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King Albert II announced on 3 July 2013 that he would abdicate in favour of Philippe on 21 July 2013. [9] Approximately one hour after King Albert II's abdication, Prince Philippe was sworn in as King of the Belgians. [10] His eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, became his heir apparent and is expected to become Belgium's first queen regnant.
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.
Sculptural busts of the first five Belgian monarchs in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces. This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
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.
One of the options the bloc is reportedly considering involves a wartime decree signed in 1944 that would enlist King Phillipe of Belgium. The decree would allow the king to block the transfer of ...
Belgian politician Bart De Wever, appointed by King Philippe to lead coalition talks following the country's June election, resigned on Thursday, the palace said. "The King has accepted his ...
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 ...
The King Albert I Memorial in Nieuwpoort is dedicated to King Albert and the Belgian troops during the Great War. There are also at least two memorials to Albert outside Belgium, to commemorate his role in the Great War: Nancy, France has a Boulevard Albert Ier and a statue of the King, [ 9 ] and Le Havre , France has a Boulevard Albert Ier. [ 10 ]