HRH Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess de Rethy

Second wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians


Date & place of birth Bovember 28, 1916 Islington, London
Born as Mary Lilian Lucy Josepha Monique Baels

Father Henry Baels
Mother Anne Marie de Visscher





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (marriage)





Siblings (7)
Eldest of eight children (3 brothers, 4 sisters)
Elza Baels
Susanne Baels
Ludwina Baels
Walter Baels
Hermann Baels
Henry Baels
Lydia Baels





Married September 11, 1941, Chapel of Laeken Castle (religious) December 6, 1941 (civil)
Spouse King Leopold III of the Belgians





Issue (3)
(1 son, 2 daughters)
Prince Alexander of Belgium
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium
Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium





Grandchildren (2)
(1 grandson, 1 granddaughter)
Alexandra Moncada
Leopold Moncasa





Died June 7, 2000 Castle Argenteuill, Waterloo (age 85)
Place of burial Royal crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken, Laeken, Brussels





Titles
HRH Princess of Belgium, Princess of Rethy

*Lilian declined the title of 'queen consort' following her marriage to King Leopold III





Paternal grandparents
Julius Ludovicus Baels
Delphina Alexandrina Mauricx





Maternal grandparents
Adolphus Gustavus de Visscher
Alicia Victoria Opsomer