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[[File:Belvédère Laeken.jpg|thumb|View of the Belvédère Château]]

The '''Belvédère Château''' ({{lang-fr|Château du Belvédère}}, {{lang-nl|Kasteel Belvédère}}, {{lang-de|Schloss Belvédère}}) is a residence of the [[Monarchy of Belgium|Belgian royal family]] in [[Laeken]], [[Brussels]], which currently houses [[Albert II of Belgium|King Albert II]] and his wife, [[Queen Paola of Belgium|Queen Paola]].

==History==
[[File:Château Belvedere Laeken.jpg|thumb|The Belvédère Château, {{circa|1900}}]]

The Belvédère Château was originally built in the 1780s, then was bought by [[King Leopold II]] in 1867.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Château du Belvédère – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/buildings/39525 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> The château was meant for his sister [[Carlotta of Mexico]], but she chose to live in the suburb of [[Tervuren]], just outside [[Brussels]], which left Belvédère empty for a while.

In 1890, a fire broke out in the [[Royal Palace of Laeken]], and Leopold II and his wife [[Marie Henriette of Austria]] moved to Belvédère while repairs took place. Once the repairs were finished, Leopold and Marie Henriette moved back to the Royal Palace, while Belvédère became the residence of their youngest daughter, [[Princess Clémentine of Belgium|Princess Clementine]]. She lived in Belvédère until her father died and she got married, leaving the château for the Royal Palace. From there, the château was occupied by different members of the royal court.

In 1958, Belvédère was used for exhibitions during the [[Expo 58|World's Fair]]. The following year, the newlyweds [[Albert II of Belgium|Prince Albert II]] and [[Queen Paola of Belgium|Paola Ruffo di Calabria]] moved to the château, which expanded to {{convert|12|acre|ha|order=flip|0}}, having acquired parts of a local park. All three of the royal couple's children were born and raised in Belvédère. After the couple became the monarchs of Belgium, they stayed at the château instead of moving to the Royal Palace.{{cn|date=October 2020}}

==See also==
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* [[List of castles and châteaux in Belgium]]
* [[Royal Trust (Belgium)]]
* [[Neoclassical architecture in Belgium]]
* [[History of Brussels]]
* [[Culture of Belgium]]
* [[Belgium in the long nineteenth century]]

==References==

===Citations===
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==External links==
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