HM King Albert I, King of Belgium
✶ 8 April 1875 in Brussels
✟ 17 February 1934 at Marche-les-Dames near Namur
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 12 March 1910
Assigned the collar 2 November 1926
motto
L’union fait la force (Unity gives strength)
shield
Painted 1933 by David Friefeldt. Date of death added 1934 by the same artist.
other awards
None
Biography
Second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders. Succeeded him as successor to the throne 1905. Succeeded his uncle King Léopold II of Belgium as King 1909. Died in a mountaineering accident.
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