Editing Philippe of Belgium

{{Short description|King of the Belgians since 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Philippe
| image        = King Philippe of Belgium (January 2025).jpg
| caption      = Philippe in 2025
| succession   = [[King of the Belgians]]
| reign        = 21 July 2013 – present
| predecessor  = [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II]]
| suc-type     = {{nowrap|[[Heir apparent]]}}
| successor    = [[Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant]]
| reg-type     = {{nowrap|[[Prime Minister of Belgium|Prime ministers]]}}
| regent       = {{Collapsible list|title=''See list''|1=[[Elio Di Rupo]]<br />[[Charles Michel]]<br />[[Sophie Wilmès]]<br />[[Alexander De Croo]]<br />[[Bart De Wever]]}}
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz]]|4 December 1999}}
| issue-link   = #Marriage
| issue        = {{plainlist|
* [[Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant]]
* [[Prince Gabriel of Belgium|Prince Gabriel]]
* [[Prince Emmanuel of Belgium|Prince Emmanuel]]
* [[Princess Eléonore of Belgium|Princess Eléonore]]
}}
| full name    = {{langx|fr|Philippe Léopold Louis Marie<ref name="SenateBio"/>}}<br>{{langx|nl|Filip Leopold Louis Marie<ref name="SenateBio"/>}}
| house        = [[House of Belgium|Belgium]]
| father       = [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert II]]
| mother       = [[Queen Paola of Belgium|Paola Ruffo di Calabria]]
| birth_date   = {{birthdate and age|1960|4|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Belvédère Château]], [[Laeken]], Brussels, Belgium
| religion     = [[Catholic Church in Belgium|Catholic]]
| signature    = Philippe of Belgium signature.svg
}}
{{Belgian Royal Family}}
<!--A discussion on Wikipedia produced an overwhelming consensus to end the 'style wars' by replacing styles at the start by a style infobox later in the text. It is now installed below.-->'''Philippe'''{{efn|{{langx|fr|Philippe Léopold Louis Marie}} {{IPA|fr|filip leɔpɔld lwi maʁi|}}; {{langx|nl|Filip Leopold Lodewijk Maria}} {{IPA|nl|ˈfilɪp ˈleːjoːpɔlt ˈloːdəʋɛik maːˈrijaː|}}}} (born 15 April 1960) is [[King of the Belgians]]. He is the eldest child of [[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert II]] and [[Queen Paola of Belgium|Queen Paola]]. He succeeded his father upon the former's abdication for health reasons on 21 July 2013. He married [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium|Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz]] in 1999, with whom he has four children. Their eldest child, [[Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant|Princess Elisabeth]], is first in the [[succession to the Belgian throne|line of succession]].

==Early life==
Philippe was born on 15 April 1960 at the [[Belvédère Château]] in [[Laeken]], northern [[Brussels]]. His father, [[Albert II of Belgium|Prince Albert]], [[Prince of Liège]] (later King Albert II), was the second son of [[Leopold III of Belgium|King Leopold III]] and a younger brother of [[Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin]]. His mother, [[Queen Paola of Belgium|Paola, Princess of Liège]] (later Queen Paola), is a daughter of the Italian aristocrat [[Fulco Ruffo di Calabria|Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda]]. His mother descends from the French [[House of La Fayette]], and the king is a descendant of [[Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette|Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]], and [[Adrienne de La Fayette|Marie Adrienne Françoise de Noailles]].{{citation needed|date= July 2021}}

Philippe was [[baptism|baptised]] one month later at the [[Church of St.James on Coudenberg]] in Brussels on 17 May,<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |author=J.M. |title=Le baptême en l'église royale... |url=http://www.dhnet.be/archive/le-bapteme-en-l-eglise-royale-51b86e81e4b0de6db9a5324a |date=8 May 2001 |website=dh.be |access-date=11 December 2015}}</ref> and named Philippe after his great-great-grandfather [[Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders]]. His godparents were his paternal grandfather, [[Leopold III of Belgium|King Leopold III]], and his maternal grandmother, Donna Luisa, Princess Ruffo di Calabria.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |title=Prince Philippe : la ligne du temps d'une vie passée devant les caméras |url=http://www.rtbf.be/info/belgique/detail_qui-est-philippe-le-futur-roi-des-belges?id=8032718 |website=RTBF.be |access-date=11 December 2015}}</ref>

Albert and Paola's marriage was unhappy, and they were usually absent from Philippe's life. The [[child neglect]] was so severe that child psychologist {{ill|Peter Adriaenssens|nl}} described it as "something that would justify intervention by [[social worker]]s".<ref name="moens20220721">{{Cite magazine |last=Moens |first=Barbara |date=2022-07-21 |title=Belgian king prepares to hand his daughter the curse of the crown |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/belgian-king-prepare-hand-daughter-curse-crown/ |magazine=Politico |language=en-US |access-date=2022-07-20}}</ref>

Philippe has a half-sibling, [[Princess Delphine of Belgium]] (born 1968).

