HM King Albert II of the Belgians

Former sovereign of Belgium


Date & place of birth June 6, 1934 Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels
Born as HRH Prince of Belgium
Names Albert Felix Humbert Theodore Christian Eugene Marie

Father King Leopold III of the Belgians (then Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant)
Mother Princess Astrid of Sweden (Queen Astrid of the Belgians)





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Heir presumptive July 17, 1951-August 9, 1993
Reign August 9, 1993-July 21, 2013
Abdicated July 21, 2013
Tenure18 years 336 days
Predecessor King Baudouin of the Belgians(brother)
Successor King Philippe I of the Belgians (son)





Siblings (5)
Youngest of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)(1 younger half-brother, 2 younger half-sisters)
Prince Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium (Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg)
King Baudouin I of the Belgians
Prince Alexander of Belgium
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium
Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium





Married July 2, 1959 Michiel & St. Goedele Church, Brussels
Spouse Paola Ruffo di Calabria





Issue (3)
(2 sons, 1 daughter)
Prince Philippe of the Belgians (King Philippe I of the Belgians)
Princess Astrid of Belgium (Archduchess Lorenz of Austria)
Prince Laurent of Belgium





Grandchildren (12)
(6 grandsons, 6 granddaughters) Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria
Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria
Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria
Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria
Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria
Prince Gabriel of Belgium
Princess Louise of Belgium
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Prince Nicolas of Belgium*
Prince Aymeric of Belgium*
Princess Eleonore of Belgium

Twins*





Titles
HRH Prince of Belgium
HRH Prince of Belgium, Prince of Leige (from June 7, 1934)
HM King Albert II of the Belgians
HM King Albert II of Belgium*

Title after abdication*





Paternal grandparents
King Albert I of the Belgians
Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians)

Paternal great-grandparents
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders*
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal*

Albert is a great-great-grandson of King Miguel I of Portugal*





Maternal grandparents
Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Vastergotland
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark

Maternal great-grandparents
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
Princess Sophia of Nassau (Queen Sofia of Sweden and Norway)
King Frederik VIII of Denmark
Princess Lovisa of Sweden (Queen Louise of Denmark)*

Albert is a maternal great-great-grandson of King Carl XV of Sweden*