The Cross of Laeken

Yesterday was a sorrowful centennial, marking a hundred years since the murder of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Fra...

Here are photographs of a rare miniature of Queen Astrid of the Belgians. set in an ivory frame.

An insightful article by Robert J. Stove, discussing the trials of Leopold III in the context of the future of the Australian monarchy.   H...

Here is some rare footage of the 19-year-old Prince Albert of Liège with his father, King Leopold III, and step-mother, Princess Lilian, on ...

I am delighted that the wonderful website of the Cercle Léopold III is once more online.  For a long time, it seemed to have disappeared f...

Adrian Keppel features a stamp and miniature portrait, honoring Queen Louise-Marie, by the famous Belgian floral painter Pierre-Joseph Red...

From History and Other Thoughts comes this charming description of the first Queen of the Belgians, Louise d'Orléans, by her husband,...

I apologize for my extended absence in recent months, and through most of Christmas; I have been struggling with academic demands and emer...

The Mad Monarchist challenges one of the most common clichés about Belgium.

On his birthday, here is a collection of vintage postcards of King Leopold III and his family through the years.  Above is an unusual imag...