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- 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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e. 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.
Princess Elisabeth, who is the eldest of four children of King Philippe, is therefore the heiress of the Belgian monarchy. When she succeeds her father King Philippe, Princess Elisabeth will be the first woman to become Head of State in Belgium.
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.
Monarchy: the Head of State (Belgium’s highest ranking figure, who represents the Belgians) is a King or a Queen (the wife of a reigning King is also called a Queen, but in this case she is not Head of State) . In some countries the Head of State is a President.
This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
NamePortraitBirth And DeathReign Started15 April 1960 Laeken21 July 2013Incumbent (11 years, 1 day)6 June 1934 Laeken9 August 1993 [1]21 July 2013 (abdicated) (19 years, 346 ...7 September 1930 Laeken – 31 July 1993 ...17 July 195131 July 1993 [3] (42 years, 13 days)Charles / Karel prince regent for Leopold ...10 October 1903 Brussels – 1 June 1983 ...21 September 194420 July 1950 (5 years, 302 days)Philippe [a] (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians. He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former’s abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children.
Mar 22, 2023 · King Philippe, the son of King Albert II and Queen Paola, currently serves as the head of the Belgian Royal Family. Once his father, King Albert II, abdicated in 2013, he took the kingdom. The majority of King Philippe’s duties are ceremonial, and he represents Belgium both at home and abroad.