List of Belgian monarchs

Sculptural busts of the first five Belgian monarchs in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces

This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceeded from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

Under the Belgian Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" rather than "King of Belgium" in order to reflect the monarchy's constitutional and popular function.

Since 1831, there have been seven Kings of the Belgians and two regents.

List

See also: The family tree of the Belgian monarchs

№	Name	Portrait	Birth and death	Reign started	Reign ended	Marriages	Succession right
—	Erasme Louis, Baron Surlet de Chokier Regent		27 November 1769 Liège (Prince-Bishopric of Liège) – 7 August 1839 Gingelom (aged 69)	25 February 1831	20 July 1831 ()		Chosen by the National Congress
1	Leopold I		16 December 1790 Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Holy Roman Empire) – 10 December 1865 Laeken (aged 74)	21 July 1831	10 December 1865 ()	(1) Charlotte of Wales ∞ 2 May 1816 [1 child (stillborn)] (2) Louise of Orléans ∞ 9 August 1832 [4 children]	Elected by the National Congress
2	Leopold II		9 April 1835 Brussels – 17 December 1909 Laeken (aged 74)	17 December 1865	17 December 1909 ()	Marie-Henriette of Austria ∞ 22 August 1853 [4 children]	Son of Leopold I
3	Albert I		8 April 1875 Brussels – 17 February 1934 Marche-les-Dames (aged 58)	23 December 1909	17 February 1934 ()	Elisabeth of Bavaria ∞ 2 October 1900 [3 children]	Nephew of Leopold II
4	Leopold III		3 November 1901 Brussels – 25 September 1983 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (aged 81)	23 February 1934	16 July 1951 (abdicated) ()	(1) Astrid of Sweden ∞ 4 November 1926 [3 children] (2) Lilian Baels ∞ 6 December 1941 [3 children]	Son of Albert I
—	Charles Prince Regent for Leopold III		10 October 1903 Brussels – 1 June 1983 Raversijde (aged 79)	20 September 1944	20 July 1950 ()	Unmarried [childless]	Son of Albert I / Brother of Leopold III
5	Baudouin / Boudewijn		7 September 1930 Laeken – 31 July 1993 Motril (Spain) (aged 62)	17 July 1951	31 July 1993 ()	Fabiola of Mora and Aragón ∞ 15 December 1960 [childless]	Son of Leopold III
6	Albert II		6 June 1934 Laeken	9 August 1993	21 July 2013 (abdicated) ()	Paola of Calabria ∞ 2 July 1959 [3 children]	Son of Leopold III / Brother of Baudouin
7	Philippe / Filip		15 April 1960 Laeken	21 July 2013	Incumbent ()	Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz ∞ 4 December 1999 [4 children]	Son of Albert II

Timeline

See also

• Monarchy of Belgium
• Family tree of Belgian monarchs
• List of Belgian consorts
• Line of succession to the Belgian throne
• Crown Council of Belgium

External links

• Rulers of Belgium
• History of the Belgian Monarchy at Monarchie.be