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 Albert II of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institute Le Rosey for his pre-university education.
Philippe Léopold Louis Marie, Duke of Brabant (born April 15, 1960).
She is the wife of His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este, Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, whom she married in 1984 and who was created a Prince of Belgium in 1995.
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 boys clothing: Belgian royalty--Prince Philippe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Prince Philippe was educated at the Collège Saint-Michel in Brussels and the Abdijschool van Zevenkerken in Sint-Andries-Brugge.
Philippe is the son of King Albert II and Queen Paola.
Prince Philippe was eduvated at the Collège Saint-Michel in Brussels and the Abdijschool van Zevenkerken in Sint-Andries-Brugge.
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 ipedia.com: Leopold III of Belgium Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Leopold III was born in Brussels as Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, and succeeded to the throne of Belgium on February 23, 1934 on the death of his father, King Albert I of Belgium.
She was born in Stockholm on November 17, 1905, the youngest daughter of Prince Charles of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, Prince of Belgium, born at Stuyvenberg outside of Brussels on September 7, 1930, and died at Motril, Spain on July 31, 1993.
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 India, Belgium to consolidate bilateral ties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Visiting Crown Prince of Belgium Prince Philippe met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and discussed the entire gamut of bilateral ties besides exchanging views on important regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Crown Prince Philippe said, "We are interested in what happens here in India and we have come to your country with a single goal in mind - to forge closer ties, India is a key partner for us, both bilaterally and as a power in the region".
Crown Prince Philippe said, "There is a lot of potential here, and we are keen to develop it together with our Indian friends.
www.namasthenri.com /snippets/15032005.htm   (150 words)

  
 Wedding of Crown Prince Philip of Belgium+Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, Dec 4, 1999
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 Visiting Belgium Crown Prince meets Vice-President:- - News - Webindia123.com
This is the third visit of the Crown Prince to India, the earlier visits being in 1995 and 1998.
Belgium is India's second largest trade partner in the European Union, with trade turnover estimated to be around 4 billion dollar in 2004 and the Indo-Belgian relations have been traditionally warm and friendly.
Prince's current visit is aimed at attracting Indian investment into Belgian economy and facilitating further economic cooperation between the two sides.
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The Crown Prince of Belgium Philippe made various contacts in Ankara where he was on an official visit on 9-15 March accompanied by a 124-member trade delegation.
Prince Philippe, for his part, stated that Belgium was one of the countries which understood Turkey's expectations regarding full-membership in the EU and expressed the opinion that they would continue to support Turkey achieve her aim.
Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Erbakan for receiving the Belgian delegation and added that the businessmen, and officials accompanying him would hold meetings with Turkish officials and trade circles in the energy and transportation fields.
www.byegm.gov.tr /yayinlarimiz/NEWSPOT/1997/5/N10.htm   (406 words)

  
 Leopold II of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Outside of Belgium, however, he is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private project undertaken by the King to extract rubber and ivory, which relied on slavery and was responsible for the deaths of millions of Africans.
She married (1) Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and then (2) Elemér Edmund Graf Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény (created, in 1917, Prince Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény).
She married Prince Napoléon Victor Jérôme Frédéric Bonaparte (1862 - 1926), head of the Bonaparte family.
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 HELLO! Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Philippe of Belgium was groomed from childhood to succeed his childless uncle, King Baudouin.
The son of King Albert II and Queen Paola, Prince Philippe Leopold Louis Marie was born in Brussels on April 15, 1960.
When Philippe entered his upper 30s, seemingly a perennial bachelor, there were calls for him to step aside in the line of succession in favour of his younger sister, Princess Astrid.
www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/princephilippe   (465 words)

  
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 Philippe and Mathilde, Prince and Princess of Belgium --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The social event of the decade in Belgium was the marriage of Crown Prince Philippe to Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz on Dec. 4, 1999.
The 39-year-old prince had kept his relationship with the 26-year-old speech therapist private until their engagement was announced in September 1999.
Philippe and Mathilde, Prince and Princess of Belgium...
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 Webindia123.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
New Delhi, March 12 : Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium is leading a high-level economic mission to India on a week-long visit beginning Monday.
Philippe will be accompanied by Princess Mathilde and top ministers of the Belgian government.
Belgium is India's second largest trade partner in the European Union, with trade turnover estimated to be around $4 billion in 2004.
www.webindia123.com /news/arch_showdetails.asp?id=72557&cat=India&year=   (218 words)

