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Astrid of Sweden
Queen Consort of the Belgians (1905-1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Astrid of Sweden (17 November 1905 – 29 August 1935) was Queen of the Belgians and the first wife of King Leopold III. She was born a princess of Sweden and became the Duchess of Brabant after her marriage to Leopold in November 1926.[2] She was Queen of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until her death.
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Tenure | 23 February 1934 – 29 August 1935 | ||||
Born | Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-11-17)17 November 1905 Arvfurstens palats, Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
Died | 29 August 1935(1935-08-29) (aged 29) Küssnacht am Rigi, Schwyz, Switzerland | ||||
Burial | 3 September 1935 Church of Our Lady of Laeken, Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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House | Bernadotte | ||||
Father | Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland | ||||
Mother | Princess Ingeborg of Denmark |
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Astrid's only daughter, Joséphine-Charlotte, later became Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg, while both of her sons reigned as King of the Belgians. Astrid was also a sister of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (wife of King Olav V) and a maternal aunt of King Harald V of Norway.