Astrid Princess of Sweden Queen of the Belgians

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Astrid of Sweden, Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra (November 17, 1905 - August 29, 1935) was the Queen consort of Léopold III of the Belgians . She was the third daughter of Prince Carl, Duke of Westrogothia, and his wife Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. photo in public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... photo in public domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The House of Bernadotte, the current Royal House of the Kingdom of Sweden, has reigned since 1818. ... Image File history File links The House of Bernadotte heraldic shield. ... Charles XIV John (Swedish: Carl XIV Johan), born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (January 26, 1763 – March 8, 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Carl III Johan) from 1818 until his death. ... Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (July 4, 1799, Paris–July 8, 1859, Stockholm), was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. ... Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (July 4, 1799, Paris–July 8, 1859, Stockholm), was King of Sweden and Norway from 1844 to his death. ... Carl XV King of Sweden and Norway Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – August 19, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Carl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. ... Carl XV King of Sweden and Norway Carl XV (Carl Ludvig Eugén) (May 3, 1826 – August 19, 1872) was King of Sweden and Norway (where he was known as Carl IV) from 1859 until his death. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik) (January 21, 1829 – December 8, 1907) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1872 until his death. ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... Prince Oscar of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl August (November 15, 1859 - October 4, 1953), Duke of Gotlandia, was the second son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... Prince Eugén Napoleon Nicolaus of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Närke (August 1, 1865 - August 17, 1947) was the youngest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl Vilhelm, Duke of Westrogothia (February 27, 1861 - October 24, 1951), was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... For the present-day Princess Margaretha, please refer to Princess Margaretha, Mrs. ... Märtha, Crown Princess of Norway, Princess of Sweden (March 28, 1901 in Stockholm – April 5, 1954 in Oslo), full name, Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra was the first crown princess of Norway in modern times. ... Prince Carl of Sweden, Carl Gustaf Oscar Fredrik Christian (January 10, 1911 - July 23, 2003), Duke of Östergötland, was the youngest child of Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark. ... Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf) (June 16, 1858 – October 29, 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death. ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ... Prince Wilhelm of Sweden and Norway, Carl Wilhelm Ludwig (June 17, 1884 - June 5, 1965), Duke of Sudermannia, was the second son of King Gustav V of Sweden and his Queen consort Victoria of Baden. ... Gustaf VI Adolf (Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf) (November 11, 1882 – September 15, 1973) was King of Sweden from 1950 until his death. ... Gustaf Adolf, Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund (April 22, 1906–January 26, 1947), Prince of Sweden, Duke of Västerbotten, was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught. ... Prince Sigvard of Sweden (June 7, 1907 - February 4, 2002), Duke of Uplandia, was the second son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden. ... Ingrid of Sweden (Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg, née Bernadotte) (March 28, 1910-November 7, 2000) was the queen consort of King Frederick IX of Denmark. ... Prince Bertil of Sweden, Bertil Gustaf Oskar Carl Eugén (February 28, 1912 – January 5, 1997), Duke of Halland, was the third son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. ... Count Carl Johan Bernadotte af Wisborg formerly Prince Carl Johan, Duke of Dalecarlia (born October 31, 1916), is the son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and Crown Princess Margaret of Connaught. ... Princess Margaretha, Mrs Ambler (Margaretha Désirée Victoria) (born 31 October 1934), was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. ... H.R.H. Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Birgitta Ingeborg Alice) (January 19, 1937-) was born at Haga Palace in Sweden. ... Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla) (born 2 June 1938), was born at Haga Palace outside Stockholm. ... Princess Christina, Mrs. ... Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte) (born April 30, 1946), styled His Majesty The King, is the King of Sweden. ... Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus Bernadotte) (born April 30, 1946), styled His Majesty The King, is the King of Sweden. ... Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée Bernadotte), born July 14, 1977, Duchess of Västergötland, is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne. ... Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (Carl Philip Edmund Bertil Bernadotte), born May 13, 1979, Duke of Värmland, is the second child and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. ... Princess Madeleine of Sweden (Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine Bernadotte), born on June 10, 1982, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Léopold III, Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin. ... Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Oscar Carl Vilhelm, Duke of Westrogothia (February 27, 1861 - October 24, 1951), was the third son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. ... Westrogothia (Västergötland) is a historical Province (landskap) in the southwest of Sweden. ... Ingeborg of Denmark (1878 - 1958) was the wife of Prince Charles of Sweden whom she married in 1897. ...

She married Léopold on November 4, 1926, and became Queen of the Belgians when her father-in-law King Albert I died in 1934. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albert I (April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934) was the third King of the Belgians. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

They had three children:

1. Princess Joséphine-Charlotte, later Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1927-2005)
2. King Baudouin of the Belgians (1930-1993)
3. King Albert II of the Belgians (1934-)

Styles of Queen Astrid of the Belgians Reference style Her Majesty Spoken style Your Majesty Alternative style Ma'am Swedish Royalty was far less formal than those of middle Europe and at Stuyvenberg, not far away from the King's Laeken Palace, Astrid tried to live as ordinary a life as possible, taking care of her children. Criticised by the elite for her lack of protocol, but loved by the masses, she would often stroll along the Avenue Louise with her children. Her conduct, and her tragic young death, made her the most popular Queen in the history of Belgium. Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, Princess of Belgium and Princess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, (October 11, 1927 - January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King Baudouin, (also spelled Boudewijn, Balduin or Baldwin) born Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave, (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie de Belgique), (born June 6, 1934), is a European constitutional monarch and the current King of the Belgians. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A style of office, or honorific, is a form of address which by tradition or law precedes a reference to a person who holds a title or post, or to the political office itself. ... HM can signify: An abbreviation for His Majesty or Her Majesty — a form of address for a monarch and his/her consort — often prefixing something that (theoretically) belongs to said monarch such as HM Government, HM Ship, etc. ... On August 29, 1935, while she and her husband were driving along the winding, narrow roads near their villa at Küssnacht am Rigi, Schwyz, Switzerland on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Léopold lost control of the vehicle and the car plunged down a ravine, killing Queen Astrid. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Küssnacht am Rigi (offical name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a municipality in the Canton of Schwyz in Central Switzerland at the north shore of lake Lucerne and at the south shore of the lake Zug below mount Rigi (1797 m). ... The town Schwyz is the capital of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. ... Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, lit. ... She is interred in the royal vault at the Church of Our Lady in Laeken, Belgium. Laeken (French: Laeken, Dutch: Laken) is a residential suburb in north-east Brussels, Belgium. ...