multiple languages and years of working in disaster relief had pleased the public who found the new king and queen more likeable. Tours of Africa and later North America had kept the new royal family busy in the first couple of years.
The death of Queen Camilla in 2025 during the reign of her husband, had left Isabella the undisputed matriarch of the British family. The children’s ability to speak no less than five languages had amused the public and immigrants who found speaking to royalty in their mother tongue comforting.
Between 2029-2052 Isabella’s family rose to more significance. In Belgium, her cousin Prince Paul Louis become Prince Consort of Belgium and Queen Isabella’s niece Beatrice married Paul Louis’s son, Leopold, Duke of Brabant. In the Netherlands, Isabella’s cousin Prince Leopold became Prince Consort of the Netherlands and her nephew Joseph was engaged to Leopold’s daughter Charlotte, Princess of Orange. In Spain Queen Isabella’s cousin Prince Jean became the Prince Consort of Spain. Queen Isabella’s nephew Count Leopold married Crown Princess Estelle of Sweden. Queen Isabella’s second daughter married Prince Franz Joseph of Liechtenstein, future heir to the principality. Her niece Victoria married Jacques of Monaco, who at the time was Hereditary Prince of Monaco then the next year became The Prince of Monaco. In Luxembourg, the country was ruled by her uncle Henri, cousin Guillaume and his child.
Perhaps the most importance was the reestablishment of the monarchy in Croatia and Russia. In 2035 after the assassination of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian people brought back the monarchy with Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia as their Tsar. His eldest daughter Maria-Olga had married Queen Isabella’s second son Albert in 2038. Tsar George died in 2043 and his successor was his son-in-law Grand Duke Alexander, formally Albert. Queen Isabella’s role as mother to the future King of the United Kingdom and Tsar of Russia was a point in history no could have predicted. By 2045 Croatia voted overwhelmingly to bring back their monarchy as well with Ferdinand von Habsburg as their king. Ferdinand was married to Isabella’s cousin, Princess Charlotte for already 25 years producing five children, including 4 sons which mirrored Charlotte’s own life as the only girl.
Queen Isabella was consort to King Henry IX for 23 years before her death of Dec 29, 2052. The couple had been married for 35 years and had nine children together.
Assassination Attempt
While in Monaco in 2052 for the royal family’s annual holiday to Monaco, Queen Isabella had fallen ill delaying the British Royal Family’s departure from the Chateau de Chambord. The British Royal Family had stayed in France for another week before leaving to Monaco. By that time, many of the other European monarchies had left to the respective homes.
In the middle of the day a man managed to sneak into the Monaco Princely Palace in an attempt to assassinate Queen Isabella. The assassin wanted to kill King Henry and Queen Isabella believing the rightful King and Queen were William and Catherine. King Henry was not with Queen Isabella but with her niece Princess Gabriella and nephew by marriage Jacques, The Prince of Monaco.
Attempting to assassinate the king and queen, King Henry was with his younger children who had fallen sick after their mother. Queen Isabella was on a walk with her niece and nephew who was going to announce their own ninth pregnancy the day after. Queen Isabella was asked to be godmother to their ninth child. The assassin lunged for Queen Isabella with a knife only to be blocked by The Prince of Monaco. Amongst the fight, Princess Victoria ran for help but Jacques had been stabbed and later died in the hospital. Queen Isabella did not die that day but several months later, as she died in a car accident in France.
Romances
On January 1, 2034 the official biography, letters, and interviews of Queen Fabiola of Belgium were released to the public. A frequent mention in Queen Fabiola’s writing include her goddaughter and great-niece Queen Isabella had interested the public. In these letters and interviews Queen Fabiola mentioned the relationship Queen Isabella had with her double second cousin Prince Joachim of Belgium. It was revealed that Prince Joachim was Queen Isabella’s first everything.
“I pray to God that one day I will live to my petite reine marry a good man. Joachim is a sweet boy in love but I doubt they will marry. Belle is heard strong and filled with passion I doubt Joachim can keep her happy for very long.”
