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Baudouin (left) and his brother Albert, c. 1940. Prince Baudouin was born on 7 September 1930 at the Château of Stuyvenberg in Laeken, northern Brussels, the elder son and second child of Prince Leopold, then Duke of Brabant, and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden. In 1934, Baudouin's grandfather King Albert I of Belgium was killed in a ...
Learn about the life and reign of King Baudouin, the fifth King of the Belgians, who ruled from 1951 to 1993. Discover his family, his political challenges, his international role and his legacy.
Baudouin I (born Sept. 7, 1930, Stuyvenberg Castle, near Brussels, Belg.—died July 31, 1993, Motril, Spain) was the king of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993, who helped restore confidence in the monarchy after the stormy reign of King Leopold III. The son of Leopold III and Queen Astrid, Baudouin shared his father’s internment by the Germans ...
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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 ...
Jul 31, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of King Baudouin, the fifth King of the Belgians, who died in 1993 at the age of 62. Find out how his reign shaped Belgium's history, politics and society, and how his death was commemorated.
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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 southern ...
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 ).
