HM King Philippe of the Belgians

Current sovereign of Belgium

Date & place of birth April 15, 1960 Castle du Belvedere, Laeken, Brussels
Born as HRH Prince of Belgium
Names Philippe Leopold Louis Marie

Father King Albert II of the Belgians
Mother Paola Ruffo di Calabria (Queen Paola of the Belgians)





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Heir apparent Duke of Brabant August 9, 1993-July 21, 2013
Reign July 21, 2013-present
Predecessor King Albert II of the Belgians (father)
Successor Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (daughter)





Siblings (2)
Eldest of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
Princess Astrid of Belgium (Archduchess Lorenz of Austria)
Prince Laurent of Belgium





Married December 4, 1999 St. Michiel & St. Goedele Church, Brussels
Spouse Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz





Issue (4)
(2 sons, 2 daughters)
Princess Elisbeth, Duchess of Brabant
Prince Gabriel of Belgium
Prince Emmanuel of Belgium
Princess Eleonore of Belgium





Titles
HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium
HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, Prince of Belgium
HM King Philippe I of the Belgians





Paternal grandparents
King Leopold III of the Belgians
Princess Astrid of Sweden (Queen Astrid of the Belgians)

Paternal great-grandparents
King Albert I of the Belgians
Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians)
Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Vastergotland*
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark*

Philipp is a great-great-grandson of King Oscar II of Sweden and King Frederik VIII of Denmark*





Maternal grandparents
Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda
Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana e di Sebastiano

Maternal great-grandparents
Fulco VII, Prince Fuffo di Calabria
Laura Mosselman du Chenoy
Augusto Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana
Maria dei Conti Rignon