  
 Belgium - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Belgium is a union of mainly two linguistically and culturally distinct peoples: the Dutch-speaking Flemish and the French-speaking people of Wallonia and Brussels.
Belgium is a constitutional monarchy with King Albert II (who acceded in 1993) as head of state.
In 2003, Belgium and Luxembourg combined were ranked as Australia’s 10 th larget source of investment, with the level of direct investment at A$5.2 billion, and total investment inwards to Australia from BLEU at A$ 13.1 billion.
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/belgium/belgium_brief.html   (1516 words)

  
 Almanach de gotha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
HIRH Archduke Jakob-Maximilian of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Son of HIRH Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and HIRH Archduchess Katharina of Austria
HRH Princess Elisabeth, Thérèse, Marie, Hélène of Belgium, Daughter of HRH Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant and HRH Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
HSH Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein, Son of HSH Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein and HSH Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
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 Human Development Reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
We in Belgium are the decision making capital of Europe, which is a laboratory of multiculturalism.
But we are ourselves also a country that has tried, and continues to try, to bring together different cultures in one society, having created a federal system that both recognises autonomy and unity.
Belgium has developed a system of checks and balances through which domination of one group over another is avoided.
hdr.undp.org /reports/global/2004/prince_belgium.cfm   (1147 words)

  
 Indo-Asian News Service -> India-Diplomacy/Business-Belgium -> Belgium's crown prince leading business delegation to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The politically inclined crown prince has often been criticised for straying into politics but there is no controversy over his India visit to forge close economic and trade ties.
Belgium's royal family is supposed to keep away from politics to maintain national unity in a country divided between French and Dutch speakers.
The crown prince, who is visiting India at the invitation of Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, will arrive in Delhi on Mar 14 on a four-day visit.
www.eians.com /stories/2005/03/09/09so.shtml   (192 words)

  
 Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ancestors of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant
HRH Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, b.
Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland (1861-1951)
www.angelfire.com /in3/theodore/genealogy/philippe.html   (68 words)

  
 Almanach de Gotha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The marriage of Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium and Princess Mathilde of Belgium (cr.
BELGIUM'S Crown Prince Philippe married Princess Mathilde d'Udekem on Saturday 4 December 1999, putting the former speech therapist in line to become the first Belgian-born queen in the nation's history.
When Prince Philippe, the son of King Albert II, made his wedding vows at city hall wearing military regalia, cheers drifted through the windows from the crowd gathered in the cobblestone square below.
www.almanachdegotha.com /19991204.htm   (339 words)

  
 Belgian Prince's economic mission to India begins:- - News - Webindia123.com
Visiting Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium met Finance Minister P. Chidambaram after paying homage to Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat here on Monday.
The Crown Prince will also meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath.
The Crown Prince will also visit Bangalore and Mumbai between March 15-19 during which he is scheduled to interact with trade and industry and meetings with State Government officials will also take place.
news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=72986&cat=Business   (362 words)

  
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe and his glamorous young bride Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz were married Saturday in a society wedding attended by many leading members of Europe's royalty.
Philippe and Mathilde, wearing an elegantly contemporary wedding gown set off by an antique lace veil that had been worn by her mother-in-law, Queen Paola, at her own wedding in 1958, were hailed by jubilant spectators.
The engagement of Philippe, who will succeed his father Albert II to the throne, sparked immediate comparisons between the 26-year-old bride and Britain's Princess Diana, whose youth and beauty was in contrast to the often dour public image of her much older husband, Prince Charles.
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 The Hindu Business Line : To help develop Bangalore utilities sector — Belgium keen to share expertise with India
Prince Philippe of Belgium shakes hands with Mr Basavaraj S. Horatti, Karnataka's Minister for Science and Technology, at a joint business lunch with the Belgium Economic Mission to India, in Bangalore on Wednesday.
BELGIUM is keen to share its expertise with India in the utilities sector, public transport and telecom, besides engineering and advanced technologies.
Prince Philippe, who is leading a Belgian delegation of industry leaders, said several joint venture opportunities are being explored in these sectors.
www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/03/17/stories/2005031701361700.htm   (546 words)