Queen Fabiola’s biography gave unprecedented knowledge on Queen Isabella’s childhood. Besides the mention of Queen Isabella, her family, especially her parents Archduke Carl Christian and Princess Marie Astrid were written and spoken about often. Pictures from Queen Fabiola’s family album confirmed the relationship between Queen Isabella and Prince Joachim during their teen years. It was not known when the relationship started or ended.
Queen Isabella’s marriage to Prince Harry, later King Henry IX came to a shock to many. The marriage was arranged but came to be a marriage of respect and admiration. After a couple of years of marriage, Queen Isabella began an affair with Count Johann Kinsky of Wchinitz und Tettau, a distant relative of Marie and Georgina, The Princesses of Liechtenstein and King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands. Count Johann Kinsky was a financial advisor to Queen Isabella working in France at Chateau de Chambord.
The affair lasted only a couple of months with it ending in Count Johann’s resignation from Chambroad and his elevation in the Liechtenstein princely family. Often speculated, Count Johann’s new position in Liechtenstein was a way of ending the affair and keep the counts silence too While King Henry and Queen Isabella marriage wasn’t the same after the first affair, it took years before she took another man as her lover.
It was not until after the birth of her last child, Prince Michael that Queen Isabella began a second affair. Heinreich Donatus, The Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe was a minor German prince whom Queen Isabella had met briefly years before. Common weddings brought the two together but Heinreich Donatus friendship with the Princes Wenceslas and Constantin kept him in closer ranger. Prince Heinreich Donatus moved from Germany to France near Chambord to be near the queen. The affair was brief, only lasting about 2 years before Queen Isabella moved on.
Maximilian, 9th Prince of Wied was introduced to Queen Isabella by Prince Heinreich Donatus in 2030. Prince Maximilian had been married and later divorced with 2 sons when he met Queen Isabella. Like Prince Heinreich Donatus, Prince Maximilian moved his family to France so he could be in close proximity to the queen. This affair had lasted a little over 5 years before Queen Isabella had gone back to Prince Heinreich Donatus. Between 2036-2040 Queen Isabella continued to her affair with The Prince of Schaumberg-Lippe.
Queen Isabella’s affairs were few and long. After 2041, Isabella remained faithful to her husband but damage had already been done. The couple lived separate lives, only coming together for family events and public engagements. Unknown to the public, King Henry and Queen Isabella spent much time apart. Unlike Count Johann and Princes Heinreich Donatus and Maximilian, an affair with Prince Joachim of Belgium was never confirmed, but highly speculated.
Legacy
Every monarch in Europe descends from Queen Isabella and her husband, King Henry IX. As her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren married into various royal families over the decades, almost every royal of a working monarchy, descend from Queen Isabella. King Henry IX and Queen Isabella had 9 children, 47 grandchildren, and 211 great-grandchildren.
Although having a large number of descendants, many of Queen Isabella’s family had converted to Catholicism thus baring themselves and their descendants from the British line of succession. Of her nine children, only four children and their descendants have succession rights. Two of her daughters and three sons converted to Catholicism shortly before each of their respective marriages.
One of Queen Isabella’s lasting legacy is her large collection of jewelry. Many of the tiaras in the Queen Isabella’s Fund came from donations by women such as Princess Charlotte Murat. Other pieces of jewelry were bought by Queen Isabella which were owned by various Habsburgs during the Imperial era.
Unlike her predecessors, Queen Isabella bought many jewels from the Gloucester, Kent, Fife, and Harewood families but they did not go back to the crown as they were personal purchases. Personal purchases meant they were to the Queen Isabella Fund to be used by her female descendants and not by the British royal family. This meant that all jewelry was not kept to Queen Isabella’s British descendants but could be worn by her other descendants in other reigning and deposed monarchies.
While most of the tiaras have not been shown to the public it is an estimated number of tiaras and jewelry by experts and the public. Queen Isabella’s female descendants had worn a large portion of the tiaras but dozens are still speculated to remain hidden from the public eye. Queen Isabella’s tenure as Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, she rarely wore tiaras belonging to the British Royal Family and preferred her own tiaras.
