Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Archduke of Austria-Este (Joachim Karl-Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano; born 9 December 1991, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Modena, is the younger son and third child of Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Astrid of Belgium.
Life-Family
He was born at the University Clinic St. Luc, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Belgium and is currently ninth in line to the Belgian throne. He is the first male-line member of the Belgian Royal Family to be born a Prince of Belgium, with succession rights to the throne: his older brother and sister, born Archduke and Archduchess of Austria, were created Prince and Princess of Belgium in December 1991, several years after their birth.
All of his grandparents and great-grandparents are royal or noble; he descends from Austrian, Belgian, Italian, French, Swedish, Danish, British, Portuguese, Spanish, and German royal and imperial families.
Education
He attended Malvern College in Worcestershire, England in 2010.
He enlisted in a voluntary army training course at the Center for Basic Training in Arlon, Belgium on 16 November 2010. On 29 July 2011, he also finished his education at the Nautical School in Brugge to become an officer in the Belgian Navy.
He studied for a "Bachelor of International Economics, Management and Finance" from September 2011 at Bocconi University in Milan.
Titles and Styles
9 December 1991-present His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Modena
Military Ranks
29 July 2011-26 December 2011
Belgian Navy, Warrant officer 2nd class
26 December 2011-... (with Oath ceremony 5 March 2012)
Belgian Navy, Ensign 2nd Class
House: Austria-Este
