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List of Belgian royal consorts

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The wives of Belgian monarchs have all been titled Queen and styled Majesty, with the exception of Leopold III of Belgium's second wife Mary Lilian Baels, who was titled Princess of Belgium and Princess of Réthy. All Belgian monarchs so far have been male, so there have only been female consorts.

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Princess Louise of Orléans Louis Philippe I of France
(Orléans)
3 April 1812 9 August 1832 11 October 1850 Leopold I
Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
(Habsburg-Lorraine)
23 August 1836 22 August 1853 17 December 1865
husband's ascension
19 September 1902 Leopold II
Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
25 July 1876 2 October 1900 23 December 1909
husband's ascension
17 February 1934
husband's death
23 November 1965 Albert I
Princess Astrid of Sweden Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
(Bernadotte)
17 November 1905 4 November 1926 23 February 1934
husband's ascension
29 August 1935 Leopold III
Mary Lilian Baels Henri Baels 28 November 1916 6 December 1941 16 July 1951
husband's abdication
7 June 2002
Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón Don Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández, 4th Marquess of Casa Riera
(Casa Riera)
11 June 1928 15 December 1960 31 July 1993
husband's death
5 December 2014 Baudouin
Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria Fulco Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda
(Ruffo di Calabria)
11 September 1937 2 July 1959 9 August 1993
husband's ascension
21 July 2013
husband's abdication
Albert II
Jonkvrouw Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz
(d'Udekem d'Acoz family)
20 January 1973 4 December 1999 21 July 2013
husband's ascension
present Philippe