Editing Leopold IV, King of the Belgians

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right"
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! colspan="2" |HM The King of the Belgians
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_Leopold_IV.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|King of [[Belgium]]
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|'''Reign'''
|31 July 1993 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|26 April 1994
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[King Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin]]
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|'''Heir'''
|[[Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|6 July 1970 (age 54)

Brussels, Belgium
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Genevieve of York]]
(m. 2007)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant]]
[[Princess Katherine of Belgium|Princess Katherine]]<br>
[[Princess Clara of Belgium|Princess Clara]]<br>
[[Prince Louis of Belgium|Prince Louis]]

[[Princess Anne Marie of Belgium|Princess Anne Marie]]
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|'''Name'''
|Leopold Baudouin Charles Johann
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|'''House'''
|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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|'''Father'''
|[[King Baudouin of Belgium]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Roman Catholic
|}
'''Leopold IV, King of the Belgians''' (born ''Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant'' on 6 July 1970) is the current reigning King of Belgium. He is also a member of the British Royal Family as the nephew-in-law of '''[[James IV, King of the United Kingdom]]'''.

==Life==
Leopold was born the only child of '''King Baudouin of Belgium''' and '''Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon'''. He was born ten years after their marriage, following Queen Fabiola's multiple miscarriages. 

== Marriage and Issue ==
On 9 November 2007 in Brussels, Leopold married '''Princess Genevieve of York'''. The marriage was not without controversy, as Genevieve was both a Protestant and seventeen years Leopold's junior. 

Leopold and Genevieve have five children, '''Albert, Katherine, Clara, Louis,''' and '''Anne Marie.'''

{| class="wikitable"
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!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Albert 2010.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant]]
|8 April 2010
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Katherine 2012.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Katherine of Belgium|Princess Katherine]]
|25 August 2012
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Clara.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Clara of Belgium|Princess Clara]]
|17 February 2016
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Louis.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Prince Louis of Belgium|Prince Louis]]
|6 November 2017
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|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Anne Marie.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Anne Marie of Belgium|Princess Anne Marie]]
|24 January 2025
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== Residences ==
<gallery>
File:Residences Belgium Royal Palace of Brussels.jpg|Royal Palace of Brussels; Official Residence
File:Residences Belgium Laeken Castle.png|Laeken Castle; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Belgium Belvedere Palace.jpg|Belvedere Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
File:Residences Belgium Ciergnon Castle.png|Ciergnon Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences United Kingdom Balmoral Castle.jpg|Balmoral Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1970-1993'''   Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
* '''1993-present'''   Leopold IV, King of the Belgians

=== National Honours ===
[[File:Honours_Belgium_Order_of_Leopold.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Leopold (1993)

[[File:Honours_Belgium_Order_of_the_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Crown (1988)

[[File:Honours_Belgium_Order_of_Leopold_II.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Leopold II (1993)

=== Foreign Honours ===
[[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_the_Bath.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Bath (2007)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
|-
|[[King Baudouin of Belgium]]
|[[King Leopold III of Belgium]]
[[Princess Astrid of Sweden]]
|[[King Albert of Belgium]]
[[Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1876)|Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria]]

[[Prince Carl, Duke of Vastergotland]]

[[Princess Ingeborg of Denmark]]
|[[Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders]]
[[Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]

[[Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria]]

[[Infanta Maria Jose of Portugal]]

[[King Oscar II of Sweden]]

[[Princess Sophia of Nassau]]

[[King Frederik VIII of Denmark]]

[[Princess Louise of Sweden]]
|-
|[[Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon]]
|[[Marquess Gonazalo de Mora y Fernandez-Riera-del Olmo of Casa Riera]]
[[Dona Blanca de Aragon y Carrillo de Albomoz y Barroeta-Aldamar y Elio]]
|[[Don Gonzalo de Mora y Riera]]
[[Dona Maria de la Concepcion Fernandez y del Olmo]]

[[Don Cesaro de Aragon y Barooeta Aldamar]]

[[Marchioness Blanca Carrillo de Albornoz y Elio]]
|[[Don Vicenta de Mora y Boet]]
[[Dona Rosa Riera y Roces]]

[[Don Tomas Vicente Fernandez y Gurich]]

[[Dona Antonia Juliana Faustina del Olma y Candano]]

[[Don Miguel de Aragon y Garcia del Mazo]]

[[Dona Maria del Pilar de Barroeta-Aldamar y Gonzalez de Echavarri]]

[[Marquess Anastasio Carrillo de Albornoz y Cardenas of Casa Torres]]

[[Dona Maria Michaela de Elio y Magallon]]
|}

== Lines of Succession ==
{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
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! colspan="3" |'''Leopold IV, King of the Belgians'''
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Born: 6 July 1970
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
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|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Belgium|Belgian]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
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|<center>Incumbent
'''<small>preceded by</small>'''

'''<small>[[King Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin]]</small>'''
</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant]]</center>
|}
== Notes ==
Face: Michael Fassbender
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[[Category:Monarchs of Belgium]]
[[Category:House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]
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