- Baudouin of Belgium I of Belgium
Baudouin I (or) (7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. He was the eldest son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935). "Baudouin" is the French form of his name, which is also mostly used outside of Belgium; his Dutch name is "Boudewijn" and his German name is "Balduin". Only very rarely is his name anglicized as "Baldwin". - Queen Paola Of Belgium
Queen Paola, born Donna Principessa Paola Margherita Maria Antonia Consiglia dei Principi Ruffo di Calabria (born September 11, 1937, Forte dei Marmi) is the queen consort of Albert II of Belgium. She is the youngest daughter of Prince Don Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda (1884-1946), and his wife, the former Countess Luisa Gazelli di Rossana e di Sebastiano (1896-1989). - Albert II of Belgium II of Belgium
Albert II (born June 6, 1934) is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the former ducal house of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the younger son of King Léopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935). His godparents were Prince Felix of Luxembourg and his paternal grandmother, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. - Prince Laurent Of Belgium
Prince Laurent of Belgium was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians (the then Prince and Princess of Liège). His godparents are Don Bettino Rocasoli and Duchess Sophie von Arenberg. He was educated at the Royal Cadet High School and at the Royal Military Academy. Prince Laurent is very involved with animal welfare and the environment. - Queen Fabiola Of Belgium
Queen Fabiola of Belgium was the queen consort of King Baudouin I of the Belgians,. Though during her husband's lifetime she was styled "HM the Queen of the Belgians", since his death in 1993 she has been styled "HM Queen Fabiola of Belgium". - Princess Elisabeth Of Belgium
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium. She is a granddaughter of Albert II of Belgium. She was born in Anderlecht, near Brussels. Ten years prior to her birth, a new act of succession was put into effect which created full lineal primogeniture. If she ascends the throne, she will be Belgium's first Queen Regnant. - Leopold II of Belgium II of Belgium
Leopold II ("Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor" (French) or "Leopold Lodewijk Filips Marie Victor" (Dutch) (April 9 1835 - December 17 1909) was King of the Belgians. Born the second (but eldest surviving) son of Leopold I of Belgium, he succeeded his father to the Belgian throne in 1865 and remained king until his death. He was the brother of Empress Carlota of Mexico and cousin to Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. - Prince Gabriel Of Belgium
Prince Gabriel of Belgium (born Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie August 20, 2003) is the second child and eldest son of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife, the former Jonkvrouwe Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz. His first name was chosen, his parents said, because of its symbolism, being prominent in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish religions. He is a grandson of Albert II, King of the Belgians. - Leopold I of Belgium I of Belgium
Leopold I ("Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld", later of "Saxe-Coburg and Gotha") (b. Coburg, 16 December, 1790 - d. Laeken/Laken, 10 December, 1865) was from 21 July, 1831 the first King of the Belgians. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His children included Leopold II of Belgium and Empress Carlota of Mexico. - Princess Claire Of Belgium
Princess Claire of Belgium, (born Claire Louise Coombs, in Bath, England, on January 18, 1974) is the wife of Prince Laurent of Belgium and is a property surveyor. - Leopold III of Belgium III of Belgium
Leopold III (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin. Leopold III was born in Brussels as Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony, and succeeded to the throne of Belgium on February 23, 1934 on the death of his father, King Albert I. - Albert I of Belgium I of Belgium
Albert I was the third King of the Belgians. Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the younger son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and succeeded his uncle, Leopold II of Belgium, on the throne on December 17, 1909. His grandfather, Leopold I, had been the first King of the Belgians, and his aunt, the first princess of Belgium, was Empress Carlota of Mexico. - Prince Charles Of Belgium
In 1950, his regency ended when Leopold III cou - Prince Nicolas Of Belgium
Prince Nicolas of Belgium ("Nicolas Casimir Marie") born 13 December 2005 in Brussels, Belgium, is the second child and first son of Prince Laurent (b. 1960) and Princess Claire of Belgium (b. 1974). He is the twin brother of Prince Aymeric. Nicolas has one older sister, Princess Louise of Belgium (born 6 February 2004). Nicolas is currently 13th in the Line of succession to the Belgian Throne. - Prince Aymeric Of Belgium
Prince Aymeric of Belgium ("Aymeric Auguste Marie"), born 13 December 2005 in Brussels, Belgium, is the third child and second son of Prince Laurent (b. 1963) and Princess Claire of Belgium (b. 1974). He is the twin brother of Prince Nicolas of Belgium. Aymeric has one older sister, Princess Louise of Belgium, who was born on 6 February 2004. Aymeric is currently 14th in the Line of succession to the Belgian Throne. - Princess Louise Of Belgium
Princess Louise of Belgium (Louise Sophie Mary) born February 6, 2004, is the first child of Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium. She is currently 12th in the line of succession to the Belgian throne. She was christened on 4 September, 2004, in Longfonds, La Hulpe, Belgium. Her godmothers are Princess Margaretha von und zu Liechtenstein and Marie-Claude Solvay. - Prince Emmanuel Of Belgium
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Charlotte of Belgium, (June 7, 1840-January 19, 1927) as Charlotte (or Carlota), Empress of Mexico was the consort of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. - Princess Marie-Christine Of Belgium
Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium is a member of the Belgian royal family and a half-sister of King Albert II of the Belgians. Her father was King Leopold III of the Belgians, and her mother was his morganatic second wife, the former Lilian Baels. Her godparents were King Baudouin I of Belgium and Marie-Christine de Braganca. On May 9, 1962, she received her First Holy Communion and Confirmation, officiated by Bishop Fulton Sheen. - Joëlle Milquet
