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See also: | Other events of 1926 List of years in Belgium |
Events in the year 1926 in Belgium .
Leopold III was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both at home and abroad.
Astrid of Sweden was the Queen of the Belgians and the first wife of King Leopold III. Originally a princess of Sweden of the House of Bernadotte, Astrid became the Duchess of Brabant after her marriage to Leopold in November 1926. She was Queen of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until her death. Her charity work revolved around women, children, and disadvantaged people.
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch, King Philippe. She is married to Prince Lorenz of Belgium, head of the Austria-Este branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and is fifth in line of succession to the Belgian throne.
Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the spouse of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of King Leopold III of Belgium and of Queen Marie-José of Italy, and grandmother of Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium, and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.
Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria is the elder daughter and eldest child of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria, grandson the last Austrian Emperor, Karl I.
Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, was the Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Jean. She was the first child of King Leopold III of Belgium, and sister of the late King Baudouin and former King Albert II and aunt of King Philippe. She was also the first cousin of King Harald V of Norway and a maternal third cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
Albert-Édouard Janssen was a Belgian politician, banker and professor born in Antwerp, Belgium on 1 April 1883 and died in Valduc Castle in Hamme-Mille, Belgium on 29 March 1966.
The Mayumbe line was a 140 km (87 mi) long 610 mm gauge narrow gauge railway in the north west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between the port of Boma and Tshela.
Events in the year 1890 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1868 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1870 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1843 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1928 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1897 in Belgium.
The following lists events that happened during 1881 in the Kingdom of Belgium.
Events in the year 1927 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1872 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1873 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1929 in Belgium.
Events in the year 1930 in Belgium.