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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Leopold I of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Prince Charles, Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (October 10, 1903—June 1, 1983), was the second son of King Albert I of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Laurent of Belgium (Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie Wettin) was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians (the then Prince and Princess of Liège).
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, born October 25, 2001) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
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  Prince Regent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Regent is a prince who rules a country instead of a sovereign, e.g., due to the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or absence (remoteness or non-existence).
Prince Regent in the UK This title is most commonly associated with King George IV of the United Kingdom, who held it during the incapacity of his father, King George III (see Regent for other regents).
Prince Charles of Belgium served as Prince Regent of Belgium from 1944 to 1950 during the German captivity and then exile to Switzerland of his brother, King Leopold III of Belgium.
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 Belgium Rendezvous   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium - Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Elisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène von Wettin) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
Prince Charles of Belgium - Prince Charles, Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (October 10, 1903—June 1, 1983), was the second son of King Albert I of Belgium and Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Nicolas of Belgium - Prince Nicolas Casimir Marie Wettin of Belgium (born 13 December 2005 in Brussels, Belgium) is the second child and first son of Prince Laurent (b.
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 Prince Charles of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Charles, Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (October 10, 1903—June 1, 1983), was the 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.
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 Leopold III of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Albert, Prince of Liège, Prince of Belgium, born at Stuyvenberg in Brussels on June 6, 1934.
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 History of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This comprised all of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg except for the lands of the Bishopric of Liège.
Belgium thus started life as an independent state, equipped with a very liberal constitution (constitutional monarchy), but with suffrage restricted to the haute-bourgeoisie and the clergy, all together less than 1% of the adult population, and fully French-speaking in a country where French was not the majority language.
Belgium is one of the founding members of the European Coal and Steel Community in July, 1952 and of the European Economic Community founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome.
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 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Prince Charles (Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad), Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (October 10, 1903—June 1, 1983), was the second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians, and Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Charles was appointed Regent when the German occupation ended in 1944.
Furthermore, during his regency Benelux was formed, Belgium became a member of the UN and the NATO treaty was signed.
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 Belgium - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Belgium
The kingdom of Belgium was founded after the 1830 revolution, but the history of the area – the southern part of the Low Countries (also sometimes referred to in their entirety as the Netherlands) – dates back to pre-Roman times.
Belgium also gained the district of Eupen-and-Malmédy and the commune of Moresnet from Germany, thus adding 984 sq km/380 sq mi of territory, which in 1925 were made part of the province of Liège.
Since 1945 Belgium has been a major force for international cooperation in Europe, being a founding member of the Benelux Economic Union in 1948, the Council of Europe, and the European Economic Community (now the European Union), whose administrative headquarters are in Brussels.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Belgium   (4427 words)

  
 Leopold I of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was born as Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich, Prince of Saxen Coburg Saalfeld, later changed to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha after ground swap by his father in Ehrenburg Castle in the Bavarian town of Coburg as the youngest son of Duke Francis Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield (1750 - 1806) and of CountessAugusta Reuss-Ebersdorf (1757 - 1831).
In 1795—as a mere toddler—Leopold was appointed colonel of the Izmailovski Imperial Regiment in Russia.
After Belgium asserted its independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830, the Belgian National Congress, after considering several other candidates, asked Leopold to become king of the newly-formed country.
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 Background Notes Archive - Europe
Belgium is host to both NATO Headquarters in Brussels and the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, located at Casteau, near the southern town of Mons.
Belgium remains a strong proponent of NATO and of close cooperation with the United States within the alliance.
Belgium maintains a "special" relationship with its former colonies and protectorates in Central Africa which is characterized by a three-pronged policy of support for democraticization and human rights, prevention and management of conflicts, and support for economic and social development.
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 wiki/Leopold II of Belgium Definition / wiki/Leopold II of Belgium Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Outside of Belgium, however, he is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State The Congo Free State was a kingdom privately and controversially owned by King Leopold II of Belgium that included the entire area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
   Prince LaurentHis Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium (Laurent Benoit Baudouin Marie Wettin) was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians (then Prince and Princess of Liège)....
She married (1) Crown Prince Rudolf of AustriaCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria (21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the son and heir of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria and Elisabeth of Austria.
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 Prince Charles of Belgium: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Brussels (dutch: brussel, french languagefrench: bruxelles, german: brüssel) is the capital of belgium and is considered by many to be the de...
Prince regent (or prince regnant, as a direct borrowing from french language) is a prince who rules a country instead of a sovereign, e.g., due to...
Abdication (from the latin abdicatio disowning, renouncing, from ab, from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one), the act whereby...
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Albert I of Belgium
Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel, Duke of Brabant, Prince of Belgium, who became later the fourth king of the Belgians as Leopold III, born November 3, 1901, and died at Woluwe-Saint-Lambert on September 25, 1983.
Charles-Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium, Regent of Belgium, born Brussels October 10, 1903, and died at Ostend on June 1, 1983.
She was married at Rome, Italy on January 8, 1930 to Prince Umberto Nicola Tomasso Giovanni Maria, Prince of Piemonte, born on September 15, 1904, and died on March 18, 1983 at Geneva, Switzerland.
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 Royal Insight > June 2003 > Mailbox > Page 3
The Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales
It was purchased by the Duchy of Cornwall in 1980, and rented from the Duchy by The Prince of Wales.
Prince Charles was not invested with the title 'Prince of Wales' until 1969, while Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were given the titles Duke of York and Earl of Wessex on their respective wedding days in 1986 and 1999.
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 Royal Stuart pseudo claimant - "Prince Michael of Albany"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 1829 "Prince Henry" married Agnes Beatriz de Pescara (1810-1878), the daughter of Conte Anselmo Bernardo de Pescara and Aliena Garbielle Barberini-Colonna, Principessa de Palestrina, producing a son, Prince Charles Benedict James Stuart (1829-1887).
"Prince Julius" was married in 1898 to Marie Joanna Vandenbosch (1873-1942), daughter of Claude Philippe Vandenbosch de Monpertigen and Jeanne Philippe, Comtesse de Lannoy.
Prince Michael’s own compelling book "Forgotten Monarchy" (a thoroughly detailed and politically corrected history of the Scots royal descent) is now in the course of preparation.
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 Worldroots.com
Prince Gabriel Boudewijn Karel Maria of the Belgians *2003
Engagement of Prince Laurent of the Belgians *1963
(dghtr of Prince Laurent of the Belgians and Claire Coombs)
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 CNN - Royal couple celebrates 50th anniversary - November 19, 1997
On November 20, 1947, Princess Elizabeth married her distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, a young prince of the exiled Greek royal family, in a lavish wedding that relieved Britain from its post-war gloom.
It is a public celebration for a couple who have spent their lives in the glare of the spotlight, marking private milestones with public appearances.
Although their four children -- Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward -- now share royal duties with their parents, the work of the younger generation has been overshadowed by worldwide publicity about their divorces and personal problems.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9711/19/queen.golden.anniversary/index.html   (696 words)

