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Born 3 June 1869Brussels, Belgium ( 1869-06-03 ) Parents Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Grandparents Leopold I of Belgium, Louise of Orleans, Princess Josephine of Baden, Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern Cousins Princess Clementine of Belgium, Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Princess Louise of Belgium, Prince Leopold - Duke of B Similar People Leopold II of Belgium, Leopold I of Belgium, Prince Philippe - Count of, Princess Josephine Caroline, Louise of Orleans | ||
Prince baudouin of belgium 1950
Prince Baudouin of Belgium (3 June 1869 – 23 January 1891), born in Brussels, was the first child and eldest son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
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Baudouin was the nephew of Leopold II of Belgium. 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 person in the line of succession – his younger brother, the Count of Flanders. 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.
Death
Baudouin died in the Palace of the Count of Flanders on 23 January 1891, a day after the anniversary of his cousin Leopold's death. Baudouin had been visiting his sick sister, Henriette. The prince, who had been suffering a bout of influenza, insisted on staying with his sister. Rumours circulated after his death on January 23, 1891 that foul play had been involved, including a suggestion that Baudouin's death was a copy of the suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria; Rudolf was the husband of Baudouin's cousin, Stéphanie. Baudouin was, at the time of his death, soon to be betrothed to his cousin, Clémentine. 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 of Laeken in Brussels.
After Baudouin's death, his younger brother, Albert, eventually became heir presumptive after the death of their father, and later succeeded their uncle Leopold as Albert I of Belgium.