Philippe of Belgium

























Philippe / Filip

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Philippe in Antwerp, 2013

King of the Belgians
Reign21 July 2013 – present
PredecessorAlbert II
Heir apparentElisabeth
Prime Ministers
Elio Di Rupo
Charles Michel
Born
(1960-04-15) 15 April 1960 (age 58)
Belvédère Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Spouse

Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (m. 1999)
Issue
Detail

  • Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant

  • Prince Gabriel

  • Prince Emmanuel

  • Princess Eléonore

Full name

French: Philippe Léopold Louis Marie
Dutch: Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria
German: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria
HouseBelgium
FatherAlbert II of Belgium
MotherPaola Ruffo di Calabria
ReligionRoman Catholicism



Philippe or Filip[a] (French pronunciation: ​[filip], Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfi.lɪp], French: Philippe Léopold Louis Marie, Dutch: Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria, German: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria; born 15 April 1960) is the King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following his father's abdication. He is the eldest child of King Albert II, whom he succeeded upon Albert's abdication for health reasons, and Queen Paola. He married Countess Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (now Queen Mathilde), with whom he has four children. King Philippe's elder daughter, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Education


  • 3 Marriage


  • 4 Foreign trade


  • 5 Accession


  • 6 Military ranks


  • 7 Titles, styles, honours and arms

    • 7.1 Honours

      • 7.1.1 National


      • 7.1.2 Foreign



    • 7.2 Awards



  • 8 Ancestors


  • 9 See also


  • 10 Notes


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links




Early life


Philippe was born on 15 April 1960 during the reign of his uncle, King Baudouin of Belgium. His father, Prince Albert, Prince of Liège (later King Albert II) was the second son of King Leopold III of Belgium and a younger brother of Baudouin. His mother, Paola, Princess of Liège (later Queen Paola), is a daughter of Italian aristocrat Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda. His mother descends from the French House of La Fayette, and the king is a descendant of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette and Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles.


He was born at the Belvédère Castle in Laeken north of Brussels. He was baptised one month later at the church of Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg in Brussels on 17 May,[1] and named Philippe after his great-great-grandfather Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders. His godparents were his paternal grandfather, King Leopold III, and his maternal grandmother, Donna Luisa, Princess Ruffo di Calabria.[2]



Education


From 1978 to 1981, Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military Academy in the 118th "Promotion Toutes Armes". On 26 September 1980, he was appointed second lieutenant and took the officer's oath.[3]


He continued his education at Trinity College, Oxford and he attended graduate school at Stanford University, California, where he graduated in 1985 with an MA degree in political science.[3]
He obtained his fighter pilot's wings and his certificates as a parachutist and a commando. In 1989, he attended a series of special sessions at the Royal Higher Defence Institute. The same year, he was promoted to colonel.


In 1993 King Baudouin died in Spain, Albert became the new king, and Philippe became the new heir apparent, titled Duke of Brabant.


On 25 March 2001, the prince was appointed to the rank of major-general in the Land Component and the Air Component and to the rank of rear-admiral in the Naval Component.[3]



Marriage


Main article: Wedding of Prince Philippe and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz



King Philippe and Queen Mathilde wave to the crowds in Brussels after Philippe's swearing in as new Belgian monarch.


Philippe married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, daughter of a Walloon Count of Belgian noble family and female line descendant of Polish noble families such as the Princes Sapieha and Counts Komorowski, on 4 December 1999 in Brussels, in a civil ceremony at the Brussels Town Hall and a religious ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudule in Brussels. They have four children:



  • Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, born 25 October 2001 at Erasmus Hospital in Brussels


  • Prince Gabriel, born 20 August 2003 at Erasmus Hospital in Brussels


  • Prince Emmanuel, born 4 October 2005 at Erasmus Hospital in Brussels


  • Princess Eléonore, born 16 April 2008 at Erasmus Hospital in Brussels


Foreign trade


On 6 August 1993, the government named Philippe as honorary chairman of the Belgian Foreign Trade Board (BFTB). He succeeded his father, who had been honorary chairman of the BFTB since 1962. On 3 May 2003, Philippe was appointed honorary chairman of the board of the Foreign Trade Agency, replacing the BFTB.[4]


In this capacity, Philippe has headed more than 60 economic missions.[5][6] Upon his accession as seventh King of the Belgians, this role was taken over by his sister Princess Astrid.



