Regents and Rulers of Belgium and the Flanders

Updated 13 June 2009.

Belgium became an independent kingdom from 4/10 1830. The state was formed by uniting several areas which - during time - had had connection with one or more neighbouring realms::

Lower Lorraine and Brabant = Lothringen: Niederlothringen + Oberlothringen; numbered A01--
Flanders - numbered B01--
Hainault - numbered C01--
Belgium after independence 1831 - numberes D01--

Abbreviations used:
b = brother of, d = daughter of, m = married to (year), s = son of,
gs = grandson of, ggs = great grandson; † = died; ‡ = buried.

 
Lower Lorraine and Brabant
 
No. Born Ruled Ruler's name and relations
Spouse's name and relations
A006 - 855-869 Lothair II;
s(Ger.003);
King of Lorraine and Friesland from 855;

no legitimate children ;
illegitimate child :
1.   Hugh;
2.   Bertha; m Theobald of Arles,
     they got
     a) Hugh of Arles, King of Italy 925-947;
A190 1207 1235-1248 Henry = Henri II of Brabant;
s(A180); * 1207; † 01/02 1248 i Louvain;

Marie of Hohenstaufen; * 1201; m(1) before 22/08 1215; † 1235;
children:
1.   Henri III of Brabant (A200); * c. 1230; † 01/02 1248;
2.   Philippe; * ?; † ?; died young;
3.   Matilda; * 1224; † 29/09 1288;
     m(1) 14/06 1237 Count Robert I d'Artois; * 00/09 1216; † 08/02 1250;
     m(2) latest 31/05 1254 Count Guy IV of Chatillon-St.-Pol; * earliest 1227; † 12/03 1289;
4.   Beatrix = Beatrice; * 1225; † 11/11 1288;
     m(1) 10/03 1241 Landgrave Heinrich IV Raspe of Thüringen and King of Germany; † 16/02 1247;
     m(2) 00/11 1247 Count Guillaume = William III of Flanders; * 1224; † 06/06 1251;
5.   Marie; * c. 1226; † 18/01 1256 beheaded;
     m 02/08 1254 Duke Ludwig II of Bavaria; * 13/04 1229 in Heidelberg; † 02/02 1294;
6.   Margaret; † 14/03 1277; Abbess of Herzogenthal;

Sophie of Thüringia; * 20/03 1224; m(2) c. 1240; † 29/05 1275;
children:
7.   Henry = Heinrich I das Kind of Hessen; * 24/06 1244; † 21/12 1308; See Landgrave Henry I of Hesse;
8.   Elizabeth; * 1243; † 09/10 1261;
     m 13/07 1254 in Braunschweig Duke Albrecht I of Braunschweig;
 
Flanders
 
No. Born Ruled Ruler's name and relations
Spouse's name and relations
B01 - 862-879 Baldwin I of Flanders = Baldwin Iron Arm;
† 879;
Count of Flanders from 862;

Judith; her m(3); d Charles II the Bald of Franconia;
children:
1.   Baldwin II (B02); † 918;
2.   Ralph; * 865; † 896;
B02 - 879-918 Baldwin II of Flanders;
s(B01); † 918;

Æthelthryth; d King Alfred of Wessex;
child:
1.   Arnulf I (B03); † 964;
B07 - 1035-1067 Baldwin V of Flanders;

children:
1.   Matilda of Flanders; † 1083; m William I the Conqueror;
B09 - 1071-1093 Robert-le-Frison I ;
s(B08);
1.   Adele of Flanders; * c.1064; † 1115;
   m 1092 Roger Borsa;
B14 - 1128-1168 Dietrich;
Count of Flanders from 1128;

1.   Philip I (B15);
B15 - 1168-1191 Philip I;
s(B14);
Count of Flanders from 1168;

Theresa; † 1218; m 1183; d Alfonso I of Portugal;
 
Hainault
 
No. Born Ruled Ruler's name and relations
Spouse's name and relations
B18 - 1195-1205 Baldwin IX;
Count of Flanders from 1195;
Count of Hainault from 1195 as Baldwin VI;
Latin emperor from 1204 som Baldwin I;

1.   Joanna; * 1188; † 1244; m 1212 Ferdinand of Portugal (Po.003-5.);
 
Belgium after 1831
 
No. Born Ruled Ruler's name and relations
Spouse's name and relations
D00 1750 - Francis Frederik Anton of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha;
* 1750; † 1806; s Duke Ernest Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724-1800, and Sophia Antonia, Princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, 1724-1802;
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha from 1800;

Sophia; * 1760; † 1776; m(1) 1776; d Duke Ernest Frederick of Saxe-Hildburghausen;

