Albert II, king of the Belgians

Albert II, 1934–, king of the Belgians (1993–), the younger son of Leopold III Leopold III, 1901–83, king of the Belgians (1934–51), son and successor of Albert I . In 1936, Leopold announced a fundamental change in foreign policy; Belgium abandoned its military alliance with France in favor of a return to neutrality.
..... Click the link for more information. . He married Donna Paola Ruffo de Calabria in 1959; they have three children. Albert became king when Baudouin Baudouin (bōd
..... Click the link for more information. , his brother, died childless.

Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor

Albert II, 1397–1439, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1438–39), duke of Austria (1404–38). He was the son-in-law of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, whom he aided against the Hussites of Bohemia. Albert was unable to suppress the Bohemian revolts (see Hussite Wars Hussite Wars, series of conflicts in the 15th cent., caused by the rise of the Hussites in Bohemia and Moravia. It was a religious struggle between Hussites and the Roman Catholic Church, a national struggle between Czechs and Germans, and a social struggle between
..... Click the link for more information. ) and subsequently died on a disastrous campaign against the Turks. With Albert began the lasting Hapsburg Hapsburg-Lorraine. An enlightened despot, Joseph II instituted reforms that included abolition of serfdom, revision of the penal code, religious toleration, and reduction of the power of the church. Leadership in the Hapsburg empire was given to the Germans.
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Albert II, prince of Monaco

Albert II, 1958–, prince of Monaco Monaco (mŏn`əkō, mōnä`kō, Fr.
..... Click the link for more information. (2005–), grad. Amherst College (B.A., 1981). A member of the long-ruling Grimaldi family, he is the son of Prince Rainier III Rainier III (rĕnyā`), 1923–2005, prince of Monaco (1949–2005), a member of the Grimaldi family, which has ruled the tiny
..... Click the link for more information. , upon whose death he succeeded to the throne, and Princess Grace Grace, 1929–82, princess consort of Monaco, b. Philadelphia as Grace Patricia Kelly. She acted on stage and television in New York, and made her film debut in 1951.
..... Click the link for more information. , the former Grace Kelly. The prince, who trained in financial administration in an American investment bank and a French luxury-goods company, is also an avid sportsman who is expert in soccer, judo, and autoracing, a five-time Olympic bobsledder, and the head (1994–) of Monaco's Olympic Committee.