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229- TIR 51
Medal plaque in cast bronze with golden patina, Belgium.
Cast iron around 1935.
Engraver / Artist : “LP” .
Dimension : 16.5 cm by 11 cm.
Weight : 545 g.
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : none .
Dimension : 16.5 cm by 11 cm.
Weight : 545 g.
Metal : bronze.
Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : none .
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The easel is not for sale.
The easel is not for sale.
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Astrid of Sweden (in Swedish: Astrid av Sverige), Princess of Sweden, born November 17, 1905 in Stockholm (Sweden) and died in a car accident on August 29, 1935 in Küssnacht am Rigi (Switzerland), is the fourth queen of the Belgians, from February 23, 1934 until his death.
Granddaughter of King Oscar II, she lived in a simple and relaxed climate with her parents, her sisters and her brother, before meeting Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium. Loving each other passionately, they married first in Stockholm on November 4, 1926, then in Brussels on November 10, under the eyes of journalists from all over Europe. Having become princess of Belgium, then queen of the Belgians after the death of her father-in-law Albert I, she invested herself in humanitarian works, further strengthening the affection shown to her by the Belgian population. Died suddenly following a car accident while her husband was driving, her personality will be missed by the entire country and still permeates the Belgian royal family today. She is the mother of Kings Baudouin and Albert II.
Granddaughter of King Oscar II, she lived in a simple and relaxed climate with her parents, her sisters and her brother, before meeting Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium. Loving each other passionately, they married first in Stockholm on November 4, 1926, then in Brussels on November 10, under the eyes of journalists from all over Europe. Having become princess of Belgium, then queen of the Belgians after the death of her father-in-law Albert I, she invested herself in humanitarian works, further strengthening the affection shown to her by the Belgian population. Died suddenly following a car accident while her husband was driving, her personality will be missed by the entire country and still permeates the Belgian royal family today. She is the mother of Kings Baudouin and Albert II.
Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra of Sweden is the third daughter of the couple formed by Prince Carl of Sweden and Ingeborg of Denmark. Born on November 17, 1905, she was the granddaughter of King Oscar II and the niece of the future King Gustav V. A little girl with blue-green eyes and brown hair, she lived her first months at the Arvfurstens Palace (residence of Prince Carl). ) before going to live in a villa on an island near Stockholm for reasons of economy (the bankruptcy of a Danish bank having reduced the family income)1. Living in an atmosphere of little formality, she had a happy childhood. Her father being president of the Red Cross in Sweden, Astrid participated in voluntary actions to help the Swedish people during the First World War. He even gives his own toys to children who don't have them2. She also greatly appreciated outdoor activities: swimming, skiing, golf, climbing..., passions that she would later share with her husband3.
The education of the little princesses is organized and very careful. The objectives are to make them “good people, and only afterwards, princesses4”. Excelling in culinary preparations with her sisters (to the point that a dessert was named after them), they are however not devoid of the worldly knowledge of the European aristocracy such as posture or dancing lessons. After a stint in a fairly strict school in 1923 where her results were not brilliant, Astrid began training as a childcare nurse in which she really flourished5.
Marriage
In 1925, Astrid went to the thermal establishments of Spa where she met Queen Elizabeth, wife of Albert I. The queen's opinion on the young girl is very enthusiastic, and allows the progress of the union project between the two dynasties (without Astrid necessarily being aware of it)6. Arriving with the Queen in Stockholm in Mars 1926 under the identity of a French teacher curious about Scandinavia, the Duke of Brabant was invited to Villa Fridhem in Kolmården, where Astrid showed him the surroundings of Bråviken Bay7 . Both personalities being very shy, the princess seemed to avoid meetings with an heir who was very in love with her and with whom she communicated in English7. Finally, after a declaration of love to which she responds with "long agonizing silence8", Astrid agrees to marry Léopold and the news is telegraphed to the European courts on September 21. The same day, a press conference took place at the royal palace in Brussels where King Albert and Prime Minister Henri Jaspar announced the news to the media, and where the Queen added that it was a real love marriage. and not a political calculation9.
Astrid in wedding attire (1926).
In order to resolve the thorny religious question (the princess being Lutheran and the Belgians being predominantly Catholic), it was decided to organize a civil marriage followed by a Lutheran ceremony in Stockholm, before organizing another according to the Catholic rite in Brussels. Thus, on November 4, 1926 at 3:30 p.m., Léopold in a lieutenant's uniform and Astrid in a white crepe outfit and with a lace veil supported by a myrtle wreath united during a ceremony which lasted 7 minutes, in the presence Swedish and Belgian royal families (who will then quickly return to Brussels with Leopold to prepare the ceremony in Belgium). After a trip on the Fylgia ship, Astrid arrives in Antwerp to a very enthusiastic crowd. Once the footbridge was lowered, Leopold ran towards his wife and kissed her in front of the ecstatic population, before taking a forced walkabout (the people having knocked down the barriers)7. Taking the railway to arrive in Brussels, the couple married a second time in the Saints-Michel-et-Gudule cathedral on November 10, 1926. The Duke of Brabant, in full uniform, marries Astrid dressed in a silver lamé dress and a veil of Mechelen lace held by a crown of orange blossoms7. This marriage was one of the first to receive modern media coverage.
Princess of Belgium then Queen of the Belgians
Queen Astrid with Prince Albert of Liège.
