Ruler · 1903 – 1983

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

Lived 1903 – 1983; painter. King of the Belgians of Belgium, 1944 – 1950; also in the line of Belgian colonial empire.

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

Lived: 1903 – 1983; 80 years
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

King of the Belgians

Belgium · the 6th of 9 dated reigns · 1831 – 2013

2 before

Leopold II of Belgium1865 – 1909

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 1944 – 1950 · 6 years · came to it aged 41

Came to it: appointedthe sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1950; they died in 1983

Prince Charles was appointed Regent of Belgium when the German occupation of his country ended in 1944.

Also in the line of Belgian colonial empire (5th of 6).

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