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Baudouin of Belgium

Fifth king of the Belgians (1930-1993) · Belgium · Historical Figures · Died at 62

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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.

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A life in dates

1993Died31 July 19931990Honorary Doctor of the University of AntwerpAward1979Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the FalconAward1978Collar of the Order of Charles IIIAward1960Collar of the Order of Isabella the CatholicAwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint OlavAward1954Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward1951Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-CharlesAward1939Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands LionAward1930Born7 September 1930

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Prince Baudouin of Belgium (left) and his brother Prince Albert, c. 1940Prince Baudouin of Belgium (left) and his brother Prince Albert, c. 1940Baudouin and Fabiola with US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon in May 1969Baudouin and Fabiola with US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon in May 1969Baudouin and his wife, Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, during a 1964 visit to IsraelBaudouin and his wife, Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, during a 1964 visit to IsraelKing Baudouin's statue in the city of AalstKing Baudouin's statue in the city of AalstRoyal Monogram of King Baudouin I, King of the BelgiansRoyal Monogram of King Baudouin I, King of the Belgians

In their own words 2

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Baudouin of Belgium
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2 statements, newest first

  1. When Leopold II began his great work, which today finds its culmination, he presented himself to you not as a conqueror but as a bringer of civilization.

    Wesseling 2003: 50-51, Own words

  2. For eighty years Belgium has sent your land the best of her sons, first to deliver the Congo basin from the odious slave trade which was decimating its population.

    Marred M. Lumumba's offensive speech in King's presence, Own words

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Antwerp1990
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon1979
Collar of the Order of Charles III1978
Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1960
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav1960
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland1954
Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles1951
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion1939
Supreme Order of Christ
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Bavarian Order of Merit
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Grand Cross of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders
Grand Cross of the Order of the African Star
Knight of the Garter
Order of the Golden Spur
Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Chula Chom Klao
Order of the Rajamitrabhorn
Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
Knight of the Order of the Elephant
Order of Pahlavi
Anniversary Medal at the Occasion of the 2500th Anniversary of the Founding of the Iranian Empire
Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard
Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross
Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy
Grand Cross of the Order of Christ
Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Royal Order of the Seraphim
Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia

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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.

Country
Belgium
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 1993 · aged 62

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