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Marie José of Belgium

Marie José of Belgium (Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the affectionate nickname "the May Queen".

Early life

Princess Marie José was born in Ostend, Belgium, the youngest child and only daughter of Albert I, King of the Belgians and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. At birth, she held the title of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until its use was discontinued at the end of the First World War. She was named for her maternal grandmother, Infanta Maria José of Portugal.

During the First World War, she was evacuated to England. She was a pupil at the Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School in Brentwood, Essex, during her time in the UK and boarded there.

In 1924, Maria Jose attended her first court ball. For the occasion she was given an antique pearl and diamond tiara that had originally been owned by Stephanie de Beauharnais.

Marriage and children

Belgium

Coordinates: 50°50′N 4°00′E / 50.833°N 4.000°E / 50.833; 4.000

Belgium (i/ˈbɛləm/; Dutch: België  [ˈbɛlɣijə]; French: Belgique  [bɛlʒik]; German: Belgien  [ˈbɛlɡiən]), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts several of the EU's official seats and as well as the headquarters of many major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of about 11 million people.

Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups: the Dutch-speaking, mostly Flemish community, which constitutes about 59% of the population, and the French-speaking, mostly Walloon population, which comprises 41% of all Belgians. Additionally, there is a small group of German-speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area, and bordering Germany.

Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. Its two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its political history and complex system of government.

History of Belgium

The history of Belgium stretches back before the origin of the modern state of that name in 1830. Belgium's history is intertwined with those of its neighbours: the Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg. For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège and Luxembourg. Due to its strategic location and the many armies fighting on its soil, Belgium since the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) has often been called the "battlefield of Europe" or the "cockpit of Europe." It is also remarkable as a European nation which contains, and is divided by, a language boundary between Latin-derived French, and Germanic Dutch.

Belgian wine

Belgian wine is produced in several parts of Belgium and production, although still modest at 1,400 hectoliters in 2004, has expanded in recent decades.

History

Belgian wine first appeared in the Middle Ages, around the 9th century. It is unlikely that wine was made in the area now known as Belgium before that, since the climate was not suitable and Gaul was covered with thick forests. However, there are mentions of Paris vineyards in the 4th century. From that time, vine cultivation spread northward and in the 8th century the banks of the Rhine were covered with vineyards. The first attempts at viniculture in Belgium were made around the same time. Moreover, the vineyards were already well established in Amay. The vineyard at Vivegnis, in the north of the province of Liège, was already considered old in the 9th century, as well as the vineyard at Huy, which belonged in part to the Bishop of Liège. The edges of the Meuse River were intensively cultivated because they offered well-exposed hillsides.

Radio Stations - Brussels

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GENRE
LOCATION
AWS Radio Pop Belgium
Radio 19 (BE) 60s Belgium
R@dio GaGa Rock,Pop Belgium
Radio Vibration Dance,Electronica Belgium
Devill Radio Varied Belgium
Stadsradio I.R.O. Pop Belgium
City Music Pop Belgium
2bfm Adult Contemporary Belgium
Hit Radio Namur 94.9 FM Top 40 Belgium
La Cible Radio Rock Belgium
Urgent FM College Belgium
Lazer Hot Hits Dance,Electronica Belgium
Sud Radio Mons Pop Belgium
Aseda Radio Varied Belgium
RTBF Classic 21 Les classiques de Classic 90s,80s,Soft Rock Belgium
wmmx 80s Belgium
Radio OFF Indie Belgium
Radio Centraal (BE) Alternative,Indie Rock Belgium
JOE FM Adult Contemporary Belgium
VRT Radio 2 Limburg Varied Belgium
7 fm Rock,Pop Belgium
Q-Music Pop Belgium
Radio Hitalia Adult Belgium
RTR 1 Melodienradio Pop Belgium
Radio Donna (BE) Adult Contemporary Belgium
Radio Scopie Varied Belgium
Radio Eole FM Dance Belgium
Humorzender Comedy Belgium
RGR FM Dance,Electronica Belgium
VRT Radio 2 Ost-Vlaanderen Varied Belgium
RTBF OUFtivi Kids Belgium
Adorable Dance Radio Dance,Electronica Belgium
Radio Ans Oldies Belgium
Radio Arcadie Ambient,Religious,New Age Belgium
O Radio Antwerpen Dance,Electronica Belgium
Waity Music Ambient Belgium
Hit FM (BE) Top 40 Belgium
Mixx FM Charleroi 107.6 Dance Belgium
Buzz Radio Oldies Belgium
ROL Radio Oldies Belgium
Dance4U.be Dance Belgium
Radio DisneyFever Varied Belgium
VRT Radio 2 West-Vlaanderen Varied Belgium
Twizz Radio Pop Belgium
Radio Golden Flash Oldies Belgium
You FM Mons Pop Belgium
Lonestar radio Adult Contemporary,Oldies Belgium
RTBF Classic 21 60's 60s Belgium
Vice FM Varied Belgium
Bio Hits Top 40 Belgium
Gouden Frequentie Oldies Belgium

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