
Koning Boudewijn - Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
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N 51° 02.204 E 003° 43.024
31U E 550276 N 5654154
Statue of the deceased Belgian king Boudewijn.
Waymark Code: WMR1A9
Location: Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
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NEDERLANDS
Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Marie Gustaaf (Brussel, 7 september 1930 – Playa Granada, Motril, 31 juli 1993), Hertog van Brabant (1934–1950), Graaf van Henegouwen (1930–1934), Prins van België, regeerde in de periode 1950-1951 als koninklijk prins en van 1951 tot 1993 als Koning der Belgen.
Dit standbeeld is terug te vinden in het Citadelpark te Gent. Je kan er nog veel meer moois aanschouwen tijdens een rustige wandeling doorheen het stadspark.
ENGLISH
Baudouin or Boudewijn (7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) reigned as King of the Belgians, following his father's abdication, from 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the eldest son of King Leopold III (1901–83) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905–35).
Because he had no children with his wife, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, the Crown passed to his younger brother, King Albert II of the Belgians (formerly Prince of Liège), following his death.
He was a first cousin of King Harald V of Norway, Princess Astrid of Norway, and Princess Ragnhild of Norway.
Baudouin is the French form of his name, the form most commonly used outside Belgium; his Dutch name is Boudewijn. (The English equivalent is Baldwin.)