| Paola Ruffo di Calabria | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Queen Paola in 2008 | |
| Queen consort of the Belgians | |
| Tenure | 9 August 1993 – 21 July 2013 |
| Born | Donna Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia Ruffo di Calabria[a] 11 September 1937 Villa Claudia, Forte dei Marmi, Italy |
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| House | Ruffo di Calabria |
| Father | Fulco, Prince Ruffo di Calabria |
| Mother | Luisa Gazelli dei Conti di Rossana |
| Religion | Catholicism |
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Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia Ruffo di Calabria[b][2] (born 11 September 1937) is a member of the Belgian royal family who was Queen of the Belgians during the reign of her husband, King Albert II, from 9 August 1993 to 21 July 2013.
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- ^ "Giving a name". Diplomatie Belgium. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
Under Belgian law, marriage does not have any effect on the spouses' surnames. You keep the surname that you had before you were married.
- ^ Guiot, Stéphane (20 April 2001). "Titres Royaux en Belgique" [Royal Titles in Belgium]. City of Brussels. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
... et de son épouse Sa Majesté la Reine Paola Margherita Maria-Antonia Consiglia des Princes Ruffo di Calabria, Princesse de Belgique, Grand Cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold, domiciliés à Bruxelles, ...