King Leopold III of Belgium: Difference between revisions

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HM The King of the Belgians

Titles	King of Belgium
Reign	17 February 1934 - 16 July 1951
Coronation	18 September 1934
Predecessor	Albert
Successor	Baudouin
Biographical Information
Born	3 November 1901 Brussels, Belgium
Died	25 September 1983 (aged 81) Brussels, Belgium
Spouse	Princess Astrid of Sweden (m. 1926; w. 1935) Lilian Baels (m. 1941; d. 1983)
Issue	Princess Josephine Charlotte Baudouin Albert, Prince of Liege Prince Alexandre Princess Marie Christine Princess Esmeralda
Name	Leopold Philipp Karl Albrecht Meinrad Hubert Maria Michael
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	King Albert of Belgium
Mother	Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life

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Marriage and Issue

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Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
by Princess Astrid of Sweden
	Princess Josephine Charlotte	11 October 1927	10 January 2005 (aged 77)	Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg (m. 1953); had issue
	Baudouin	7 September 1930	31 July 1993 (aged 62)	Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon (m. 1960); had issue
	Albert, Prince of Liege	6 June 1934		Princess Paola of Ruffo-Calabria (m. 1959); has issue
by Lilian Baels
	Prince Alexandre	18 July 1942	29 November 2009 (aged 67)	Lea Wolman (m. 1991); no issue
	Princess Marie Christine	6 February 1951		Unmarried and without issue
	Princess Esmeralda	30 September 1956		Unmarried and without issue

Titles and Honours

1901-1909 Prince Leopold of Belgium
1909-1934 Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
1934-1951 Leopold III, King of the Belgians
1951-1983 King Leopold III of Belgium

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King Albert of Belgium	Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen	King Leopold I of Belgium Princess Louise of France Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern Princess Josephine of Baden	Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Countess Augusta of Ebersdorf King Louis Philippe I of France Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Marie Antoinette Murat Grand Duke Charles of Baden Stephanie de Beauharnais
Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria	Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria Infanta Maria Jose of Portugal	Prince Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria Princess Ludovika of Bavaria King Miguel I of Portugal Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg	Prince Pius August of Bavaria Princess Amelie Louise of Arenberg King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Princess Caroline of Baden King John VI of Portugal Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain Hereditary Prince Constantine of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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+|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Josephine-Charlotte.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Josephine Charlotte of Belgium|Princess Josephine Charlotte]]
+|11 October 1927
+|10 January 2005 (aged 77)
+|[[Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg]] (m. 1953); had issue
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+|[[File:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha_Baudouin.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[King Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin]]
+|7 September 1930
+|31 July 1993 (aged 62)
+|[[Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon]] (m. 1960); had issue
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+|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Albert 1934.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Albert, Prince of Liege]]
+|6 June 1934
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+|[[Princess Paola of Ruffo-Calabria]] (m. 1959); has issue
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+| colspan="5" |''by Lilian Baels''
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+|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alexandre.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Prince Alexandre of Belgium|Prince Alexandre]]
+|18 July 1942
+|29 November 2009 (aged 67)
+|[[Lea Wolman]] (m. 1991); no issue
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+|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Marie Christine.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Marie Christine of Belgium|Princess Marie Christine]]
+|6 February 1951
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+|Unmarried and without issue
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+|[[File:Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Esmeralda.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Esmeralda of Belgium|Princess Esmeralda]]
+|30 September 1956
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+|Unmarried and without issue
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