Belgian monarchy

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constitutional monarchy hereditary monarchy monarchy

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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Belgian royal family 17
Belgian constitutional monarchy 3
Belgian Royal Family 2

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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