Prince Baudouin of Belgium (Baudouin Léopold Philippe Marie Charles Antoine Joseph Louis (French) or Boudewijn Leopold Filips Marie Karel Antoon Jozef Lodewijk (Dutch), 3 June 1869- 23 January 1891)[1] was the first child and eldest son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Prince Philippe Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline ( Sigmaringen, 17 November 1845 - Brussels, 26 November 1912) was a Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Princess Henriette of Belgium ( Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette ( French) or Henriëtte Marie Charlotte Antonia ( Albert I (8 April 1875 &ndash 17 February 1934 was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha served as the name of the two German duchies of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Gotha in Leopold I ( Leopold George Christian Frederick (in German Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Titles His Royal Highness Prince Louis-Philippe Crown Prince of Belgium Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Saxony (1833-1834 Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Prince Philippe Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January Princess Henriette of Belgium ( Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette ( French) or Henriëtte Marie Charlotte Antonia ( Albert I (8 April 1875 &ndash 17 February 1934 was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934 Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Louise-Marie Amélie Princess of Belgium ( 18 February 1858 in Brussels &ndash 1 March 1924 in Wiesbaden) was Early life At birth Leopold was styled Count of Hainaut, as the eldest son of the then crown prince Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte Stefanie Clotilde Louise Hermine Marie Charlotte ( 21 May, 1864 &ndash 23 Albert I (8 April 1875 &ndash 17 February 1934 was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934 Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel Prince Charles Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad ( French) or Karel Theodoor Hendrik Anton Meinrad ( Princess Marie José of Belgium ( Marie José Charlotte Sophie Louisa Amélie Henriette Olga Gabrielle) ( 4 August 1906 &ndash 27 January Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – Life Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education Prince Alexander of Belgium ( Alexandre Emmanuel Henri Albert Marie Léopold (French or Alexander Emanuel Hendrik Albert Maria Leopold (Dutch (b Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium ( Marie-Christine Daphné Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine, born 6 February, 1951 in Laeken, Belgium Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium ( Marie-Esméralda Adelaide Lilian Anna Léopoldine, born September 30, 1956, Laeken, Belgium) Baudouin I (Baudouin Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave or Dutch: Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf ( 7 September 1930 – Life Prince Albert was sent to the Swiss private school Institut Le Rosey for his pre-university education Biography Prince Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military School Ancestry Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights For the consort of Albert I who was also Princess of Belgium see Elisabeth Gabriele of Bavaria Princess Elisabeth of Belgium ( Élisabeth Prince Emmanuel of Belgium ( Emmanuel Léopold Guillaume François Marie) is a grandchild of King Albert II of Belgium. Princess Eléonore of Belgium (Eléonore Fabiola Victoria Anne Marie born 16 April 2008) is the second daughter and fourth child of Prince Philippe of Princess Louise of Belgium ( Louise Sophie Mary) born Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, February 6, 2004, is the first child of Prince Laurent Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights Place in succession Prince Laurent used to be third in line to the throne but this changed when the constitution was altered so that women would enjoy the same succession rights Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Prince Philippe Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium ( Philippe Eugène Ferdinand Marie Clément Baudouin Léopold Georges (French or Filips Eugeen Ferdinand Marie Clemens Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline ( Sigmaringen, 17 November 1845 - Brussels, 26 November 1912) was a Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Baudouin was the nephew of Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians. Upon the death of his eldest son, Leopold, Duke of Brabant in the January before Baudouin's birth, the king was left with only one heir – his younger brother, the Count of Flanders. Early life At birth Leopold was styled Count of Hainaut, as the eldest son of the then crown prince Baudouin's birth that June was celebrated throughout the country. He was second in line to the throne at the time of his birth. King Leopold would have only one more child, another daughter, Clémentine. Baudouin was thus groomed to eventually succeed his uncle as king.
Baudouin died in Brussels on 23 January 1891, a day after the anniversary of his cousin Léopold's death. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Baudouin had been visiting his sick sister, Henriette. Princess Henriette of Belgium ( Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette ( French) or Henriëtte Marie Charlotte Antonia ( The prince, who had been suffering a bout of influenza, insisted on staying with his sister. After taking a drive, he caught a fresh cold, and fell ill, dying shortly afterwards. Rumours circulated after his death that foul play had been involved, including a suggestion that Baudouin's death was copy of the suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria; Rudolf was the husband of Baudouin's cousin, Stéphanie. Background Crown Prince Rudolf was born on 21 August 1858 in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna as the son of Emperor Franz Joseph I Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte Stefanie Clotilde Louise Hermine Marie Charlotte ( 21 May, 1864 &ndash 23 Baudouin was, at the time of his death, soon to be betrothed to his cousin, Clémentine. [2] Upon the death of Prince Baudouin, the Belgian Parliament was adjourned and theatres and public institutions were closed until after the funeral. Baudouin's body was interred at the royal vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken Cemetery in Brussels. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
After Baudouin's death, his younger brother, Albert, became heir presumptive, and later succeeded their uncle Leopold as Albert I of Belgium. Albert I (8 April 1875 &ndash 17 February 1934 was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934