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The Belgian line was founded by Leopold, youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Following Leopold's conversion to Catholicism to take the newly-created Belgian throne, this line of the house is Catholic. [citation needed] Leopold I (1831–1865) Leopold II (1865–1909) Albert I (1909–1934) Leopold III (1934–1951) Baudouin ...
Members of the royal house held the Portuguese title of Infante/Infanta of Portugal, as well as the German titles of Prince/ss of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duke/Duchess of Saxony. [4] On 15 November 1853, Queen Maria II died, and her eldest son succeeded to the throne as Pedro V, the first king of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dynasty.
Since 1991, Belgium practises absolute primogeniture among the descendants of King Albert II (then Prince of Liège). Descendants of earlier monarchs and princes are only eligible to succeed if male and descended from King Leopold I in male-line (i.e. according to agnatic primogeniture), meaning that descendants of all Belgian princesses not descended from Albert II are barred from the throne.
Heirs to the British, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish thrones were together this evening at Buckingham Palace. The Next Generation of European Monarchs Are Together in London for ...
With the extinction of male-line dynasts descended from Queen Maria II in 1932, King Miguel's descendants became the only male-line Braganzas remaining and the closest male-line heirs to the defunct Portuguese throne. Duarte Pio is a figure within the European network of royal houses, often being invited to various foreign royal events.
of Belgium b. 1951: Marie Esméralda of Belgium b. 1956: Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz b. 1973: Philippe King of the Belgians b. 1960 r.2013–present: Astrid of Belgium b. 1962 Archduchess of Austria-Este: Lorenz Archduke of Austria-Este b. 1955: Laurent of Belgium b. 1963: Claire Coombs b. 1974: Louise of Belgium b. 2004: Nicolas of Belgium b ...
In honor of the special occasion, the Belgian Royal Palace shared new portraits of Her Majesty on Instagram and announced a special tribute from the Belgian Post Group. The caption read, “The ...
The Descendants of John VI of Portugal, of the House of Braganza, can still be traced in both reigning and non-reigning royal families of Europe and Brazil. Through his second son, Miguel I of Portugal , some of his descendants were recent rulers in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein, and some were claimants to the thrones of Portugal ...