Queen Fabiola of Belgium
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HM Queen Fabiola
Fabiola Mora y Aragón ( born June 11, 1928 in Madrid, Spain) was 1960-1993 Queen of the Belgians. She wears a widow of Belgian King Baudouin in 1993 the title of Queen of Belgium and is the aunt of the current King of the Belgians, Philippe. According to her, the asteroid ( 1576 ) Fabiola is named.
Life
Fabiola was born as the third daughter of Don Gonzalo Mora Fernández Riera del Olmo, Count of Mora, and his wife Doña Blanca de Aragón y Carrillo in Madrid. With full name is Doña Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragon, her godmother was Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain.
After completing their education Fabiola was trained as a nurse and worked in a hospital in Madrid. Her native language is Spanish, the French, Dutch, German and Italian fluently she also masters.
On December 15, 1960, she married the Belgian King Baudouin in Laeken and has since Belgian queen. In November 1965, died the widow of King Albert I of Belgium, Elisabeth of Belgium and Fabiola took over a part of their ceremonial duties, including the patronage of the International Music Competition of Belgium.
The Queen is involved in social sectors of society and supports some non-profit organizations. Since the death of her husband Baudouin on 31 July 1993, she took over the chairmanship of the King Baudouin Foundation. As a very conservative Catholic her as their entire Spanish family is often accused of membership or close to Opus Dei.
The royal couple had no children. The Queen had five miscarriages in the sixties. After the death of King Baudouin him therefore his brother Albert followed in the Belgian throne. His wife Paola Ruffo di Calabria, took over the throne of her husband in 1993 the title and rank of the Queen of the Belgians. Fabiola now bears the title of Queen of Belgium. If Mary Lilian Baels, the controversial second wife of King Leopold III. , The father of Baudouin and Albert II, would not officially supported solely the title Princess of Belgium, it would have from 1993 until her death in 2002 even three queens living in Belgium given. So it was only with the abdication of Albert II in 2013 to the entered this case ( queens Mathilde, Paola and Fabiola ).
In 2009, Queen Fabiola got by the Belgian State appanage in the amount of 1.6 million euros. This should be slightly lowered in 2010 to 1.46 million euros. The corresponding draft law, however, was not implemented at that time due to the ongoing political crisis.
In the criticism became Queen Fabiola even when they large sums of money in a - let feed in favor of family members foundation and thus - - already founded originally by Baudoin so the accusation - inheritance taxes and limitations of government grants bypassed. After massive protests, the foundation was finally resolved.