Princess Léa of Belgium (born Léa Inga Dora Wolman; 2 December 1951) is the widow of Prince Alexandre of Belgium. She is an aunt by marriage of King Philippe of Belgium.
| Princess Léa | |
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 Princess Léa in Charleroi on 13 June 2015 | |
| Born | Léa Inga Dora Wolman 2 December 1951 Brussels, Belgium |
| Spouses | Serge Victorovich Spetschinsky
(m. 1975; div. 1980)Paul Robert Bichara
(m. 1983; div. 1987) |
| Issue |
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| Father | Sigismund Wolman |
| Mother | Lisa Bornstein |
| Styles of Princess Léa of Belgium | |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Early life
editShe was born on 2 December 1951 as the daughter of Sigismund Wolman (born in Warsaw on 12 July 1906),[1] a merchant in Brussels,[1] and Lisa Bornstein (born in Germany).
Marriages and issue
editShe married Russian aristocrat Serge Victorovich Spetschinsky on 27 May 1975 in Brussels (son of Victor Sergeyevich Spetschinsky, President of the Russian Nobility Association in Belgium, and Elena Dmitrievna Guebel), from whom she was divorced on 28 March 1980. They had a daughter, Laetitia Spetschinsky (born in 1976), who is now married to HE Didier Nagant de Deuxchaisnes, Ambassador of Belgium to Ethiopia, and mother of three children.
On 23 July 1983, she married Paul Robert Bichara in Uccle, and they had a son, Renaud Bichara (born on 1 September 1983).[2]
After her second divorce on 25 August 1987, she wed Prince Alexander in Debenham, Suffolk, on 14 March 1991. They had been introduced in 1986 by former defence minister Léon Mundeleer. Alexander asked her to accompany him to the cinema. She vacillated initially, but they began to enjoy dining out together, Alexander being a gourmand, according to his future wife.[3]
The couple had no children together, and the marriage was kept secret until 1998, as reportedly the prince feared his mother would disapprove.[3]
Published work
editIn 2008, she published a book of photographs from the life of her husband and his family, titled Le Prince Alexandre de Belgique, because she felt that he was too little known in Belgium.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b (in French and Dutch) Commission Des Naturalisations - Chambre des Représentants - Session 1959·1960 (23 Février 1960) / Commissie Voor De Naturalisaties - Kamer der Volksvertegenwoordigers - Zitting 1959.1960 (23 Februari 1960).
- ^ "Gala de la charte de Paris contre le cancer : le combat du Pr David Khayat". Paris Match (in French). 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Séguy, Philippe (29 April 2008). "Léa de Belgique: Il faut en finir avec le malheur". Point de Vue (in French): 18–21.
Sources
edit- "Monarchies of Europe". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012.
External links
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