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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.
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.
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 ...
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: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain: 6 March 1999 [e] (25 years, 343 days) Al Khalifa [f] Executive: Salman, Crown Prince of Bahrain [30] King: Philippe Belgium: 21 July 2013 (11 years, 206 days) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [g] Ceremonial: Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Princess of Belgium [h] [34] King [i] Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan: 9 ...
of Belgium 1942–2009: Léa Wolman b. 1951: Marie Christine 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 ...