The Nine Provinces Tiara is a versatile tiara belonging to the Belgian Royal Family. The tiara was a wedding gift to Princess Astrid of Sweden when she married the future King Leopold III of Belgium. The tiara was made in 1926 by a Belgian jeweller named Van Bever and was a gift on behalf of [read more]
On 10 September 1999, the Belgian royal court announced the engagement between Prince Philippe, the Duke of Brabant and Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz. Their wedding took place on 4 December 1999. Before the wedding, Mathilde was created Duchess of Brabant and Princess of Belgium. This was published on 13 November and was effective from 4 [read more]
The Belgian royal palace has released two new photos of Queen Mathilde to celebrate her 50th birthday today. The first photo will also be available as a postage stamp in Belgium.
With the introduction of absolute primogeniture in most European monarchies, there are now several Queens in waiting. With our series Female Heirs, we’ll be taking a look at those young women who will one day rule in their own right. Today we’ll be taking a look at Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant. On 25 October [read more]
Jonkvrouw Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz was born on 20 January 1973 as the eldest child of Jonkheer Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. She was born in the Edith Cavell Hospital in Uccle. Her grandfather and uncle carried the title of Baron. Mathilde spent her childhood at the Castle of Losange with her three [read more]
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