Albert and Paola's marriage was unhappy, and they were usually absent from Philippe's life. The child neglect was so severe that child psychologist Peter Adriaenssens [nl] described it as justifying intervention by social workers.[3]
As a child the future king was required to move from a French-language school which he liked to a secondary school in Flanders, where he found it difficult to make friends. "In my youth, I had many problems at school", Philippe told teenage dropouts in 2019. "I felt badly treated. It was not easy for me".[3] From 1978 to 1981, Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military Academy in the 118th "Promotion Toutes Armes" (Promotion All Weapons). On 26 September 1980, he was appointed second lieutenant and took the officer's oath.[4]
Philippe continued his education at Trinity College, Oxford, and he attended graduate school at Stanford University, California, where he graduated in 1985 with an MA degree in political science.[4] He obtained his fighter pilot's wings and his certificates as a parachutist and a commando. In 1989, he attended a series of special sessions at the Royal Higher Defence Institute. The same year, he was promoted to colonel.
On 6 August 1993, the government named Philippe as honorary chairman of the Belgian Foreign Trade Board (BFTB). He succeeded his father, who had been honorary chairman of the BFTB since 1962. On 3 May 2003, he was appointed honorary chairman of the board of the Foreign Trade Agency, replacing the BFTB.[5]
In this capacity, Philippe has headed more than 60 economic missions.[6][7] Upon his accession as seventh King of the Belgians, this role was taken over by his sister Princess Astrid.
King Albert II announced on 3 July 2013 that he would abdicate in favour of Philippe on 21 July 2013.[8] Approximately one hour after King Albert II's abdication, Prince Philippe was sworn in as King of the Belgians.[9] His eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, became his heir apparent and is expected to become Belgium's first queen regnant.
In 2019 the king codified the coats of arms of himself and those of his family through a Royal Decree. The arms of the reigning monarch was modified to include the Saxonian escutcheon. The arms of other members of the royal family was similarly modified.[20][21] The reinstatement of the shield of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into the royal arms occurred shortly after the visit of the king and queen to the ancestral Friedenstein Castle. The latest royal decree therefore reverses previous changes made to the Royal versions of the coat arms which removed the armorial bearings of Saxony during the First World War.[22] By including the three official languages in the motto it reflects his wish "to be the King of the whole Kingdom and of all Belgians".[23]
Sable, a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules (Belgium), on the shoulder an escutcheon barry of ten sable and or, a crancelinvert (Wettin), with two crossed sceptres (a hand of justice and a lion) or behind a shield.
Supporters
Two lions guardant proper each supporting a lance or with two National Flags of Belgium (Tierced per pale Sable, Or and Gules).
Motto
French: L'union fait la force Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht German: Einigkeit macht stark
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^"Lithuanian president confers state awards to King and Queen of Belgium ahead of visit".
^"Order of Oman for the King of the Belgians". twitter.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^"Le Roi et la Reine sont devenus chevaliers de collier".