He was also the fifth cousin of the late [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom]] since they share a common ancestor, [[Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld|Francis]] (he was the grandfather of [[Queen Victoria]] and one of his sons, [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold I]] would become the first King of the Belgians). Queen Elizabeth II and King Philippe had been 3rd cousins once removed through King [[Christian IX of Denmark]].

==Education==
As a child the future king was required to move from a French-language school which he liked to a secondary school in Flanders, where he found it difficult to make friends. "In my youth, I had many problems at school", Philippe told teenage dropouts in 2019. "I felt badly treated. It was not easy for me".{{r|moens20220721}} From 1978 to 1981, Philippe was educated at the [[Royal Military Academy (Belgium)|Belgian Royal Military Academy]] in the 118th "Promotion Toutes Armes" (Promotion All Weapons). On 26 September 1980, he was appointed [[second lieutenant]] and took the officer's oath.<ref name=Official>{{cite web|url=http://monarchie.be/royal-family/king-philippe|title=The Belgian Monarchy|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

Philippe continued his education at [[Trinity College, Oxford|Trinity College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]], and he attended graduate school at [[Stanford University]], California, where he graduated in 1985 with an [[Master of Arts|MA]] degree in [[political science]].<ref name=Official/>
He obtained his fighter [[pilot's wings]] and his certificates as a parachutist and a commando. In 1989, he attended a series of special sessions at the Royal Higher Defence Institute. The same year, he was promoted to [[colonel]].

In 1993, [[Baudouin of Belgium|King Baudouin]] died in Spain, [[Albert II of Belgium|Albert]] became the new king, and Philippe became the new [[heir apparent]], titled [[Duke of Brabant]].

On 25 March 2001, Philippe was appointed to the rank of [[major-general]] in the [[Belgian Land Component|Land Component]] and the [[Belgian Air Component|Air Component]] and to the rank of [[rear-admiral]] in the [[Belgian Naval Component|Naval Component]].<ref name=Official/>

==Marriage==
{{main|Wedding of Prince Philippe and Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz}}
[[File:Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.JPG|thumb|250px|right|King Philippe and [[Queen Mathilde of Belgium|Queen Mathilde]] wave to crowds in Brussels after his swearing in as the new Belgian monarch.]]
Philippe married [[Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz]], daughter of a [[Walloons|Walloon]] count of a Belgian [[nobility|noble]] family and female line descendant of [[Polish people|Polish]] [[szlachta|noble families]] such as the princes [[Sapieha]] and counts [[Komorowski (Korczak) family|Komorowski]], on 4 December 1999 in [[Brussels]], in a civil ceremony at the [[Brussels Town Hall]] and a religious ceremony at the [[St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral|Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudule]] in Brussels. They have four children who were all born at [[Erasmus Hospital]] in [[Anderlecht]], Brussels: 
*[[Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant|Princess Elisabeth]] (born 25 October 2001)
*[[Prince Gabriel of Belgium|Prince Gabriel]] (born 20 August 2003)
*[[Prince Emmanuel of Belgium|Prince Emmanuel]] (born 4 October 2005)
*[[Princess Eléonore of Belgium|Princess Eléonore]] (born 16 April 2008)

==Foreign trade==
On 6 August 1993, the government named Philippe as honorary chairman of the Belgian Foreign Trade Board (BFTB). He succeeded his father, who had been honorary chairman of the BFTB since 1962. On 3 May 2003, he was appointed honorary chairman of the board of the Foreign Trade Agency, replacing the BFTB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monarchie.be/royal-family/prince-philippe|title=The Belgian Monarchy|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref>

In this capacity, Philippe has headed more than 60 economic missions.<ref>Agence pour le Commerce extérieur, [http://www.abh-ace.be/fr/missions_economiques/missions_anterieures/ Missions antérieures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210100800/http://www.abh-ace.be/fr/missions_economiques/missions_anterieures/ |date=10 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monarchie.be/fr/actuel/archives/all/Economical+mission+-+BFTB/all/all |title=Official Royal Website Archives |publisher=Monarchie.be |access-date=22 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718123251/http://www.monarchie.be/fr/actuel/archives/all/Economical+mission+-+BFTB/all/all |archive-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> Upon his accession as seventh King of the Belgians, this role was taken over by his sister [[Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este|Princess Astrid]].

