Marie-Esméralda of Belgium

Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anne Léopoldine, Princess of Belgium

Daughter of Léopold III King of the Belgians (1901-1983) by his second wife Lilian Baels (1916-2002)

Born: Château de Laeken, Belgium 30. Sep 1956

Godfather: Albert II King of the Belgians (half-brother)

Married: London 4. Apr 1998 Sir Salvador Moncada (1944)

Issue:

• Alexandra Leopoldine Moncada (b. London 4. Aug 1998)

• Leopoldo Daniel Moncada (b. London 21. May 2001)

Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XIX, Starke Verlag 2011; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000; entry on en.wikipedia.org