| Albert I | |
| King of the Belgians | |
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| Reign | 23 December 1909 – 17 February 1934 (24 years) |
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| Titles | Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Born | 8 April 1875 |
| Birthplace | Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 17 February 1934 (aged 58) |
| Place of death | Marche-les-Dames, Belgium |
| Predecessor | Leopold II |
| Successor | Leopold III |
| Consort | Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria |
| Issue | Leopold Charles Marie-José |
| Royal House | Wettin (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha line) |
| Father | Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders |
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
Albert I (April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934) was the third King of the Belgians. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel For the daughter of Philippe and Mathilde see Princess Elisabeth of Belgium For the Empress Elisabeth of Austria born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria see Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( Princess Marie José of Belgium ( Marie José Charlotte Sophie Louisa Amélie Henriette Olga Gabrielle) ( 4 August 1906 &ndash 27 January The House of Wettin was a dynasty of German Counts Dukes prince-electors (Kurfürsten and kings that ruled the area of today's Prince Philippe Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline ( Sigmaringen, 17 November 1845 - Brussels, 26 November 1912) was a Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monarchy in Belgium is Constitutional and popular in nature The hereditary Monarch
Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the younger son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and succeeded his uncle, Leopold II of Belgium, on the throne on December 17, 1909. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Prince Philippe Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting His grandfather, Leopold I, had been the first King of the Belgians, and his aunt, the first princess of Belgium, was Empress Carlota of Mexico. Leopold I ( Leopold George Christian Frederick (in German Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January
He was married on October 2, 1900 to Duchess Elisabeth Gabrielle Valérie Marie in Bavaria, a Wittelsbach princess whom he met at a family funeral. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar For the daughter of Philippe and Mathilde see Princess Elisabeth of Belgium For the Empress Elisabeth of Austria born Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria see The Wittelsbach family is a European Royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. A daughter of Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, and his wife, the Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, she was born at Possenhofen, Bavaria, Germany, on July 25, 1876, and died on November 23, 1965. Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria ( August 9, 1839 - November 30, 1909) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a well-known Ophthalmologist Life Maria José was the fourth child and third daughter of King Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
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Their children
- Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel, Duke of Brabant, Prince of Belgium, who became later the fourth king of the Belgians as Leopold III, born November 3, 1901, and died at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert on September 25, 1983. Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184 The title " Duke of Brabant " was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
- Charles-Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium, Regent of Belgium, born Brussels October 10, 1903, and died at Ostend on June 1, 1983. Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting ||-||-||} Ostend ( Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
- Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle, Princess of Belgium, born Ostend August 4, 1906. Princess Marie José of Belgium ( Marie José Charlotte Sophie Louisa Amélie Henriette Olga Gabrielle) ( 4 August 1906 &ndash 27 January ||-||-||} Ostend ( Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting She was married at Rome, Italy on January 8, 1930 to Prince Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria, Prince of Piemonte, born on September 15, 1904, and died on March 18, 1983 at Geneva, Switzerland. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation He became King Umberto II of Italy on May 9, 1946. Umberto II, occasionally anglicized as Humbert II, (September 15 1904 - March 18 1983 the last King of Italy, nicknamed the King of May ( Re Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marie-Jose died January 27, 2001. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
King
With the death of his elder brother, Prince Baudouin in 1891 (a 22 year-old bachelor), Albert became third and direct-in-line for the throne. Death Baudouin died in Brussels on 23 January, 1891, a day after the anniversary of his cousin Léopold's death He became Count of Flanders (and heir-presumptive to the Belgian throne), upon the death of his father in 1905. counts of Flanders were the Rulers over the county of Flanders from the 9th century until the abolition of the Countship by the French revolutionaries Following the death of his uncle, King Leopold II, in 1909, Albert succeeded to the throne. Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians.