==Reign==
[[File:Serment de Philippe de Belgique.jpg|thumb|234x234px|King Philippe during the swearing-in ceremony at the [[Palace of the Nation]], [[Belgian National Day|July 21]], 2013.]]
King Albert II announced on 3 July 2013 that he would abdicate in favour of Philippe on 21 July 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Price|first=Matthew|title=Belgium's King Albert II announces abdication|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23167525|access-date=3 July 2013|newspaper=BBC News|date=3 July 2013}}</ref> Approximately one hour after King Albert II's abdication, Prince Philippe was sworn in as King of the Belgians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium's King Albert II gives up throne to son|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/21/world/europe/belgium-new-king/index.html?hpt=hp_t2|access-date=21 July 2013|newspaper=CNN|date=21 July 2013}}</ref> His eldest child, Princess Elisabeth, became his heir apparent and is expected to become Belgium's first [[queen regnant]].

Philippe played a role in forming a coalition government after the [[2014 Belgian federal election]].<ref name="politico"/> Political meetings with the King were moved from the [[Palace of Laeken]] to the [[Royal Palace of Brussels]].<ref name="politico"/> In May 2019, Philippe met with [[Vlaams Belang]] President [[Tom Van Grieken]], the first time the party had received a royal audience.<ref name="politico"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://thepublicsradio.org/article/belgian-far-right-leader-in-landmark-audience-with-the-king |title=Belgian far-right leader in landmark audience with the king |date=29 May 2019 |publisher=[[The Public's Radio]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In 2020, Philippe announced regret for the "acts of violence and cruelty" committed in the [[Congo Free State]] under the rule of his great-great-granduncle King [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]].<ref name="politico">{{cite news |title=Of race and royalty: How the king surprised Belgium |first1=Barbara |last1=Moens |first2=Camille |last2=Gijs |date=6 July 2020 |publisher=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/of-race-and-royalty-how-the-king-philippe-surprised-belgium-leopold-statue-black-lives-matter-flanders-wallonia/}}</ref>

In September 2024, Philippe, along with Belgian Prime Minister [[Alexander De Croo]] publicly criticised [[Pope Francis]] during their welcome addresses for him over sexual abuses committed by the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/belgium-pope-abuse-cc729630469787d87e35d537d54e47e8 |title=Belgian PM and king blast Pope Francis for church's sex abuse cover-up legacy in blistering welcome |website=[[AP News]]|date=26 September 2024}}</ref>

==Honours and arms==
[[File:Royal Standard of King Philippe of Belgium.svg|thumb|[[List of Belgian flags|Personal Standard]] of Philippe, King of the Belgians]]

=== National honours ===
*[[File:BEL - Order of Leopold - Grand Cordon bar.svg|55px]] Grand Master of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] (21 July 2013)
*[[File:BEL Order of the African Star - Grand Cross BAR.png|55px]] Grand Master of the [[Order of the African Star]] (21 July 2013)
*[[File:BEL Royal Order of the Lion - Grand Cross BAR.png|55px]] Grand Master of the [[Royal Order of the Lion]] (21 July 2013)
*[[File:BEL Kroonorde Grootkruis BAR.svg|55px]] Grand Master of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] (21 July 2013)
*[[File:BEL Order of Leopold II - Grand Cross BAR.svg|55px]] Grand Master of the [[Order of Leopold II]] (21 July 2013)

