Eleonore von Habsburg

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

Eleonore von Habsburg
Born	Eleonore Maria del Pilar Iona Christina Jelena von Habsburg-Lothringen (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 Salzburg, Austria
Education	European Business School London
Occupation	Jewellery designer, model
Spouse(s)	Jérôme d'Ambrosio ( m. 2020)
Parent(s)	Karl von Habsburg Francesca von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva
Relatives	House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Early life and background

Eleonore Habsburg was born in 1994 in Salzburg to Archduke Karl von Habsburg, a politician and head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and Baroness Francesca von 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 aristocratic background, whose father Vice-Admiral Keith McNeill Campbell-Walter was Aide-de-camp to King 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 Zvonimir von Habsburg.[4]

Education and career

Habsburg attended boarding school in Gstaad before studying law at the European Business School London.[5] She completed her master's degree at Istituto Marangoni Milan in Fine Jewellery 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][9]

Personal life

On 20 July 2020, Eleonore Habsburg married Belgian race car driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in a small civil ceremony at the Civil Registry of Monaco.[10][11][12]

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: Ein Kronprinz im Cockpit". krone.at.
5. GmbH, news networld Internetservice (24 June 2014). "Habsburg reloaded - Auf den Spuren der Kaiser-Kinder". News.at.
6. https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a33403585/eleonore-von-habsburg-jerome-dambrosio-royal-wedding-photos/
7. "Dolce & Gabbana and Its Millennials Packed Up for Venice for Its Spring 2018 Campaign". Fashionista.
8. "Kaiser-Urenkelin Eleonore als Topmodel". krone.at.
9. Eube, A. (12 July 2016). "High Society: Das sind die heißesten Royals der Welt". Welt – via www.welt.de.
10. Tajthi Andrea (27 September 2017). "Habsburg lánnyal jár Jerome d'Ambrosio?". Racingline.hu (in Hungarian).
11. "La romance princière du pilote grézien Jérôme d'Ambrosio". Édition digitale de Namur (in French). 26 September 2017.
12. "Mariage civil d'Eleonore de Habsbourg-Lorraine et de Jérôme d'Ambrosio à Monaco". Histoires Royales (in French). 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.