Accession


King Albert II announced on 3 July 2013 that he would abdicate in favour of Philippe on 21 July 2013.[7] Approximately one hour after King Albert II's abdication, Prince Philippe was sworn in as King of the Belgians.[8] His eldest child, Princess Elisabeth became his heir apparent and is expected to become Belgium's first queen regnant.



Military ranks




Philippe in 2008 as an Air Force major-general.



  • 26 September 1980 – 21 March 1983:

    • Belgium Belgian Air Force, Second lieutenant.


    • Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgBelgian Army, Second lieutenant.



  • January – end March 1983: Platoon leader, 15th Comp., 3rd Parachutists Battalion of the Paracommando Regt[9][10]


  • 21 March 1983 – 1 December 1989:

    • Belgium Belgian Air Force, Captain.


    • Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgBelgian Army, Captain.[11]



  • 1 December 1989 – 5 April 2001:

    • Belgium Belgian Air Force, Colonel[12]


    • Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgBelgian Army, Colonel.



  • 5 April 2001 – 25 March 2010:

    • Belgium Belgian Air Component (Belgian Air Force before 2002), General-major


    • Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgBelgian Land Component (Belgian Army before 2002), General-major


    • Belgium Belgian Marine Component (Naval Force before 2002), Divisional admiral



  • Since 15 March 2010:[10]

    • Belgium Belgian Air Component, Lieutenant-general


    • Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgBelgian Land Component, Lieutenant-general


    • Belgium Belgian Marine Component, Vice admiral.



  • Since 21 July 2013 (Oath as King):

    • Belgium Belgian Air Component, General


    • Flag of the Belgian Land Component.svgBelgian Land Component, General


    • Belgium Belgian Marine Component, Admiral.















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Royal Military Acad.

Pilot Wings[13]
Parachutist badge[14]
Commando badge[13]
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Titles, styles, honours and arms




Coat of arms of the King of the Belgians


  • 15 April 1960 – 9 August 1993: His Royal Highness Prince Philippe of Belgium

  • 9 August 1993 – 21 July 2013: His Royal Highness The Duke of Brabant

  • 21 July 2013 – present: His Majesty The King of the Belgians


Honours





Personal Standard of Philippe, King of the Belgians


See also: List of honours of the Belgian Royal Family by country


National



  • Order of Leopold:

    • 1990–2013: Grand Crest Ordre de Leopold.png Grand Cordon, by Royal Order of King Baudouin.[15]


    • 2013–present: Grand Master.



  • BEL Order of the African Star - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Master of the Order of the African Star


  • BEL Royal Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Lion


  • BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR.svg Grand Master of the Order of the Crown


  • BEL Order of Leopold II - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Master of the Order of Leopold II

  • Protector of the Royal Academy.[16]


Foreign



  •  Argentina: ARG Order of the Liberator San Martin - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martín[17]


  • Austria-Hungary Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Order of the Golden Fleece ribbon bar.svg Knight with Collar of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Golden Fleece[17]


  •  Bolivia: BOL Order of Condor of the Andes - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes[17]


  •  Denmark: Orderelefant ribbon.png Knight of the Order of the Elephant[17]


  •  Finland: FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose[17][18]


  •  France: Legion Honneur GC ribbon.svg Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour


  •  Germany: GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 9 Sond des Grosskreuzes 218px.svg Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[17][19]


  •  Greece: GRE Order of Honour Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Honour[17]


  •  Hungary: HUN Order of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) 1class BAR.svg Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary[17]


  •   Vatican: OESSG Cavaliere di Gran Croce BAR.jpg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[17][20]


  •  Sovereign Military Order of Malta: SMOM-s.svg Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Special Class[17]


  •  Japan: JPN Daikun'i kikkasho BAR.svg Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum[17][21]


  •  Jordan: JOR Al-Hussein ibn Ali Order BAR.svg Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali[22]


  •  Luxembourg: Ordre du Lion d'Or de la Maison de Nassau ribbon.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau[17][23]


  •  Netherlands:

    • NLD Order of the Dutch Lion - Grand Cross BAR.png Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion


    • Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau[17]


    • King Willem-Alexander Investiture Medal 2013.gif Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal



  •  Norway: St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav[17][24][25]


  •  Poland:

    • POL Order Orła Białego BAR.svg Grand Cross Order of the White Eagle


    • POL Order Zaslugi RP kl1 BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[17][26]



  •  Portugal:

