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3 days ago · Friday, 21 July 2023. By Ugo Realfonzo. Coronation of Leopold I at Place Royale, Brussels on 21 July 1831. On this day, 21 July 1831, Leopold I arrived in Brussels to be crowned the first monarch of Belgium. At a ceremony at the Place Royale, the young prince swore allegiance to a new Belgian constitution written by the national congress.
3 days ago · Rule may be hereditary in practice without being considered a monarchy: there have been some family dictatorships (and also political families) in many democracies. The principal advantage of hereditary monarchy is the immediate continuity of leadership (as evidenced in the classic phrase "The King is dead. Long live the King!").
2 days ago · List of female monarchs. Top left: Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning female monarch, ruling as Queen of the United Kingdom for from 1952 to 2022, 70 years. Top right: Queen Victoria ruled the United Kingdom for 63 years, from 1837 to 1901; the longest at the time. Bottom left: Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands for 58 years from 1890 to ...
4 days ago · Mahmoud*, Salma* and their two young children arrived in Belgium in 2021, travelling from Gaza through Egypt, Greece and Italy in search of a safer life. When their third child Khaled* was born in Flanders the same year, they were able to claim residency based on family reunification.
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5 days ago · It’s not just the statues, Belgium must atone for what it did in Congo. Princess Esmeralda of Belgium: "He was also my great-granduncle and I feel that I have a responsibility to join the growing numbers of Belgians breaking the taboo to talk about our country’s colonial atrocities." Saturday, 8 January 2022. By Princess Esmeralda of Belgium.
3 days ago · How many millionaires are there in Belgium? According to the World Wealth Report, there are 141,000 millionaires in Belgium, which is just over 1% of the population. What is the rich area of Brussels?
4 days ago · How many days of rain in Belgium? Belgium experiences approximately 200 days of rain per year, which is fairly consistent throughout the country. How many days it rains in Brussels? In Brussels, Belgium, there are around 135 days per year with more than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) of rainfall. This averages out to be approximately 11.3 rainy days per month.