=== Foreign honours ===
*{{flag|Argentina}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Liberator General San Martín]] (6 May 1994)<ref name="SenateBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.be/doc/books/Senat_Complet_2009.pdf|title=Biographies of Members of the Belgian Senate|publisher=Belgian Senate|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628053513/http://www.senate.be/doc/books/Senat_Complet_2009.pdf|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Austria}}: Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (21 March 2022)
*{{flag|Bolivia}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Condor of the Andes]] (9 September 1996)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Czech Republic}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Lion]] (5 May 2025)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-zivot-v-cesku-pavel-prijal-na-hrade-belgickeho-krale-phillipa-udeli-mu-vyznamenani-275820|title=Pavel přijal na Hradě belgického krále Filipa, udělil mu Řád bílého lva
|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
*{{flag|Denmark}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] (28 May 2002)<ref name="SenateBio" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/monarkiet-i-danmark/ordener-og-medaljer/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer/#|title=Modtagere af danske dekorationer|trans-title=Recipients of Danish decorations|website=kongehuset.dk|access-date=5 May 2019|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628060539/https://www.kongehuset.dk/monarkiet-i-danmark/ordener-og-medaljer/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer/|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Finland}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]] (30 March 2004)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|France}}: Grand Cross of the [[Legion of Honour|National Order of the Legion of Honour]] (6 February 2014)
*{{flag|Germany}}: Grand Cross Special Class of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (6 March 2016)
*{{flag|Greece}}:
**Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Redeemer]] (2 May 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.presidency.gr/synantisi-me-ton-vasilia-kai-tin-vasilissa-ton-velgon// | title=Συνάντηση με τον Βασιλιά και την Βασίλισσα των Βέλγων – Προεδρία της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας |trans-title=Meeting the King and Queen of the Belgians|website=[[President of Greece]]|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628054815/https://www.presidency.gr/synantisi-me-ton-vasilia-kai-tin-vasilissa-ton-velgon//|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
**Grand Cross of the [[Order of Honour (Greece)|Order of Honour]] (1 February 2005)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Holy See}}: Knight of the Collar of the [[Order of the Holy Sepulchre]] (17 November 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ordredusaintsepulcre.be/Le-Roi-et-la-Reine-sont-devenus-chevaliers-de-collier/|title=Le Roi et la Reine sont devenus chevaliers de collier|access-date=27 February 2022|archive-date=27 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227110658/https://ordredusaintsepulcre.be/Le-Roi-et-la-Reine-sont-devenus-chevaliers-de-collier|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Hungary}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary]] (18 April 2008)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Italy}}: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] (25 October 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/370369|title=Re dei Belgi S.M. Filippo|trans-title=King of the Belgians H.M. Philippe|website=[[President of Italy]]|access-date=28 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628055408/https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/370369|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/InigoNYC/status/1466017560445571079|title=President Mattarella receives the King of the Belgians|publisher=Inigo Lambertini (Ambassador of Italy to the UK)|via=Twitter|access-date=1 December 2021|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628055714/https://twitter.com/InigoNYC/status/1466017560445571079|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Japan}}: Collar and Grand Cordon of the [[Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum]] (9 October 2016)
*{{flag|Jordan}}: Collar of the [[Order of al-Hussein bin Ali]] (18 May 2016)
*{{flag|Lithuania}}: Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]] (24 October 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.baltictimes.com/lithuanian_president_confers_state_awards_to_king_and_queen_of_belgium_ahead_of_visit/| title=Lithuanian president confers state awards to King and Queen of Belgium ahead of visit|date=21 November 2021|access-date=28 June 2024|website=The Baltic Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628060002/https://www.baltictimes.com/lithuanian_president_confers_state_awards_to_king_and_queen_of_belgium_ahead_of_visit/|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Luxembourg}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]] (15 March 1999)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Netherlands}}:
**Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] (28 November 2016)
**Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] (6 May 1993)<ref name="SenateBio" />
**Recipient of the [[Decorations and medals of the Netherlands|King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal]] (30 April 2013)
*{{flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Olav]] (20 May 2003)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Oman}}:
** Collar of the [[Order of Al-Said]] (3 December 2024)<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=The Royal Reporter |user=saadsalman719 |number=1864021727958687783 |title= Sultan Haitham has appointed The King of the Belgians to be a Collar of the Order of Al-Said.}}</ref> 
** Member Special Class of the [[Order of Oman]] (3 February 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MonarchieBe/status/1489171392721563651/photo/1|title=Order of Oman for the King of the Belgians|publisher=Belgian Royal Palace|via=Twitter|access-date=3 February 2022|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628060245/https://x.com/MonarchieBe/status/1489171392721563651|archive-date=28 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Poland}}:
**Knight of the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]] (13 October 2015)
**Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland]] (18 October 2004)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Portugal}}:
**Grand Collar of the [[Order of Prince Henry]] (22 October 2018)
**Grand Cross of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Military Order of Christ]] (18 October 2005)<ref name="SenateBio" />
**Grand Cross of the [[Military Order of Aviz]] (18 September 1997)
*{{flag|Spain}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]] (16 May 2000)<ref name="SenateBio" />
*{{flag|Sweden}}:
**Knight of the [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]] (7 May 2001)<ref name="SenateBio" />
**Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (30 April 1996)
**Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (30 April 2016)
*{{flag|Turkey}}: Member of the [[Order of the State of Republic of Turkey]] (4 October 2015)

