The wives of Belgian monarchs have all been titled Queen and styled Majesty, with the exception of Leopold III of Belgium's second wife Mary Lilian Baels, who was titled Princess of Belgium and Princess of Réthy. All Belgian monarchs so far have been male, so there have only been female consorts. There have been seven queen consorts of Belgium since 1832.
| Picture | Coat of Arms | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
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Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle of Orléans | Louis Philippe I of France (Orléans) |
3 April 1812 | 9 August 1832 [1] | 11 October 1850 | Leopold I | ||
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Marie Henriette Anne of Austria | Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (Habsburg-Lorraine) |
23 August 1836 | 22 August 1853 | 17 December 1865 [2] husband's ascension |
19 September 1902 | Leopold II | |
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Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie in Bavaria | Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria (Wittelsbach) |
25 July 1876 | 2 October 1900 | 23 December 1909 [3] husband's ascension |
17 February 1934 husband's death |
23 November 1965 | Albert I |
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Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra of Sweden | Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland (Bernadotte) |
17 November 1905 | 4 November 1926 | 23 February 1934 [4] husband's ascension |
29 August 1935 | Leopold III | |
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Mary Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine Baels (as title of princess) |
Henri Baels | 28 November 1916 | 6 December 1941 [4] | 16 July 1951 husband's abdication |
7 June 2002 | |||
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Fabiola Fernanda María-de-las-Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón | Don Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández, 4th Marquess of Casa Riera (Casa Riera) |
11 June 1928 | 15 December 1960 [5] | 31 July 1993 husband's death |
5 December 2014 | Baudouin | |
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Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia Ruffo di Calabria | Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda (Ruffo di Calabria) |
11 September 1937 | 2 July 1959 | 9 August 1993 [6] husband's ascension |
21 July 2013 husband's abdication |
Albert II | |
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Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz | Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz (d'Udekem d'Acoz family) |
20 January 1973 | 4 December 1999 | 21 July 2013 [7] husband's ascension |
present | Philippe | |
See also
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edit- ^ "King Leopold I". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "King Leopold II". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "King Albert I". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ a b "King Leopold III". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "King Baudouin". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "King Albert II". The Belgian Monarchy. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.