Baudouin I of Belgium

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Baudouin I (French: Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was the King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993.^[1]

The king was the oldest son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935).

On 15 December 1960, Baudouin was married in Brussels to Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón. The King and Queen had no children. All of the Queen's five pregnancies ended in miscarriage.^[2] Badouin died of heart failure. Having had no children, the crown passed on to his brother, Albert II of Belgium, following his death.

During Baudouin's reign the colony of Belgian Congo became independent.

Titles and styles

7 September 1930 – 17 February 1934: His Royal Highness The Count of Hainaut
17 February 1934 – 10 August 1950: His Royal Highness The Duke of Brabant
10 August 1950 – 17 July 1951: His Royal Highness The Prince Royal, Duke of Brabant
17 July 1951 – 31 July 1993: His Majesty The King of the Belgians

Baudouin I Of Belgium Media

Baudouin (left) and his brother Albert, c. 1940
Baudouin and his wife, Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, during a 1964 visit to Israel
Baudouin and Fabiola with US President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon in May 1969
King Baudouin's statue in the city of Aalst
Royal Monogram of King Baudouin I, King of the Belgians
Ribbon bars of the Order of Leopold
Order of the African Star - Grand Cross
Royal Order of the Lion - Grand Cross
Ribbon bar: Order of the Crown – Grand Cross (Belgium).(Ordre de la Couronne – Grand-Croix).(De Kroonorde – Grootkruis).
Order of Leopold II - Grand Cross