Belgian monarchy

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The Belgian monarchy is the constitutional hereditary institution headed by the King of the Belgians, serving as the ceremonial and unifying symbol of the Belgian state and its people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
hereditary monarchy
monarchy
appointsFederalMinisters yes
appointsPrimeMinister yes
commanderInChiefOfArmedForces King of the Belgians
constitutionalArticleNumberExample Article 85 of the Belgian Constitution (succession)
constitutionalPrinciple King reigns but does not govern
constitutionalReligionRequirement none
constitutionalStatus defined by the Belgian Constitution
country Belgium
currentMonarch Philippe of Belgium
currentMonarchPredecessor Albert II of Belgium
currentMonarchReignStart 2013-07-21
currentMonarchTitle Philippe of Belgium
surface form: King Philippe
dynasty House of Belgium
surface form: House of Belgium (renamed branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
established 1831
establishedAfter Belgian Revolution
separation from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
executivePowerExercise through the federal government
firstKingOathDate 1831-07-21
foundingMonarch Leopold I of Belgium
foundingMonarchTitle Leopold I of Belgium
surface form: Leopold I, King of the Belgians
funding civil list from the Belgian state budget
governmentType parliamentary monarchy
hasRoyalHousehold yes
headOfStateTitle King of the Belgians
heirApparent Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
heirApparentTitle Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant
surface form: Duchess of Brabant
kingIsInviolable yes
languageContext Dutch
French
German
nationalDay 21 July
nationalDayReason commemoration of Leopold I’s oath as King of the Belgians
officialResidence Royal Palace of Brussels
officialResidenceCity Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
parliamentarySystem yes
promulgatesLaws yes
religionTraditionally Roman Catholicism
requiresMinisterialCountersignature yes
role ceremonial head of state of Belgium
symbol of national unity in Belgium
royalFamilyName House of Belgium
successionLaw absolute primogeniture
successionLawChangeYear 1991
successionType hereditary succession
symbolicFunction presides at national ceremonies
represents Belgium abroad

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Duke of Brabant associatedDynasty Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Prince of Belgium associatedInstitution Belgian monarchy
Belgian lion associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Belvédère Castle associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Castle of Laeken associatedWith Belgian monarchy
subject surface form: Chapel of Ciergnon Castle
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Coat of arms of Belgium associatedWith Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Grand Cordon associatedWith Belgian monarchy
subject surface form: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form: Belgian royal court
subject surface form: Place de la Nation / Natieplein
this entity surface form: Belgian constitutional monarchy
Prince Gabriel of Belgium associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Stuyvenberg Castle associatedWith Belgian monarchy
Grand Cordon awardingBody Belgian monarchy
subject surface form: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
this entity surface form: Belgian Royal Family
Secretaries of State constitutionalSystem Belgian monarchy
subject surface form: Secretaries of State of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian constitutional monarchy
this entity surface form: King of the Belgians
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha hasBranch Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
House of Wettin hasCadetBranch Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Ruffo di Calabria hasMemberMarriedInto Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
House of Belgium linkedToInstitution Belgian monarchy
House of Belgium linkedToInstitution Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian Royal Family
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Albert II of Belgium memberOf Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Mathilde of Belgium memberOf Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Paola memberOf Belgian monarchy
subject surface form: Paola of Belgium
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Prince Laurent of Belgium memberOf Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Princess Eléonore of Belgium memberOf Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Prince of Liège monarchicalContext Belgian monarchy
Castle of Laeken occupant Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Royal Domain of Laeken occupant Belgian monarchy
Castle of Laeken ownedBy Belgian monarchy
subject surface form: Chapel of Ciergnon Castle
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Duke of Brabant partOf Belgian monarchy
Queen of the Belgians partOf Belgian monarchy
Queen of the Belgians partOf Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian constitutional monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian parliamentary monarchy
Belgian National Day receptions relatedTo Belgian monarchy
Prince Gabriel of Belgium relatedTo Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family
Royal Domain of Laeken significantFor Belgian monarchy
Coat of arms of Belgium symbolizes Belgian monarchy
Paleizenplein symbolizes Belgian monarchy
Royal Palace of Brussels tenant Belgian monarchy
Belgian lion usedBy Belgian monarchy
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken usedBy Belgian monarchy
this entity surface form: Belgian royal family