Baudouin I of Belgium

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Baudouin
King of the Belgians
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King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola
Reign 17 July 1951-31 July 1993
Born 7 September 1930
Laeken, Belgium
Died 31 July 1993, aged 62
Motril, Spain
Predecessor Leopold III
Successor Albert II
Consort Doña Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón
Royal House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father Leopold III
Mother Astrid of Sweden

Baudouin I (French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf) (7 September 193031 July 1993) was the King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. He was the oldest son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935).


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