  
 Diamonds.net - News Center
India is a key partner for Belgium, the prince said, and diamond trade is the main activity between the two nations, with rough diamonds accounting for 80 percent of Belgium's trade with India.
Philippe said that Belgium was impressed by India's sustained and balanced economic growth led by reforms and an open economy.
Belgium counts upon the diamond trade to strengthen ties with India, the prince told India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
www.diamonds.net /news/newsitem.asp?num=11658&num=11659   (251 words)

  
 Articles - Prince Charles of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Prince Charles, Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (born: Brussels, October 10, 1903; died: Ostend, June 1, 1983), second son of King Albert I of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Charles was appointed Regent when the German occupation ended in 1944.
Furthermore, during his regency the Benelux was formed, Belgium became member of the UN and the NATO treaty was signed.
www.gaple.com /articles/Prince_Charles_of_Belgium   (469 words)

  
 Live From Brussels: Prince of Belgium in Controversy
Note that more that one million people voted for the Vlaams Belang (about 25% of the vote in Flanders), while prince Philippe got no votes at all, he just owes his position to being born from the right womb.
Citizen Philippe can say all he wants about the Vlaams Belang, he can even do it with state funding, as long as he can show me the votes to back up his right to being funded.
Also (could be a deliberate mistake for humourous reasons on your part though), the crown prince's name is spelled Filip, not Philippe.
maarten.typepad.com /brusselsblog/2004/12/prince_of_belgi.html   (668 words)

  
 PIB Press Release   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium called on the Vice President, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat here today.
Welcoming the Crown Prince Philippe, Shri Shekhawat noted that Belgium is India’s second largest trade partner in the Europeon Union with total trade turnover estimated to be (6 billion in 2004.
Prince Philippe is on a seven-day visit to India at the invitation of the Vice President, Shri Shekhawat.
pib.nic.in /release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=7752   (237 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Belgium keen to strengthen bilateral ties in ports, power, IT
Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe flanked by the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr Kamal Nath (left), and Mr Y. Deveshwar, President-Designate, CII, at a session on `India-Belgium: Building strong partnerships' in the Capital on Monday.
BELGIUM has said it is keen to expand the trade basket and look at newer areas that include port services, logistics, environmental technology, power generation.
Stating that diamond was the main trading activity between the two countries, the visiting Crown Prince of Belgium, Prince Philippe, acknowledged the contribution made by the Indian community in Belgium and Antwerp in particular.
www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/03/15/stories/2005031501690700.htm   (562 words)

  
 UAE - The Official Web Site - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Your courageous and compassionate attitude is appreciated by many in the region and worldwide,” said Crown Prince Philippe in remarks during a reception held yesterday by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce.
The Crown Prince hailed the leadership of H.H President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, saying that his leadership led the country into a great prosperity and commendable stability and leadership in the region.
The Belgian Crown Prince, who is currently visiting the UAE at the head of high-level delegation, also remarked that the UAE role will be highlighted later this year when the country hosts the GCC summit which will be held at the new conference Palace in Abu Dhabi.
www.uaeinteract.com /news?cntDisplay=430&ID=4   (1619 words)

  
 India Infoline News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The HRH Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium formally inaugurated Capco’s new state of the art facilities at Bangalore on Wednesday.
Capco has its headquarters in Belgium and is the leading provider of integrated consulting, business processing, data and technology services to the global financial services industry.
Crown Prince Philippe is in India leading a high level Belgian trade mission to encourage trade relations, scout for joint ventures and attract investments from India.
www.indiainfoline.com /news/news.asp?dat=55686   (590 words)

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