HM Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians

Queen consort of Belgium


Date & place of birth July 25, 1876 Possenhofen Castle, near Starnberg, Bavaria
Born as HRH Duchess in Bavaria
Names Elisabeth Valerie Gabrielle Marie

Father Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
Mother Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal (Duchess in Bavaria)





Royal house Wittelsbach (born) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (marriage)
Queen consort December 23, 1909-Febraury 17, 1934
Tenure 23 years 56 days
Predecessor Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria
Successor Princess Astrid of Sweden





Siblings (5)
Second of five children (2 brothers, 2 sisters) (Older half-sister)*
Duchess Amelie in Bavaria*
Duchess Sophie in Bavaria
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria
Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria





Married October 2, 1900 Royal Palace, (civil) Allerheiligen Church, Munich (religious)October 2, 1900 Royal Palace, (civil) Allerheiligen Church, Munich (religious)
Spouse King Albert I of the Belgians (then Prince Albert of Belgium)





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 November 23, 1965 Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels (age 89)
Place of burial Royal crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken, Laeken, Brussels





Titles
HRH Duchess in Bavaria
HRH Princess Albert of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, Duchess in Bavaria
HM Queen of the Belgians
HM Queen Elisabeth of Belgium (Queen dowager)





Paternal grandparents
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria

Paternal great-grandparents
Duke Pius August in Bavaria
Princess Amelie Louise of Arenberg
Duke Maximilian I in Bavaria
Princess Caroline of Baden





Maternal grandparents
King Miguel of Portugal
Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenborg

Maternal great-grandparents
King John VI of Portugal
Infanta Charlotte of Spain
Hereditary Prince Constantine of Lowenstein-Werthein-Rosenborg
Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg