Princess Angela of Liechtenstein
| Princess Angela | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Rietberg | |
| Born | Angela Gisela Brown February 3, 1958 Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Prince Alfons |
| House | Liechtenstein (by marriage) |
| Father | Javier Brown |
| Mother | Silvia Burke |
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (born Angela Gisela Brown; February 3, 1958) is a Panamanian-American fashion designer and member of the Liechtenstein royal family.[1] She became the first woman of African descent to marry into a European royal family.[2] She married Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in January 2000 and the couple has a son, Prince Alfons.[2]
Biography
[change | change source]Early life and education
[change | change source]Angela Gisela Brown was born on February 3, 1958, in Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama, to Javier Francisco Brown and Silvia Maritza Burke.[3] Her father is a businessman while her mother is a homemaker. Brown and her family moved to New York City, when she was five years old.[4]
After high school, Brown studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, where she received the Oscar de la Renta Gold Thimble Award and graduated in 1980.[5] She was a stylist for three years, the partnered with a firm in Hong Kong to create her own fashion label named "A. Brown".[5][6] She became a creative director for the fashion brand Adrienne Vittadini until September 1999.
Marriage and family
[change | change source]Brown met Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, at a private party in New York in 1997.[7] In 1999, the engagement was officially announced of Prince Maximilian to Brown.[8] She married Prince Maximilian civilly on January 21, 2000, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.[9] A week later, she married him religiously on January 29, 2000, at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City. She wore a wedding dress that she designed herself and a tiara, an heirloom kept inside the House of Liechtenstein since 1870.[7] The couple has one son named Prince Alfons, who was born in May 2001, in the United Kingdom.
Countess of Rietberg
[change | change source]Since her marriage, Princess Angela participates in ceremonial events often with her son.[10] In 2006, she and her husband attended the wedding of Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz, the sister of Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Margrave Alfonso Pallavicini.[11] In 2015, she gave an interview about Panama tourism.[12] Angela and her family also spent time in Pedasí, Panama.[13]
Titles and styles
[change | change source]| Styles of Princess Angela of Liechtenstein | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style | Her Serene Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Serene Highness |
Angela became a princess of Liechtenstein and Countess of Rietberg upon her marriage to Prince Maximilian. She was soon granted the style of Serene Highness.[14]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Liechtenstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 52-54. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 632-634, 654-655 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
ghda2was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Fikes, Robert (September 8, 2020). "Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 1958- )". Black Past. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cite error: The named reference
blackpast2was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Tregaskes, Chandler (June 12, 2020). "Royally stylish: The Princess of Liechtenstein whose wedding might have inspired the Duchess of Sussex". Tatler. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: The named reference
blackpast3was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Beeche, Arturo (2009). The Gotha: Still a Continental Royal Family, Volume 1. US: Eurohistory. pp. 38, 41, 43 50.14, 244. ISBN 978-0-977-19617-3.
- ↑ William Bortrick. "HSH Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein. The Royal Family of Liechtenstein. House of Liechtenstein". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
beeche2was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Angela von und zu Liechtenstein — Die Undercover-Prinzessin" [Angela of Liechtenstein — The Undercover Princess]. gala.de (in German). June 15, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Panama Guide". World of Aerin. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022.
- ↑ Bercovitz, Vera (27 May 2018). "Angela de Liechtenstein, la otra princesa negra de Europa". Vanity Fair Spain. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022.
- ↑ "Hausgesetz des Fürstlichen Hauses Liechtenstein vom 26. Oktober 1993, Art. 2, Abs. 5" [House Law of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of October 26, 1993, Article 2, Part 5.]. Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.