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Prince Baudouin of Belgium (3 June 1869 – 23 January 1891) was the first child and eldest son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. After Baudouin's death, his younger brother eventually became heir presumptive after the death of their father, and later succeeded their uncle Leopold ...
Aug 1, 1993 · Baudouin I, the King of Belgium for 42 years and one of the more reclusive of Europe's dwindling monarchs, died yesterday while vacationing in Motril, a town in the province of Granada in...
Jul 31, 2023 · Thirty years later, King Baudouin caused an unprecedented political crisis in Belgium by refusing to approve the abortion law. Through a legal diversion, it was ruled that the king was in "de facto incapacity to govern" for two days, allowing the council of ministers to approve the law.
Baudouin ( US: / boʊˈdwæ̃ /; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known from 1971-1997 as Zaire ).
Aug 2, 1993 · Baudouin I, the King of Belgium for 42 years and one of the more reclusive of Europe's monarchs, died on Saturday while vacationing in Motril, in the province of Granada in southern Spain. He...
Mar 11, 2024 · King Baudouin of Belgium: Portrait of a Devout Unifier. By Samuel Vandeputte on March 11, 2024. read. 7 min. To this day, Catholic Belgians remember King Baudouin as a saint. Baudouin’s refusal to legalize abortion, which led him to temporarily abdicate the throne, continues to be topic of conversation today.
Jul 31, 2023 · Belgium. Remembering King Baudouin, the beloved monarch whose loss shocked Belgium. By Jess Ilse. 31st July 2023. Thirty years ago, Belgium was rocked by the news that the hugely popular...
