Baudouin of Belgium
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Baudouin was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic R
Baudouin in 1960
Baudouin in 1992
Prince Baudouin of Belgium (left) and his brother Prince Albert, c. 1940
Baudouin and his wife, Fabiola de Mora y Aragón, during a 1964 visit to Israel
Fabiola of Belgium
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Fabiola Fernanda María-de-las-Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Baudouin from their marriage in 1960 until his death in 1993. The couple had no
Baudouin of Belgium
…Zaire). Baudouin was the elder son of King Leopold III (1901–1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935). Because he and his wife, Queen Fabiola, had no children, at Baudouin's death the crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II. In 2024, the Holy See opened the cause for his beatification…
Fabiola in 1960
Palace of Zurbano, where Queen Fabiola was born
Queen Fabiola during her state visit in West Germany (Munich, 1971)
Queen Fabiola with Chevalier Jacques Beruck during a visit to the Barcelona Cathedral in 2007