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Events in the year 1987 in Belgium .
Baudouin reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo.
The Monarchy of Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary, and popular monarchy of Belgium whose incumbent is titled the King or Queen of the Belgians and serves as the country's head of state. There have been seven Belgian monarchs since independence in 1830.
Albert II ; Dutch: Albert Felix Humbert Theodoor Christiaan Eugène Marie, pronounced [ˈɑlbərt ˈfeːlɪks ˈɦɵmbərt teːjoːˈdoːr ˈkrɪstijaːn øːˈʒɛːn maːˈriː]; German: Albrecht Felix Humbert Theodor Christian Eugen Maria, pronounced [ˈʔalbʁɛkt ˈfeːlɪks ˈhʊmbɛʁt ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈʔɔʏɡn̩ maˈʁiːaː]; born 6 June 1934) reigned as King of the Belgians, from 1993 until his abdication in 2013.
Philippe or Filip is King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following his father's abdication. He is the eldest child of King Albert II, whom he succeeded upon Albert's abdication for health reasons, and Queen Paola. He married Countess Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, with whom he has four children. King Philippe's elder daughter, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.
Events from the year 1968 in Ireland.
The Royal Belgian Football Association is the governing body of football in Belgium. It was a founding member of FIFA in 1904 and UEFA in 1954 and is based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium. Its chairman is Mehdi Bayat.
Stijn, Baron Coninx is a Belgian film director.
Viscount Philippe de Spoelberch is a Belgian businessman and dendrologist.
The Royal Question was a major political crisis in Belgium that lasted from 1945 to 1951, coming to a head between March and August 1950. The "question" at stake surrounded whether King Leopold III could return to the country and resume his royal duties as King of the Belgians amid allegations that his actions during World War II had gone contrary to the provisions of the Belgian Constitution. It was eventually resolved by the abdication of Leopold in favour of his son, Baudouin, in 1951.
Stuyvenberg Castle is a residency of the Belgian Royal Family, located in Laeken, Brussels. Château du Stuyvenberg is situated at an altitude of 56 meters.
Events from the year 1991 in Belgium
Events in the year 1958 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1869 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1986 in Belgium.
Nicole Van Goethem was a Belgian animator and illustrator. In 1987, she won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for A Greek Tragedy.
Events in the year 1955 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1983 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1985 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1990 in Belgium.
Herman Frans Anna baron Van der Wee is a Belgian economic historian. He was a full professor of social and economic history at the KU Leuven from 1969 to 1993. The academic output of Van der Wee spans economic history, the history of banking, financial history. He has performed research on the period from the Middle Ages to the present time. Geographically he has performed broad research as well, looking into Antwerp, Belgium, the Low Countries, Europe and the world.
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