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Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld <\/h4>

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Franz Frederick Anton
\nDuke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld<\/b><\/p>\n

(Coburg, 15 July 1750 \u2013 Coburg, 9 December 1806)
\nwas a duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. He is a patrilineal ancestor of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Albert II of Belgium and Simeon B. Sakskoburggotski, former tsar (Simeon II) and prime minister of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Countess of Ebersdorf <\/h4>

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Augusta Caroline Sophie Reuss
\nCountess\u00a0of Ebersdorf<\/b><\/p>\n

(19 January 1757 \u2013 16 November 1831)
\nwas by marriage a duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born in Saalburg-Ebersdorf. She was the maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria and the paternal grandmother of Albert, Prince Consort.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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King of the Belgians<\/h4>

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Leopold I, Georg Christian Friedrich
\nKing of the Belgians<\/b><\/p>\n9<\/span>\n

(16 December 1790 \u2013 10 December 1865)
\nwas from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium’s independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His children included Leopold II of Belgium and Empress Carlota of Mexico. He was a maternal uncle and adviser of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

KINGDOM OF BELGIUM - HOUSE OF SACHSEN-COBURG AND GOTHA<\/h5>
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When Belgium became independent in 1830 the National Congress chose a constitutional monarchy as the form of government. The Congress voted on the question on 22 November 1830, supporting monarchy by 174 votes to 13. In February 1831, the Congress nominated Louis, Duke of Nemours, the son of the French king Louis-Philippe, but international considerations deterred Louis-Philippe from accepting the honour for his son.<\/p>\n

Following this refusal, the National Congress appointed Erasme-Louis, Baron Surlet de Chokier to be the Regent of Belgium on 25 February 1831, thus becoming the first head of state of independent Belgium. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was designated as King of the Belgians by the National Congress [1] and swore allegiance to the Belgian constitution in front of Saint Jacobs Church at Coudenberg Palace in Brussels on 21 July. This day has since become a national holiday for Belgium and its citizens.<\/p>\n

This is a list of Belgian monarchs since 1831, when the first Belgian king Leopold I ascended the throne, after Belgium declared independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Belgian Revolution of 1830.<\/p>\n

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#<\/th>\nName<\/th>\nPortrait<\/th>\nBirth and death<\/th>\nReign started<\/th>\nReign ended<\/th>\nMarriages<\/th>\nSuccession right<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nLeopold I<\/a><\/td>\n\n16 December 1790
\nSaxe-Coburg-Saalfeld<\/a>
\n(Holy Roman Empire<\/a>)
\n\u2013
\n10 December 1865
\nLaeken<\/a>
\n(aged 74)<\/td>\n		21 July 1831<\/td>\n10 December 1865
\n(34\u00a0years,\u00a0142\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		(1)\u00a0Charlotte of Wales<\/a>
\n2 May 1816
\n[1 child (stillborn)]\n(2)\u00a0Louise of Orl\u00e9ans<\/a>
\n9 August 1832
\n[4 children]<\/td>\n		Elected by the\u00a0National Congress<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nLeopold II<\/a><\/td>\n\n9 April 1835
\nBrussels<\/a>
\n\u2013
\n17 December 1909
\nLaeken<\/a>
\n(aged 74)<\/td>\n		17 December 1865<\/td>\n17 December 1909
\n(44\u00a0years,\u00a00\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		Marie-Henriette of Austria<\/a>
\n22 August 1853
\n[4 children]<\/td>\n		Son of
\nLeopold I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAlbert I<\/a><\/td>\n\n8 April 1875
\nBrussels<\/a>
\n\u2013
\n17 February 1934
\nMarche-les-Dames<\/a>
\n(aged 58)<\/td>\n		23 December 1909<\/td>\n17 February 1934
\n(24\u00a0years,\u00a056\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		Elisabeth of Bavaria<\/a>
\n2 October 1900
\n[3 children]<\/td>\n		Nephew of
\nLeopold II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nLeopold III<\/a><\/td>\n\n3 November 1901
\nBrussels<\/a>
\n\u2013
\n25 September 1983
\nWoluwe-Saint-Lambert<\/a>
\n(aged 81)<\/td>\n		23 February 1934<\/td>\n16 July 1951
\n(abdicated)
\n(17\u00a0years,\u00a0143\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		(1)\u00a0Astrid of Sweden<\/a>
\n4 November 1926
\n[3 children]\n(2)\u00a0Lilian Baels<\/a>
\n6 December 1941
\n[3 children]<\/td>\n		Son of
\nAlbert I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBaudouin<\/a><\/td>\n\n7 September 1930
\nLaeken<\/a>
\n\u2013
\n31 July 1993
\nMotril<\/a>\u00a0(Spain<\/a>)
\n(aged 62)<\/td>\n		17 July 1951<\/td>\n31 July 1993
\n(42\u00a0years,\u00a013\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		Fabiola of Mora and Arag\u00f3n<\/a>
\n15 December 1960
\n[childless]<\/td>\n		Son of
\nLeopold III<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAlbert II<\/a><\/td>\n\n6 June 1934
\nLaeken<\/a><\/td>\n		9 August 1993<\/td>\n21 July 2013
\n(abdicated)
\n(19\u00a0years,\u00a0346\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		Paola of Calabria<\/a>
\n2 July 1959
\n[3 children]<\/td>\n		Son of
\nLeopold III \/
\nBrother of
\nBaudouin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nPhilippe<\/a><\/td>\n\n15 April 1960
\nLaeken<\/a><\/td>\n		21 July 2013<\/td>\nIncumbent
\n(0\u00a0years,\u00a053\u00a0days)<\/small><\/td>\n		Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz<\/a>
\n4 December 1999
\n[4 children]<\/td>\n		Son of
\nAlbert II<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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