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Philippe[a] (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former’s abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children.
King of the Belgians is a 2016 mockumentary comedy film produced, written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth. It premiered in the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It received five nominations at the 8th Magritte Awards, including Best Flemish Film. [ 4]
As a popular monarchy, the Belgian monarch uses the title king/queen of the Belgians [a] and serves as the country's head of state and commander-in-chief of the Belgian Armed Forces. There have been seven Belgian monarchs since independence in 1830.The incumbent, Philippe , ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following the abdication of his ...
The current line of succession to the Belgian throne includes 16 members of the royal family, including King Philippe's children, his siblings and their descendants. Here’s the full list: 1.
King of the Belgians 1790–1865 r.1831-1865: Leopold II [2] King of the Belgians 1835–1909 r.1865-1909: Philippe Count of Flanders 1837–1905: Albert I [3] King of the Belgians 1875–1934 r.1909-1934: Leopold III King of the Belgians 1901–1983 r.1934-1951: Baudouin [4] King of the Belgians 1930–1993 r.1951-1993: Albert II King of the ...
Signature. Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight King (Dutch: Koning-Ridder, French: Roi-Chevalier) or Soldier King (Dutch: Koning-Soldaat, French: Roi-Soldat) in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I.
Albert II of Belgium. Albert II[a] (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 until his abdication on 21 July 2013. Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen Astrid, born a princess of Sweden. [b] He is the younger brother of the late Grand ...
Belgian royal family. Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz[a] (pronounced [matild dyd (ə)kɛm dakɔ]; born 20 January 1973) is Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe. She is the first native-born Belgian queen, and has four children.