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{{Short description|None}}File:Belgische Monarchen.jpg|thumb|Sculptural busts of the first five Belgian monarchs in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces ]]This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.Under the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" (, , ) rather than "King of Belgium" in order to reflect the monarchy's constitutional and popular function. Since 1831, there have been seven Kings of the Belgians and two regents.

List

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Erasme Louis, Baron Surlet de ChokierRegent	(File:Surletdechokier.jpg	center)	27 November 1769Liège(Prince-Bishopric of Liège)–7 August 1839Gingelom(aged 69)	25 February 1831	21 July 1831({{age in years and days	02	1831	21}})		Chosen by the National Congress

Leopold I	(File:Leopold I by Franz Winterhalter.jpg	center)	16 December 1790Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld(Holy Roman Empire)–10 December 1865Laeken(aged 74)	21 July 1831	10 December 1865({{age in years and days	07	1865	10}})	(1) Charlotte of Wales∞ 2 May 1816[1 child (stillborn)](2) Louise of Orléans∞ 9 August 1832[4 children]	Elected by the National Congress

Leopold II	(File:Leopold ii garter knight.jpg	center)	9 April 1835Brussels–17 December 1909Laeken(aged 74)	17 December 1865Under Article 90 of the Belgian Constitution, from the death of a monarch until the swearing in of their successor or a regent, the monarch's constitutional powers are in the hands of the Council of Ministers (interregnum); this accounts for the difference of dates between the end of one reign and the beginning of the following one.	17 December 1909({{age in years and days	12	1909	17}})	Marie-Henriette of Austria∞ 22 August 1853[4 children]	Son ofLeopold I

Albert I	(File:Albert I Koning der Belgen.jpg	center)	8 April 1875Brussels–17 February 1934Marche-les-Dames(aged 58)	23 December 1909	17 February 1934({{age in years and days	12	1934	17}})	Elisabeth of Bavaria∞ 2 October 1900[3 children]	Nephew ofLeopold II /Grandson ofLeopold I

Leopold III	(File:Leopold III (1934).jpg	center)	3 November 1901Brussels–25 September 1983Woluwe-Saint-Lambert(aged 81)	23 February 1934	16 July 1951The constitutional powers of the king were exercised by the Belgian government in exile	from 28 May 1940 until 21 September 1944, followed by Prince Charles, Count of Flanders>Prince Charles as a regent until 20 July 1950, and then from 11 August 1950 until 17 July 1951 by his Baudouin of Belgium	under the title of Royal Prince. See Christian Behrendt and Martin Vrancken, "L'article 93 de la Constitution belge et l'impossibilité de régner du roi : une disposition dépassée par son histoire", in L'Europe au présent ! Liber amicorum Melchior Wathelet.(abdicated)({{age in years and days>1934	23	07|16}})	(1) Astrid of Sweden∞ 4 November 1926[3 children](2) Lilian Baels∞ 6 December 1941[3 children]	Son ofAlbert I

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Charles /Karelprince regent for Leopold III	(File:Karel van België Charles de Belgique Karl von Belgien.jpg	center)	10 October 1903Brussels–1 June 1983Raversijde(aged 79)	21 September 1944	20 July 1950({{age in years and days	09	1950	20}})	Unmarried[childless]	Son ofAlbert I /Brother ofLeopold III

Baudouin /Boudewijn	(File:King Baudouin of Belgium.jpg	center)	7 September 1930Laeken–31 July 1993Motril (Spain)(aged 62)	17 July 1951	31 July 1993From 3 until 5 April 1990, the constitutional powers of the king were exercised by the Council of Ministers during the Royal assent#Belgium	(see the external source in the previous footnote).({{age in years and days>1951	17	07|30}})	Fabiola of Mora and Aragón∞ 15 December 1960[childless]	Son ofLeopold III

Albert II	(File:Albert II, King of Belgium.jpg	center)	6 June 1934Laeken	9 August 1993	21 July 2013(abdicated)({{age in years and days	08	2013	21}})	Paola of Calabria∞ 2 July 1959[3 children]	Son ofLeopold III /Brother ofBaudouin

Philippe /Filip	(File:King Philippe of Belgium (Belgian National Day, 2018).jpg	center)	15 April 1960Laeken	21 July 2013	Incumbent({{age in years and days	07|21}})	Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz∞ 4 December 1999[4 children]	Son ofAlbert II

Timeline

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See also

• Monarchy of Belgium
• Family tree of Belgian monarchs
• List of Belgian consorts
• Line of succession to the Belgian throne
• Crown Council of Belgium

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Monarchs of Belgium}}

• Vanthemsche, Guy; De Peuter, Roger, eds. (2023), "", A Concise History of Belgium, Cambridge Concise Histories, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 357–360.

• Rulers of Belgium
• History of the Belgian Monarchy at Monarchie.be

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