Albert II is the second son of King Leopold III, born on June 6, 1934 at 10:45 pm in Vienna Austria to King Leopold III and Princess Astrid of Sweden who died 2 years later at age 29 from a car accident. In 1940 he and his siblings fled to France and then Spain from the Germans invaded Belgium. His father, Leopold III, abdicated and his brother become King. In 1959 he married Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria (Queen Paola) from an Italian princely family with whom he has four children: two boys and two girls. He served as President…
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