Profiles of the Belgian Royal Family

For more information about the Royal Family of Belgium, past and present see Unofficial Royalty: Belgian Index. Unless otherwise noted, all photos below are from Wikipedia.

King Philippe

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Full Name: Philippe Léopold Louis Marie
Title: His Majesty The King of the Belgians
Reign: July 21, 2013 – present
Born: April 15, 1960 at Château de Belvédère in Laeken, Belgium
Parents: King Albert II of the Belgians and Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Married: Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz on December 4, 1999 at the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels, Belgium

Children:
-Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, born October 25, 2001
-Prince Gabriel, born August 20, 2003
-Prince Emmanuel born October 4, 2005
-Princess Eléonore born April 16, 2008

Education:
– Royal Military Academy of Belgium in Brussels, Belgium, graduated in 1981
– Trinity College, Oxford University in Oxford, England
– Graduate School of Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA, Master of Arts degree in political science

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Queen Mathilde

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Full Name: Mathilde Marie Christiane Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz
Title: Her Majesty The Queen of the Belgians
Born: January 20, 1973 in Uccle, Belgium
Parents: Count Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and Countess Anna Maria Komorowska
Married: Prince Philippe of Belgium on December 4, 1999 at the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels, Belgium

Children:
-Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant, born October 25, 2001
-Prince Gabriel, born August 20, 2003
-Prince Emmanuel born October 4, 2005
-Princess Eléonore born April 16, 2008

Education:
– Secondary Education: Institut de la Vierge Fidèle in Brussels, Belgium
– 1991-1994: Institut Libre Marie Haps in Brussels, diploma in speech therapy with “grande distinction”
– Université catholique de Louvain, diploma in psychology with “distinction” in 2002

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King Albert II

Full Name: Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie
Title: His Majesty King Albert II
Reign: August 9, 1993 – July 21, 2013
Born: June 6, 1934 at Stuyvenberg Castle in Brussels, Belgium
Parents: King Leopold III and Princess Astrid of Sweden
Married: Paola, Princess Ruffo di Calabria on July 2, 1959 at the Collegiate Church of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels

Children:
-HM King Philippe, born April 15, 1960
-HRH Princess Astrid, born June 5, 1962
-HRH Prince Laurent, born October 19, 1963

Education:
Privately educated during World War II
Institut Le Rosey in Rolle, Switzerland

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Queen Paola

 

Full Name: Donna Paola Margherita Maria Antonia Consiglia, Princess Ruffo di Calabria
Title: Her Majesty Queen Paola
Born: September 11, 1937
Parents: Fulco, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda and Countess Luisa Gazelli di Rossana e di Sebastiano
Married: King Albert II on July 2, 1959 at the Collegiate Church of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels

Children:
-HM King Philippe, born April 15, 1960
-HRH Princess Astrid, born June 5, 1962
-HRH Prince Laurent, born October 19, 1963

Education:
Classical secondary education in Latin and Greek in Rome, Italy

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Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant

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Full Name: Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène
Title: Her Royal Highness Princess Élisabeth of Belgium, The Duchess of Brabant
Born: October 25, 2001 at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Brussels
Parents: King Philippe of the Belgians and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
Position in the Line of Succession to the Belgian throne: 1

Education: Princess Élisabeth attends school at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in Marolles, Brussels

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Prince Gabriel

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Full Name: Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie
Title: His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel of Belgium
Born: August 20, 2003 at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Brussels
Parents: King Philippe of the Belgians and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
Position in the Line of Succession to the Belgian throne: 2

Education: Prince Gabriel attends school at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in Marolles, Brussels

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Prince Emmanuel

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Full Name: Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie
Title: His Royal Highness Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Born: October 4, 2005 at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Brussels
Parents: King Philippe of the Belgians and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
Position in the Line of Succession to the Belgian throne: 3

Education: Prince Emmanuel attends the Eureka school in Kessel-Lo

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Princess Eléonore

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Full Name: Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie
Title: Her Royal Highness Princess Eléonore of Belgium
Born: April 16, 2008 at the Erasmus Hospital in Anderlecht, Brussels
Parents: King Philippe of the Belgians and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
Position in the Line of Succession to the Belgian throne: 4

Education: Princess Eléonore attends school at Sint-Jan Berchmanscollege in Marolles, Brussels

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Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este

 

Full Name: Astrid Joséphine-Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Marie
Title: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Born: June 5, 1962 at Château de Belvédère in Laeken, Belgium
Parents: King Albert II of the Belgians and Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Position in the Line of Succession to the Belgian throne: 5
Married: Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este on September 22, 1984 in Brussels, Belgium

Children:
-Prince Amadeo, born February 21, 1986
-Princess Maria Laura, born August 26, 1988
-Prince Joachim born October 4, 1991
-Princess Luisa Maria, born October 11, 1995
-Princess Laetitia Maria, born April 23, 2003

Education:
– Secondary school in Brussels, Belgium
– Art History at Leiden, Netherlands
– Institute of European Studies, Geneva Switzerland

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Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este

Full Name: Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus Maria Pius Andreas Marcus d’Aviano
Title: His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary
Born: December 16, 1955 at Clinique du Belvédère, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Parents: Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este and Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
Married: Princess Astrid of Belgium on September 22, 1984 in Brussels, Belgium

Children:
-Prince Amadeo, born February 21, 1986
-Princess Maria Laura, born August 26, 1988
-Prince Joachim born October 4, 1991
-Princess Luisa Maria, born October 11, 1995
-Princess Laetitia Maria, born April 23, 2003

Education:
– Secondary school in France
– Studied Economics at University of St Gallen, Switzerland
– Economics and Social Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria

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Prince Laurent

Full Name: Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie
Title: His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium
Born: October 19, 1963 at Château de Belvédère in Laeken, Belgium
Parents: King Albert II of the Belgians and Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Position in the Line of Succession to the Belgian throne: 11
Married: Claire Louise Coombs on April 12, 2003 in Brussels, Belgium

Children:
-Princess Louise, born February 6, 2004
-Prince Nicolas, born December 13, 2005
-Prince Aymeric, born December 13, 2005

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Princess Claire

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Full Name: Claire Louise Coombs
Title: Her Royal Highness Princess Claire of Belgium
Born: January 18, 1974 in Bath, England
Parents: Nicholas Coombs and Nicole Mertens
Married: Prince Laurent of Belgium on April 12, 2003 in Brussels, Belgium

Children:
-Princess Louise, born February 6, 2004
-Prince Nicolas, born December 13, 2005
-Prince Aymeric, born December 13, 2005

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