A documentary of the 100th anniversary of Queen Isabella's death revealed that the tiaras are organized in tiers. There is a total of five tiers that the descendants of Queen Isabella must abide by ranging from descendants who are queens, both born and married into, who come from non-dynastic backgrounds. Tier One is for Queen or Queen Consorts born of a dynastic marriage and marry dynastically. Tier Two is for Crown Princesses born of a dynastic marriage and marry dynastically. Tier Three is for Princesses born of a dynastic marriage and marry dynastically, daughters born of princesses belonging to Queen Isabella’s descendants who marry foreign counts, barons, or duke of dynastic background are also entitled. Tier Four is for female descendants who hold no titles. Tier Five is for non-dynastic in-laws from families who do not come from a royal or noble family.
Queen Victoria was seen as the beginning of hemophilia. The hereditary disease that helped bring down the Russian Imperial Throne and Spanish Royal Throne were passed through women. The disease took Queen Victoria’s son Leopold, several grandsons, and several great-grandsons. Through the decades, the disease made no reappearance but plagued the royal house through books and cultural depictions.
Queen Isabella was no exception in beginning her own hereditary trait, but this one was less deadly than the one Queen Victoria passed on. Partial or Central Heterochromia is an eye condition where areas of the same iris contain two completely different colors or there are two colors in the same iris. The disease could be passed through males or females and in the case of Queen Isabella, she passed it on to her daughters Princess Mary-Astrid and Princess Alice along with her sons Princes Nicholas, Joseph and Michael.
By 2150, the hereditary disease was prominent in all monarchy finding the carrier was Queen Isabella. Queen Isabella herself had a faint case of Central Heterochromia though it is not clear which parents she got it from. The mismatched eyes became a physical staple of 21st and 22nd-century royalty.
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Front Row: (unnamed girlfriend), Prince Carl Johan of Nassau, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Archduchess Gabriella of Austria with Victoria de Bourbon-Parma, Prince Henri of Bourbon-Parma
Second row: Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria, Prince Louis of Luxembourg, Stephanie Hereditary Princess of Luxembourg, Guillaume Hereditary Prince of Luxembourg, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Prince Felix of Luxembourg with Princess Amalia of Nassau, Prince Sebastien of Luxembourg, Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, Prince Jean of Luxembourg
Third Row: Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Countess Diane de Nassau
Fourth Row: Archduke Imre of Austria, Princess Marie-Gabrielle of Nassau, (unknown), rest of row unknown
Last row: Antonius Willms with Zeno Willms, Princess Charlotte of Nassau, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Prince Wenceslas of Nassau, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Prince Constantin of Nassau with Felix de Nassau, (unknown), (unknown), Prince Leopold of Nassau, (unknown), Princess Maria Annunciata of Liechtenstein, Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein
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I did this list back in 2012, and got some great responses. I've updated and edited parts of the list. Again, any corrections and/or adds, message me! Thanks in advance!
When choosing godparents for their children, the parents often chose friends or other relatives. Often in royal circles, royals also pick other royals. Here’s a partial list. (Yes, I know some lists are incompelte as some of these royals’s godchildren are not royals themselves.) If you have any additions, please feel free to message me!
