Albert II of Belgium


 
 

His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert F?lix Humbert Th?odore Chr?tien Eug?ne Marie von Wettin, born Laeken, Belgium, June 6, 1934), is a European constitutional monarch and a member of the former ducal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the younger son of King L?opold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935). He is a distant cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institute Le Rosey for his pre-university education. He succeeded his elder brother, Baudouin, as king, taking the constitutional oath on August 9, 1993. Before his accession he was known as the Prince of Li?ge, a title created for him the day after his birth; he also was heir presumptive to the Belgian throne from 1951.

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He married, in Brussels, on July 2, 1959, Donna Paola Margherita Maria Antonia Consiglia dei Principi (of the Princes) Ruffo di Calabria (born 1937). She is the daughter of Principe Don Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, Duca di Guardia Lombarda and his wife, Donna Luisa Gazelli.

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He and the Queen have three children:

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