Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

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Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Born December 16, 1955 (1955-12-16) (age 52)
Other names Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus Maria Pius Andreas Marcus d'Aviano
Title Prince of Belgium,
Duke of Modena,
Archduke of Austria-Este,
Prince Imperial of Austria,
Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
Spouse Princess Astrid of Belgium
Children Prince Amedeo, Princess Maria Laura, Prince Joachim, Princess Luisa Maria, Princess Laetitia Maria
Relatives Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
Belgian Royal Family
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Prince Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus Maria Pius Andreas Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Duke of Modena, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, styled His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Lorenz of Belgium, was born on December 16, 1955 in Clinique du Belvédère, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France as the second child of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and of Archduchess Margaret, née Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta. Prince Lorenz is the head of the Modenese ducal family; his heir is his oldest son, Prince Amedeo

On September 22, 1984 he married Princess Astrid of Belgium, the only daughter of the then Prince of Liège, now King Albert II of the Belgians. They have five children:

Created Prince of Belgium by Royal Decree of November 10, 1995. His children bear the titles "Prince(ss) of Belgium, Archduke/Archduchess of Austria-Este, Prince(ss) Imperial of Austria, Prince(ss) Royal of Hungary and Bohemia".

Although he uses professionally the surname "Habsburg", his children, as princes of Belgium, bear the surname "de Belgique"/"von Belgien"/"van België".

Archduke Lorenz is the head of the Ducal Family of Modena; this status was given to his father by Emperor Charles I of Austria, his grandfather.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Archduke Otto Franz of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Charles I of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. George of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Charles III, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Robert I, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Miguel of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Amadeo I of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Philippe, Count of Paris
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Princess Hélène of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Robert, Duke of Chartres
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Jean, Duke of Guise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Princess Françoise of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Anne of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Philippe, Count of Paris (= 26)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Isabelle of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (= 27)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Styles of
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
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Reference style His Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Imperial and Royal Highness
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Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Born: 16 December 1955
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Archduke Robert		 Archduke of Austria-Este
1996-present		 Incumbent
Designated heir:
Archduke Amedeo
— TITULAR —
Duke of Modena
1996-present
Preceded by
Archduke Károly-Konstantin		 Line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne Succeeded by
Archduke Amedeo
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