King of Belgium Leopold_III b. 3 Nov 1901 Brussels,Belgium d. 25 Sep 1983 Near Brussels,Belgium: Family History of Ivan Hurst

King of Belgium Leopold_III

1901 - 1983 (81 years)

Name	Leopold_III
Title	King of Belgium
Birth	3 Nov 1901	Brussels,Belgium
Gender	Male
Death	25 Sep 1983	Near Brussels,Belgium
Burial	Laeken
Person ID	I600	Test
Last Modified	13 Jun 2026

Father	King of Belgians Albert_I, b. 8 Apr 1875, Brussels,Belgium d. 17 Feb 1934, Marche-les-Dames,Near Namur (Age 58 years)
Mother	Elisabeth of_Bavaria, b. 25 Jul 1876, Possenhofen d. 23 Nov 1965, Chateau de,Stuyvenberg (Age 89 years)
Marriage	2 Oct 1900	Munich,Germany
Family ID	F423	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Princess Astrid of_Sweden, b. 17 Nov 1905 d. 29 Aug 1935, Kussnacht,Switzerland (Age 29 years)

Marriage 10 Nov 1926 Brussels,Belgium

Children

	1. Josephine Charlotte
	2. King Baudouin_I of_the_Belgians
	3. Prince of Liege Albert

Family ID F216 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Jun 2026

Family 2 Mary Liliane Baels, b. 28 Nov 1916, Highbury,London,England

Marriage 11 Sep 1941 Laeken

Children

	1. Alexandre
	2. Marie Christine
	3. Marie Esmeralda

Family ID F429 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Jun 2026

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