Jean-Luc Dehaene Guy Verhofstadt Yves Leterme Herman Van Rompuy Yves Leterme Elio Di Rupo
Born
(1934-06-06) 6 June 1934 (age 89) Château of Stuyvenberg, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Spouse
Paola Ruffo di Calabria
(m. 1959)
Issue Detail
Philippe, King of the Belgians
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Prince Laurent
Princess Delphine
House
Belgium
Father
Leopold III of Belgium
Mother
Astrid of Sweden
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Signature
Belgian royal family
The King The Queen
The Duchess of Brabant
Prince Gabriel
Prince Emmanuel
Princess Eléonore
King Albert II Queen Paola
Princess Astrid Prince Lorenz
Prince Amedeo Princess Elisabetta
Princess Maria Laura
Prince Joachim
Princess Luisa Maria
Princess Laetitia Maria
Prince Laurent Princess Claire
Princess Louise
Prince Nicolas
Prince Aymeric
Princess Delphine
Princess Joséphine
Prince Oscar
Princess Léa
Princess Marie-Christine, Mrs Gourges
Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada
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Albert II[a] (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013.
Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen Astrid, born a princess of Sweden.[b] He is the younger brother of the late Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and King Baudouin, whom he succeeded following Baudouin's death in 1993. He married Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (now Queen Paola), with whom he had three children. Albert's eldest son, Philippe, is the current King of the Belgians.
On 3 July 2013, King Albert II attended a midday session of the Belgian cabinet. He then announced that, on 21 July, Belgian National Day, he would abdicate the throne for health reasons. He was succeeded by his son Philippe on 21 July 2013. Albert II was the fourth monarch to abdicate in 2013, following Pope Benedict XVI, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Emir Hamad bin Khalifa of Qatar.[3] In so doing, he was also the second Belgian monarch to abdicate, following his father, Leopold III, who abdicated in 1951, albeit under very different circumstances.
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