Belgian monarchy

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The Belgian monarchy is the constitutional hereditary institution headed by the King of the Belgians, serving as the ceremonial and unifying symbol of the Belgian state and its people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
hereditary monarchy
monarchy
appointsFederalMinisters yes
appointsPrimeMinister yes
commanderInChiefOfArmedForces King of the Belgians
constitutionalArticleNumberExample Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution (succession)
constitutionalPrinciple King reigns but does not govern
constitutionalReligionRequirement none
constitutionalStatus defined by the Belgian Constitution
country Belgium
currentMonarch Philippe of Belgium
currentMonarchPredecessor Albert II of Belgium
currentMonarchReignStart 2013-07-21
currentMonarchTitle King Philippe
linked to: Philippe of Belgium
dynasty House of Belgium (renamed branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
linked to: House of Belgium

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
established 1831
establishedAfter Belgian Revolution
separation from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
executivePowerExercise through the federal government
firstKingOathDate 1831-07-21
foundingMonarch Leopold I of Belgium
foundingMonarchTitle Leopold I, King of the Belgians
funding civil list from the Belgian state budget
governmentType parliamentary monarchy
hasRoyalHousehold yes
headOfStateTitle King of the Belgians
heirApparent Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
heirApparentTitle Duchess of Brabant
kingIsInviolable yes
languageContext Dutch
French
German
nationalDay 21 July
nationalDayReason commemoration of Leopold I’s oath as King of the Belgians
officialResidence Royal Palace of Brussels
officialResidenceCity Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
parliamentarySystem yes
promulgatesLaws yes
religionTraditionally Roman Catholicism
requiresMinisterialCountersignature yes
role ceremonial head of state of Belgium
symbol of national unity in Belgium
royalFamilyName House of Belgium
successionLaw absolute primogeniture
successionLawChangeYear 1991
successionType hereditary succession
symbolicFunction presides at national ceremonies
represents Belgium abroad

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Coat of arms of Belgium symbolizes Belgian monarchy
Coat of arms of Belgium associatedWith Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Federal Parliament of Belgium cooperatesWith King of the Belgians
linked to: Belgian monarchy
House of Belgium linkedToInstitution Belgian monarchy
House of Belgium linkedToInstitution Belgian Royal Family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Castle of Laeken occupant Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Castle of Laeken ownedBy Belgian monarchy
Castle of Laeken associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Royal Palace of Brussels tenant Belgian monarchy
Belgian lion usedBy Belgian monarchy
Belgian lion associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Prince Laurent of Belgium memberOf Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Albert II of Belgium memberOf Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Prince Gabriel of Belgium associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Prince Gabriel of Belgium relatedTo Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hasBranch Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Mathilde of Belgium memberOf Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Princess Eléonore of Belgium memberOf Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Prime Minister of Belgium politicalSystemContext Belgian parliamentary monarchy
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Secretaries of State of Belgium constitutionalSystem Belgian constitutional monarchy
subject linked to: Secretaries of State
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold awardingBody Belgian monarchy
subject linked to: Grand Cordon
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold associatedWith Belgian royal court
subject linked to: Grand Cordon
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Duke of Brabant partOf Belgian monarchy
Duke of Brabant associatedDynasty Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken usedBy Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Ruffo di Calabria hasMemberMarriedInto Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Belgian National Day receptions relatedTo Belgian monarchy
Belgian National Day receptions connectedTo Belgian Royal Family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Paleizenplein symbolizes Belgian monarchy
Church of Our Lady of Laeken associatedWith Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Royal Domain of Laeken occupant Belgian monarchy
Royal Domain of Laeken significantFor Belgian monarchy
Queen of the Belgians partOf Belgian monarchy
Queen of the Belgians partOf Belgian constitutional monarchy
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Paola of Belgium memberOf Belgian royal family
subject linked to: Paola
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Prince of Belgium associatedInstitution Belgian monarchy
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin gaveRiseTo Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Chapel of Ciergnon Castle ownedBy Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Chapel of Ciergnon Castle associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Place de la Nation / Natieplein associatedWith Belgian constitutional monarchy
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Prince of Liège monarchicalContext Belgian monarchy
Belvédère Castle associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie memberOf Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
House of Wettin hasCadetBranch Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy
Stuyvenberg Castle associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz memberOf Belgian royal family
linked to: Belgian monarchy