Fabiola Mora y Aragon
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Doña Fabiola-Fernanda de las Victorias Antonia-Adlaïda Mora y Aragón (born June 11, 1928 in Madrid , Spain , † December 5, 2014 in Brussels , Belgium ) was Queen of the Belgians from 1960 to 1993 . She wore as a widow of the Belgian King Baudouin since 1993 the title Queen of Belgium and was the aunt of the reigning King of the Belgians, Philippe , and the reigning Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri .
Life
Fabiola was born in Madrid as the daughter of Don Gonzalo Mora Fernández Riera del Olmo (1887-1957), Count of Mora, and his wife Doña Blanca de Aragón y Carrillo de Albornoz (1892-1981). The parents had married in 1916. Her full name was Doña Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón, her godmother was Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain .
After finishing school, Fabiola trained as a nurse and worked in a Madrid hospital. Their native language was Spanish , the languages French , Dutch , German and Italian dominated them fluently.
On December 15, 1960, she married the Belgian King Baudouin in Laeken / Laken and has been Queen of Belgium ever since. In November 1965, the widow of King Albert I of Belgium, Elisabeth , died and Fabiola took over part of her representative duties, including the patronage of the Belgian International Music Competition.
The Queen got involved in social areas of society and supported a number of non-profit associations. After her husband Baudouin's death on July 31, 1993, she assumed the chairmanship of the King Baudouin Foundation. As a very conservative Catholic, like her entire Spanish family, she was often said to be close to or a member of Opus Dei .
The royal couple had no children. Fabiola had suffered five miscarriages in the 1960s. After the death of King Baudouin, he was succeeded by his brother Albert on the Belgian throne. His wife Paola Ruffo di Calabria took over the title and rank of Queen of the Belgians when her husband ascended the throne in 1993 . Fabiola has since held the title of Queen of Belgium . When Mary Lilian Baels , the controversial second wife of King Leopold III. , the father of Baudouin and Albert II, had not officially just carried the title Princess of Belgium , there would have been three queens living in Belgium from 1993 until her death in 2002. It was not until Albert II renounced the throne in 2013 that this case occurred (queens Mathilde , Paola and Fabiola).
In 2009 Fabiola received an allowance of 1.6 million euros from the Belgian state . In 2010 this should be reduced slightly to 1.46 million euros. However, in view of the ongoing government crisis, the corresponding legislative proposal was not implemented at the time.
Fabiola also came under fire when she poured large sums of money into a foundation - originally founded by Baudouin - for the benefit of family members, thus avoiding inheritance taxes and limitations on state grants. After massive protests, the foundation was finally dissolved.
Queen Fabiola died on December 5, 2014 at the age of 86 in Brussels and was buried next to her husband in the royal crypt in Laeken / Laken . Members of the European royal families took part in the Requiem in the Cathedral of Brussels , including Juan Carlos I with Sophia , Carl XVI. Gustaf of Sweden with Silvia , Beatrix of Holland , Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, Empress Michiko of Japan and Farah Diba .
The Queen Fabiola Mountains in Antarctica are named in her honor , and the asteroid (1576) Fabiola is named after her .
Web links
- Official homepage of the Queen (multilingual, also German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Laporte - Fabiola, pure discrète au service des Belges , La Libre, 2008
- ↑ Trouble about million dollar Apanage In: Bunte.de
- ↑ Emmanuel Vanbrussel: Koningshuis bespaart niet ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: DeMorgen, December 29, 2010.
- ↑ The Belgian royal family does not have to save. In: Sächsische Zeitung, December 30, 2010. Retrieved on December 6, 2014.
- ↑ Outcry of indignation over Queen Fabiola In: Die Welt
- ↑ Belgian Queen Fabiola dissolves controversial foundation ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Stern.de, January 2013
- ↑ Belgium's Queen Fabiola is dead In: Stern .de, December 5, 2014. Accessed December 6, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.koenigin-fabiola-von-belgien-familie-traegt-monarchin-zu-grabe.f5064479-3a7a-4fac-a8ec-e611feb405e9.html
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
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| Astrid of Sweden | Queen of the Belgians 1960–1993 |
Paola Ruffo di Calabria |
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| SURNAME | Fabiola Mora y Aragon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doña Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón (full name); Fabiola of Belgium; Queen Fabiola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian noblewoman, Queen of Belgium |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th December 2014 |
| Place of death | Brussels |