Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein explained

Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein should not be confused with Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein.

Princess Theodora
Birth Date:13 September 1968
Birth Place:Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Birth Name:Astrid Barbara Kohl
Full Name:Astrid Barbara
House:Liechtenstein (by marriage)
Father:Theodor Kohl
Mother:Ingrid Schlechta
Spouse:Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein
Issue:Princess Theodora of Liechtenstein
Occupation:businesswoman
interior designer
art collector
Royal Name:Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein
Dipstyle:Her Serene Highness
Offstyle:Your Serene Highness

Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein (née Astrid Barbara Kohl; born 13 September 1968) is a German businesswoman, art collector, and interior designer. She married Prince Alexander, the nephew of Hans-Adam II, in 2003 and became a member of the Princely family of Liechtenstein.

Biography

Kohl was born on 24 January 2003 in Regensburg to Theodor Kohl, a German businessman, and Ingrid Schlechta, a German art collector. Her father is an entrepreneur who owned pharmaceutical design, medical device wholesale, and construction businesses.

She studied economics at the Sorbonne. Upon graduating, she worked at a financial fund in New York City. She moved back to Europe to run her father's company.

In 1993, she met Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein, the son of Prince Philipp of Liechtenstein and grandson of Franz Joseph II, in Gstaad.[1] On 24 January 2003, she and Prince Alexander married in a civil ceremony in Vaduz. Their Catholic wedding, officiated by Archbishop Wolfgang Haas, took place on 8 February 2003 in Salzburg.[1] Astrid wore a wedding dress by Jean Paul Gaultier for the occasion, and 300 guests were present for the three-day celebrations.[1]

She gave birth to a daughter, Theodora Alexandra Isabella Antonia Nora Marie on 20 November 2004.

Astrid and her husband own the Villa Sant'Andrea, an 1,000-year old former Benedictine monastery overlooking Lake Garda near Verona.[2] Their estate includes seventy-five acres of parkland, stables, a swimming pool, a church, a vineyard, and an olive grove, and an orchard.[3] Her parents, who purchased the estate for Astrid, lived with them at the villa for twelve years. Astrid is an art collector and keeps a collection of Meissen porcelain and her home.[1]

She and her husband own Pharmathek, a pharmaceutical company.[1] Astrid is an interior designer and the founder of Crown Designs, which sells luxury interiors for boutiques and hotels.[4] Her design company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.[1]

In 2020, she went on a trip to Antarctica with her husband and daughter.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los príncipes Alexander y Astrid de Liechtenstein nos reciben en su espectacular villa del siglo XI en las colinas que dominan el lago de Garda, el más importante de Italia. June 20, 2023. HOLA. May 10, 2024. May 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240510151650/https://www.hola.com/decoracion/20230620346906/pricipes-alexander-astrid-liechtenstein-villa-lago/. live.
  2. Web site: ALEX ANDER AND ASTRID OF LIECHTENSTEIN. pocketmags.com. 2024-05-10. 2024-05-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20240511063017/https://pocketmags.com/us/hello-magazine/1802/articles/1352722/alex-ander-and-astrid-of-liechtenstein. live.
  3. Web site: At their italian countryside retreat alexander and astrid of liechtenstein - 14 Aug 2023 - HELLO! Magazine - Readly. gb.readly.com. 2024-05-10. 2024-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240510151645/https://gb.readly.com/magazines/hello/2023-08-14/64da357c99830760e1a542a8. live.
  4. Web site: AT THEIR ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE RETREAT ALEXANDER AND ASTRID OF LIECHTENSTEIN WELCOME US TO THEIR HOME - A FORMER MONASTERY NEAR VERONA. www.magzter.com. 2024-05-10. 2024-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240510024952/https://www.magzter.com/stories/celebrity/HELLO-UK/AT-THEIR-ITALIAN-COUNTRYSIDE-RETREAT-ALEXANDER-AND-ASTRID-OF-LIECHTENSTEIN-WELCOME-US-TO-THEIR-HOME-A-FORMER-MONASTERY-NEAR-VERONA. live.
  5. Web site: La princesse Theodora et ses parents représentent le Liechtenstein en Antarctique. Nicolas. Fontaine. January 20, 2020. May 10, 2024. May 10, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240510024950/https://histoiresroyales.fr/princesse-theodora-astrid-philipp-liechtenstein-visite-antarctique/. live.