Joëlle Milquet is a Belgian politician from the CDH (Humanist Democratic Center). From 1995 to 1999 she was a delegate to the Belgian Senate. She has been the president of her party since. - Joséphine-Charlotte Of Belgium
Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg (born "Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid", Princess of Belgium, October 11, 1927 – January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels as the oldest child and only daughter of King Leopold III and Queen Astrid. The young princess spent her childhood at the Stuyvenberg Palace just outside of Brussels with her parents, Prince Léopold and Princess Astrid. - Princess Stéphanie Of Belgium
Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte, Princess of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony, (21 May, 1864 - 23 August, 1945) was the wife of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. She was the daughter of King Léopold II of Belgium and his wife, Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria, and was born at Laeken. Her grandfather had been Belgian's first king and her aunt was Empress of Mexico. - Princess Louise-Marie Of Belgium
Louise-Marie Amélie, Princess of Belgium, later by marriage Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was born in Brussels on February 18, 1858 and died at Wiesbaden March 1, 1924. She was the eldest daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium and his wife Marie Henriette of Austria. Her aunt, Leopold's sister, was Carlota of Mexico, Belgium's first princess. She married Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, her second cousin, … - Princess Maria-Esmeralda Of Belgium
Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium the youngest child of Leopold III of Belgium and his second wife Lilian Baels (known as Princess van Retie or HRH Princess Lilian of Belgium). Princess Marie-Esmerelda, is a journalist; her professional name is Esmeralda de Réthy. She married Salvador Moncada, a Honduran pharmacologist, in 1998. They have a daughter, Alexandra Leopoldine (born in 1998), and a son, Leopoldo Daniel (born in 2001). - Marie-José Of Belgium
Princess Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle of Belgium, was the last Queen of Italy. Her thirty-five day reign as queen consort earned her the affectionate nickname "the May Queen". Princess Marie-José was born in Ostend, Belgium, the youngest child and only daughter of Albert I, King of the Belgians and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. At birth, she held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony, … - Prince Alexander Of Belgium
Prince Alexander of Belgium (b. July 18, 1942), born in Laeken near Brussels, is the eldest child from the second marriage of King Leopold III of Belgium with Lilian Baels. He is the younger half-brother of the late King Baudouin I of Belgium and of King Albert II of Belgium and of the late Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, Joséphine-Charlotte. Alexander has two younger full sisters: Marie-Christine and Maria-Esmeralda. - Metropolitan Panteleimon Of Belgium
His Eminence Metropolitan Panteileimon of Belgium (original name: "Nicolaos Kontoiannis"), (born, February 7, 1935 in Chios, Greece), is the Metropolitan of Belgium and Exarch of The Netherlands and Luxembourg, under the spiritual leadership of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. He is a graduate of the Theological Institute of Halki seminary, Istanbul. - Princess Léa Of Belgium
Princess Lea of Belgium (née Léa Inge Dora Wolman) is the daughter of Mr. Wolman and Lisa Bornstein. She is the wife of Prince Alexander, whom she married in Deben, Suffolk, on 14 March, 1991. They have no children. But she had two children during her first marriage: Renaud Bichara and Laetitia Spetscinsky. Although she and Prince Alexander were married in 1991, this marriage was kept secret until 1998 because the Prince's mother disapproved. - Princess Clémentine Of Belgium
- Princess Josephine Caroline Of Belgium
- Tom Simpson
Tom Simpson (30 November 1937 - 13 July 1967) was an English road racing cyclist who died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967. The post mortem found that he had taken amphetamines and alcohol, a diuretic combination which proved fatal when combined with the hot conditions, the notoriously hard climb of the Ventoux and a pre-existing stomach complaint. - Charles Picqué
Charles Picqué is a Belgian politician and freemason. He is a member of the Parti Socialiste (PS). He is the current Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region. Picqué is also mayor of the municipality of Saint-Gilles. - Graham Webb
Born in Birmingham, UK, to L. Webb a battle of El Alamein war widow, I was the youngest of 5 children. Started cycling at the age of 8 and was many times British National cycling champion and National record holder at 10 miles, 25 miles and 1 hour. Moved to the Netherlands in 1967 where I became world cycling road champion, signed a professional contract with the French Mercier team in 1968 and moved to Belgium, where I still live with my family. http://crazyaboutbelgium.co.uk/blogs/webb.htm - Adrien de Gerlache
Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery was an officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899. - Frederic Rzewski
Frederic Anthony Rzewski (born April 13 1938 in Westfield, Massachusetts) is an American composer and virtuoso pianist. - Henri Pousseur
Henri Pousseur (born 23 June 1929, Malmedy) is a Belgian composer. - Annette Vande Gorne
Annette Vande Gorne is an electroacoustic music composer born January 6, 1946 in Charleroi, Belgium, and currently living in Ohain, Belgium. - Jean Absil
Jean Absil was a Belgian composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory. Absil was born in Bon-Secours. Among his many compositions are the "Ballade", op. 129, for solo piano, to be played with the left hand only, as well as "3 Pièces" to be played with the right one only; "Le Bestiare", op. 58, for chorus, and a piano concerto, op. 30 - in the sixties and seventies he would compose two more works in this genre; in fact, … - Karel Goeyvaerts
Karel Goeyvaerts was a Belgian composer. After studies at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in Antwerp, he studied composition in Paris with Darius Milhaud and analysis with Olivier Messiaen. He also studied ondes martenot with Maurice Martenot, who invented the instrument. In 1951, Goeyvaerts attended the famous Darmstadt New Music Summer School where he met Karlheinz Stockhausen who was five years younger. - André Laporte
André Laporte is a Belgian composer.
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