Belgium
King Baudouin I
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
King Leopold III
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg (1954)
King Philippe of The Belgians (1960)
Queen Astrid
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Albert II
Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956)
Queen Paola
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)
King Philippe
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986)
Princess Marie Gabrielle de Nassau (1986)
Queen Matilde
Princess Alexia of The Netherlands (2005)
Princess Isabella of Denmark (2007)
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (1992)
Prince Amedeo, Archduke of Austria-Este
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant (2001)
Princess Claire
Princess Eléonore of Belgium(2008)
Prince Lorentz, The Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Carl-Johan de Nassau (1992)
Bulgaria
Queen Margarita
Prince Umberto of Bulgaria (1999)
Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin, Duke of Saxony
Infanta Sofia of Spain (2007)
Princess Rosrio
Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2005)
Denmark
Queen Ingrid
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930)
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
King Christian X
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Queen Alexandrine
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Princess Dagmar
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Princess Thyra
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
King Fredrick IX
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
Queen Margarethe II
King Williem-Alexander of The Netherlands (1967)
Crown Prince Hakon of Norway (1973)
Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden (1979)
King Fredrik X of Denmark
Count Nikolai af Monzepat (1999)
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Prince Oscar Carl Olof of Sweden, Duke of Skane (2016)
Queen Mary
Count Henrik af Monzepat (2009)
Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)
Crown Prince Christian
Prince Gustav Alberct of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (2023)
Princess Marie
Princess Josephine of Denmark (2011)
Princess Caroline-Mathilde
Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
Princess Elisabeth
Theodor Christian Emmanuel Rosanes af Rosenborg (2009)
Princely Family of Lieiningen
Princess Alexandra
Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)
Princely Family of Hanover
Princess Sophie of Hanover
Prince Edward, The Duke of Edinburgh (1964)
Princely Family of Hesse
Prince Philipp
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Princely Family of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Beatrix of The Netherlands (1938)
Princely Family of Liechtenstein
Prince Constantin
Prince Georg Antonius of Liechtenstein (1999)
Princess Margaretha
Archduke Imre of Austria (1985)
Princess Louise of Belgium (2004)
Princely Family of Monaco
Prince Albert
Baron Jean-Leonard Taubert-Natta (1974)
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (1987)
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)
Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)
Princess Charlene
Raphaël Casiraghi Elmaleh (2013)
Princess Caroline of Hanover
Louis Robert Paul Ducruet (1992)
Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (1994)
Princess Stephanie
Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (1984)
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi
Princess Alexandra Charlotte Ulrike Maryam Virgina of Hanover (1999)
Baroness Elisabeth Anne de Massy
Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Countess of Polinac (1965)
The Netherlands
Queen Juliana
King Carl XVI of Sweden (1946)
Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark (1946)
King Williem-Alexander
Count Claus-Casmir van Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)
Countess Zaria of Oranje-Nassau (2006)
Princess Estelle of Sweden (2012)
Queen Maxima
Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2006)
Prince Constantijn
Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands, The Princess of Orange (2003)
Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2005)
Prince Friso
Countess Eloise van Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands (2005)
Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven
Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg (2004)
Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, Marchioness of Sala
Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)
Juliana Edenia Antonia Guillermo
Countess Leonore van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2006)
Norway
King Haakon VII
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932)
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
Queen Maud
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner(1932)
King Olav V
Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands (1943)
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (1946)
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)
Crown Princess Martha
Crown Princess Martha
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
King Harald
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (1977)
Maud Angelica Behn (2003)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Queen Sonja
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (2005)
Crown Prince Haakon
Countess Eloise van Oranje-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg (2002)
Maud Angelica Behn (2003)
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Princess Estelle of Sweden(2012)
Crown Princess Mette-Mairt
Crown Prince Christian of Denmark (2005)
Emma Tallulah Behn (2008)
Princess Märtha Louise
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (2004)
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971)
Spain
Queen Victoria Eugenia
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (1913)
Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain (1926)
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928)
Prince Albert of Monaco (1957)
Felipe, Prince of Austrias (1968)
King Juan Carlos
Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón (1998)
Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005
Queen Sofia
Leonor, The Princess of Asturias (2005)
King Felipe VI
Princess Sofia Vidinska of Bulgaria (1999)
Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (2000)
Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
Infanta Elena
Don Juan Valentín de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (1999)
Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece (2000)
Infanta Christina
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)
Iñaki, the former Duke of Palma de Mallorca
Don Miguel de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (2002)
Infanta Maria Cristina
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium (1951)
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca (1965)
Princely Family of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Count Friedrich Richard Oscar Jefferson von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (1999)
Konstantin Gustav Heinrich Richard Johannsmann (2010)
Prince Vincent of Denmark (2011)
Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg
Countess Athena af Monzepat
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Witentein-Berleburg
Countess Ingrid Alexandra Irma Astrid Benedikte von Pfeil und Klein-Ellguth (2003)
Princess Benedikte
Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969)
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1981)
Royal Family of Italy
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Princess Joesphine of Denmark (2011)
Greece
Queen Olga
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
Prince George
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946)
King Constantine II
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969)
Prince William of Wales (1982)
Crown Prince Pavlos
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✵ September 14, 2012 ✵
Kathleen Walker & Archduke Imre of Austria
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It’s time for another edition of everyone’s favourite game, “Living People Related to Maria Theresa!”
