Royal Wedding Recollections – Princess Astrid of Belgium & Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este




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On 22 September 1984, Princess Astrid of Belgium married Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este.1 He is a grandson of the last Emperor of Austria, Charles I, while Princess Astrid is the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium.

Princess Astrid wore a taffeta dress with a high neck and large puffed sleeves made by Louis Mies. She wore her mother’s family veil, which was fastened with a crown of flowers.

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The civil ceremony took place in the Gothic chamber of the Brussels Town Hall, while the religious ceremony took place in the Notre-Dame des Sablons Roman Catholic Church.

 Astrid and Lorenz went on to have five children together. On 10 November 1995, his father-in-law, King Albert II of Belgium, created Lorenz a Prince of Belgium by royal decree.

  1. As there is no longer an Austrian Empire, this title is titular only.






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