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Within hours the Royal Palace gates and enclosure were covered with flowers that people brought spontaneously. A viewing of the body was held at the Royal Palace in central
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3906:Tsar Ferdinand I of the Bulgarians
3485:Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
3238:
2900:
2613:"Europe's Most Slandered Princess"
2182:Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
1914:Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
1795:Order of the Royal House of Chakri
1691:Asian and Middle-East distinctions
1175:Order of the White Rose of Finland
600:and the royal family lived at the
551:various Belgian Scout associations
25:
4826:
4710:Belgian people of Swedish descent
3532:Prince Charles, Count of Flanders
3307:, Royal museum for central Africa
3280:
2950:Montgomery, Paul (5 April 1990).
2927:
2092:Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
1829:Sovereign Military Order of Malta
1607:National Order of the Ivory Coast
1501:Grand Cross with Diamonds of the
1469:Extraordinary Grand Cross in the
1402:Stranger Knight Companion of the
1149:Grand Cross Special Class of the
832:In 1990, when a law submitted by
793:He was the 1,176th Knight of the
668:
510:during the opening months of the
4690:Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
4146:Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
3673:Princes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3049:Purnell, Sonia (1 August 1993).
2685:Kroonenberg, Piet (1 May 2012).
2401:(Marshal of the Royal Household)
1889:Ancestors of Baudouin of Belgium
1857:
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1730:
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1634:
1622:
1618:Order of the Pioneers of Liberia
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545:Leopold had established a royal
400:Democratic Republic of the Congo
363:
4620:Coat of arms of Duke of Brabant
3631:Royal Decree of 2 December 1991
3501:Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
3189:
3147:
3129:
3099:
3073:
3052:"King of Belgium dies in Spain"
3042:
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2879:
2853:
2826:
2814:. Mbokamosika. 20 December 2009
2804:
2786:
2764:
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2713:
2704:
2678:
2411:Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou
875:On the 29th of September 2024,
646:, during a 1964 visit to Israel
467:, and his first wife, Princess
255:
4551:Dukes and Duchesses of Brabant
3712:King Leopold I of the Belgians
3320:House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3246:La fonction royale en Belgique
2903:"Society of the Golden Fleece"
2774:. Nieuwsblad.be. 21 April 2008
2669:
2627:
2604:
2588:
2566:
2551:Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary
2538:
2510:
2444:
1552:Order of Central African Merit
1380:Order of Isabella the Catholic
1026:and former American President
771:, Baudouin was accompanied by
409:Baudouin was the elder son of
13:
1:
4795:Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
4655:20th-century Belgian monarchs
3196:Wilsford, David, ed. (1995).
2526:(5th ed.). HarperCollins
2503:
1571:National Order of the Leopard
1416:Order of the Yugoslavian Star
1254:Order of the Netherlands Lion
943:Death, succession, and legacy
858:opposes all forms of abortion
652:Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
438:
4720:20th-century Roman Catholics
2302:Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
2060:Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria
2034:Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria
1877:Kings of Belgium family tree
1595:Order of the Equatorial Star
1583:Order of the Seal of Solomon
1378:Knight of the Collar in the
1366:Knight of the Collar in the
1035:Church of Our Lady of Laeken
1022:, Canadian Governor General
817:. Through the influence of
744:by Congolese Prime Minister
402:(known from 1971 to 1997 as
231:Church of Our Lady of Laeken
7:
4700:Alumni of Institut Le Rosey
3790:Crown Prince Louis Philippe
3475:Crown Prince Louis-Philippe
3305:Archive Baudouin of Belgium
3296:20th Century Press Archives
3223:. Oxford University Press.
3143:(7959): 12. 7 October 1970.
3011:Washington State University
2890:. 1 April 1969. p. 32.
2382:
1870:
1840:Order of the Holy Sepulchre
1805:Knight Grand Cordon in the
1447:Order of the Southern Cross
1423:Latin-American distinctions
1116:Other European distinctions
840:that liberalized Belgium's
838:Lucienne Herman-Michielsens
736:. The photograph, taken by
627:
532:Belgian government in exile
528:surrendered unconditionally
506:Despite maintaining strict
69:17 July 1951 – 31 July 1993
10:
4831:
3163:
2990:: CS1 maint: url-status (
2861:United Press International
2746:"Dona Fabiola in Brussels"
2691:crossoflaeken.blogspot.com
2611:White, Sam (3 July 1953).