Today we have her youngest living descendant, as far as I know, Archduchess Cecilia of Austria. She’s the fourth child and fourth daughter of Archduke Imre and Archduchess Kathleen, and was just born a week ago!
Here is one (of the many) lines of descent from Maria Theresa to Cecilia, through her father Imre:
Archduchess Cecilia (Born January 15th, 2021) –>Archduke Imre of Austria -> Archduke Carl Christian of Austria -> Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria -> Charles I -> Maria Josepha of Saxony -> Maria Anna of Portugal -> Maria II -> Maria Leopoldina of Austria -> Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily -> Maria Carolina of Austria -> Maria Theresa
#cecilia of austria#archduchess cecilia#maria theresa#archduke imre#archduchess kathleen#house of habsburg lorraine#long live the queue
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#archduke imre#Archduchess Kathleen#Archduchess Maria Stella of Austria#Archduchess Magdalena of Austria
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LXV.
September 2018
“Archduchess Isabella and Prince Harry have been in Switzerland since the beginning of the month with The Duchess of Sussex’ family. The two were spotted at the wedding of Archduke Franz Ludwig to Mathilde Vignon. Archduke Franz Ludwig is a first cousin of The Duchess. A vast number of Habsburg and Bourbon royals were also in attendance.”
“King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium along with the Grand Ducal couple of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sofie of Liechtenstein will attend the Heads of State of German-speaking countries get together in Switzerland. Many believe that Archduchess Isabella will attend as a guest of her uncle and aunt, the Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg.”
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to stay in Switzerland until the mass to commemorate the 25th anniversary of King Baudouin of the Belgians’ death in Brussels. The Belgian royal court confirmed The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would be attending. King Baudouin was the great-uncle of Archduchess Isabella and his wife, Queen Fabiola of the Belgians was her godmother. Archduchess Isabella’s eldest son The Earl of Ross who was born earlier this year carries the name Baudouin in honor of his great-grand-uncle, the former Belgian King.”
“Where is your father?” asked Yolande to Isabella.
“I have no idea,” answered Isabella.
“I’ll go find him,” said Marie Astrid as she left the room to find her husband.
“Are we going to be late?” asked Harry.
“I don’t think so. My grandmother made us all get ready an hour earlier than everyone else,” replied Isabella.
“So we’ll be early?”
“Yes.”
“Belle, darling, can you help me stand up?” asked Yolande. Isabella went to her grandmother extending her hand. The elder women leaned on Isabella’s hand and got up. She walked towards Harry and patted his chest because that’s how far she could reach, “How are you?”
“Uh... fine,” answered Harry.
“While Charlie and Bertie are a dream, I only have 15 great-grandchildren with Kathy, Luisa, and Marie Christine’s children coming soon. When are you and Belle going to give me more great-grandchildren?”
“Wait. Did you just say, Luisa? She’s expecting?!” asked Isabella.
“Did you not know?” asked Yolande.
“No! I didn’t. How far along is she?”
“6 weeks possibly, maybe 8. I can’t remember Belle! I’m an old ask your mother.”
“How many people knew before I did?” asked Isabella.
“Well, obviously Luisa and Alex, me and your parents. The royal house is going to make an announcement soon,” answered Yolande.
“Will the baby be in line for the Belgian throne then?” asked Harry.
“Yes! All descendants of Albert are in the line. Since Alexander and Luisa got permission to marry from the king and government her children are the only ones in line. Remember Amedeo didn’t get permission to marry Elisabetta,” explained Yolande.
“I can’t believe he is finally having a baby. Everyone finally has a family of their own,” smiled Isabella.
Before anyone else could say anything Isabella’s aunt and her family came in. The Liechtenstein family of five said hello to Yolande, Isabella, and Harry as soon as they entered the room.
“How are you?” asked Margaretha to Yolande.
“Wonderful! 2 new babies, with Kathleen due soon and Christine in December. It’s all so wonderful. Alex and Luisa are also expecting so it’s all very exciting,” beamed Yolande.
