page_title: Philippe of Belgium
section_title: Marriage
hierarchical_section_title: Philippe of Belgium / Marriage
caption_attribution_description: English: Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde wave to the crowds in Brussels after Philippe's swearing in as new Belgian monarch.Français&#160;: Philippe, roi des Belges, et son épouse la reine Mathilde, saluent le public après la prestation de serment du nouveau roi devant le Parlement belge.
context_page_description: Philippe or Filip is King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013, following his father's abdication. He is the eldest child of King Albert II, whom he succeeded upon Albert's abdication for health reasons, and Queen Paola. He married Jonkvrouw Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, with whom he has four children. King Philippe's elder daughter, Princess Elisabeth, is first in the line of succession.
context_section_description: Philippe married Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz, daughter of a Walloon count of a Belgian noble family and female line descendant of Polish noble families such as the princes Sapieha and counts Komorowski, on 4 December 1999 in Brussels, in a civil ceremony at the Brussels Town Hall and a religious ceremony at the Cathedral of Saint Michel and Saint Gudule in Brussels. They have four children:
  Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, born 25 October 2001
  Prince Gabriel, born 20 August 2003
  Prince Emmanuel, born 4 October 2005
  Princess Eléonore, born 16 April 2008
caption: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde wave to the crowds in Brussels after Philippe's swearing in as new Belgian monarch.
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