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     • Because he and his wife, Queen Fabiola, had no children, at Baudouin's death the crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II.
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   How old was Prince Baudouin when he became king?

   • Following the abdication of his father Leopold III – who had to step down for his actions during the Second World War and the Nazi occupation, in the so-called Royal Question – on 17 July 1950, Prince Baudouin became the fifth King of the Belgians at the young age of 21.

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   Who was King Baudouin?

   • 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 to 1997 as Zaire). Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935).

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   What happened to King Baudouin?

   • In the night from Sunday to Monday, Queen Fabiola and the future king returned to Belgium with King Baudouin's remains. The body was laid out in the Royal Palace in Brussels – causing a huge rush of people wishing to pay their last respects with many tens of thousands queueing for hours.

   Thirty years ago today, Belgium unexpectedly lost King Baudouin

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   When did Prince Baudouin become king of Belgium?

   • On 1 August of the same year, the Sovereign decided to ask the Government and Parliament to vote on a law delegating his powers to his son, Prince Baudouin, Duke of Brabant, who became Royal on 11 August. On 17 July, the Prince Royal swore the constitutional oath and became the fifth King of the Belgians.

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   Why did King Baudouin join the European Union?

   • In his many speeches, King Baudouin emphasised the need to preserve the country's unity. Belgium also joined the European Economic Community (the forerunner of the European Union) during the early part of his reign. King Baudouin and President Mobutu at Brussels Airport. Credit: Belga Archives

   Thirty years ago today, Belgium unexpectedly lost King Baudouin

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   Why did Baudouin go to France?

   • Despite maintaining strict neutrality during the opening months of the Second World War, on 10 May 1940, Belgium was invaded by Nazi Germany. Baudouin, his elder sister Princess Josephine-Charlotte and his younger brother Prince Albert, were immediately sent to France for safety and then to Spain.

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   Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935). Because he and his wife, Queen Fabiola, had no children, at Baudouin's death the crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II.

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   Baudouin, Albert, Charles, Léopold, Axel, Marie, Gustave, Count of Hainaut, was born at the Chateau of Stuyvenberg, near Brussels, on 7 September. He was the second child of H.M. Leopold III, King of the Belgians and of H.M. Astrid, born Princess of Sweden.

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   Jul 31, 2023 · In the months before Baudouin's death, rumours circulated that Prince Philippe, Albert's then 33-year-old eldest son, would one day take the throne. A wake is organised around King Baudouin's coffin at Brussels' royal palace.

6. royalwatcherblog.com › 2018/07/31 › king-baudouin-ofKing Baudouin of Belgium - The Royal Watcher

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   Jul 31, 2018 · In 1960, King Baudouin married the Spanish Aristocrat Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, but the couple were unable to have surviving children and he was eventually succeeded by his younger brother, King Albert II, while guiding his nephew, the now King Philippe.

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   King Albert II (born 1934), married Paola Ruffo di Calabria, had three children. Baudouin also had three half-siblings from his father’s second marriage to Lilian Baels: Prince Alexandre (1942-2009), married Léa Inga Dora Wolman, no children.

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   Lived 21 years, 7 months, 20 days. father. Philippe of Belgium. 1837 - 1905. mother. Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. 1845 - 1912.

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   Aug 20, 2021 · The rest of his names come from his paternal great-uncle, King Baudouin of the Belgians; his maternal uncle and godfather, Count Charles-Henri d’Udekem d’Acoz; and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the ...