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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Monarchy_of_BelgiumMonarchy of Belgium - Wikipedia

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   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.

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2. www.monarchie.be › en › royal-familyHistory | The Belgian Monarchy

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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. Under the hereditary constitutional Monarchy system, the role and operation of Belgium's institutions ...

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   Is Belgium a monarchy?

   • 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.

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   How many monarchs are there in Belgium?

   • 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. There have been seven Belgian monarchs since independence in 1830.

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   What is the proper title of a Belgian monarch?

   • 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.

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   How many kings are there in Belgium?

   • Under the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" ( French: Roi des Belges, Dutch: Koning der Belgen, German: König der Belgier) rather than "King of Belgium" in order to reflect the monarchy's constitutional and popular function. Since 1831, there have been seven Kings of the Belgians and two regents.

   List of Belgian monarchs - Wikipedia

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4. www.monarchie.be › en › royal-familyThe King | The Belgian Monarchy

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   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 ...

5. www.monarchie.be › history › origins-of-the-dynastyorigins of the dynasty | The Belgian Monarchy

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   The roots of the House of Wettin, of which the Royal Family of Belgium is a branch, stretch all the way back to the high Middle Ages. This dynasty rose to the investiture of the Duchy of Saxony, one of the vastest and most prestigious fiefs of the Holy Roman Empire, which had a seat in the college of prince electors tasked with electing the ...

6. www.understandingmonarchy.com › belgium-royalMonarchy of Belgium

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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.

7. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Monarchy_of_BelgiumMonarchy of Belgium - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   Monarchy in Belgium is constitutional and popular in nature. The monarch is the head of state. The Monarch is officially called King of the Belgians. The current leader is Philippe I. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the first King of the Belgians.