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Description. Also known as. English. Albert II of Belgium. sixth king of the Belgians. Albert II, Roi des Belges. Albert II van België. King Albert II.
Eligibility. Since 1991, Belgium practises absolute primogeniture among the descendants of King Albert II (then Prince of Liège). Descendants of earlier monarchs and princes are only eligible to succeed if male and descended from King Leopold I in male-line (i.e. according to agnatic primogeniture), meaning that descendants of all Belgian princesses not descended from Albert II are barred ...
Usage on it.wikipedia.org Alberto II del Belgio; Usage on lt.wikipedia.org Albertas II; Usage on mzn.wikipedia.org آلبرت دوم; Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Albert II van België; Usage on nn.wikipedia.org Albert II av Belgia; Usage on no.wikipedia.org Albert II av Belgia; Usage on pl.wikipedia.org Albert II Koburg; Usage on pt.wikipedia.org
Leopold III [1] (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both at home and abroad.
Signature. Baudouin I ( French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was the King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. [1] The king was the oldest son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905 ...
On 12 April 2003, she married Prince Laurent of Belgium, the second son and youngest child of the King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola of Belgium. The civil ceremony was held at Brussels Town Hall, and the religious ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. The couple have three children:
May 17, 2018 · The sixth king of the Belgians, Albert II (born 1934), succeeded to the throne upon the death of his brother, Baudoin, July 31, 1993. He was formally sworn in August 9, 1993. Belgium found itself unexpectedly with a new king when King Baudoin died on July 31, 1993. Baudoin had no children, and nine days later his younger brother, Albert, took ...
