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Albert II of Belgium
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Albert II of Belgium

b. 1934

Sixth king of the Belgians

Born
6 Jun 1934 · Laeken
Part ofBelgium54 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 106 years
  1. 6 Jun 1934BornBorn in Laeken
  2. 1958 – 1993RoleSenator by Right
  3. 1962AwardKnight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  4. 1968AwardOrder of the Elephant
  5. 1973AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  6. 1993 – 2013RoleKing of the Belgians
  7. 1993AwardGold Olympic Order
  8. 1994AwardKnight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  9. 1996AwardGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  10. 1998AwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  11. 2000AwardGrand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1934 – today).

  1. 19341934 FIFA World Cup
  2. 19361936 Summer Olympics
  3. 1937 – 1945Second Sino-Japanese War
  4. 19381938 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1938Munich Agreement
  6. 1939 – 1940Winter War
  7. 1939 – 1945World War II
  8. 1940 – 1945Auschwitz concentration camp
  9. 1941Attack on Pearl Harbor
  10. 1941 – 1945Eastern Front
  11. 1941Operation Barbarossa
  12. 1942 – 1943Battle of Stalingrad
  13. 1945Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  14. 1945 – 1946Nuremberg trials
  15. 19501950 FIFA World Cup
  16. 1950 – 1953Korean War
  17. 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
  18. 19541954 FIFA World Cup
  19. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  20. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  21. 1956Suez Crisis
  22. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  23. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  24. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  26. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  27. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  28. 1968Prague Spring
  29. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  30. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  31. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  32. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  33. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  34. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  35. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  36. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  37. 1985Schengen Agreement
  38. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  39. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  40. 19901990 FIFA World Cup

Biography

Albert II (born 6 June 1934) is a member of the Belgian royal family who reigned as King of the Belgians from 1993 until his abdication in 2013.

Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen Astrid, born a princess of Sweden. He is the younger brother of the late Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and King Baudouin, whom he succeeded following Baudouin's death in 1993. He married Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (now Queen Paola), with whom he had three children. Albert's eldest son, Philippe, is the current King of the Belgians.

On 3 July 2013, King Albert II attended a midday session of the Belgian cabinet. He then announced that, on 21 July, Belgian National Day, he would abdicate the throne for health reasons. He was succeeded by his son Philippe on 21 July 2013. In doing so, he was also the second Belgian monarch to abdicate, following his father, Leopold III, who abdicated in 1951. His nephew is former Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri.

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