===Arms===
{{Infobox emblem wide
| image = Coat of Arms of the King of the Belgians.svg
| notes = In 2019 the king codified the [[coat of arms|coats of arms]] of himself and those of his family through a Royal Decree. The arms of the reigning monarch was modified to include the [[House of Wettin|Saxonian]] escutcheon. The arms of other members of the royal family was similarly modified.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/doc/rech_f.htm|title=Le Moniteur belge.|website=www.ejustice.just.fgov.be|access-date=2019-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/arrete/2019/07/12/2019030777/moniteur|title=Royal Decree of July 12, 2019|date=19 July 2019|website=Moniteur Belge|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> The reinstatement of the shield of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into the royal arms occurred shortly after the visit of the king and queen to the ancestral [[Friedenstein Palace|Friedenstein Castle]]. The latest royal decree therefore reverses previous changes made to the Royal versions of the coat arms which removed the armorial bearings of Saxony during the First World War.<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Philippe, Koning der Belgen |date=12 July 2019 |title=Koninklijk besluit houdende vaststelling van het wapen van het Koninklijk Huis en van zijn leden |url=http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/mopdf/2019/07/19_2.pdf |journal=Belgisch Staatsblad |access-date=24 July 2019}}</ref> By including the three official languages in the motto it reflects his wish "to be the King of the whole Kingdom and of all Belgians".<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 August 2019 |title=Belgian royal coat of arms gets a 'modern' update|url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/art-culture/62381/belgian-royal-coat-of-arms-gets-a-modern-update/|journal=Brussel Times |access-date=2 August 2019}}</ref>
| year_adopted = 12 July 2019
| coronet = [[Crown (heraldry)|Royal crown of Belgium]]
| torse = 
| helm = A golden royal helm with the visor open
| escutcheon = [[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]], a [[Lion (heraldry)|lion]] rampant [[Or (heraldry)|or]], armed and langued [[gules]] ([[Coat of arms of Belgium|Belgium]]), on the shoulder an escutcheon barry of ten sable and or, a [[crancelin]] [[Vert (heraldry)|vert]] ([[House of Wettin|Wettin]]), with two crossed sceptres (a hand of justice and a lion) or behind a shield.
| supporters = Two lions guardant proper each supporting a lance or with two [[Flag of Belgium|National Flags of Belgium]] (Tierced per pale Sable, Or and Gules).
| orders = [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]]
| motto = {{langx|fr|L'union fait la force}}<br>{{langx|nl|Eendracht maakt macht}}<br>{{langx|de|Einigkeit macht stark}}
| other_elements = The whole is placed on a mantle [[purpure]] with ermine lining, fringes and tassels or and ensigned with the Royal crown of Belgium.
| previous_versions = Previously as monarch, Philippe used the royal coat of arms of Belgium undifferenced.
}}

== Ancestry ==
{{See also|Kings of Belgium family tree}}
{{ahnentafel
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| 1=  1. '''Philippe of Belgium'''
| 2=  2. [[Albert II of Belgium]]
| 3=  3. [[Queen Paola of Belgium|Paola Ruffo di Calabria]]
| 4=  4. [[Leopold III of Belgium]]
| 5=  5. [[Princess Astrid of Sweden]]
| 6=  6. [[Fulco Ruffo di Calabria|Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria]]
| 7=  7. Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana e di Sebastiano
| 8=  8. [[Albert I of Belgium]]
| 9=  9. [[Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium|Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria]]
|10= 10. [[Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland]]
|11= 11. [[Princess Ingeborg of Denmark]]
|12= 12. Fulco VII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria
|13= 13. Laura Mosselman du Chenoy
|14= 14. Augusto Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana
|15= 15. Maria dei Conti Rignon
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Belgium}}
* [[Line of succession to the Belgian throne]]
* [[Prince Philippe Fund]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.monarchie.be/en/royal-family/the-king Official biography from the Belgian Royal Family website]
* [https://archive.today/20130115033253/http://www.dhnet.be/infos/societe/article/16449/philippe-prend-du-grade.html DHnet Article] (''French'') about Prince Philippe's education and military career.

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{{s-ttl|title=[[King of the Belgians]]|years=2013–present}}
{{s-inc|heir=[[Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant|Elisabeth]]|heir-type=Heir apparent}}
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{{Belgian monarchs}}
{{Dukes of Brabant}}
{{Belgian royal princes}}
{{Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}}
{{Sovereigns of monarchies}}
{{Heads of state of the European Union member states}}

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