“Yes, all very exciting. If only mine could give me some grandchildren,” joked Margaretha and her children all seemed to roll their eyes at the same time.
“I don’t think we were supposed to say anything about Alex and Luisa Mamie,” interjected Isabella.
“We’re family,” spoke Marie Astrid, Isabella’s cousin.
“I think he wanted to tell us all together, another time. Probably when we’re all in France at the end of the month,” added Josef-Emanuel.
“Josef is right. We can’t mention this to Alex. It’s his and Luisa’s special moment,” nodded Isabella
“So lets me get this right. Kathleen in October, Marie Christine in December, and Alexander in spring? Of course, Charlie and Bertie were born 4 months ago... that’s a lot of kids born in a short time,” said Harry.
“It’s the joys of growing up in a large family. You can all have kids around the same time,” smiled Marie Astrid.
“We better get going,” interrupted Nikolaus, Isabella’s uncle by marriage.
“Are you coming with us?” asked Margaretha.
“Not yet. Marie Astrid went to go find my son. Once they come back, we’ll go.”
“Well, we’ll see you at the church then,” smiled Margaretha. One by one, the Liechtenstein family said bye to everyone with kisses on the cheek and half-done hugs.
It took a couple of seconds until Harry asked a question, “Where are the rest of your brothers and sisters?”
“Marie Christine, Imre, Christoph, and Gabriella don’t really go to these things. They prefer to stay out of the view of cameras. Usually, Alexander does too but since he married Luisa he’ll have to be more in the spotlight. He’s here, he’s just with her and the Austria-Este family,” answered Isabella.
“Why didn’t more people come?” asked Harry.
“Many people did but some of them have real jobs and not ones were in ‘work’ for an hour a week.”
“That felt like an insult.”
“Not an insult. Just stating facts,” replied Isabella.
“Belle!” Isabella turned around to find Charlotte walking steadily towards her with the rest of her family behind her.
“Charlotte! Hi!” Charlotte towered over Isabella when giving her a hug, “Ferdinand?”
“Hi Belle.”
“What are you doing here?”
“I invited him,” answered Charlotte.
“Yes. I got that, but... are you two a thing?”
“Well... yes. It hasn’t been long,” answered Charlotte.
“And you invited him here?” asked Isabella.
“Ferdinand means a lot to me so I thought inviting him to this would show that.”
“Charlotte, I’m not judging you. I would be the last person to do so. Ferdinand is family and you are as well. It was simply a surprise that’s all,” replied Isabella.
Isabella’s parents Carl Christian and Marie Astrid finally entered the room, “He couldn’t find his tie anywhere.”
“Tie? You are making us late over a tie?” asked Yolande.
“The king gave it to me. I wanted to wear it today,” answered Carl Christian.
“We should get going. We don’t want to be late,” said Yolande earning nods from around the room.
The car ride was short from the castle to the church. Yolande, Harry, Isabella, Marie Astrid, and Carl Christian had ridden in one car while Guillaume, Sibilla, Charlotte, Leopold, and Paul Louis in the other. When they got out of the car, Harry could swear the screams got louder. There was that thought again. The one about how Isabella changed his life once they married. Years ago, would he have imagined himself at a Catholic church in Brussels paying his respects to a dead Belgian King surrounded by the Belgian, Luxembourgish, and Liechtenstein royal families? Of course not.
Harry was now on friendly terms with the Belgian king and Luxembourgish Grand Duke since the beginning of his marriage. King Philippe was a godfather to his son, Isabella was a godmother to the king’s youngest daughter. Queen Fabiola was godmother to Isabella. The ties were never going away and they were all Harry’s. He had spent years in the shadow of his elder brother seeing how William was the future king and Harry was the spare. But things had changed, Isabella had changed him.
Isabella smiled back at the crowd but no waving because she saw that as disrespectful at an event like this. Harry looked back at the crowd for a couple of seconds before turning back to Isabella and her family. Liechtenstein, Austria, and Luxembourg all within a couple of feet of him.
“Harry, come on. We have to go find our seats,” said Isabella with Charlotte by her side.