At the beginning of World War I, Albert resisted the German advance and held them off long enough for Britain and France to prepare for the Battle of the Marne (6 - 9 September 1914), famously responding to the German desire to move soldiers through his country, "I rule a nation, not a road!". World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The First Battle of the Marne (also known as the Miracle of the Marne) was a World War I battle fought from 5 September to 12 September 1914 Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He led his army through the Siege of Antwerp and the Battle of the Yser and at the end of the war as commander of the Army Group Flanders, consisting of Belgian, British and French divisions, back into its own territory. The Siege of Antwerp was an engagement of the Germans and the Belgians during World War I. The Battle of the Yser secured the coastline of Belgium for the allies in the " Race to the Sea " in the first three months of World War I. He re-entered Brussels to a hero's welcome. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
King Albert I died in a climbing accident at Marche-les-Dames, in the Ardennes region of Belgium near Namur. For the political subdivision of France see Ardennes (department. Namur ( Namen in Dutch, Nameur in Walloon, Namurcum in Latin) is a City and municipality in He is interred in the Royal vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium. Laken ( Dutch) or Laeken ( French) is a residential suburb in north-west Brussels ( Postal code: B-1020 Belgium. His death has caused a great deal of discussion, but rumours of murder are discounted by all serious historians.
In 1935, prominent Belgian author Emile Cammaerts published a widely acclaimed biography of King Albert I. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Leopold I ( Leopold George Christian Frederick (in German Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Titles His Royal Highness Prince Louis-Philippe Crown Prince of Belgium Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Saxony (1833-1834 Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Prince Philippe Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January Death Baudouin died in Brussels on 23 January, 1891, a day after the anniversary of his cousin Léopold's death Princess Henriette of Belgium ( Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette ( French) or Henriëtte Marie Charlotte Antonia ( Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Louise-Marie Amélie Princess of Belgium ( 18 February 1858 in Brussels &ndash 1 March 1924 in Wiesbaden) was Early life At birth Leopold was styled Count of Hainaut, as the eldest son of the then crown prince Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte Stefanie Clotilde Louise Hermine Marie Charlotte ( 21 May, 1864 &ndash 23 Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( Princess Marie José of Belgium ( Marie José Charlotte Sophie Louisa Amélie Henriette Olga Gabrielle) ( 4 August 1906 &ndash 27 January Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – Life Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education Prince Alexander of Belgium ( Alexandre Emmanuel Henri Albert Marie Léopold (French or Alexander Emanuel Hendrik Albert Maria Leopold (Dutch (b Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium ( Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine, born 6 February, 1951 in Laeken, Belgium Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium ( Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anna Léopoldine, born September 30, 1956, Laeken, Belgium) Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – Life Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education Biography Prince Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military School Ancestry Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights For the consort of Albert I who was also Princess of Belgium see Elisabeth Gabriele of Bavaria Princess Elisabeth of Belgium ( Élisabeth Prince Emmanuel of Belgium ( Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie) is a grandchild of King Albert II of Belgium. Princess Eléonore of Belgium (Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie born 16 April 2008) is the second daughter and fourth child of Prince Philippe of Princess Louise of Belgium ( Louise Sophie Mary) born Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, February 6, 2004, is the first child of Prince Laurent Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Émile Leon Cammaerts ( March 16, 1878 in Brussels, Belgium – November 2, 1953 in Radlett, Hertfordshire
Ancestry
| Albert I of Belgium | Father: Philip, Count of Flanders |
Paternal Grandfather: Leopold I of Belgium |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf |
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| Paternal Grandmother: Louise-Marie of France |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Louis-Philippe of France |
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| Paternal Great-grandmother: Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies |
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| Mother: Princess Marie of Hohenzollern |
Maternal Grandfather: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Marie Antoinette Murat |
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| Maternal Grandmother: Josephine of Baden |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Karl Ludwig Friedrich of Baden |
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| Maternal Great-grandmother: Stéphanie de Beauharnais |
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Albert I of Belgium
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 8 April 1875 Died: 17 February 1934 |
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| Preceded by Leopold II |
King of the Belgians 1909–1934 |
Succeeded by Leopold III |
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