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The monarchy of Belgium is the constitutional and hereditary institution of the monarchical head of state of Belgium.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.
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.
Under the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" (French: Roi des Belges, Dutch: Koning der Belgen, German: König der Belgier) rather than "King of Belgium" in order to reflect the monarchy's constitutional and popular function. Since 1831, there have been seven Kings of the Belgians and two regents.
Andorra, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden are fully democratic states in which the monarch has a limited, largely, or entirely ceremonial role. Andorra is unique among all existing monarchies, as it is a diarchy , with the Co-Princeship being shared by the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell .
In case you missed it, Queen Mathilde of Belgium made headlines in January after celebrating a milestone birthday. In honor of the special occasion, the Belgian Royal Palace shared new portraits ...
Belgium. Baby Luv, Coco Chanel, Harajuku and many more. Olivier Matthys/Getty Images. King Philippe is the current monarch of Belgium, having succeeded his father, King Albert II, in 2013 ...
Most states only have a single monarch at any given time, although a regent may rule when the monarch is a minor, not present, or otherwise incapable of ruling. [5] Cases in which two monarchs rule simultaneously over a single state, as is the current situation in Andorra, are known as coregencies .
In Denmark, the monarchy goes back to the legendary kings before the 10th century and the Danish monarchy is the oldest in Europe (with the first attested historical king being Ongendus around the year 710). Currently, about 80 per cent support keeping the monarchy. [14] The current monarch is Frederik X.