Prince Albert of Belgium (1875–1934)

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Prince Albert of Belgium (1875–1934) was King Albert I, the third King of the Belgians, renowned for his leadership during World War I and his role in defending Belgian neutrality.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha member
King of the Belgians
human
birthDate 1875-04-08
birthName Prince Albert of Belgium
birthPlace Belgium
Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
causeOfDeath mountaineering accident
child Leopold III of Belgium
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Princess Marie-José of Belgium
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
deathDate 1934-02-17
deathPlace Belgium
Marche-les-Dames
father Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
givenName Albert
honor Order of Leopold
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
languageSpoken Dutch
French
German
militaryRank commander-in-chief of the Belgian Army
monarchOf Belgium
mother Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
movement Belgian national unity during WWI
nickname Knight King
notableFor defense of Belgian neutrality in 1914
leadership during World War I
occupation monarch
placeOfBurial Royal Crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken
positionHeld King of the Belgians
predecessor Leopold II of Belgium
reignEnd 1934-02-17
reignStart 1909-12-23
relative Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold III of Belgium
Princess Astrid of Belgium (through descendants)
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Laeken Castle
linked to: Castle of Laeken

Royal Palace of Brussels
spouse Elisabeth of Bavaria
successor Leopold III of Belgium
title Duke of Saxony
Prince of Belgium

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royal crypt of the Belgian royal family hasBurialOf Prince Albert of Belgium (1875–1934)
Crown Prince of Belgium titleHoldersInclude Albert I of Belgium (as crown prince before accession)
linked to: Prince Albert of Belgium (1875–1934)