On This Day: Belgian Royal Family

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, March 24, 1837 ~ Birth of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, April 8, 1875 ~ Birth of Albert I, King of the Belgians at the Palais de la Regence in Brussels, Belgium

 

[Linda_26]

On this day, 65 years ago (12 April 1959), the engagement announcement of Prince Albert, Prince of Liège to Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria.
A pic from that day, taken by King Baudouin (it was shared by the Royal Palace in 2019, for their 60th wedding anniversary):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-pB-c_XoAEr0Go?format=jpg&name=900x900

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, June 3, 1869 ~ Birth of Prince Baudouin of Belgium, son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, July 25, 1876 ~ Birth of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen Consort of King Albert I of the Belgians at Possenhofen Castle in the Kingdom of Bavaria

 

[CyrilVladisla]

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

 

[Linda_26]

On this day, 25 years ago, 13 September 1999, Philippe and Mathilde's engagement:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1834449426460389723

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, September 19, 1902 ~ Demise of Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium (Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria), wife of King Leopold II of Belgium, at the Hotel du Midi in Spa, Belgium

 

[CyrilVladisla]

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

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, November 17, 1845 ~ Birth of Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, spouse of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders, at Schloss Sigmaringen in the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

On this day, November 23, 1965 ~ Demise of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians at Stuyvenberg Castle in Laeken in Brussels, Belgium

 

[Linda_26]

On this day, November 17, 1845 ~ Birth of Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, spouse of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders, at Schloss Sigmaringen in the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

A busy day when it comes to anniversaries in the Belgian Royal Family, as Marie's husband, Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (direct ancestor of the current King) died on this day in 1905.
And, coincidentally, on the very same day (17 november 1905) Princess Astrid of Sweden, future wife of King Leopold III, was born in Stockholm

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, December 10, 1865 ~ Demise of Leopold I, King of the Belgians at the Royal Palace of Laeken in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium

 

[CyrilVladisla]

On this day, February 17, 1934 ~ Demise of King Albert I of the Belgians in Ardennes, Belgium

 

[Linda_26]

On this day, 91 years ago: Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant became King Leopold III:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1893647724345520573

 

[Stefan]

On this day, 91 years ago: Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant became King Leopold III:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1893647724345520573

Interesting that so many foreign royal were present. Had they previously attended the funeral of King Albert I. and stayed for it?

 

[Linda_26]

Interesting that so many foreign royal were present. Had they previously attended the funeral of King Albert I. and stayed for it?

I think it was the case: King Albert I's funeral was the day before his son's accession. Of course, 2 of the foreign royals present were Leopold's brothers-in-law, Olav and Umberto. His sister Marie-José wasn't present, I remember reading that her doctors advised her to remain in Italy as she was in the early stages of her much awaited first pregnancy (Maria Pia was born in September 1934).

 

[Luc122]

It seems the Prince of Wales was at the funeral but there may have been more

Funeral of King Albert I