Leopold IV, King of the Belgians: Difference between revisions

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HM The King of the Belgians

Titles	King of Belgium
Reign	31 July 1993 - present
Coronation	26 April 1994
Predecessor	Baudouin
Heir	Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant
Biographical Information
Born	6 July 1970 Brussels, Belgium
Spouse	Princess Genevieve of York (m. 2007)
Issue	Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant Princess Katherine Princess Clara Prince Louis
Name	Leopold Baudouin Charles Johann
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	King Baudouin of Belgium
Mother	Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life

TBA

Marriage and Issue

TBA


Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant	8 April 2010
	Princess Katherine	25 August 2012
	Princess Clara	17 February 2016
	Prince Louis	6 November 2017

Residences

Royal Palace of Brussels; Official Residence
Laeken Castle; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Ciergnon Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)
Balmoral Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

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

National Honours

Order of Leopold (1993)

Order of the Crown (1988)

Order of Leopold II (1993)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Bath (2007)

Ancestry


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 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


Leopold IV, King of the Belgians House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Born: 6 July 1970
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Belgian throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Baudouin	Incumbent	Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant

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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 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==
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 * '''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==
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 [[Dona Maria Michaela de Elio y Magallon]]
+|}
+== Lines of Succession ==
+{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
+|+
+! colspan="3" |'''Leopold IV, King of the Belgians'''
+House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
+Born: 6 July 1970
+|-
+| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
+|-
+|<center>Preceded by</center>
+|<center>Succession to the [[Belgium|Belgian]] throne</center>
+|<center>Followed by</center>
+|-
+|<center>Incumbent
+'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
+'''<small>[[King Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin]]</small>'''
+</center>
+|<center>Incumbent</center>
+|<center>[[Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant]]</center>
 |}
 [[Category:Belgium]]
 [[Category:Monarchs of Belgium]]
 [[Category:House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]