Marie-José of Belgium
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Marie-José of Belgium was the last Queen of Italy as the wife of Umberto II. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen".
Official portrait, 1946
![Monza, September 1930. Princess Maria-José of Belgium steps down from Borzacchini's Alfa Romeo car with the help of Prospero Gianferrari [it].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Maria_Jos%C3%A9_scende_dall%27Alfa.JPG/500px-Maria_Jos%C3%A9_scende_dall%27Alfa.JPG)
Monza, September 1930. Princess Maria-José of Belgium steps down from Borzacchini's Alfa Romeo car with the help of Prospero Gianferrari [it].
Albert I of Belgium
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Albert I was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. He is popularly referred to as the Knight King or Soldier King in Belgium in reference to his role during World War I.
Marie-José of Belgium
…as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen" (Italian: la regina di maggio). Princess Marie-José was born in Ostend, the youngest child of King Albert I of the Belgians and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. Through her mother she was a grandniece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and of Maria Sophie of Bavaria…
Albert wearing his characteristic Adrian helmet, c. 1919
Equestrian statue of King Albert I (Courtens, 1951) in front of the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels
King Albert touring the Belgian Congo during his visit in 1909
King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth praying to Our Lady of the Sablon, stained glass