Ruler · 1930 – 1993

Baudouin of Belgium

Lived 1930 – 1993. King of the Belgians of Belgium, 1951 – 1993; also in the line of Belgian colonial empire and Belgian Congo.

Wikidata's English label: Baudouin I of Belgium.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1930 – 1993; 63 years
In office: 42 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

King of the Belgians

Belgium · the 7th of 9 dated reigns · 1831 – 2013

3 before

Albert I of Belgium1909 – 1934

Leopold III of Belgium1934 – 1951

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders1944 – 1950

Baudouin of Belgium1951 – 1993

Albert II of Belgium1993 – 2013

Philippe of Belgium2013 – …

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1951 – 1993 · 42 years · came to it aged 21

Came to it: the nephew or niece of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; myocardial infarction

Also in the line of Belgian colonial empire (6th of 6) and Belgian Congo (4th of 4).

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