  
 Prince Charles of Belgium: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III of Belgium (Leopold III of Belgium: more facts about this subject) from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent (Prince Regent: prince regent (or prince regnant, as a direct borrowing from french language) is...
Prince Charles was appointed Regent (Regent: Someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch) when the German (German: A person of German nationality) occupation ended in 1944.
Belgium managed to jump start its national economy with the aid of American assistance provided under the Marshall plan (Marshall plan: A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall).
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 Belgian Royal Family
Belgium, with Holland formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands as confirmed by the Congress of Vienna on 9 June 1815.
Prince Philip was considered one of the most dissolute princes and his drunken and violent behavior towards his wife led to her attachment to Count Keglewitch.
The Law of Succession in Belgium was changed by Royal Decree published on 05 December 1991 but with effect from 02 December 1991, whereby the standards of Salic Law was abolished in favour of succession by order of birth and applying to the descendants of King Albert II.
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 Prince Charles of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Charles, [[Prince Regent of Belgium]] 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 Elisabeth.
He reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III of Belgium from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent till Leopold III of Belgium could return to the throne.
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 boys clothing: European royalty -- Belgium
Belgium and the Netherlands were part of the domains of the Austrain/Spanish Habsburgs during the 16th-17th centuries.
Prince Frederick, the son of the Dutch king, who commanded the troops, was compelled to retreat from Brussels to Antwerp.
Belgium is so situated that, if controlled by a powerful state, she might endanger the safety of England, France, or Germany, and dominate the Rhine and the English Channel.
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 BBC News | TALKING POINT | Should Prince Charles be allowed to marry Camilla?
As much as I respect Prince Charles and his right to be happy, I dislike Camilla and all that she stands for as a marriage wrecke.
Although Prince Charles is not perfect (be honest, who is) he deserves an opportunity to be happy and have a go at the role he has been training for his whole life.
Charles may have a soul mate in Camilla but, fairly or not, many people still blame her for breaking up the marriage to Diana and would not readily accept Camilla as Queen, the role Diana was destined for.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/778064.stm   (3697 words)

  
 Regent -
Prince Charles of Belgium, regent of Belgium from 1944 to 1950
Prince Kyril de Preslav, during the minority of his dead brother (Boris III)'s son, Simeon II.
Prince Albert was Regent from March 31, 2005 to April 6, 2005, when he succeeded his father as Albert II of Monaco
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Regent   (1363 words)

  
 Prince Charles of Belgium at AllExperts
He reigned in lieu of his older brother Léopold III of Belgium from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent until Léopold could return to the throne.
The role of his brother Léopold III during World War II as well as his marriage to Mary Lilian Baels was questioned and he became too controversial to remain on the throne.
Prince Charles retired from public life, taking up residence in Ostend, and becoming involved in artistic environments.
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