tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130813892118656644.post8718529867818508540..comments2024-03-17T19:16:53.218+01:00Comments on Luxarazzi: Supporting Belgian-Luxembourgish RelationsCarolina http://www.blogger.com/profile/00544805975432249553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130813892118656644.post-14665637248565620032012-06-02T20:01:40.076+02:002012-06-02T20:01:40.076+02:00The surname of members of the Belgian RF is fixed ...The surname of members of the Belgian RF is fixed by law. They are members of the Belgian RF and therefore use the surnames prescribed for members of the RF. <br /><br />Prince Lorenz and his family do have their traditional Austrian titles but use their Belgian titles. In 1995 Lorenz was created a Prince of Belgium by royal decree. He has duties and supports his wife. This seems perfectly logical if he has official duties that he should have a Belgian title after the change to gender neutrality. <br /><br />In 1991 his children with Princess Astrid were elevated to HRH Prince/ss of Belgium because of the change to the succession. Belgium has gender neutral succession and inheritance of title. They gained their succession rights automatically after the changes to the succession and were properly elevated(by decree). Prior to 1991 the children only had Austrian titles and used these the same for Prince Lorenz except he wasn't a Prince of Belgium until 1995.<br /><br />I don't find this pretentious. It just seems like leveling the field and making the treatment of her spouse and children the same as those for her brothers. Everything is now gender neutral.Carolina https://www.blogger.com/profile/00544805975432249553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7130813892118656644.post-81017533981221402032012-06-02T18:21:36.855+02:002012-06-02T18:21:36.855+02:00I guess this is OT, but I'm still trying to un...I guess this is OT, but I'm still trying to understand why Archduke Lorenz and his children are Prince/Princess of Belgium, rather than Archdukes/Archduchess of Austria-Este? In comparason to HRH The Princess Anne, her children bear their father's last name and so do King Juan Carlo's daughter's grand-children. It just seems something pretentious to me. Maybe I'm wrong.Gnoreply@blogger.com