Ties between the royal families of Belgium and Denmark
Since Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced her abdication, I had the
idea to write a post about the family ties between the royal families of
Denmark and Belgium.
The current King of Belgium, is King Philippe. Is he related to Queen Margrethe
of Denmark and how?
Let's find it out in this blogpost.
Kongehuset ©
King Philippe of Belgium
Denmark
Let's start from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark,
We continue with her father, King Frederick IX of Denmark.
King Frederick IX's father was King Christian X of Denmark, while his
grandfather was King Frederick VIII of Denmark. King Frederick VIII
of Denmark married Louise of Sweden.
Their daughter was Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. This princess married
to Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, the Duke of Västergötland.
Belgium
several children. One of them was Princess Astrid, who married King
Leopold III of Belgium.
of Luxembourg), King Baudouin and King Albert II of Belgium.
Belgium.
More family ties
Princess Ingrid of Sweden and Frederick IX of Denmark.
the grandfather of Queen Astrid as well. Thus Queen Margrethe II of Denmark,
King Harald V of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden,
Queen Anne Marie of Greece, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg and
King Philippe of the Belgians are among his descendants.
Nowadays
official State visit to Denmark. More about the state visit on this link.
given for the State Visit in 2017:
"Your Majesty’s grandmother Queen Astrid came from Sweden
as did my mother. Not only were they cousins, but they were close
friends ever since their childhood. My sisters and I remember
well how our mother Queen Ingrid spoke with love and deep
regret of Aunt Astrid, and her portrait photograph was always
in our mother’s room.
It gives me much pleasure that the relations between our two
families have become even closer by Queen Mathilde accepting
to be the godmother of Princess Isabella, my granddaughter."
Source pictures: Kongehuset © Wikipedia
Source picture: King Philippe: Bjorn Hoex
in collaboration with Geert Janssens
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