Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the wife of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of King Leopold III of Belg
Elisabeth in 1910
Engagement photo of Elisabeth and Albert
The Queen (in a white dress) and the King during their visit to Isleta pueblo, New Mexico, in 1919 with Anton Docher
Autochrome portrait by Georges Chevalier, 1924
Leopold III of Belgium
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Leopold III was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German inv
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians
…of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the wife of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of King Leopold III of Belgium and of Queen Marie-José of Italy. She was born in Possenhofen Castle. Her father was Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria, head of a cadet branch of the Bavarian…
Leopold in 1934
The face of Leopold III on a bas-relief by Pierre De Soete.
Leopold of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden on their wedding day.
Queen Astrid Memorial in Brussels.