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Signature. Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. Albert was born in Brussels as the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Albert succeeded his uncle Leopold II to the Belgian throne in 1909.
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May 17, 2024 · Albert I (born April 8, 1875, Brussels, Belg.—died Feb. 17, 1934, Marche-les-Dames, near Namur) was the king of the Belgians (1909–34), who led the Belgian army during World War I and guided his country’s postwar recovery. The younger son of Philip, count of Flanders (brother of King Leopold II), Albert succeeded to the throne in 1909 ...
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Albert I, the third king of the Belgians, played a leading role as supreme commander of the Belgian army during the First World War. For four years he defended the last piece of unoccupied Belgium behind the Yser River, refusing to sacrifice his troops in bloody attacks and hoping that the war could be ended through negotiations.
Nov 9, 2022 · King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934), left, walks with French Gen. Marshal Ferdinand Jean Marie Foch (1851-1929) at the Houthem Aerodrome, Belgium, Oct. 7, 1918, near Allied troops during the last year of World War I. Gen. Foch, a member of the Knights of Columbus, served as the Allied Supreme Commander in 1918.
He is popularly referred to as the Knight King ( Dutch: Koning-Ridder, French: Roi-Chevalier) or Soldier King ( Dutch: Koning-Soldaat, French: Roi-Soldat) in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I. Albert I was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934.
Oct 12, 2018 · A refusal to compromise political neutrality did not, however, make Belgium a sitting duck: in response to Germany’s ultimatum to let German armies pass through Belgium to attack France, Albert supposedly stated bluntly, ‘Belgium is a country, not a road.’ Footnote 13 Belgium could potentially block that route while awaiting assistance ...
A nephew of his predecessor Leopold II, Albert had not been born to rule, but had, aged sixteen, become heir presumptive after the death of his elder brother in 1891, and then first in line of succession following his father’s death in 1905.1 He was Commander-in-Chief of the Belgian armed forces as well as constitutional sovereign of Belgium.
