Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians

Elisabeth of Bavaria
Elisabeth in 1920
Queen consort of the Belgians
Tenure23 December 1909 – 17 February 1934
BornDuchess Elisabeth in Bavaria
(1876-07-25)25 July 1876
Possenhofen Castle, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died23 November 1965(1965-11-23) (aged 89)
Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1900; died 1934)
Issue
Names
Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie
HouseWittelsbach
FatherDuke Karl Theodor in Bavaria
MotherInfanta Maria José of Portugal

Elisabeth of Bavaria (Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie; 25 July 1876 – 23 November 1965) was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the wife of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of King Leopold III of Belgium and of Queen Marie-José of Italy, and grandmother of kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium, and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.