King Leopold III of Belgium

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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

TBA

Marriage and Issue

TBA

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