Koning Albert I Leopold Clemence M.M. von Sachsen-Coburg

1875 - 1934  (58 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and 71 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Albert I Leopold Clemence M.M. von Sachsen-Coburg
  Prefix	Koning
  Birth	8 Apr 1875	Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1934	Namur, België
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Baudouin Léopold Philippe Marie Charles Antoine Joseph Louis von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 3 Jun 1869, Palace at the Regentschapstraat, Brussels d. 23 Jan 1891, Palace at the Regentschapstraat, Brussels  (Age 21 years) + 2. Henriette von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 30 Nov 1870, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België d. 28 Feb 1948, Siders, Confoederatio Helvetica  (Age 77 years) ▻ Duc Philipp Emanuel Maximilian Marie Eudes de Bourbon   3. Josefien von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 20 Nov 1870   d. 1871  (Age 0 years) + 4. Josephine von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 18 Oct 1872, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België d. 6 Jan 1958, Namur, België  (Age 85 years) ▻ Karl Anton Friedrich Wilhelm L von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen,  m. 28 May 1894 + 5. Koning Albert I Leopold Clemence M.M. von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 8 Apr 1875, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België d. 17 Feb 1934, Namur, België  (Age 58 years) ▻ Elisabeth Valerie Gabriele Maria von Bayern,  m. 2 Oct 1900
  Person ID	I6297	Geneagraphie
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

  Father	Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 24 Mar 1837, Château Belvedere, Laeken, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België d. 17 Nov 1905, Palace at the Regentschapstraat, Brussels (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Marie Luise Alexandrine Caroline von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen,   b. 17 Nov 1845, Inzighofen Castle, Inzighofen d. 26 Nov 1912, Palace at the Regentschapstraat, Brussels (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1867
  Family ID	F2811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elisabeth Valerie Gabriele Maria von Bayern,   b. 25 Jul 1876, Possenhofen d. 23 Nov 1965, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1900	München, Bayern, Deutschland
  Children	+ 1. Koning Leopold III von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 3 Nov 1901, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België d. 25 Sep 1983, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Age 81 years)   2. Charles Theodore Henri Meinrad von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 10 Oct 1903, Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België d. 1 Jun 1983, Ostende (Age 79 years) + 3. Marie Jose von Sachsen-Coburg,   b. 4 Aug 1906, Ostende d. 27 Jan 2001, Hospital Cantonal, Geneve, Confoederatio Helvetica (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F2532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2000

  
  

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  		Birth - 8 Apr 1875 - Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België Marriage - 2 Oct 1900 - München, Bayern, Deutschland Death - 17 Feb 1934 - Namur, België  = Link to Google Earth
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  Roi des Belges ( 17.12.1909-17.2.1934) Albert ascended the throne on the death of his uncle, Leopold II, in 1909, due to the death of the intended heirs. Leopold's son died, then his nephew, which left Albert to reign at 16 years old. He was reserved, an avid reader and loved the outdoors. His interests included horseback riding and rock climbing. Before becoming King he was Count of Flanders and was very popular because of his democratic ways. He visited the US in 1898 and 1919 and also visited the Congo, where upon seeing the poor condition of Leopold II's former colony, he urged technological development and better treatment of the natives in the area. Albert and his wife were well-liked as a royal family. They had a model family and acted like real people. Albert was aware of the German invasion plans, but could do nothing, as Belgium's neutrality prevented the country from arming itself. But once the war had begun, he led the Belgians in delaying actions against the Germans (the Belgian constitution said the King would become Commander in Chief in case of war). The King declined to cooperate with the allies and maintained separate command of the Belgian forces. In 1918 Albert finally gave in to pressure and cooperated with the allies in the final offense of 1918, being made commander of the Flanders Army Group by General Foch of France. He died in a mountain climbing accident near Namur and was succeeded by his son Leopold III, who would face the Nazis in World War II. Albert's death was mourned universally. "Belgium is a nation, not a road." Albert while visiting Berlin, when informed by the Kaiser of Germany's war plan "When he speaks, the King always looks as if he wished to build something." one of the King's Ministers "What does he take me for?" Albert upon the Kaiser's insistence that the responsibility for peace was in his hands "One thing is for certain: they will not say that Belgium invaded Germany." Clemenceau's reply when asked how history would remember the German invasion of Belgium