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  1. Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary and popular monarchy. The monarch is titled King (or Queen) of the Belgians ( Dutch: Koning (in) der Belgen, French: Roi / Reine des Belges, German: König (in) der Belgier) and serves as the country's head of state and commander-in-chief of the Belgian Armed Forces.

    • Louise

      Louise of Orléans (Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle;...

    • Mathilde

      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...

  2. 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.

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    Pirenne, Henri (1948). Histoire de Belgique(in French). Vol. VII: De la Révolution de 1830 à la Guerre de 1914 (2nd ed.). Brussels: Maurice Lamertin.

    The Belgian monarchy Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine- official brochure of the Belgium government
  3. There are seventeen people in the line of succession to the Belgian throne. The monarch is considered to have acceded to the throne upon her/his taking of the oath as required by article 91 of the constitution.

  4. 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.

  5. Philippe [a] (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former’s abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children.

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  7. Monarchy portal. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belgian monarchy. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. Belgian Royal Warrant holders ‎ (19 P) C. Belgian royal court ‎ (1 C) Dignitaries of the Belgian court ‎ (11 P) Mistresses of Belgian royalty ‎ (3 P)

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