Princess Eléonore of Belgium (Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie; born 16 April 2008) is the younger daughter and the youngest of four children of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. She is currently fourth in line to the throne of Belgium after her older siblings Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, and Prince Emmanuel.

Life

Princess Eléonore was born on 16 April 2008 at 4:50 at the Erasmus Hospital, the teaching hospital of Université libre de Bruxelles in Anderlecht. She is the twelfth and youngest grandchild of King Albert II and Queen Paola. She was baptised on 14 June 2008 in the chapel of Ciergnon Castle in the Belgian Ardennes, by Cardinal Godfried Danneels, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Her godparents are Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Claire of Belgium, and Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg. Princess Eléonore initially attended St John Berchmans College in Brussels. In September 2020, she was transferred to the Heilig Hart College, a Dutch language secondary school in Wezembeek-Oppem. From September 2023, she attended the International School of Brussels. Princess Eléonore speaks Dutch, French and English. Princess Eléonore plays the violin and practices skiing, sailing, and tennis.

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