Eleonore von Habsburg
Born (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 29)
Salzburg, Austria
EducationEuropean Business School London
Occupation(s)Jewelry designer, gemologist
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Children1
Parent(s)Karl von Habsburg
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
RelativesHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine

Eleonore von Habsburg-Lothringen (Eleonore Maria del Pilar Iona Christina Jelena; born 28 February 1994) is an Austrian jewelry designer, gemologist, and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Early life and background

Eleonore Habsburg-Lorraine was born in 1994 in Salzburg to Karl, a politician and head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva, an art collector and by birth member of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family.[1] Her maternal grandparents are Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fiona Frances Elaine Campbell-Walter, a model with an aristocratic background whose father, Vice-Admiral Keith McNeill Campbell-Walter, was Aide-de-camp to George VI.[2] Her paternal grandparents were Archduke Otto Habsburg, Crown Prince of Austria and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. Her paternal great-grandparents Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma were the last Emperor and Empress of Austria.[3] Her brother is race car driver Ferdinand Habsburg.[4]

Education and career

Habsburg-Lorraine attended boarding school in Gstaad before studying law at the European Business School London.[5] She completed her master's degree at Instituto Marangoni Milan in Fine Jewelry Design in 2020 and works as a jewelry designer.[6] Habsburg has also worked as a fashion model, being featured in advertisement campaigns and walking the runway for Dolce & Gabbana.[7][8]

Personal life

On 20 July 2020, Eleonore von Habsburg-Lorraine married Belgian race car driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in a small civil ceremony at the Civil Registry of Monaco, conducted by the Mayor of Monaco Georges Marsan.[9][10] On 20 October 2021 she gave birth to a son, Otto d'Ambrosio, named after her grandfather Otto von Habsburg.[11]

References

  1. ^ "We Are Not a Muse". The New York Times. 25 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Interview: Francesca Habsburg". Harpers Bazaar. 2 October 2015.
  3. ^ "A Guide to All the Front Row Fixtures at Dolce & Gabbana". Elle. 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Ferdinand Habsburg-Lorraine: Ein Kronprinz im Cockpit". krone.at. 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ GmbH, news networld Internetservice (24 June 2014). "Habsburg reloaded - Auf den Spuren der Kaiser-Kinder". News.at.
  6. ^ "Eleonore von Habsburg-Lorraine Weds Race Driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Low-Key Royal Wedding". 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Kaiser-Urenkelin Eleonore als Topmodel". krone.at. 24 January 2018.
  8. ^ Eube, A. (12 July 2016). "High Society: Das sind die heißesten Royals der Welt". Die Welt. Welt – via www.welt.de.
  9. ^ Tajthi Andrea (27 September 2017). "Habsburg lánnyal jár Jerome d'Ambrosio?". Racingline.hu (in Hungarian).
  10. ^ "La romance princière du pilote grézien Jérôme d'Ambrosio". Édition digitale de Namur (in French). 26 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Archduchess of Austria welcomes her first child". msn.com. Retrieved 27 October 2021.


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