Princess Eléonore of Belgium
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Princess Eleonore of Belgium (Eleonore 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 Eleonore was born on 16 April 2008 at 4:50 at the Erasmus Hospital, the teaching hospital of Free University of Brussels in Anderlecht. She is the twelfth and youngest grandchild of King Albert II and Queen Paola. She was baptized 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 Sebastien von Westphalen zu Furstenberg.
Princess Eleonore attended primary school at the Dutch speaking school St John Berchmans College in central Brussels. As of September 2020, she attends Heilig Hart College, a Dutch language secondary school in the Wezembeek-Oppem. French and English are also part of her education, she lives with her parents, her sister Elisabeth and her two brothers Gabriel and Emmanuel at the Royal Palace of Laeken.
Princess Eleonore plays the violin. She likes reading and drawing. She likes to practice cycling, swimming, skiing, and sailing.
Title
16 April 2008-present Her Royal Highness Princess Eleonore of Belgium
House: Belgium
Religion: Roman Catholic