Leopold III of Belgium
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Leopold III was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German inv
Leopold in 1934
The face of Leopold III on a bas-relief by Pierre De Soete.
Leopold of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden on their wedding day.
Queen Astrid Memorial in Brussels.
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
Leopold III of Belgium
…caused a civil war, with serious calls for a secessionist republic in Wallonia. Under pressure from the government, he abdicated in favour of his son Baudouin in July 1951. Leopold's first wife, Astrid of Sweden, died in a road accident while on a driving holiday in Switzerland in August 1935, being much…
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