![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Sergio_Mattarella_and_Belgian_King_Philippe_at_Quirinale_in_2021_%25286%2529_%2528cropped%2529.jpg/640px-Sergio_Mattarella_and_Belgian_King_Philippe_at_Quirinale_in_2021_%25286%2529_%2528cropped%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Philippe of Belgium
king of the Belgians since 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philippe (French: Philippe Léopold Louis Marie de Belgique, Dutch: Filip(s) Leopold Lodewijk Maria, German: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria; born Castle of Laeken, Brussels, 15 April 1960) is the King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. He is the son of King Albert II and his wife Paola of Belgium. On 21 July 2013, King Philippe I was named king of the Belgians when Albert II abdicated.[1]
Quick Facts King of the Belgians, Reign ...
Philippe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() King Philippe at the Quirinal Palace in 2021 | |||||
King of the Belgians | |||||
Reign | 21 July 2013 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Albert II | ||||
Heir apparent | Elisabeth | ||||
Prime Ministers | |||||
Born | (1960-04-15) 15 April 1960 (age 64) Brussels, Belgium | ||||
Spouse | Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz | ||||
Issue Detail | Princess Elisabeth Prince Gabriel Prince Emmanuel Princess Eléonore | ||||
| |||||
House | Belgium | ||||
Father | Albert II of Belgium | ||||
Mother | Paola Ruffo di Calabria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Close