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Baudouin of Belgium
Baudouin
or
Boudewijn
(7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) reigned as
King of the Belgians
, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the eldest son of
King Leopold III
(1901–83) and his first wife, Princess
Astrid of Sweden
(1905–35). Because he had no children with his wife
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
, the Crown passed on to his younger brother,
King Albert II of the Belgians
(formerly
Prince of Liège
), following his death. He was a first cousin of
King Harald V of Norway
,
Princess Astrid of Norway
, and
Princess Ragnhild of Norway
.
Baudouin
is the French form of his name, the form most commonly used outside Belgium; his Dutch name is
Boudewijn
.
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