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