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Princess Angela of Liechtenstein

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Princess Angela
Countess of Rietberg
BornAngela Gisela Brown
(1958-02-03) February 3, 1958 (age 68)
Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama
Spouse
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(m. 2000)​
IssuePrince Alfons
HouseLiechtenstein (by marriage)
FatherJavier Francisco Brown
MotherSilvia Maritza Burke

Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Countess of Rietberg (Spanish: Ángela,[1] born Angela Gisela Brown; February 3, 1958) is an American fashion designer and member of the Liechtenstein princely family.[2] Born in Panama and raised in the United States, Angela became the first woman of primarily African descent to marry into a reigning European dynasty.[3] She married Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein in January 2000 and the couple has a son, Prince Alfons, who is sixth in the line of succession to the Liechtensteiner throne.[3]

Early life and education

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Angela Gisela Brown was born on February 3, 1958, in Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama, to businessman Javier Francisco Brown and homemaker Silvia Maritza Burke.[2] The family moved to New York City, United States, when Angela was five years old.[4]

After finishing high school, Angela studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, where she received the Oscar de la Renta Gold Thimble Award and graduated in 1980.[4] She was a stylist for three years before partnered with a firm in Hong Kong to create her own fashion label named "A. Brown".[4][5] She became a creative director for the fashion brand Adrienne Vittadini, an American fashion house with a flagship in Beverly Hills at the time,[5] until September 1999.

Marriage

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Angela met Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, the second son of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, at a private party in New York in 1997.[4] In 1999, the Principality of Liechtenstein's Information Bureau announced the forthcoming nuptials of Prince Maximilian to Angela Brown.[citation needed] Angela married Prince Maximilian civilly on January 21, 2000, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein,[6] and religiously on January 29, 2000, at 11:00 am, at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City,[2] wearing a dress she had designed herself[5] and the Kinsky tiara, an heirloom kept by the House of Liechtenstein since 1870.[4]

The marriage brought a person of Afro-Panamanian ancestry into one of the remaining reigning families of Europe. The groom obtained prior consent and full support of the sovereign, who also attended the wedding.[3] She is the first woman of African descent to marry into a reigning European dynasty.[5] While some members of the princely house were reportedly shocked and considered the interracial marriage "the end of an era", as well as the fact Angela is eleven years older than Prince Maximilian, others were said to have expressed support.[4][7]

Prince Maximilian and Princess Angela have a son:

Since her marriage, Princess Angela participates, sometimes with her son, in official events in the principality.[citation needed] In 2006, Angela and her husband attended the wedding of Countess Elisabeth d'Udekem d'Acoz (sister of Queen Mathilde of Belgium) and Margrave Alfonso Pallavicini.[8] In 2015, Princess Angela gave an interview about Panama tourism.[9] She and her family also spent time in Pedasí, Panama.[10]

The couple owns a property in Puerto Escondido, Pedasí, where the family usually spends part of the Christmas holidays.

Titles and styles

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Styles of
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein
Reference styleHer Serene Highness
Spoken styleYour Serene Highness

Angela became a princess of Liechtenstein and Countess of Rietberg upon her marriage to Prince Maximilian, entitled to the style of Serene Highness. She also bears the coat of arms of the princely house.[11]

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ↑ Stoute, Valerie (28 March 2017). "Nido de amor millonario" [Millionaire Love Nest]. Panamá América (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Liechtenstein". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 52-54. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 632-634, 654-655 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fikes, Robert (September 8, 2020). "Princess Angela of Liechtenstein (née Angela Gisela Brown, 1958- )". Black Past. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Tregaskes, Chandler (June 12, 2020). "Royally stylish: The Princess of Liechtenstein whose wedding might have inspired the Duchess of Sussex". Tatler. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ William Bortrick. "HSH Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein. The Royal Family of Liechtenstein. House of Liechtenstein". Burke's Peerage. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ Paras, Paulina (February 27, 2018). "Meet the First European Princess of African Descent, Angela of Liechtenstein". Town & Country. Archived from the original on 2019-05-18. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Angela von und zu Liechtenstein — Die Undercover-Prinzessin" [Angela of Liechtenstein — The Undercover Princess]. gala.de (in German). June 15, 2020. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Panama Guide". World of Aerin. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ Bercovitz, Vera (27 May 2018). "Angela de Liechtenstein, la otra princesa negra de Europa". Vanity Fair Spain. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Hausgesetz des Fürstlichen Hauses Liechtenstein vom 26. Oktober 1993, Art. 2, Abs. 5" [House Law of the Princely House of Liechtenstein of October 26, 1993, Article 2, Part 5.]. Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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