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Princess Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria married HRH Prince Albert, Prince of Liège, in Brussels, Belgium, on July 2, 1959. The couple has three children: Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie), (born June 6, 1934), is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: , Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Philippe, Duke of Brabant who married Jonkvrouw Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz, a Belgian noblewoman who was created Princess of Belgium prior to her marriage;
• Astrid who married Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este, created Prince of Belgium;
• Laurent, who married Claire Louise Coombs, an Anglo-Belgian former real estate agent, who was created Princess of Belgium prior to her marriage.

Queen Paola speaks fluent French, Italian, English and German. Some people criticize her inability to speak Dutch which is the mother tongue of nearly 60% of all Belgians. His Royal Highness Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe Léopold Louis Marie Wettin), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians. ... Jonkheer (female equivalent: Jonkvrouw) is a Dutch predicate of nobility. ... Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant (Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine dUdekem dAcoz), styled HRH The Duchess of Brabant, is the wife of the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant. ... Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este (Astrid Joséphine-Charlotte Fabrizia Elisabeth Paola Maria), styled HI&RH Princess Astrid, (born June 5, 1962) is the only daughter and second child of King Albert II and his wife Queen Paola of Belgium. ... His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus Maria Pius Andreas Marcus dAviano of Belgium, Duke of Este, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, was born on December 16, 1955 in Clinique du Belvédère, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts... His Royal Highness Prince Laurent of Belgium (Laurent Benoit Baudouin Marie Wettin) was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians (then Prince and Princess of Liège). ... Princess Claire of Belgium, (born Claire Louise Coombs, in Bath, England, on January 18, 1974) is the wife of Prince Laurent of Belgium and is a property surveyor. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Titles

• Princess Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (1937 - 1959)
• Her Royal Highness The Princess of Liège (1959 - 1993)
• Her Majesty The Queen of The Belgians (Since 1993)

See also

• Queen Paola Foundation
• The Queen's Charities

The Queen Paola Foundation, founded in December 1992, is a Belgian non-profit organization. ... The Queens Charities (Dutch: Hulpfonds van de Koningin; French: Oeuvres de la Reine) is an organization intended to help the Queen of Belgium in her philanthropic and social activities. ...

External links

• Her Majesty's official homepage (In English).
• Her Majesty's paternal ancestry: Ruffo di Scilla (in Italian).