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Belgian artist Delphine Boël wins right to title of princess

World News // 3 years ago

Belgian artist Delphine Boël wins right to title of princess

A Belgian artist born of an extramarital affair between King Albert II and another woman more than a half-century ago has won the legal right to be called a princess by the Brussels Court of Appeals.

The Almanac

Top News // 4 years ago

On August 9, 1969, actress Sharon Tate and four other people were slain in Los Angeles by followers of Charles Manson in the first of two nights of murders.

On This Day: Sharon Tate, 4 others killed by Charles Manson followers

Top News // 4 years ago

On This Day: Sharon Tate, 4 others killed by Charles Manson followers

On August 9, 1969, actress Sharon Tate and four other people were slain in Los Angeles by followers of Charles Manson in the first of two nights of murders.

Belgium court: King Albert II must take DNA test, or pay $5K a day

World News // 4 years ago

Belgium court: King Albert II must take DNA test, or pay $5K a day

A Belgium court ruled Thursday that former King Albert must pay more than $5,500 every day until he agrees to submit to a paternity test, to see if he's the father of a well-known Belgian artist.

The Almanac

Top News // 5 years ago

On August 9, 1993, King Albert II of Belgium was crowned 10 days after King Baudouin I, his older brother, died of heart failure.

On This Day: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Top News // 6 years ago

On This Day: U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki

On August 9, 1945, a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, three days after doing the same to Hiroshima.

World News // 1 decade ago

King Albert II of Belgium announces abdication

King Albert II of Belgium announced his abdication Wednesday evening, effective July 21, in favor of his son, Prince Philip.

World News // 1 decade ago

Thousands attend service for crash victims

Thousands of people attended a service in Lommel, Belgium, Wednesday for victims of last week's bus crash involving students returning from a ski trip.

World News // 1 decade ago

Police say lone gunman attacked Belgian city center

A lone assailant lobbed grenades and opened fire in Liege, Belgium, Tuesday, killing at least five people and himself, and wounding 122 more, officials said.

World News // 1 decade ago

Belgium may be headed for elections

National elections may be held just weeks before Belgium is scheduled to take over the European Union's rotating presidency July 1, political observers say.

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Albert II (born Stuyvenberg Castle, Brussels, 6 June 1934) is the current King of the Belgians and a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. He is the younger son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935). His godparents were Prince Felix of Luxembourg and his paternal grandmother, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.

Albert's full name is Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Christian Eugène Marie (Dutch: Albert Felix Humbert Theodoor Christiaan Eugène Marie, German: Albert Felix Humbert Theodor Christian Eugen Maria).

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