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Philippe of Belgium
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Person

Philippe of Belgium

b. 1960

King of the Belgians since 2013

Born
15 Apr 1960 · 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 76 years
  1. 15 Apr 1960BornBorn in Laeken
  2. 1990AwardGrand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
  3. 1994AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
  4. 1994 – 2013RoleSenator by Right
  5. 1996AwardGrand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes
  6. 1997AwardGrand Cross of the Military Order of Avis
  7. 1999AwardOrder of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
  8. 2000AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
  9. 2002AwardKnight of the Order of the Elephant
  10. 2003AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎
  11. 2004AwardGrand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
  12. 2004AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
  13. 2005AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Honour
  14. 2005AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Christ
  15. 2013RoleKing of the Belgians

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1960 – today).

  1. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  3. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  5. 1968Prague Spring
  6. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  7. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  8. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  9. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  10. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  11. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  12. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  13. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  14. 1985Schengen Agreement
  15. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  16. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  17. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  18. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  19. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  20. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  21. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  22. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  23. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  24. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  25. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  26. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  27. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  28. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  29. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  30. 20112011 Norway attacks
  31. 2011Libyan civil war
  32. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  33. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  34. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  35. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  36. 2015Paris Agreement
  37. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  38. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  39. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  40. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war

Biography

Philippe Léopold Louis Marie (born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians, reigning since 21 July 2013.

He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola. He succeeded his father upon the former's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz in 1999, with whom he has four children. Their eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.

Text from the Wikipedia article Philippe of Belgium, CC BY-SA 4.0

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