Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant (; ; born 25 October 2001) is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne. The eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, she became heir apparent after her grandfather King Albert II abdicated in favour of her father on 21 July 2013.

Birth
The first child of the then Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Elisabeth was delivered by Caesarean section at 21:58 CET on 25 October 2001 at the Erasmus Hospital, the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht, Brussels. She was baptized on 9 December 2001 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Archduke Amedeo of Austria-Este (paternal cousin), and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz (maternal aunt).

 Titles, Styles and Honours 
25 October 2001-21 July 2013: Her Royal Highness  Princess Elisabeth of Belgium

21 July 2013-present: Her Royal Highness  Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant

 Military Ranks 
-25 September 2020-26 September 2023: Officer Cadet, Belgian Royal Military Academy 

-26 September 2023-present: Second Lieutenant, Belgian Land Component 

 Honors 
-Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) (25 October 2019)

References

Category:Belgian princes and princesses
Category:People from Anderlecht
Category:2001 births
Category:Living people