^"Le Moniteur belge". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^"Royal Decree of July 12, 2019". Moniteur Belge. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^Philippe, Koning der Belgen (12 July 2019). "Koninklijk besluit houdende vaststelling van het wapen van het Koninklijk Huis en van zijn leden" (PDF). Belgisch Staatsblad. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^"Belgian royal coat of arms gets a 'modern' update". Brussel Times. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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Philippe or Filip Dutch Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria ˈfilɪp ˈleːjoːpɔlt ˈloːdeʋɛik maːˈrijaː French Philippe Leopold Louis Marie filip leɔpɔld lwi maʁi born 15 April 1960 is King of the Belgians He is the eldest child of King Albert II and Queen Paola He succeeded his father upon the latter s abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013 He married Mathilde d Udekem d Acoz in 1999 with whom he has four children Their eldest child Princess Elisabeth is first in the line of succession PhilippeKing Philippe in 2021King of the BelgiansReign21 July 2013 presentPredecessorAlbert IIHeiress apparentElisabethPrime MinistersElio Di RupoCharles MichelSophie WilmesAlexander De CrooBorn 1960 04 15 15 April 1960 age 62 Belvedere Castle Laeken Brussels Kingdom of BelgiumSpouseMathilde d Udekem d Acoz m 1999 wbr IssueDetailPrincess Elisabeth Duchess of Brabant Prince Gabriel Prince Emmanuel Princess EleonoreNamesDutch Filip Leopold Lodewijk MariaFrench Philippe Leopold Louis MarieGerman Philipp Leopold Ludwig MariaHouseBelgiumFatherAlbert II of BelgiumMotherPaola Ruffo di CalabriaReligionRoman Catholicism Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Marriage 4 Foreign trade 5 Accession 6 Reign 7 Honours and arms 7 1 National honours 7 2 Foreign honours 7 3 Arms 8 Ancestry 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksEarly life EditPhilippe was born on 15 April 1960 at the Belvedere Castle in Laeken north of Brussels His father Prince Albert Prince of Liege later King Albert II was the second son of King Leopold III of Belgium and a younger brother of Baudouin His mother Paola Princess of Liege later Queen Paola is a daughter of the Italian aristocrat Fulco VIII Prince Ruffo di Calabria 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda His mother descends from the French House of La Fayette and the king is a descendant of Gilbert du Motier Marquis de Lafayette and Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles citation needed Philippe was baptised one month later at the church of Saint Jacques sur Coudenberg in Brussels on 17 May 1 and named Philippe after his great great grandfather Prince Philippe Count of Flanders His godparents were his paternal grandfather King Leopold III and his maternal grandmother Donna Luisa Princess Ruffo di Calabria 2 Albert and Paola s marriage was unhappy and they were usually absent from Philippe s life The child neglect was so severe that child psychologist Peter Adriaenssens nl described it as justifying intervention by social workers 3 Philippe has a half sibling Princess Delphine of Belgium born 1968 Education EditAs a child the future king was required to move from a French language school which he liked to a secondary school in Flanders where he found it difficult to make friends In my youth I had many problems at school Philippe told teenage dropouts in 2019 I felt badly treated It was not easy for me 3 From 1978 to 1981 Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military Academy in the 118th Promotion Toutes Armes Promotion All Weapons On 26 September 1980 he was appointed second lieutenant and took the officer s oath 4 Philippe continued his education at Trinity College Oxford and he attended graduate school at Stanford University California where he graduated in 1985 with an MA degree in political science 4 He obtained his fighter pilot s wings and his certificates as a parachutist and a commando In 1989 he attended a series of special sessions at the Royal Higher Defence Institute The same year he was promoted to colonel In 1993 King Baudouin died in Spain Albert became the new king and Philippe became the new heir apparent titled Duke of Brabant On 25 March 2001 Philippe was appointed to the rank of major general in the Land Component and the Air Component and to the rank of rear admiral in the Naval Component 4 Marriage EditMain article Wedding of Prince Philippe and Mathilde d Udekem d Acoz King Philippe and Queen Mathilde wave to crowds in Brussels after his swearing in as the new Belgian monarch Philippe married Mathilde d Udekem d Acoz daughter of a Walloon count of a Belgian noble family and female line descendant of Polish noble families such as the princes