2249:
2133:
2007:
1901:
1874:
1838:Knight Grand Cross of the
1748:Order of the Chrysanthemum
1701:Knight Grand Cross of the
1356:Order of the Golden Fleece
1252:Knight Grand Cross in the
1240:Knight Grand Cross in the
1220:Knight Grand Cross in the
1040:
795:Order of the Golden Fleece
631:
556:Immediately following the
32:Prince Baudouin of Belgium
29:
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4557:
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4275:
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3467:
3456:
3407:
3398:
3390:
3385:
3370:
3361:
3353:
3348:
3313:
2836:Speeches in World History
2334:Princess Louise of Sweden
2319:
2311:
2283:
2261:
2257:
2240:Princess Astrid of Sweden
2221:
2214:Princess Sophia of Nassau
2199:
2191:
2163:
2141:
2137:
2099:
2077:
2069:
2041:
2019:
2015:
1979:
1957:
1949:
1921:
1905:
1541:Order of Merit (Cameroon)
1077:Order of the African Star
854:has long been a formality
777:Prime Minister of Belgium
340:
330:
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207:
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4283:Prince Johannes Heinrich
3969:Hereditary Prince Alfred
2710:Wilsford 1995, pp. 26-27
2633:Wilsford 1995, pp. 25-26
2437:
2389:Crown Council of Belgium
2276:Frederik VIII of Denmark
1807:Order of Chula Chom Klao
1772:Order of Merit (Lebanon)
1760:Grand Order of Mugunghwa
1503:Order of the Sun of Peru
1483:Order of the Aztec Eagle
1325:Sash of the Three Orders
1314:Military Order of Christ
788:King Baudouin Foundation
644:Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
618:referendum in March 1950
524:campaign lasting 18 days
497:Princess Marie-Esméralda
244:Fabiola de Mora y Aragón
18:Baudouin of the Belgians
4815:Roman Catholic monarchs
4705:Belgian Roman Catholics
4670:Belgian anti-communists
4452:Baron Surlet de Chokier
4156:Prince Friedrich Josias
4031:Prince Joseph Ferdinand
3217:Conway, Martin (2012).
2721:"Baudouin Engaged 1960"
2423:King Baudouin Ice Shelf
1852:Supreme Order of Christ
1783:Order of King Abdulaziz
1712:Badge of honour of the
1703:Royal Order of Cambodia
1639:Grand Commander of the
1139:Bavarian Order of Merit
1088:Royal Order of the Lion
803:Supreme Order of Christ
642:Baudouin and his wife,
429:Childhood and accession
4621:
4016:Prince Leopold Clement
3170:Boulden, Jane (2001).
2909:. La Confrérie Amicale
2657:. The Belgian Monarchy
2493:
2471:
2454:
1998:Leopold III of Belgium
1814:Religious distinctions
1514:Order of the Liberator
1290:Military Order of Aviz
1242:Order of Saint-Charles
1055:
1008:Richard von Weizsacker
955:
813:Baudouin was a devout
721:
647:
578:106th Cavalry Regiment
449:Château of Stuyvenberg
444:
325:Leopold III of Belgium
193:Château of Stuyvenberg
4640:Belgian royal princes
4619:
4026:Prince August Leopold
3979:Duke Charles Edward I
3450:Belgian royal princes
1392:Order of the Seraphim
1278:Order of Prince Henry
1198:Order of the Redeemer
1163:Order of the Elephant
1053:
1002:, Egyptian President
988:Boutros Boutros-Ghali
964:mitral valve prolapse
950:
742:a blistering response
711:
641:
436:
142:Paul Vanden Boeynants
53:King Baudouin in 1960
4036:Prince Ludwig Gaston
4021:Prince Pedro Augusto
3959:Prince Albert Victor
3901:Prince Ludwig August
3460:Leopold I of Belgium
3401:King of the Belgians
3325:Cadet branch of the
3315:Baudouin of Belgium
3272:H. le Paige (dir.),
3117:on 19 September 2008
3058:The Sunday Telegraph
1627:Grand Cordon of the
1569:Grand Cordon in the
1521:African distinctions
1368:Order of Charles III
1276:Grand Collar in the
1064:Grand Cordon in the
1046:Belgian distinctions
1020:Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
1018:, Italian President
1014:, Bosnian President
866:Belgian Constitution
819:Leo Cardinal Suenens
809:Religious influences
765:Dwight D. Eisenhower
392:King of the Belgians
60:King of the Belgians
4440:Monarchs of Belgium
3258:Kardinaal Suenens,
3202:. Greenwood Press.
2928:Velde, François R.