    • PRT Order of Christ - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Christ[17][27]


    • PRT Military Order of Aviz - Grand Cross BAR.png Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz[17][27]


    • PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Collar BAR.png Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry



  •  Spain: ESP Isabella Catholic Order GC.svg Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[17][28]


  •  Sweden:

    • Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar.svg Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim[17]


    • Seraphimerorden ribbon.svg Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf[29]


    • SWE King Carl XVI Gustaf Jubilee Medal III.png Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf



  •  Turkey: Order of the State of Republic of Turkey.png Member of the Decoration of the State of Republic of Turkey, 1st Class[17][30]


Awards



  • International Military Sports Council: Grand Cross of the International Military Sports Council Order of Merit[31]


Ancestors


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See also


  • Line of succession to the Belgian throne

  • Prince Philippe Fund


Notes




  1. ^ Alternatively Filip in Dutch, and Philipp in German




References




  1. ^ J.M. (8 May 2001). "Le baptême en l'église royale..." dh.be (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Prince Philippe : la ligne du temps d'une vie passée devant les caméras". RTBF.be (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2015.


  3. ^ abc "The Belgian Monarchy". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  4. ^ "The Belgian Monarchy". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  5. ^ Agence pour le Commerce extérieur, Missions antérieures


  6. ^ "Official Royal Website Archives". Monarchie.be. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.


  7. ^ Price, Matthew (3 July 2013). "Belgium's King Albert II announces abdication". BBC News. Retrieved 3 July 2013.


  8. ^ "Belgium's King Albert II gives up throne to son". CNN. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.


  9. ^ Official 3Para page (French) evoking Prince Philippe


  10. ^ ab Prince Philippe promoted, portrait


  11. ^ Photo of Philippe as a Captain (3 stars) in the 3Para Battalion


  12. ^ Prince Philippe gets married Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. in his uniform of Colonel of the Belgian Air Force


  13. ^ ab 21 July 2012, photo showing the commando badge, the blue wing of the parachutist badge under the ribbon of the Order of Leopold, the pilot wing, the omega sign of Royal Academy "Promotion toutes armes"


  14. ^ Photo[permanent dead link] of Prince Philippe as a General-major showing his parachutist badge


  15. ^ De monarchie in België. Author: Wyvekens, Pierre Year: 1992 Publisher: Brussel Inbel


  16. ^ http://www.academieroyale.be/academie/documents/Annuaire_201726102.pdf


  17. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrst Senate, biography of senators including Prince Philippe, senator by right


  18. ^ "Finnish President Visit To Belgium – Day One Pictures – Getty Images". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  19. ^ http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/daniela-schadt-partner-of-the-german-president-and-king-philippe-of-picture-id514349312


  20. ^ Order of the Holy Sepulchre, Belgian Lieutenancy's Official website, article Archived 16 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine. evoking the decoration


  21. ^ "The Belgian King Albert II (L) and Queen Paola (2ndL) and their eldest son, crown Prince Philippe of Belgium (C) are welcomed by Japanese Empress Michiko and Emperor Akihito, at the Imperial Palace... Pictures – Getty Images". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  22. ^ "Nuevo duelo de reinas: una Rania muy demodé no puede con una Matilde sublime. Noticias de Casas Reales". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  23. ^ "Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembou Pictures – Getty Images". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  24. ^ "Norwegian Royals Make State Visit To Belgium Pictures – Getty Images". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  25. ^ "Long Live all the magic we made". Retrieved 22 July 2016.


  26. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 października 2004 r. o nadaniu orderów". isap.sejm.gov.pl.


  27. ^ ab gettyimages.co.uk, Philippe wearing Portuguese honours


  28. ^ BOE: nom. 115, pg. 17721. [1] Real Decreto 775/2000. 13 May 2000.


  29. ^ "Royaux".


  30. ^ "King Philippe of Belgium presents Order of Leopold to President Erdogan". Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.


  31. ^ "Prince Philippe receives an international sportive prize". Mil.be. Retrieved 22 July 2013.



External links






  • Official biography from the Belgian Royal Family website


  • DHnet Article (French) about Prince Philippe's education and military career.








Philippe of Belgium

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Born: 15 April 1960
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Albert II

King of the Belgians
2013–present

Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Elisabeth

Belgian royalty

Vacant
Title last held by

Baudouin

Duke of Brabant
1993–2013
Succeeded by
Elisabeth












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