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Belgian Monarchs
Written by Susan   
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 23:45
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Belgian Monarchs

Leopold I, the first King of the Belgians


Belgium has been a monarchy since 1831, a year after independence from The Netherlands was declared.  The Belgian National Congress asked Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to be the first King of the Belgians.  King Leopold I was the uncle of both Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

For more information see:
List of Belgian Monarchs
The Belgian Monarchy: History

  • Leopold I, son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld: reigned 1831-1865
  • Leopold II, son of Leopold I: reigned 1865-1909
  • Albert I, son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders who was the son of Leopold I: reigned 1909-1934
  • Leopold III, son of Albert I: reigned 1934-1951, abdicated in 1951
  • Baudouin, son of Leopold III: reigned 1951-1993
  • Albert II, son of Leopold III: reigned 1993-present

 

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