Remembering History: Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I. During the German occupation of Belgium from 1940 to 1944, she used her influence as queen and German connections to assist in the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children from deportation by the Nazis. After the war she was awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government.

Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I. During the German occupation of Belgium from 1940 to 1944, she used her influence as queen and German connections to assist in the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children from deportation by the Nazis. After the war she was awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government.

Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria was Queen of the Belgians as the spouse of King Albert I. During the German occupation of Belgium from 1940 to 1944, she used her influence as queen and German connections to assist in the rescue of hundreds of Jewish children from deportation by the Nazis. After the war she was awarded the title Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government.