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Title. The proper title of the Belgian monarch is "King of the Belgians " rather than "King of Belgium " as is common for other monarchies throughout Europe. The title is linked to a concept of popular monarchy as defined by Kingsley Martin in his work The Evolution of Popular Monarchy, published in 1936.
- Louise
Louise of Orléans (Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle;...
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Mathilde (born Jonkvrouw Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz [matild...
- Queen Paola
Early life and family background. Paola Margherita...
- List of Belgian Monarchs
This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first...
- Royal Palace of Brussels
The Royal Palace of Brussels (French: Palais royal de...
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Princess Eléonore of Belgium (Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne...
- Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium (Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume...
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History. Belgium was recognised as an independent country in 1830 but the Monarchy was established in 1831. Leopold I, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, took the constitutional oath on 21 July 1831 to become the first King of the Belgians.
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In 1830, Belgium gained independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the country's first monarch, King Leopold I, ascended the throne. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a German dynasty, provided the royal lineage, which began with Leopold I and has continued through subsequent generations.
The King. His Majesty the King was born on 15 April 1960 in Brussels, the eldest son of King Albert II and Queen Paola. The King is the first Crown Prince not to receive private education and to follow a classical and bilingual educational path in primary and secondary schools in Belgium. In 1978, as Prince Philippe, he began his university ...
The monarchy today. The King of Belgium's duties include contacts with a wide range of representatives of Belgian society: members of the federal government, of the community and regional governments, MPs and political leaders, representatives of the economic, social, cultural and scientific sectors, academia, the media ...
The Southern Netherlands rebelled during the 1830 Belgian Revolution, establishing the modern Belgian state, officially recognized at the London Conference of 1830. The first King of Belgium, Leopold I, assumed the throne in 1831. The first half of the twentieth century was tumultuous.
