Paola (born Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria; born 11 September 1937) is a member of the Belgian royal family. She was Queen of the Belgians from 1993 to 2013. She is the wife of the King Albert II.
Titles and Styles
11 September 1937-2 July 1959:Donna Paola Ruffo di Calabria
2 July 1959-9 August 1993: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Liege
9 August 1993-21 July 2013: Her Majesty The Queen of the Belgians
21 July 2013-present: Her Majesty Queen Paola of Belgium
References
Other websites
Biography on the official Belgian monarchy web site
1937 births
Living people
People from Calabria
Kings and Queens of Belgium
Kings and Queens consort
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princesses by marriage
Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland) Belgian Roman Catholics Italian Roman Catholics