ROYAL FAMILY TREE

Tracing the family history of the English and Scottish Royal Family back over 1000 years

Leopold III
1901 - 1983

Leopold III
  • Born Sun, 3 November 1901
  • Died Sun, 25 September 1983
  • Buried
  • Church of Our Lady of Laeken, Laeken
Details
Parents
  • King of Belgium
  • Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel
  • Lived 81 years, 10 months, 22 days

Abdicated in favour of his son in July 1951.

father

  • Albert I
  • 1875 - 1934

mother

  • Elisabeth of Bavaria
  • 1876 - 1965
Siblings

Brother

Charles
  • Charles
  • 1903 - 1983

Sister

Marie-José of Belgium
  • Marie-José of Belgium
  • 1906 - 2001
Family

Wife

Astrid of Sweden
  • Astrid of Sweden
  • 1905 - 1935
  • Married Thursday, 4 November 1926
  • at Stockholm
  • Groom was 25 Bride was 20
  • Marriage lasted 8 years, 9 months, 25 days
  • Ended on death of Wife

Daughter

Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
  • Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
  • 1927 - 2005

Son

Baudouin of Belgium
  • Baudouin of Belgium
  • 1930 - 1993

Son

Albert II
  • Albert II
  • 1934
Family

Wife

Lilian of Belgium
  • Lilian of Belgium
  • 1916 - 2002
  • Married Thursday, 11 September 1941
  • at Castle of Laeken, Laeken
  • Castle of Laeken, Laeken
  • Groom was 39 Bride was 24
  • Marriage lasted 42 years, 14 days
  • Ended on death of Husband

Son

Alexandre of Belgium
  • Alexandre of Belgium
  • 1942 - 2009

Daughter

Marie-Christine of Belgium
  • Marie-Christine of Belgium
  • 1951

Daughter

Marie-Esméralda of Belgium
  • Marie-Esméralda of Belgium
  • 1956