Boudewijn | |
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Count of Flanders | |
Reign | 17 July 1951 – 9 August 1993 |
Inauguration | 2 November 1951 |
Predecessor | Leopold |
Successor | Albert II |
Born | 7 September 1930 Gravensteen, Ghent, Flanders |
Died | 31 July 1993 (aged 62) Warsaw, Poland-Lithuania |
Burial | 15 August 1993 Royal Burial Ground |
Spouse | Fabiola of Mora and Aragón |
Issue | None |
Full name | |
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave | |
House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Father | Leopold |
Mother | Astrid of Sweden |
Religion | Protestantism |
Boudewijn (7 September 1930-31 July 1993) was Count of Flanders. He became Count of Flanders after the abdication of his father on 17 July 1951 and reigned to his death on 9 August 1993.
He married on 15 December 1960 to Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragon (born 1928), a daughter of Gonzalo de Mora y Fernández, Riera y del Olmo, 4th Marquess of Casa Riera, 2nd Count of Mora (1887-1957). The couple had no children.
During a visit to Poland, Boudewijn fell ill and passed away on 9 August 1993. He was succeeded by his brother, Albert II.