by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2019
Princess Eléonore of Belgium with her mother Queen Mathilde
Princess Eléonore of Belgium was born on April 16, 2008, in Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Belgium. She is the youngest of four children and the second of the two daughters of King Philippe of the Belgians and his wife Queen Mathilde (née Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz).
Eléonore, held by her mother, with her father and godparents; Photo: Zimbio
Eléonore was christened at Ciergnon Castle in Ciergnon, Belgium on June 14, 2008.
She was given the names Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie:
- Eléonore: continued the tradition of El-/-el names of King Philippe’s children
- Fabiola: for her great-aunt, Queen Fabiola of Belgium
- Victoria: for her godmother, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- Anne: for her maternal grandmother, Countess Anna d’Udekem d’Acoz
- Marie: for the Virgin Mary, traditional with Catholic royalty, also the second name of her maternal grandmother
Her godparents were:
- Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
- Princess Claire of Belgium, her paternal aunt by marriage, born Claire Coombs
- Count Sébastien von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg
Princess Eléonore’s family in 2022: Princess Eléonore, Prince Gabriel, Queen Mathilde, King Philippe, Princess Elisabeth, and Prince Emmanuel
Eléonore has three elder siblings:
- Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (born 2001)
- Prince Gabriel (born 2003)
- Prince Emmanuel (born 2005)
Eléonore began her education at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege, where the instruction is in Dutch, in the Marolles district of Brussels, the capital of Belgium. In 2020, Eléonore began her secondary education at Heilig-Hartcollege (Sacred Heart College), a Dutch-language Catholic secondary school in Wezembeek-Oppem, six miles east of Brussels, Belgium.
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