Predecessor Antoine House House of Ligne Name Michel, Prince | Religion Roman Catholicism Mother Alix of Luxembourg | |
Reign 21 August 2005 – present Born 26 May 1951 (age 72)
Chateau de Belœil ( 1951-05-26 ) Issue Princess Alix
Prince Henri Antoine of Ligne Father Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne Spouse Eleanora, Princess of Ligne (m. 1981) Children Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne, Princess Alix Marie Isabelle Adelgonde Eleonore de Ligne Parents Alix, Dowager Princess of Ligne, Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne Cousins Henri - Grand Duke of L, Prince Guillaume of Luxem, Archduchess Marie Astrid of, Prince Jean of Luxembourg, Princess Margaretha of Liechte Similar People Alix - Dowager Princess, Prince Luiz of Orleans‑Braganza, Charlotte - Grand Duchess, Prince Bertrand of Orleans‑Braganza, Jean - Grand Duke of L | ||
Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral, Prince de Ligne, Prince d'Épinoy, Prince d'Amblise, Grandee of Spain (born 26 May 1951, Château de Belœil, Belgium) is the head of the princely House of Ligne. He is the son of Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne and Princess Alix of Luxembourg; he is thus the nephew of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and a cousin of Grand Duke Henri. He also bears the title Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria.
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Early life
Michel was born 26 May 1951 as the then only child of Belgian Noble, Prince Antoine of Ligne (youngest child of Prince Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne and his wife Philippine de Noailles) and of his wife Princess Alix of Luxembourg (youngest daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte I, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and her consort Prince Felix née Prince of Bourbon-Parma).
At the time of his birth he was 3rd in line of succession to the title of Prince of Ligne and 7th in line of succession to the throne of Luxembourg; he was also the first grandchild of his maternal grandparents.
Marriage and children
He married Princess Eleanora of Orléans-Braganza, daughter of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, on 10 March 1981 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.