HM King Albert I of the Belgians

Date & place of birth April 8, 1875 Regents Chaphuis, Brussels
Born as HRH Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Names Albert Leopold Clement Marie Meinrad

Father Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
Mother Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Countess of Flanders)





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Heir presumptive November 17, 1905-December 23, 1909
Reign December 23, 1909-Febraury 17, 1934
Tenure 23 years 56 days
Predecessor King Leopold II of the Belgians (uncle)
Successor King Leopold III of the Belgians (son)





Siblings (4)
Youngest of five children (1 brother, 3 sisters)
Prince Baudouin of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Henriette of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Josephine Marie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Josephine Carola of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha





Married October 2, 1900 Royal Palace, (civil) Allerheiligen Church, Munich (religious) Royal Palace, (civil) Allerheiligen Church, Munich (religious)
Spouse Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria





Issue (4)
(2 sons, 1 daughter)
Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (King Leopold III of the Belgians)
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Princess Marie-Jose of Belgium (Queen Marie-Jose of Italy)





Grandchildren (10)
(4 grandsons, 6 granddaughters)
Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium (Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg)
Prince Baudouin, Duke of Brabant (King Baudouin I of the Belgians)
Prince Albert, Prince of Liege (King Albert II of the Belgians)
Princess Maria Pia of Savoy
Prince Vittorio, Prince of Naples
Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium
Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium





Died February 17, 1905 Marche-les-Dames, Ardennes (age 58)
Place of burial Royal crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken, Laeken, Brussels

*Killed in a mountaineering accident





Titles
HRH Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony
HRH Prince of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony (from March 14, 1891)
HM King of the Belgians





Paternal grandparents
King Leopold I of the Belgians
Princess Louise Marie of Orleans (Queen Louise Marie of the Belgians)

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Francis of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
King Louis-Philippe I of the French
Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies





Maternal grandparents
Prince Karl Antony of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Princess Josephine of Baden

Maternal great-grandparents
Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Marie Antoinette Murat
Grand Duke Karl of Baden
Stephanie de Beauharnais