father predecessor successor succession house mother birth_place religion regent image_caption birth_date spouse issue image article_title name reign
albert ii of belgium albert ii elisabeth king of the belgians house of saxe-coburg and gotha paola ruffo di calabria brussels , belgium roman catholicism '' see list '' elio di rupo charles michel philippe in antwerp in 2013 15 april 1960 mathilde d'udekem d'acoz 1999 princess emmanuel princess eléonore elisabeth , duchess of brabant prince gabriel prince filip antwerpen3.jpg philippe of belgium
 philippe / filip 21 july 2013 -- present
philippe of belgium

philippe or filip -lrb- , , , ; born 15 april 1960 -rrb- is the king of the belgians , having ascended the throne on 21 july 2013 .
he is the eldest child of king albert ii , whom he succeeded upon albert 's abdication for health reasons , and queen paola .
he married countess mathilde d'udekem d'acoz -lrb- now queen mathilde -rrb- , with whom he has four children .
king philippe 's elder daughter , princess elisabeth , is next in the line of succession .
at age 55 , philippe is europe 's third-youngest reigning monarch , following the 48-year-old willem-alexander of the netherlands and the 47-year-old felipe vi of spain .
