Albert I of Belgium
1875 – 1934 · aged 59
King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)
- Born
- 8 Apr 1875 · Palace of the Count of Flanders
- Died
- 17 Feb 1934 · Rochers de Marche-les-Dames
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 8 Apr 1875BornBorn in Palace of the Count of Flanders
- 1906 – 1909RoleSenator by Right
- 1907AwardKnight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- 1909 – 1934RoleKing of the Belgians
- 1910AwardKnight of the Order of the Elephant
- 1910AwardKnight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- 1910AwardOrder of the Rue Crown
- 1910AwardRoyal Order of the Seraphim
- 1914 – 1918WarWorld War I
- 1914AwardKnight of the Garter
- 1918Took partBattle of the Lys
- 1925AwardCross of Liberty 1st Division, 1st Class
- 1930AwardDoctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
- 1931AwardGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- 1933AwardHonorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
- 1934AwardSupreme Order of Christ
- 17 Feb 1934DiedDied in Rochers de Marche-les-Dames
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1875 – 1934).
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
Biography
Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight King (Dutch: Koning-Ridder; French: Roi-Chevalier) or Soldier King (Dutch: Koning-Soldaat; French: Roi-Soldat) in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I.
Albert was born in Brussels as the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Albert succeeded his uncle Leopold II to the Belgian throne in 1909. He married Elisabeth of Bavaria, with whom he had three children.
Albert ruled during an eventful period in the history of Belgium, which included the period of World War I (1914–1918), when most of Belgium was occupied by German forces. Other crucial events of his reign included the adoption of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, the ruling of the Belgian Congo as an overseas possession of Belgium along with the League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi, the reconstruction of Belgium following the war, and the first five years of the Great Depression (1929–1934).
Albert died in a mountaineering accident in eastern Belgium in 1934, at the age of 58, and he was succeeded by his son Leopold III (r. 1934–1951).
Text from the Wikipedia article Albert I of Belgium, CC BY-SA 4.0
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