List of Belgian monarchs
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This is a list of Belgian monarchs since 1831, when the first Belgian King Leopold I ascended the throne, after Belgium declared independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[edit]
| # | Name | Portrait | Birth and death | Reign started | Reign ended | Marriages | Succession right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leopold I |
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16 December 1790 Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Holy Roman Empire) – 10 December 1865 Laeken (aged 74) |
21 July 1831 | 10 December 1865 (34 years, 142 days) |
(1) Charlotte of Wales ∞ 2 May 1816 [1 child (stillborn)] (2) Louise of Orléans ∞ 9 August 1832 [4 children] |
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| 2 | Leopold II |
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9 April 1835 Brussels – 17 December 1909 Laeken (aged 74) |
17 December 1865 | 17 December 1909 (44 years, 0 days) |
Marie-Henriette of Austria ∞ 22 August 1853 [4 children] |
Son of Leopold I |
| 3 | Albert I |
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8 April 1875 Brussels – 17 February 1934 Marche-les-Dames (aged 58) |
23 December 1909 | 17 February 1934 (24 years, 56 days) |
Elisabeth of Bavaria ∞ 2 October 1900 [3 children] |
Nephew of Leopold II |
| 4 | Leopold III |
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3 November 1901 Brussels – 25 September 1983 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (aged 81) |
23 February 1934 | 16 July 1951 (abdicated) (17 years, 143 days) |
(1) Astrid of Sweden ∞ 4 November 1926 [3 children] (2) Lilian Baels ∞ 6 December 1941 [3 children] |
Son of Albert I |
| — | Prince Charles Regent for Leopold III |
10 October 1903 Brussels – 1 June 1983 Raversijde (aged 79) |
20 September 1944 | 20 July 1950 | Unmarried [childless] |
Son of Albert I / Brother of Leopold III |
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| 5 | Baudouin |
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7 September 1930 Laeken – 31 July 1993 Motril (Spain) (aged 62) |
17 July 1951 | 31 July 1993 (42 years, 13 days) |
Fabiola of Mora and Aragón ∞ 15 December 1960 [childless] |
Son of Leopold III |
| 6 | Albert II |
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6 June 1934 Laeken |
9 August 1993 | Present | Paola of Calabria ∞ 2 July 1959 [3 children] |
Son of Leopold III / Brother of Baudouin |