Sapieha and counts Komorowski on 4 December 1999 in Brussels in a civil ceremony at the Brussels Town Hall and a religious ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudule in Brussels They have four children Princess Elisabeth born 25 Oct 2001 Prince Gabriel born 20 Aug 2003 Prince Emmanuel born 04 Oct 2005 and Princess Eleonore born 16 April 2008 Foreign trade EditOn 6 August 1993 the government named Philippe as honorary chairman of the Belgian Foreign Trade Board BFTB He succeeded his father who had been honorary chairman of the BFTB since 1962 On 3 May 2003 he was appointed honorary chairman of the board of the Foreign Trade Agency replacing the BFTB 5 In this capacity Philippe has headed more than 60 economic missions 6 7 Upon his accession as seventh King of the Belgians this role was taken over by his sister Princess Astrid Accession Edit Philippe in Antwerp 2013 King Albert II announced on 3 July 2013 that he would abdicate in favour of Philippe on 21 July 2013 8 Approximately one hour after King Albert II s abdication Prince Philippe was sworn in as King of the Belgians 9 His eldest child Princess Elisabeth became his heir apparent and is expected to become Belgium s first queen regnant Reign EditPhilippe played a role in forming a coalition government after the 2014 Belgian federal election 10 Political meetings with the King were moved from the Palace of Laeken to the Royal Palace of Brussels 10 In May 2019 Philippe met with Vlaams Belang President Tom Van Grieken the first time the party had received a royal audience 10 11 In 2020 Philippe announced regret for the acts of violence and cruelty committed in Belgian Congo 10 Honours and arms Edit Personal Standard of Philippe King of the Belgians National honours Edit Ribbon bar Honour Date Grand Master of the Order of Leopold 21 July 2013 Grand Master of the Order of the African Star 21 July 2013 Grand Master of the Royal Order of the Lion 21 July 2013 Grand Master of the Order of the Crown 21 July 2013 Grand Master of the Order of Leopold II 21 July 2013Foreign honours Edit Ribbon bar Country Honour Date Argentina Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin 6 May 1994 12 Austria Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria 21 March 2022 Bolivia Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes 9 September 1996 12 Denmark Knight of the Order of the Elephant 28 May 2002 12 13 Finland Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose 30 March 2004 12 France Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honour 6 February 2014 Germany Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of Germany 6 March 2016 Greece Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer 2 May 2022 14 Greece Grand Cross of the Order of Honour 1 February 2005 12 Hungary Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary 18 April 2008 12 Italy Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 25 October 2021 15 16 Japan Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum 9 October 2016 Jordan Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al Hussein bin Ali 18 May 2016 Lithuania Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great 24 October 2022 17 Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau 15 March 1999 12 Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion 28 November 2016 Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau 6 May 1993 12 Netherlands Recipient of the King Willem Alexander Inauguration Medal 30 April 2013 Norway Grand Cross of the Order of St Olav 20 May 2003 12 Oman Member of the Order of Oman 3 February 2022 18 Poland Knight of the Order of the White Eagle 13 October 2015 Poland Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 18 October 2004 12 Portugal Grand Cross of the Order of Christ 18 October 2005 12 Portugal Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz 18 September 1997 Portugal Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry 22 October 2018 Spain Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic 16 May 2000 12 Sweden Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim 7 May 2001 12 Sweden Recipient of the 50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf 30 April 1996 Sweden Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf 30 April 2016 Turkey Member of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey 4 October 2015 Vatican City Knight of the Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre 17 November 2015 19 Arms Edit Coat of arms of Philippe of Belgium Notes In 2019 the king codified the coats of arms of himself and those of his family through a Royal Decree The arms of the reigning monarch was modified to include the Saxonian escutcheon The arms of other members of the royal family was similarly modified 20 21 The reinstatement