List of Belgian monarchs


This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the 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

NamePortraitBirth and deathReign startedReign endedMarriagesSuccession right
Erasme Louis, Baron Surlet de Chokier
Regent		27 November 1769
Liège

–
7 August 1839
Gingelom
25 February 183120 July 1831
Chosen by the National Congress
Leopold I16 December 1790
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

–
10 December 1865
Laeken
21 July 183110 December 1865
 Charlotte of Wales
∞ 2 May 1816

Louise of Orléans
∞ 9 August 1832
Elected by the National Congress
Leopold II9 April 1835
Brussels
–
17 December 1909
Laeken
17 December 186517 December 1909
Marie-Henriette of Austria
∞ 22 August 1853
Son of
Leopold I
Albert I8 April 1875
Brussels
–
17 February 1934
Marche-les-Dames
23 December 190917 February 1934
Elisabeth of Bavaria
∞ 2 October 1900
Nephew of
Leopold II /
Grandson of
Leopold I
Leopold III3 November 1901
Brussels
–
25 September 1983
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
23 February 193416 July 1951

 Astrid of Sweden
∞ 4 November 1926
Lilian Baels
∞ 6 December 1941
Son of
Albert I
Charles /
Karel
Prince Regent for Leopold III''		10 October 1903
Brussels
–
1 June 1983
Raversijde
20 September 194420 July 1950
Unmarried
Son of
Albert I /
Brother of
Leopold III
Baudouin /
Boudewijn		7 September 1930
Laeken
–
31 July 1993
Motril
17 July 195131 July 1993
Fabiola of Mora and Aragón
∞ 15 December 1960
Son of
Leopold III
Albert II6 June 1934
Laeken		9 August 199321 July 2013

Paola of Calabria
∞ 2 July 1959
Son of
Leopold III /
Brother of
Baudouin
Philippe /
Filip		15 April 1960
Laeken		21 July 2013Incumbent
Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz
∞ 4 December 1999
Son of
Albert II

Timeline


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