"Philippe or Filip[a] (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfi.lɪp], French pronunciation: ​[filip], Dutch: Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria, French: Philippe Léopold Louis Marie, German: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria; born 15 April 1960) is King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following his father´s abdication. He is the eldest child of King Albert II, whom he succeeded upon Albert´s abdication for health reasons, and Queen Paola. He married Countess Mathilde d´Udekem d´Acoz (now Queen Mathilde), with whom he has four children. King Philippe´s elder daughter, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page)." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.06.2020)
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