List of Belgian consorts
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Consorts of Belgium were woman married to the Belgian monarchs during their reigns. As the only spouse of a recognized popular monarch, all female spouses of the monarchs of Belgium were title Queen
of the Belgians and style Majesty
, with the exception of Leopold III of Belgium
's second wife Lilian Baels
, who was styled Princess of Réthy, despite technically being Queen Consort. All monarchs so far have been male so there are only queen consorts. The following wives of the monarchs of Belgium since 1831:
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
of the Belgians and style Majesty
Majesty
Majesty is an English word derived ultimately from the Latin maiestas, meaning "greatness".- Origin :Originally, during the Roman republic, the word maiestas was the legal term for the supreme status and dignity of the state, to be respected above everything else...
, with the exception of Leopold III of Belgium
Leopold III of Belgium
Leopold III reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the Heir Apparent,...
's second wife Lilian Baels
Lilian Baels
Princess Lilian of Belgium best known as Lilian, Princess of Réthy, was the second wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians.-Background and education:...
, who was styled Princess of Réthy, despite technically being Queen Consort. All monarchs so far have been male so there are only queen consorts. The following wives of the monarchs of Belgium since 1831:
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Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Louise of Orléans Louise of Orléans Louise of Orléans was born a Princess of Orléans and was Queen consort of the Belgians as the wife of King Leopold I... |
Louis Philippe I, King of the French (Orléans House of Orleans Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king... ) |
3 April 1812 | 9 August 1832 | 11 October 1850 | Leopold I Leopold I of Belgium Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha... |
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Marie Henriette of Austria Marie Henriette of Austria Marie Henriette of Austria was the queen consort of King Leopold II of Belgium.-Family:... |
Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (Habsburg-Lorraine) |
23 August 1836 | 22 August 1853 | 10 December 1865 husband's ascension |
19 September 1902 | Leopold II Leopold II of Belgium Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free... |
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Elisabeth of Bavaria | Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a well-known ophthalmologist. He was the brother of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria.-Life:... (Wittelsbach) |
25 July 1876 | 2 October 1900 | 17 December 1909 husband's ascension |
17 February 1934 husband's death |
23 November 1965 | Albert I Albert I of Belgium Albert I reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934.-Early life:Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen... |
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Astrid of Sweden Astrid of Sweden Astrid of Sweden was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Leopold III.-Early life:Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on 17 November 1905... |
Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland , was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway and Sophia of Nassau.-History:... (Bernadotte) |
17 November 1905 | 4 November 1926 | 17 February 1934 husband's ascension |
29 August 1935 | Leopold III Leopold III of Belgium Leopold III reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the Heir Apparent,... |
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Lilian Baels, Princess of Réthy | Henri Baels | 28 November 1916 | 6 December 1941 | 16 July 1951 husband's abdication |
7 June 2002 | Leopold III Leopold III of Belgium Leopold III reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of the Heir Apparent,... |
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Fabiola de Mora y Aragón Queen Fabiola of Belgium Queen Fabiola of Belgium is the widow of King Baudouin of Belgium. She was Queen consort of the Belgians for 33 years... |
Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández, Riera y del Olmo, 4th Marquess of Casa Riera, 2nd Count of Mora | 11 June 1928 | 15 December 1960 | 31 July 1993 husband's death |
Baudouin | |||
Paola Ruffo di Calabria Queen Paola of Belgium Paola, Queen of the Belgians , is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium.... |
Prince Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda Fulco Ruffo di Calabria Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda was an Italian World War I flying ace, and posthumous father-in-law of King Albert II of the Belgians.-Background:... |
11 September 1937 | 2 July 1959 | 9 August 1993 husband's ascension |
Incumbent | Albert II Albert II of Belgium Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha... |
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