Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3342095
Area
Autographs
Title
Boudewijn 1
Country
Category
Keyword
Year
2012
Dimensions
A4
Details

King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. He was born on September 7, 1930 in Brussels and died on July 31, 1993 in Playa Granada (Motril-Spain). Prince Baudouin was the 2nd child of Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid. He was named after Prince Boudewijn, eldest son of Prince Philip, Count of Flanders. On August 11, 1950 he took the oath and succeeded Prince Charles as "Royal Prince". On July 16, 1951, King Lepold III signed the abdication and handed over power to his son. King Baudouin 1 married in 1960 to the Spanish countess Fabiola de Mora y Aragon. The marriage remained childless.

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