What is Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant?
{{For|her great-great grandmother, the consort of King Albert I|Elisabeth Gabriele of Bavaria}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Princess Elisabeth | title = [[Duchess of Brabant]] | image = 2023 Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (cropped)01.JPG | caption = Elisabeth in 2023 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2001|10|25}} | birth_name = Princess Elisabeth of Belgium | birth_place = [[Erasmus Hospital]], [[Anderlecht]], [[Brussels]], Belgium | house = [[Monarchy of Belgium|Belgium]] | father = [[Philippe of Belgium]] | mother = [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium|Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz]] | religion = [[Roman Catholicism]] }} {{Belgian Royal Family}} '''Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant''' ({{lang-nl|Elisabeth Theresia Maria Helena}}; {{lang-fr|Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène}}; born 25 October 2001) is the [[heir apparent]] to the [[Line of succession to the Belgian throne|Belgian throne]]. The eldest child of [[Philippe of Belgium|King Philippe]] and [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium|Queen Mathilde]], she became heir apparent after her grandfather [[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert II]] [[Abdication|abdicated]] in favour of her father on 21 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/21/world/europe/belgium-new-king/index.html |title=Belgium's King Albert II gives up throne to son |first=Ben |last=Brumfield |date=21 July 2013 |publisher=CNN |access-date=12 December 2016 }}</ref> ==Birth== The first child of the then [[Philippe of Belgium|Duke]] and [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium|Duchess of Brabant]], Elisabeth was delivered by [[Caesarean section]] at 21:58 [[Central European Time|CET]] on 25 October 2001 at the [[Erasmus Hospital]], the teaching hospital of [[Université libre de Bruxelles]] in [[Anderlecht]], Brussels.<ref>{{cite news|language=fr|url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/les-premieres-declarations-du-prince-philippe-51b87552e4b0de6db9a65659|title=Les premières déclarations du Prince P