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The Château of Stuyvenberg, Шаблон:Circa

The Château of Stuyvenberg (Шаблон:Lang-fr, Шаблон:Lang-nl, Шаблон:Lang-de) is a residence of the Belgian royal family, located in Laeken, Brussels. It is situated at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert.[1]

History and use

The Château of Stuyvenberg was built in 1725, acquired for 200,000 Belgian francs by the Belgian State in 1840, and later bought by King Leopold II who donated it to the Royal Trust. It is near the Royal Palace of Laeken, the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians. Another nearby residence, the Villa Schonenberg, is home to Princess Astrid, the sister of the current king, Philippe.[2]

The first Belgian king, Leopold I, used the château for his mistress Arcadie Claret, and their second child Arthur was born there in 1852.[2] Later, it was the birthplace of King Baudouin in 1930 and King Albert II in 1934; both spent their early years at Stuyvenberg. After World War II, Elisabeth of Bavaria, widow of King Albert I, lived at the castle until her death in 1965. Subsequently, it was used for almost three decades as a guest house for foreign dignitaries. From 1998 to 2014, Queen Fabiola, widow of King Baudouin, called it her home. She died at Stuyvenberg on 5 December 2014.[3] The château then stood empty for three years until the Royal Trust rented it out via Sotheby's to a private couple in 2017.Шаблон:Citation needed

See also

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References

Citations

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External links

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