On This Day: Belgian Royal Family

[Prinsara]

That’s quite something that two successive kings had almost the same birthday. Did poor Albert have to celebrate with Uncle Monster?

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 3, 1869 ~ Birth of Prince Baudouin of Belgium at the Palais de la Regence in Brussels, Belgium

On this day, June 7, 1840 ~ Birth of Princess Charlotte of Belgium, wife of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, at the Royal Castle in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium

On this day, July 21, 1831 ~ Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld became King Leopold I of the Belgians

On this day, July 25, 1876 ~ Birth of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, spouse of King Albert I of Belgium
She was born Elisabeth of Bavaria at Possenhofen Castle in Kingdom of Bavaria

On this day, July 30, 1872 ~ Birth of Princess Clementine of Belgium, Princess Napoleon, wife of Prince Victor Bonapatrte, at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels, Belgium

[An Ard Ri]

4th of August 1430 : Death of Philippe I er, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg, Count of Ligny and Saint-Pol.


Philippe was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg from 1427-1430 and had no children by his marriage to Yolande d'Anjou.
Following his death he was buried at the Church of Saint John the Evangelist in Tervueren near Brussels which housed the Family Burial Vault.
He was succeeded by his cousin,Philippe le Bon/Philippe III.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_I,_Duke_of_Brabant

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, August 23, 1836 ~ Birth of Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium (Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria), wife of King Leopold II of Belgium, at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, September 19, 1902 ~ Demise of Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium, wife of King Leopold II of Belgium

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, October 10, 1903 ~ Birth of Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium, at the Palace of of the Marquis d'Assche in Brussels, Belgium

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by CyrilVladisla

On this day, October 10, 1903 ~ Birth of Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium, at the Palace of of the Marquis d'Assche in Brussels, Belgium

An article on Prince Charles,Count of Flanders

https://europeremembers.com/biography/prince-charles-of-belgium/#:~:text=Charles%20of%20Belgium%2C%20brother%20of,of%20the%20country's%20economic%20activity.

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, October 11, 1850 ~ Demise of Louise Marie of Orleans, Queen Consort of King Leopold I of Belgium, at Ostend, Belgium

[An Ard Ri]

October 27th, 1312 : Death of Jean II,Duke de Brabant, de Basse-Lotharingie,
et de Limbourg.

Jean II was duke from 1294 until his death and in 1290 had married Margaret of England was succeeded by their son,Jean III.
Following his death his remains were buried at the Cathedral of Saints-Michel-et-Gudule de Bruxelles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II,_Duke_of_Brabant

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, November 3, 1901 ~ Birth of Leopold III, King of the Belgians at the Palace d'Asche in Brussels, Belgium

[An Ard Ri]

8th of November 1264- Death of Mathilde de Béthune ,Countess of Flanders

Mathilde de Béthune was the 1st wife of Guy of Dampierre,Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur.
Following her death,Mathilde was buried at St Huberts Chapel at l'Abbaye de Flines.
The Abbey was dissolved in 1791 and largely destroyed in 1794.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_of_B%C3%A9thune

[An Ard Ri]

December 1st,1530 : Death of the Archduchess Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy

The Archduchess Margaret of Austria was the daughter of Mary of Burgundy and the future Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and an aunt of HRE Charles V.
Margaret acted as Imperial Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515 and 1517 until her death.
The Archduchess died in her sleep at Mechelen in the Duchy of Brabant and her remains were taken to the Royal Monastery of Brou and buried beside her second husband and mother in law.
Her coffin was rediscovered in the 19th century beneath the choir.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margar...rg_Netherlands

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 16, 1790 ~ Birth of King Leopold I of the Belgians at Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld