Albert I of Belgium

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Albert I of Belgium was the third King of the Belgians, renowned for his leadership and personal bravery during World War I, particularly in defending Belgian neutrality against German invasion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Belgians
human
awardReceived Order of Leopold
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
birthName Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad
burialPlace Church of Our Lady of Laeken
surface form: Royal Crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken
causeOfDeath mountaineering accident
child Leopold III of Belgium
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
Marie José of Belgium
surface form: Princess Marie-José of Belgium
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
dateOfBirth 1875-04-08
dateOfDeath 1934-02-17
father Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
givenName Albert
honorificPrefix His Majesty
house House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
knownFor personal bravery on the front lines in World War I
symbol of Belgian resistance to German invasion
languageSpoken Dutch
French
German
mannerOfDeath accident
militaryRank commander-in-chief of the Belgian Army
monarchOf Belgium
mother Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
notableFor defense of Belgian neutrality in 1914
leadership during World War I
ordinalInOffice third King of the Belgians
placeOfBirth Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
placeOfDeath Belgium
Marche-les-Dames
positionHeld King of the Belgians
predecessor Leopold II of Belgium
reignEnd 1934-02-17
reignStart 1909-12-23
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Castle of Laeken
surface form: Laeken Castle

Royal Palace of Brussels
sexOrGender male
spouse Elisabeth of Bavaria
successor Leopold III of Belgium
title Duke of Brabant
Duke of Saxony
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Referenced by (5)

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Leopold III of Belgium father Albert I of Belgium
House of Belgium hasMember Albert I of Belgium
Albert isGivenNameOf Albert I of Belgium
Leopold III of Belgium predecessor Albert I of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium successor Albert I of Belgium