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Albert II of Belgium

Sixth king of the Belgians · Belgium · Historical Figures · Born 1934 · age 92

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He held Belgium's throne for two decades, then walked away from it - the second king in the country's history to abdicate, following the path his own father had taken sixty years earlier.

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A life in dates

2000Grand Collar of the Order of Prince HenryAward1998Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1996Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1994Knight of the Order of the Golden FleeceAward1993Gold Olympic OrderAward1973Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1968Order of the ElephantAward1962Knight of the Order of the Golden FleeceAward1934Born6 June 1934

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Awards

Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry2000
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1998
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1996
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece1994
Gold Olympic Order1993
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1973
Order of the Elephant1968
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece1962
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Order of the White Eagle
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)
Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
Order of Stara Planina
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Avis
Order of the Chrysanthemum
National Order of the Leopard
Order of the Dannebrog
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Order of the African Star
Royal Victorian Order
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Order of Prince Henry
Order of Vytautas the Great
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Royal Order of the Seraphim
Order of Charles III

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Born 6 June 1934, Albert II was the son of King Leopold III and Queen Astrid of Sweden, younger brother to Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and King Baudouin. He married Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria and raised three children while his older brother wore the crown. When Baudouin died in 1993, Albert succeeded him at fifty-nine. He reigned for twenty years before appearing at a cabinet session on 3 July 2013 to announce his decision: on Belgian National Day that month, he would step down for health reasons. His eldest son Philippe took the throne on 21 July 2013, making Albert the second Belgian monarch to abdicate after Leopold III in 1951.

Country
Belgium
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
living
Dates
Born 1934 · age 92

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