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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (''Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène'', born October 25 , 2001 ) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe Of Belgium, Duke Of Brabant , the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde Of Belgium . She is a granddaughter of Albert II Of Belgium .

She was born in Anderlecht , near Brussels . Ten years prior to her birth, a new act of succession was put into effect which created full Lineal Primogeniture . When she ascends the throne, she will be Belgium's first Queen Regnant .

She was named Elisabeth after her great-great-grandmother, the popular Queen Elisabeth . Her godparents are Prince Amedeo Of Belgium , her cousin, and Countess Hélène d'Udekem d'Acoz, her aunt.

The eldest son of the heir apparent was traditionally titled 'Count of Hainault'. It was therefore expected that a new royal decree would be issued, granting the title of Countess of Hainault to Princess Elisabeth. A royal decree was indeed issued, but, despite all predictions, it didn't grant her the title but abolished the title, because it was not linguistically neutral.

She has two younger brothers: Prince Gabriel and Prince Emmanuel .

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