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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.
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.
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.
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. 2005: Aymeric of Belgium b. 2005: Elisabeth Duchess of Brabant b. 2001: Gabriel of Belgium b. 2003 ...
King Leopold II and Princess Clémentine visit colonial celebrations in Antwerp on the occasion of the Congo's annexation to Belgium in 1909. International opposition and criticism at home from the Catholic Party, Progressive Liberals [52] and the Labour Party caused the Belgian Parliament to compel the king to cede the Congo Free State to ...
Leopold I (French: Léopold; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.. The youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Leopold took a commission in the Imperial Russian Army and fought against Napoleon after French troops overran Saxe-Coburg during the Napoleonic Wars.
As per Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution , Belgium is a hereditary monarchy descended from S.M. Leopold, Georges, Chrétien, Frédéric de Saxe-Cobourg, in direct, natural and legitimate succession by order of primogeniture. Consequently, any children adopted or born out of wedlock by the King are excluded by these guidelines.
Brother became king: 9 August 1993; Brother died, became king Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, 1951–1960, uncle Prince Philippe, 1960–1993, son Albert II: Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant [6] Son 9 August 1993; Father became king 21 July 2013; Father abdicated, became king Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este, 1993–2001, sister