2417:Pierre-Yves Monette
2413:(private secretary)
2407:(private secretary)
2118:Baudouin of Belgium
1940:Albert I of Belgium
1770:Grand Cross in the
1723:Grand Cross in the
1658:Grand Cross in the
1629:Order of the Throne
1616:Grand Cross of the
1605:Crand Cross of the
1593:Grand Cross of the
1550:Grand Cross in the
1539:Grand Cross in the
1445:Grand Cross in the
1433:Grand Cross in the
1404:Order of the Garter
1345:Order of San Marino
1343:Grand Cross in the
1312:Grand Cross in the
1300:Grand Cross in the
1288:Grand Cross in the
1264:Grand Cross in the
1210:Order of the Falcon
1208:Grand Cross in the
1196:Grand Cross in the
1184:Grand Cross in the
1173:Grand Cross in the
1110:Order of Leopold II
1108:Grand Cross in the
1097:Grand Cross in the
1086:Grand Cross in the
1075:Grand Cross in the
1010:, Polish President
1006:, German President
1000:François Mitterrand
998:, French President
992:European Commission
799:Order of the Garter
602:Château du Reposoir
473:Albert I of Belgium
4660:People from Laeken
4622:
4172:Prince Luís Filipe
3375:Title next held by
3141:Slobodna Dalmacija
3086:The New York Times
2956:The New York Times
2888:The New York Times
2675:Conway 2012, p. 29
2615:. Pittsburgh Press
2594:Cleeremans, Jean.
2156:Oscar II of Sweden
1641:Order of the Niger
1414:Great Star of the
1126:Grand Star in the
1099:Order of the Crown
1056:
956:
767:in March 1969. At
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3416:
3408:Succeeded by
3276:, Brussels, 1994.
2901:Herold, Stephen.
2865:American Heritage
2799:978-3-525-30012-1
2554:. Merriam-Webster
2379:
2378:
2375:
2374:
1758:Recipient of the
1660:Order of the Lion
1302:Order of Santiago
1266:Order of St. Olav
1137:Recipient of the
1016:Alija Izetbegovic
769:Kennedy's funeral
757:Charles de Gaulle
706:
705:
558:Normandy landings
489:Mary Lilian Baels
350:
349:
345:Roman Catholicism
304:
303:
122:Achille Van Acker
16:(Redirected from
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4695:House of Belgium
4685:Dukes of Brabant
4675:Belgian monarchs
4544:
4537:
4530:
4521:
4520:
4489:
4455:
4433:
4426:
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4342:
4341:
4257:
4256:
4240:Prince Alexandre
4105:King Edward VIII
4095:
4094:
4073:King Leopold III
3949:
3948:
3875:Infante Fernando
3817:
3816:
3726:
3725:
3706:Prince Ferdinand
3666:
3659:
3652:
3643:
3642:
3558:Prince Alexandre
3527:King Leopold III
3443:
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3420:
3419:
3391:Preceded by
3354:Preceded by
3344:
3337:
3336:7 September 1930
3311:
3310:
3248:, Brussels, 1979
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3107:"Z.M. BOUDEWIJN"
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1861:
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1725:Order of Pahlavi
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1186:Legion of Honour
1183:
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1148:
1136:
1125:
1107:
1096:
1085:
1074:
1066:Order of Leopold
1063:
925:Mobutu Sese Seko
910:Order of Leopold
901:Katanga Province
862:Wilfried Martens
823:Renewal Movement
773:Paul-Henri Spaak
701:
698:
680:
673:
656:Palace of Laeken
540:prisoners of war
536:Palace of Laeken
512:Second World War
493:Prince Alexandre
475:was killed in a
469:Astrid of Sweden
443:
440:
415:Astrid of Sweden
411:King Leopold III
389:
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271:
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190:7 September 1930
189:
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167:Jean-Luc Dehaene
157:Wilfried Martens
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4385:Prince Emmanuel
4368:
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4350:Prince Hubertus
4329:
4320:King Philippe I
4308:
4287:
4271:
4244:
4230:King Baudouin I
4218:
4202:
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4160:
4151:Prince Hubertus
4134:
4130:Prince Alastair
4082:
4061:
4040:
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3927:Prince Baudouin
3910:
3884:
3880:Infante Augusto
3846:
3827:King Edward VII
3804:
3800:Prince Philippe
3795:King Leopold II
3778:
3747:
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3688:
3675:
3670:
3640:
3635:
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3606:Prince Emmanuel
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3506:Prince Baudouin
3489:
3480:King Leopold II
3463:
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3364:Duke of Brabant
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3328:House of Wettin
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3262:, Leuven, 1995.
3255:, Leuven, 1997.
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1471:Order of Boyacá
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968:24 Hours of Spa
945:
929:Rajeshwar Dayal
894:Patrice Lumumba
886:
834:Roger Lallemand
827:Paray-le-Monial
811:
761:John F. Kennedy
746:Patrice Lumumba
734:Ambroise Boimbo
716:and First Lady
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606:Pregny-Chambésy
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