Wie trouwde met Astrid of Sweden?
Leopold III of Belgium huwde Astrid of Sweden op . Astrid of Sweden was 20 jaar oud op de trouwdag (20 jaar, 11 maanden en 18 dagen). Leopold III of Belgium was 25 jaar oud op de trouwdag (25 jaar, 0 maanden en 1 dagen). Het leeftijdsverschil was 4 jaar, 0 maanden en 14 dagen.
Het huwelijk duurde 8 jaar, 9 maanden en 25 dagen (3220 dagen). Het huwelijk eindigde op . Oorzaak: dood van echtgenoot
Astrid of Sweden
Princess Astrid of Sweden (Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra; 17 November 1905 – 29 August 1935) was a member of the Swedish House of Bernadotte and later became Queen of the Belgians as the first wife of King Leopold III. Following her marriage to Leopold in November 1926, she assumed the title of Duchess of Brabant. Astrid held the position of Queen of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until her death in 1935. Known for her charitable efforts, she focused particularly on causes related to women and children.
Astrid and Leopold had three children. Their daughter, Joséphine-Charlotte, later became the Grand Duchess Consort of Luxembourg, while their sons both ascended the throne as King of the Belgians. Their son King Albert II named his first daughter, Princess Astrid of Belgium, after his mother. Queen Astrid was the sister of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway (the wife of the future King Olav V).
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Leopold III of Belgium
Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel (Brussel, 3 november 1901 – Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, 25 september 1983) regeerde als koning der Belgen van 1934, na de dood van zijn vader koning Albert I van België, tot 1951, toen hij na de Koningskwestie troonsafstand deed ten gunste van de kroonprins, zijn oudste zoon Boudewijn.
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