| Prince Baudouin | |||||
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| Born | 3 June 1869 Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| Died | 23 January 1891 (aged 21) Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Prince Baudouin of Belgium (3 June 1869 – 23 January 1891) was the first child and eldest son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. After Baudouin's death, his younger brother eventually became heir presumptive after the death of their father, and later succeeded their uncle Leopold II as Albert I of Belgium.
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Background
Baudouin was the nephew of Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold II's only son, Leopold, Duke of Brabant, died five months before Baudouin's birth. This death left the king's younger brother, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, as the only person in line for the Belgian throne. Baudouin's birth in June 1869 was celebrated throughout the country. He was second in line to the throne at the time of his birth, after his father. Leopold was to have one more child, another daughter, Clémentine. Baudouin was thus groomed to eventually succeed his uncle as king.
Prince Baudouin became popular with Flemings, the Dutch-speaking people of the Flanders region. Unlike King Leopold, who generally spoke only in French, in 1887 Baudouin addressed a large crowd in perfect Dutch and was thereafter hailed by the Flemish Movement as "our Flemish prince".[1]
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 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.[2]
Upon the death, 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.
Honours
- Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.[3]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ van Goethem, Herman (2011). Belgium and the Monarchy: From National Independence to National Disintegration. Brussels: ASP nv. pp. 49–53. ISBN 978-9054876984.
- ^ Belgium in Mourning; Death of Prince Bandouin -- the heir to the throne, New York Times
- ^ Acte de deces
Bibliography
- Bilteryst Damien, Le prince Baudouin, frère du Roi-Chevalier, Bruxelles, Editions Racine, 2013, 336 p. ISBN 9782873868475
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