HM Queen Mathilde of the Belgians

Queen consort of Belgium
Belgium's first Belgian born queen consort

Date & place of birth January 20, 1973 Uccle, Belgium
Born as Mathilde Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz

Father Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz
Mother Countess Anna Maria Komorowska





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (marriage)
Consort Duchess of Brabant December 4, 1999-July 21, 2013
Queen consort July 21, 2013-present
Predecessor Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Successor Vacant





Siblings (4)
Eldest of five children (1 brother, 3 sisters)
Countess Marie-Alix d’Udekem d’Acoz
Countess Elisaberh d’Udekem d’Acoz
Countess Helene d’Udekem d’Acoz
Count Charles-Henri d’Udekem d’Acoz





Married December 4, 1999 St. Michiel & St. Goedele Church, Brussels
Spouse King Philippe of the Belgians (then Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant)





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 Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant, Princess of Belgium, Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz
HM Queen Mathidle of the Belgians, Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz

*Created a Princess of Belgium – November 8, 1999, the wife of a Belgian prince use to automatically receive this title, but a special creation is now required





Paternal grandparents
Baron Charles d’Udekem d’Acoz
Suzanne van Outryve d’Ydewalle

Paternal great-grandparents
Baron Maximilian d’Udekem d’Acoz
Maria van Eyll
Clement van Outryve d’Ydewalle
Madeleine de Thibault de Boesinghe





Maternal grandparents
Count Leon Komorowski
Princess Zofia Sapieha

Maternal great-grandparents
Count Michal Komorowski
Maria Zaborowska
Prince Adam Zygmunr Sapieha
Countess Teresa Sobanska