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Albert II o Belgium

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Albert II
Keeng o the Belgians
Ring9 August 1993 – 21 Julie 2013
PredecessorBaudouin
SuccessorPhilippe
Prime Meenisters
Born (1934-06-06) 6 Juin 1934 (age 90)
Stuyvenberg Castle, Belgium
SpouseQueen Paola (1959–present)
Issue
Detail
Prince Philippe, Duke o Brabant
Princess Astrid, Archduchess o Austrickk-Este
Prince Laurent
Full name
French: Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie
Dutch: Albert Felix Humbert Theodoor Christiaan Eugène Marie
German: Albert Felix Humbert Theodor Christian Eugen Maria
HooseHoose o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha
FaitherLeopold III o Belgium
MitherAstrid o Swaden
ReleegionRoman Catholicism
SeegnaturAlbert II's signature

Albert II, (born 6 Juin 1934) is the umwhile Keeng o the Belgians, a constitutional monarch, servin frae 1993 tae his abdication in 2013. He is a member o the ryal hoose "o Belgium"; formerly this hoose wis named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the uncle o the current reignin Grand Duke o Luxembourg, Henri, an faither o the current Belgian king, Philippe.[1]

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  1. "The Belgian Monarchy". The Belgian Monarchy (in Inglis). Retrieved 16 November 2022.