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Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. 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
May 17, 2024 · Albert I (born April 8, 1875, Brussels, Belg.—died Feb. 17, 1934, Marche-les-Dames, near Namur) was the king of the Belgians (1909–34), who led the Belgian army during World War I and guided his country’s postwar recovery.
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King Albert I. On 8 April, birth at the Palais de la Régence in Place Royale, Brussels, of Albert, Leopold, Marie, fifth child of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and brother of Leopold II, and of Princess Marie de Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Prince Albert married Elisabeth, Duchess en Bavière.
King of Belgium. Albert, son of Philip, Earl of Flanders, and Mary, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was born in Brussels on 8 April 1875. The early death of Prince Leopold (1859–1869), the Earl of Hainaut and the son of King Leopold II (r. 1865–1909), raised the young prince to the first rank in the order of succession to the Belgian ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Albert I (1875-1934) was the third king of Belgium from 1909 to 1934. He led the Belgian army in World War I, established parliamentary democracy, and was killed by a fall while mountain climbing.
Learn about the third king of Belgium, who ruled from 1909 to 1934 and died in a climbing accident in 1934. Discover his achievements in World War I, politics, science and colonialism.