of the shield of Saxe Coburg Gotha into the royal arms occurred shortly after the visit of the king and queen to the ancestral Friedenstein Castle The latest royal decree therefore reverses previous changes made to the Royal versions of the coat arms which removed the armorial bearings of Saxony during the First World War 22 By including the three official languages in the motto it reflects his wish to be the King of the whole Kingdom and of all Belgians 23 Adopted 12 July 2019 Coronet Royal crown of Belgium Helm A golden royal helm with the visor open Escutcheon Sable a lion rampant or armed and langued gules Belgium on the shoulder an escutcheon barry of ten sable and or a crancelin vert Wettin with two crossed sceptres a hand of justice and a lion or behind a shield Supporters Two lions guardant proper each supporting a lance or with two National Flags of Belgium Tierced per pale Sable Or and Gules Motto French L union fait la forceDutch Eendracht maakt machtGerman Einigkeit macht stark Orders Order of Leopold Other elements The whole is placed on a mantle purpure with ermine lining fringes and tassels or and ensigned with the Royal crown of Belgium Previous versions Previously as monarch Philippe used the royal coat of arms of Belgium undifferenced Ancestry EditSee also Kings of Belgium family tree Ancestors of Philippe of Belgium8 Albert I of Belgium4 Leopold III of Belgium9 Elisabeth of Bavaria Queen of Belgium2 Albert II of Belgium10 Prince Carl Duke of Vastergotland5 Astrid of Sweden11 Princess Ingeborg of Denmark1 Philippe of Belgium12 Fulco VII Prince Ruffo di Calabria6 Fulco VIII Prince Ruffo di Calabria13 Laura Mosselman du Chenoy3 Paola Ruffo di Calabria14 Augusto Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana7 Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana e di Sebastiano15 Maria dei Conti RignonSee also Edit Biography portal Belgium portalLine of succession to the Belgian throne Prince Philippe FundReferences Edit J M 8 May 2001 Le bapteme en l eglise royale dh be in French Retrieved 11 December 2015 Prince Philippe la ligne du temps d une vie passee devant les cameras RTBF be in French Retrieved 11 December 2015 a b Moens Barbara 21 July 2022 Belgian king prepares to hand his daughter the curse of the crown Politico Retrieved 20 July 2022 a b c The Belgian Monarchy Retrieved 22 July 2016 The Belgian Monarchy Retrieved 22 July 2016 Agence pour le Commerce exterieur Missions anterieures Archived 10 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Official Royal Website Archives Monarchie be Archived from the original on 18 July 2013 Retrieved 22 July 2013 Price Matthew 3 July 2013 Belgium s King Albert II announces abdication BBC News Retrieved 3 July 2013 Belgium s King Albert II gives up throne to son CNN 21 July 2013 Retrieved 21 July 2013 a b c d Moens Barbara Gijs Camille 6 July 2020 Of race and royalty How the king surprised Belgium Politico Belgian far right leader in landmark audience with the king The Public s Radio Associated Press 29 May 2019 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Biographies of Members of the Belgian Senate PDF Belgian Senate Retrieved 20 November 2018 Modtagere af danske dekorationer kongehuset dk in Danish Retrieved 5 May 2019 Synanthsh me ton Basilia kai thn Basilissa twn Belgwn Proedria ths Ellhnikhs Dhmokratias Sito web del Quirinale dettaglio decorato President Mattarella receives the King of the Belgians twitter com Retrieved 1 December 2021 Lithuanian president confers state awards to King and Queen of Belgium ahead of visit Order of Oman for the King of the Belgians twitter com Retrieved 3 February 2022 Le Roi et la Reine sont devenus chevaliers de collier Le Moniteur belge www ejustice just fgov be Retrieved 23 July 2019 Royal Decree of July 12 2019 Moniteur Belge 19 July 2019 Retrieved 23 July 2019 Philippe Koning der Belgen 12 July 2019 Koninklijk besluit houdende vaststelling van het wapen van het Koninklijk Huis en van zijn leden PDF Belgisch Staatsblad Retrieved 24 July 2019 Belgian royal coat of arms gets a modern update Brussel Times 1 August 2019 Retrieved 2 August 2019 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Philippe of Belgium Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippe of Belgium Official biography from the Belgian Royal Family website DHnet Article French about Prince Philippe s education and military career Philippe of BelgiumHouse of Saxe Coburg and GothaBorn 15 April 1960Belgian royaltyVacantTitle last held byBaudouin Duke of Brabant1993 2013 Succeeded byElisabethRegnal titlesPreceded byAlbert II King of the Belgians2013 present IncumbentHeir apparent Elisabeth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philippe of Belgium amp oldid 1138369649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