Harry took one last look and went inside. The service lasted about an hour and a half. The Royal Family and the other guests gathered at the Royal Crypt where all the former Kings and Queens of the Belgians who have passed away are buried. The King and Queen laid a wreath at the grave of King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola. Isabella let out a single tear when she saw the picture of her great-aunt and great-uncle on their tomb.
“Are you okay?” asked Harry.
“Yes. It’s just that I wished they both lived a little longer, that’s all.”
They met with the public in which Harry and Isabella were paired next to King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. Grand Duke Henri and Prince Louis left immediately after laying the wreath so they could get back to Luxembourg. There were a lot of questions from the public to Harry and Isabella since their sons were 4 months old now.
“Your Imperial Highness, how does it feel to be back in Belgium?”
“Wonderful. Belgium has always felt like another home to me.”
“Prince Harry! How are the twins?!”
“They are strong. Big boys thanks to their mother,” joked Harry.
“Your Majesty how does it feel to be godfather to the Earl of Ross?!”
“Very honored. Belle is godmother to my Eleonore and being godfather to Charlie is a blessing.”
Of course after everything the press went wild with their stories. The ones who annoyed Isabella the most were saying that she and Harry didn’t belong in Belgium and William and Kate should have been there instead.
“They are my family! Mine! I had every right to be there!” yelled Isabella.
“Of course you do Belle-”
“Those stupid little nothings make money off of my name. I have the ties to Europe, not Harry!”
“Exactly why-”
“No! God, I am sick and tired of them saying that I married the 6th in line! I brought back royalty to this family. Me! Nothing but a bunch of ungrateful people who would rather have commoners as their king than gods” ranted Isabella.
“That is enough Isabella! Quiet down before you say else something you’ll regret,” warned Harry.
“These are the times I regret marrying you! You and your peasant family have been nothing but a thorn in my side,” argued Isabella.
Princess Charlotte of Murat took this opportunity to slap Isabella across the face, “Your husband is right. While you gave him blood, he gave you validity. You would be good to remember that.”
Princess Christine, Countess Gaelle, and Countess Olympia were left speechless. Gaelle was the first to act by putting her arm around Isabella, “I think it’s time for prayer-”
“No! I will not be praying to some stupid imaginary thing I don’t believe in. Not anymore!” yelled Isabella.
“What she needs is a drink,” interrupted Olympia.
“No. She will have no more alcohol. I don’t want that,” said Harry.
“I won’t be going back to London or Balmoral with you.”
“Where do you think you’ll go?” asked Harry.
“Zeno’s christening is at the end of the month. I’ll be at Berg castle with my family until then. We were supposed to go to France with my family after that and I’ll be right with them,” answered Isabella.
“You will not do that Isabella. You have spent too much time outside of London. You haven’t been doing anything but seeking refugee with your family since Charlie and Bertie were born. You need to do more.”
“Maybe I should just divorce you now and end my misery before I hang myself in our children’s room,” threatened Isabella.
“You will do no such thing!” yelled Charlotte as she went to Isabella and grabbed her face, “You are a stupid little girl and I will be damned if I let you ruin everything.”
“Charlotte let her go!” yelled Christine.
Charlotte continued her hold on Isabella’s face, “You will do what all your betters have done before you. You will give birth to all the little royal babies your body will handle and die in this marriage. Do you understand me?”
Isabella ripped her face out of Charlotte’s grasp, “You were nothing before me. I gave you importance so don’t talk to me like you better. You married for a title, you married for money, but I was not an impoverish countess, I am an Archduchess of Austria.”
“I’ve had enough of this. I am going back to London and I have engagements in the Netherlands in a week. I would hope that you would come but at this point, I would rather you not. I’m taking the boys back with me to London,” explained Harry.
“The boys need me. I am their mother,” argued Isabella.
“You aren’t breastfeeding them anymore. They don’t need you and besides you rarely ever took take them, Gaelle and Olympia did.” Harry walked away and Isabella grabbed the nearest thing and threw it in his direction. The glass shattered on the wall near his face and he flinched, “Did you really just do that? You are unbelievable Isabella!”
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Anyone else think Archduke Imre looks a little bit like a less attractive Dan Stevens?
Or is it just me?
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