Augusta; * 1757; † 1831; m(2) 1777; d Henry XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf;
children:
1.   Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha; * 1784; † 1844;
     m(1) 1817 Louise, 1800-1831;
     The couple got Duke Ernest II of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha, and
     Albert, 1819-1861, who married Queen Victoria 1840;
     m(2) 1832 Mary, 1799-1860, d Duke Alexander of Würtzburg;
2.   Ferdinand; * 1785; † 1851;
   m 1816 Antonia, 1797-1862; d Prince Franz Joseph of Kohary;
    They got Ferdinand II, 1816-1885, who became King of Portugal;
3.   Mary Louisa Victoria; * 1786; † 1861;
     m(1) 1803 Prince Charles of Leiningen;
     m(2) 1818 Duke Edward of Kent, 1767-1820;
     their daughter became Queen Victoria
4.   Leopold; (D01);
D01 1790 1831-1865 Leopold I = Leopold Georg Christian Frederik of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld;
s(D00); * 1790; † 10/12 1865;
King of Belgium from 21/7 1831;

Charlotte, Princess of Wales; † 6/11 1817 in childbirth; m(1) 1816; d George IV of England;

Louise-Marie; * 1812; † 1850; m(2) 9/8 1832; d Louis-Philippe of France;
children:
1.   Leopold Louis Philippe Victor, (D02); * 1835; † 1909;
2.   Philip Eugen Ferdinand, (D03); Count of Flanders; * 1837; † 1905;
3.   Marie Charlotte Amalia; * 1840; † 1927;
   m Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, 1832-1867;
D02 1835 1865-1909 Leopold II;
s(D01); * 1835; † 17/12 1909;
Duke of Brabant;
King of Belgium from 17/12 1865;

Marie Henriette; * 1836; † 1902; gd Emperor Leopold II of Austria; d of Arch Duke Joseph;
children:
1.   Louise; * 1858; † 1924;
     m Philip of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha;, 1844-1921;
2.   Stephanie; * 1864; † 1945;
     m(1) 1881 Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria, 1858-1889;
     m(2) 1900 Prince Elemér of Lónyaz, 1863-1946;
3.   Clementine; * 1872; † 1955;
     m 1910 Prince Victor Napoleon, 1862-1926;
D03 - - Philip Eugen Ferdinand;
s(D01); * 1837; † 1905;
Count of Flanders;

Marie von Hohenzollern; * 1845; † 1912; m 1870; d Prince Charles Anthony of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen;
children:
1.   Baudouin; * 1869; †M 1891;
2.   Henriette; * 1870; † 1948;
   m 1896 Prince Emanuel of Orleans, Duke of Vendôme, 1872-1931;
3.   Josephine; * 1872; † 1958;
   m 1894 Prince Charles Anthony of Hohenzollern (jnr.), 1868-1919;
4.   Albert; (D04);
D04 1875 1909-1934 Albert I Leopold Clemens Marie Meinrad;
s(D03); * 08/04 1875; † 17/02 1934;
King of Belgium from 17/12 1909;

Elizabeth; * 25/07 1876; † 23/11 1965; d Duke Charles Theodor of Bavaria;
children:
1.   Leopold; (D05); * 03/11 1901; † 25/09 1983;
2.   Charles, Count of Flanders; * 10/10 1903; † 01/06 1983;
3.   Mary Josepha; * 04/08 1906; † 27/01 2001;
   m 1930 King Humbert II of Italy, * 15/09 1904; † 18/03 1983;
D05 1901 1934-1951 Leopold III;
s(D04); * 1901; † 25/9 1983;
King of Belgium from 23/2 1934;
Deposed 16/7 1951;

Astrid; Princess of Schweden; * 1905; † 1935; m(1) 1926; d Duke Charles of Västergötland (Sw054-3c);
children:
1.   Josephine; * 1927;
   m 1953 Grand Duke John of Luxembourg;
2.   Baudouin; (D07);
3.   Albert II; (D06);

Mary Lilian, Princess of Rethy; * 1916; d Henry Baels;
children:
4.   Alexander; * 1942;
5.   Mary Christina; * 1951;
   m(1) 1981 Paul Druker;
   m(2) 1989 Jean Paul Gourgue;
6.   Mary Esmeralda; * 1956;
D05a 1903 - Charles of Flanders = Karl von Flandern;
Regent from 20/9 1944 to 22/7 1950;
D06 1930 1951-1993 Baudouin = Balduin;
s(D05); * 1930; † 31/7 1933;
King of Belgium from 17/7 1951;

Fabiola; * 1928; m 1960; d Gonzalo Mora y Fernandez of Casa Riera;
no children;
D07 1934 1993- Albert II;
s(D05); * 1934;
Prince of Liège;
King of Belgium from 9/8 1993;

Paola; * 1937; m 1959; d Prince Fulco of Fuffo de Calabria;
children:
1.   Philip; Duke of Brabant; * 1960;
2.   Laurent; * 1963;
3.   Astrid; * 1962;
   m 1984 Arch Duke Laurent of Austria;


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