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'''Princess Léa of Belgium''' (b. [[Etterbeek]], [[2 December]], [[1951]]), '''Princess Alexandre of Belgium''' (French: '''princesse Alexandre de Belgique'''), ''[[née]]'' '''Léa Inga Dora Wolman''', is the wife of [[Prince Alexander of Belgium|Prince Alexandre of Belgium]], younger half-brother of King [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II of the Belgians]], of the late King [[Baudouin I of Belgium|Baudouin I]], and of the late [[Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium|Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg]]. |
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Born the daughter of Sigismund Wolman and wife Lisa Bornstein ([[Nürnberg]], [[1916]] - [[Brussels]], [[29 October]], [[1996]]), in 1975 she married Serge Victorovich Spetschinsky, born in [[Léopoldville]], [[Belgian Congo]], on [[25 April]], [[1951]], from whom she was divorced in 1980. They had a daughter Laetitia Spetschinsky, born in 1976 and married to Didier Nagant de Deuxchaisnes. In 1982 she married Robert Bichara, and they had a son Renaud Bichara on [[1 September]], [[1983]]. |
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After her second divorce she wed [[Prince Alexander of Belgium|Prince Alexander]], in [[Deben (Suffolk)|Deben]], [[Suffolk]], on [[14 March]], [[1991]]. They had been introduced in 1986 by a former [[Ministry of Defence (Belgium)|defence minister]] Léon Mundeleer. Alexandre asked her to accompany him to the cinema. She vacillated initially, but they began to enjoy dining out together, Alexandre being a [[gourmand]], according to his future wife.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Séguy |first = Philippe| date = 2008-04-29| title = Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur| journal = Point de Vue| pages = 18-21|language = French}}</ref> |
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The "Western Church" discussion re age at confirmation seems to imply a very early age. The practice in the United States, however, seems to be to administer the sacrament in the teenage years, a reality completely ignored by the article. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.89.213.86|76.89.213.86]] ([[User talk:76.89.213.86|talk]]) 05:28, 10 October 2008 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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The couple have no children together, and the marriage was kept secret until 1998. Apparently the prince feared his mother would disapprove.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Séguy |first = Philippe| date = 2008-04-29| title = Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur| journal = Point de Vue| pages = 18-21|language = French}}</ref> Alexander's marriage [[Wiktionary:contravene|contravene]]d Article 85 of the [[Constitution of Belgium|Belgian constitution]], which deprived of the [[line of hereditary succession|right of succession]] to the throne any descendant of King [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold I]] who marries without the sovereign's permission.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/belgian_succ.htm#Texts|title= The Belgian Succession|accessdate= 2008-05-06|last= Velde|first= François|work= Heraldica.org}}</ref> |
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Although sometimes the royal title is prefixed to her name (i.e., Princess Léa) as for other females who have married into the royal family, that style is not used at the Belgian [[noble court|court]] nor by the government, and she is otherwise referred to as "Princess Alexandre of Belgium". She explained in a May 2008 interview with ''[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_de_vue_%28hebdomadaire%29 Point de Vue]'', "On 2 December 1991, a royal decree declared that henceforth the title of Prince or Princess of Belgium would no longer be transmitted by marriage, but would be created by royal decree. We have no regrets, no rancor."<ref>{{cite journal|last = Séguy |first = Philippe| date = 2008-04-29| title = Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur| journal = Point de Vue| pages = 18-21|language = French}}</ref> |
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In 2008 she published a book of photographs from the life of her husband and his family, called "Le Prince Alexandre de Belgique", because she felt that he was too little known in Belgium.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Séguy |first = Philippe| date = 2008-04-29| title = Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur| journal = Point de Vue| pages = 18-21|language = French}}</ref> |
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* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/belgium.html Royal House of Belgium] |
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* [http://www.btinternet.com/~allan_raymond/Belgian_Royal_Family.htm Monarchies of Europe] |
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Princess Léa of Belgium (b. Etterbeek, 2 December, 1951), Princess Alexandre of Belgium (French: princesse Alexandre de Belgique), née Léa Inga Dora Wolman, is the wife of Prince Alexandre of Belgium, younger half-brother of King Albert II of the Belgians, of the late King Baudouin I, and of the late Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Born the daughter of Sigismund Wolman and wife Lisa Bornstein (Nürnberg, 1916 - Brussels, 29 October, 1996), in 1975 she married Serge Victorovich Spetschinsky, born in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo, on 25 April, 1951, from whom she was divorced in 1980. They had a daughter Laetitia Spetschinsky, born in 1976 and married to Didier Nagant de Deuxchaisnes. In 1982 she married Robert Bichara, and they had a son Renaud Bichara on 1 September, 1983.
After her second divorce she wed Prince Alexander, in Deben, Suffolk, on 14 March, 1991. They had been introduced in 1986 by a former defence minister Léon Mundeleer. Alexandre asked her to accompany him to the cinema. She vacillated initially, but they began to enjoy dining out together, Alexandre being a gourmand, according to his future wife.[1]
The couple have no children together, and the marriage was kept secret until 1998. Apparently the prince feared his mother would disapprove.[2] Alexander's marriage contravened Article 85 of the Belgian constitution, which deprived of the right of succession to the throne any descendant of King Leopold I who marries without the sovereign's permission.[3]
Although sometimes the royal title is prefixed to her name (i.e., Princess Léa) as for other females who have married into the royal family, that style is not used at the Belgian court nor by the government, and she is otherwise referred to as "Princess Alexandre of Belgium". She explained in a May 2008 interview with Point de Vue, "On 2 December 1991, a royal decree declared that henceforth the title of Prince or Princess of Belgium would no longer be transmitted by marriage, but would be created by royal decree. We have no regrets, no rancor."[4]
In 2008 she published a book of photographs from the life of her husband and his family, called "Le Prince Alexandre de Belgique", because she felt that he was too little known in Belgium.[5]
Notes
- ^ Séguy, Philippe (2008-04-29). "Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur". Point de Vue (in French): 18–21.
- ^ Séguy, Philippe (2008-04-29). "Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur". Point de Vue (in French): 18–21.
- ^ Velde, François. "The Belgian Succession". Heraldica.org. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Séguy, Philippe (2008-04-29). "Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur". Point de Vue (in French): 18–21.
- ^ Séguy, Philippe (2008-04-29). "Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur". Point de Vue (in French): 18–21.
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