The young couple settled in the Bellevue Hotel, close to the royal palace, then moved in 1930 to Stuyvenberg Castle, where they lived in a happy and relaxed atmosphere7. The new Duchess of Brabant, gracious and voluntary, engaged in numerous activities in favor of the disadvantaged or followed her husband in his official representations and his trips to the Congo10 or the Dutch East Indies11. It was during this period that Astrid gave birth to her three children: Joséphine-Charlotte (1927-2005), Baudouin (1930-1993) and Albert (1934).
After the tragic death of Albert I, Astrid's status changed. Pregnant with her third child, she became Queen of the Belgians when her husband took the constitutive oathPosterity and honors
Memorials
In Belgium, the Queen Astrid memorial in Laeken, attached to the Royal Estate, was erected by the architect Paul Bonduelle to pay tribute to her.
In Switzerland, at Küssnacht, the site of the car accident which cost her life, a chapel (of) pays homage to the queen next to the place of her death, marked with a cross made of Swedish granite. Kings Albert II and Philippe came to pay homage to Astrid19.
In Belgium, in the Wisterzée park in Court-Saint-Étienne, a monument to Queen Astrid is decorated with a bronze bust of the queen made in 1938 by Victor Rousseau.
Toponymy
In Belgium, many streets, squares and avenues are named in memory of Queen Astrid. Thus, the old Anderlecht park (or Meir park) was renamed Astrid park in 1935, following the death of the queen and there is a Queen Astrid park in the heart of Charleroi.
The Queen Astrid chapel in Briquemont in the province of Namur is named in her honor.
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The education of the little princesses is organized and very careful. The objectives are to make them “good people, and only afterwards, princesses4”. Excelling in culinary preparations with her sisters (to the point that a dessert was named after them), they are however not devoid of the worldly knowledge of the European aristocracy such as posture or dancing lessons. After a stint in a fairly strict school in 1923 where her results were not brilliant, Astrid began training as a childcare nurse in which she really flourished5.
Marriage
In 1925, Astrid went to the thermal establishments of Spa where she met Queen Elizabeth, wife of Albert I. The queen's opinion on the young girl is very enthusiastic, and allows the progress of the union project between the two dynasties (without Astrid necessarily being aware of it)6. Arriving with the Queen in Stockholm in Mars 1926 under the identity of a French teacher curious about Scandinavia, the Duke of Brabant was invited to Villa Fridhem in Kolmården, where Astrid showed him the surroundings of Bråviken Bay7 . Both personalities being very shy, the princess seemed to avoid meetings with an heir who was very in love with her and with whom she communicated in English7. Finally, after a declaration of love to which she responds with "long agonizing silence8", Astrid agrees to marry Léopold and the news is telegraphed to the European courts on September 21. The same day, a press conference took place at the royal palace in Brussels where King Albert and Prime Minister Henri Jaspar announced the news to the media, and where the Queen added that it was a real love marriage. and not a political calculation9.
Astrid in wedding attire (1926).
In order to resolve the thorny religious question (the princess being Lutheran and the Belgians being predominantly Catholic), it was decided to organize a civil marriage followed by a Lutheran ceremony in Stockholm, before organizing another according to the Catholic rite in Brussels. Thus, on November 4, 1926 at 3:30 p.m., Léopold in a lieutenant's uniform and Astrid in a white crepe outfit and with a lace veil supported by a myrtle wreath united during a ceremony which lasted 7 minutes, in the presence Swedish and Belgian royal families (who will then quickly return to Brussels with Leopold to prepare the ceremony in Belgium). After a trip on the Fylgia ship, Astrid arrives in Antwerp to a very enthusiastic crowd. Once the footbridge was lowered, Leopold ran towards his wife and kissed her in front of the ecstatic population, before taking a forced walkabout (the people having knocked down the barriers)7. Taking the railway to arrive in Brussels, the couple married a second time in the Saints-Michel-et-Gudule cathedral on November 10, 1926. The Duke of Brabant, in full uniform, marries Astrid dressed in a silver lamé dress and a veil of Mechelen lace held by a crown of orange blossoms7. This marriage was one of the first to receive modern media coverage.
Princess of Belgium then Queen of the Belgians
Queen Astrid with Prince Albert of Liège.
The young couple settled in the Bellevue Hotel, close to the royal palace, then moved in 1930 to Stuyvenberg Castle, where they lived in a happy and relaxed atmosphere7. The new Duchess of Brabant, gracious and voluntary, engaged in numerous activities in favor of the disadvantaged or followed her husband in his official representations and his trips to the Congo10 or the Dutch East Indies11. It was during this period that Astrid gave birth to her three children: Joséphine-Charlotte (1927-2005), Baudouin (1930-1993) and Albert (1934).
After the tragic death of Albert I, Astrid's status changed. Pregnant with her third child, she became Queen of the Belgians when her husband took the constitutive oathPosterity and honors
Memorials
In Belgium, the Queen Astrid memorial in Laeken, attached to the Royal Estate, was erected by the architect Paul Bonduelle to pay tribute to her.
In Switzerland, at Küssnacht, the site of the car accident which cost her life, a chapel (of) pays homage to the queen next to the place of her death, marked with a cross made of Swedish granite. Kings Albert II and Philippe came to pay homage to Astrid19.
In Belgium, in the Wisterzée park in Court-Saint-Étienne, a monument to Queen Astrid is decorated with a bronze bust of the queen made in 1938 by Victor Rousseau.
Toponymy
In Belgium, many streets, squares and avenues are named in memory of Queen Astrid. Thus, the old Anderlecht park (or Meir park) was renamed Astrid park in 1935, following the death of the queen and there is a Queen Astrid park in the heart of Charleroi.
The Queen Astrid chapel in Briquemont in the province of Namur is named in her honor.
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