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| Born: 1930 Father: Leopold III Mother: Astrid of Sweden King: 1951-1993 Age: 21 Wife: Fabiola de Mora y Aragon (1960) Children: / Died: 1993 Age: 63 |
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| Boudewijn was born Boudewijn Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, the elder son of King Leopold III and Queen Astrid. he was born near Brussels and educated privately and at a college in Geneva. He was in voluntary exile with his father in Switzerland from May 1945 to July 1950. Leopold's return to Belgium provoked much unrest, and in August 1950 the king agreed to relinquish his royal prerogatives to Crown Prince Boudewijn and to abdicate when Boudewijn attained his majority. Leopold abdicated on July 16, 1951, two months before the 21st birthday of his son, and Boudewijn took the oath of office the next day. He married Do�a Fabiola de Mora y Arag�n, of Spain, in 1960. He died on July 31, 1993, and was succeeded by his brother Albert. "Baudouin," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation. |
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