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Leopold, Duke of Brabant and the Princess Astrid of Sweden. We are convinced
abssvpthat the princess will bring joy and happiness to our son. Leopold
and Astrid have decided to join their lives without any pressures or reasons
of state. Theirs is a true union among people with the same inclinations."
Queen Elisabeth, incorrigible romantic that she was, insisted in saying
"It is a marriage of love...tell it to our people. Nothing was arranged.
hands, even during official engagements. Astrid was immediately adopted
by the Belgians. She was tender, understanding and profoundly human. Her
public and official engagements irradiated enthusiasm. Leopold was her
most fervent admirer. The love shared by the young couple was evident
to all. In more than one occasion people could see them holding hands,
even during official engagements. see them holding hands, even during
official engagements. Astrid was immediately adopted by the Belgians.
She was tender, understanding and profoundly human. Her public and official
engagements irradiated enthusiasm. Leopold was her most fervent admirer.
The love shared by the young couple was evident to all. In more than one
occasion peoplcould see them holding hands, even during official engagements.
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the end of the war, Louis-Ferdinand continued to live in his villa outside
of Bremen. He also had property in Berlin where he usually spent time surrounded
by artists and musicians. Because of his love of the arts, as well as his
own nature, Louis-Ferdinand and Kira placed great emphasis on the education
of their children. Kira's health continued to be a source of great worry to
Louis-Ferdinand. At the end of the Summer of 1967, Kira traveled to Brittany
to visit her brother Grand Duke Vladimir. It was while staying with her relatives
that Princess Kira died of a heart attack during her sleep. She and Louis-Ferdinand
had been married for twenty nine years. In contrast to Crown Prince Friedrich-Wilhelm
and Crown Princess Cecilia, Louis-Ferdinand and Kira were an extremely happy
couple. Her death was a great loss to her intellectual, artistic and conscientious
Hohenzollern husband.Louis-Ferdinand
retained many of the contacts that he had made in the United States. During
the post-war period he served as the Ford Motor Company's representative in
Europe. This highly visible corporate office also allowed Louis-Ferdinand
to serve on the board of several large German corporations. Unlike some of
his Hohenzollern relatives, particularly after the property losses caused
by the Second World War, Louis-Ferdinand was able to rebuild his fortune.During
the remaining years of his life, Prince Louis-Ferdinand remained in his villa.
He continued his constant traveling and enjoyed meeting people from all walks
of life. A visit he made to the Holy Land Louis-Ferdinand considered one of
the most memorable trips he ever undertook. Always a German prince, he would
attend royal occasions and family gatherings throughout Europe. He also spent
a considerable amount of time restoring the image of the Hohenzollerns. In
Particular, Louis-Ferdinand defended the actions of his grandfather and tried
to excuse the Kaiser's role in the events leading to the outbreak of war in
1914.The loss of his son Louis-Ferdinand II was a sad blow, as was the death
of his daughter Princess Xenia. The constant marital troubles of his children
tortured the serene aging head of the House of Hohenzollern. One of Louis-Ferdinand's
final satisfactions was witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification
of his homeland in November 1989. And once Germany was reunified, Louis-Ferdinand
also arranged the transfer of several Hohenzollern coffins from the family's
ancient castle in Southern Germany to the imperial vault in Potsdam. This
was his final act for the House of Hohenzollern. Prince Louis-Ferdinand died
on September 26, 1994. He was eighty-six years of age.
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