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Albert I b. April 8, 1875 d. February 17, 1934
Belgian Monarch. Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, Belgium, the son of Philippe Eugène de Belgique, Comte de Flandre and Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline Prinzessin von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. The 1869 death of his cousin and the 1891 death of his elder brother made him the heir to the Belgian throne. He married Elisabeth Gabriele Herzogin in Bayern in October 1900 in Munich, Bavaria. The couple had three children. At the onset of the First World War, Belgium declared its...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Climbing accident
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Astrid (Astrid Sophie Louise Thyra of Sweden) b. November 17, 1905 d. August 29, 1935
Queen of Belgium. She was born in Stockholm, originally Princess of Sweden of the Bernadotte Dynasty, and by marriage was Queen Consort of Léopold III. Thus she was the mother of Belgium's Kings Baudouin I and Albert II as well as Luxembourg's Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte. Her full name was Astrid Sophie Louise Thyra. She was born a few days after her paternal grandfather of Sweden (Oscar II) lost the Norwegian throne and the very day before her maternal uncle of Denmark (Haakon VII)...[Read More] (Bio by: Find A Grave)
Cause of death: Car accident (Packard 120)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Baudouin I b. September 7, 1930 d. July 31, 1993
Belgian Monarch. Known as the youngest sovereign of his time, he ascended the throne in 1951 after the abdication of his father, King Leopold III. In 1959 he gave independence to the Congo because of continuous revolts against the power of Belgium. During his reign, Belgium became a federal state, and he played an effective role in coordinating between the various parliamentary factions. Considered a deeply religious man, he has also dedicated his time to philanthropic and charitable works. The...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Cardijn, Joseph b. November 18, 1882 d. July 26, 1967
Roman Catholic Religious Leader. Founder of the 'Jeunesse Ouvriere Catholique' movement in 1925. Made Cardinal in 1965.
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Carlota of Mexico b. June 7, 1840 d. January 19, 1927
Empress of Mexico. Born Princess of Belgium with the name of Mary Charlotte Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Goth, she was the youngest daughter of the King of the Belgians, Leopold I. On July 27, 1857 she married Archduke Maximilian of Austria. After a two years sojourn in Milan, where her husband was Governor of Lombardy-Veneto, the couple retired to private life in the castle of Miramare in Trieste. When in 1863 a Mexican delegation offered to Maximilian the Crown of Mexico, she convinced him to...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: Annex to the Royal Crypt
Charles of Belgium b. 1903 d. 1983
Belgian Prince. Born Charles Theodore of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders, he was the younger brother of the King of the Belgians, Leopold III, and Maria Josè, future Queen of Italy. In 1917 the nations of the Triple Entente offered him the vacant throne of Greece, which he refused on the advice of his father King Albert. During the World War I, after the German invasion of Belgium, he found refuge in England, where he perfected his military training at the Royal Navy. In 1944, after the...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Elisabeth of Belgium (von Wittelsbach of Bavaria) (Elisabeth Valerie Gabrielle Maria) b. July 25, 1876 d. November 25, 1965
Queen of Belgium. Born Princess in Bavaria, nephew of Empress Elizabeth of Austria for paternal ancestry, she was the wife of King Albert I of Belgium. Known for having patronized several humanitarian foundations and civil, and for her commitment towards the problems of Public Health. In 1934, after the death of her husband, she assumed the title of Her Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of Belgium. She was also a patron of the arts and sciences, and continued throughout life to correspond and to help...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Léopold I b. December 16, 1790 d. December 10, 1865
Belgian Monarch. Born Christian Friedrich Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he was the first King of the Belgians from 1831 until 1865. After a brilliant military career in the Russian army during the Napoleonic wars, he was elevated to the rank of Marshal of Russia. In 1831, he accepted the Crown of Belgium, offered by the National Assembly of this new independent nation. He is known for his diplomatic ability and for being the political adviser of his niece, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Léopold II b. April 9, 1835 d. December 17, 1909
Belgian Monarch. Second King of the Belgians, he ascended the throne in 1865 after the death of his father Leopold I. According to historians, its policy is linked to many unedifying episodes occurred during the colonization of the Congo. Indeed, he is known for being the founder and owner of this nation, where he exercised his power in favor of the economic exploitation. However, in 1908, as a result of international protests in defense of civil rights, the Belgian Parliament forced him to...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Léopold III b. November 3, 1901 d. September 25, 1983
Belgian Monarch. Descendant of the dynasty of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he ascended the throne in 1934. In 1940, when Nazi Germany invaded Belgium, he refused to go into exile, signed the surrender, and he gave himself to the enemy who confined him in the castle of Laeken until 1944. At the end of World War II, he was accused of weakness, and judged incapable of reigning, was forced into exile in Switzerland. In 1951, after his return to Belgium, he abdicated in favor of his son Baudouin. (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Louise Marie (d'Orleans) (Louise-Marie) b. April 3, 1812 d. October 11, 1866
The first Queen of independent Belgium.
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Marie Henriette b. August 23, 1836 d. September 20, 1902
Queen of the Belgians. Born Archduchess of Austria with the name of Henrietta Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine. She ascended the throne with her husband Leopold II on December 17, 1865, but has never showed an interest for his adopted homeland. After the death of his only son, she lived almost exclusively away from the Court and was generally ignored by the Belgians. (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: The Royal Crypt
Rethy, Lilian de b. November 28, 1916 d. June 7, 2002
Belgian Princess. She was the second wife of King Leopold III. Born Mary Lilian Baels, and daughter of an officer of the State, she was elevated to the rank of Princess after her marriage with the king, privately celebrated on September 11, 1941. During the World War II, she was deported to Germany with her husband and the son Alexander until 1945, when she was liberated by American troops. She is remembered for his commitment to cardiology research. (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Notre Dame Church, Laken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Plot: Royal Vault, Church of Our Lady

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