# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/baudouin-of-belgium
# Generated: 2026-08-31T16:54:47.788Z

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name: "Baudouin of Belgium"
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description: "He reigned for forty-two years, presided over the end of Belgian rule in the Congo, and refused for three days in 1990 to sign an abortion law — stepping aside so parliament could enact it without his name. Now the Vatican is considering him for sainthood."
tagline: "Fifth king of the Belgians (1930–1993)"
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birthDate: "1930-09-07"
deathDate: "1993-07-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Baudouin became King of the Belgians on 17 July 1951, the elder son of the controversial Leopold III and Princess Astrid of Sweden, who died when he was four. He was the last Belgian monarch to hold sovereignty over the Congo, which gained independence in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He married Queen Fabiola, but they had no children. When he died on 31 July 1993, the crown passed to his younger brother, Albert II. In 2024, the Holy See opened the cause for his beatification, granting him the title Servant of God.