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Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium

Joséphine Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Maria Josepha Margarethe Astrid, Princess of Belgium

Named for her ancestor, Empress Joséphine of France; her godmother, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg; her maternal grandmother, the Duchess of Västergötland, née Princess Ingeborg of Denmark; her paternal grandmother, the Queen of the Belgians, née Elisabeth Duchess in Bavaria; the latter’s mother Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, and her mother.

Daughter of Léopold III King of the Belgians (1901-1983) by his first wife Astrid Princess of Sweden (1905-1935)

Born: Brussels 11. Oct 1927

Godparents: Charles, Comte de Flandre (paternal uncle) and Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Married: Luxembourg 9. Apr 1953 Jean Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921), son of Félix Prince of Bourbon-Parma (1893-1970) and Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896-1985).

Issue:

Marie Astrid Princess of Luxembourg (1954) m. 1982 Carl Christian Archduke of Austria (1954)
Henri Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1955) m. 1981 Maria Teresa Mestre (1956)
Jean Prince of Luxembourg (1957) m. 1987 (div.2004) Hélène Vestur (1958); m. 2009 Diane de Guerre (1962)
Margaretha Princess of Luxembourg (1957) m. 1982 Nikolaus Prince von und zu Liechtenstein (1947)
Guillaume Prince of Luxembourg (1963) m.1994 Sibilla Weiller (1968)

Died: Fischbach Castle, Luxembourg 10 Jan 2005 from lung cancer

Buried: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Luxembourg

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVII, Starke Verlag 2004; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000