Prince Baudouin of Belgium

Belgian prince (1869–1891)

This article is about the eldest son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders. For the King of the Belgians with the same name, see Baudouin of Belgium.

Prince Baudouin

Born| (1869-06-03)3 June 1869
Brussels, Belgium
Died| 23 January 1891(1891-01-23) (aged 21)
Brussels, Belgium
Burial|

Church of Our Lady of Laeken

| Names

French: Baudouin Léopold Philippe Marie Charles Antoine Joseph Louis
Dutch: Boudewijn Leopold Filips Marie Karel Antoon Jozef Lodewijk
German: Balduin Leopold Philipp Maria Karl Antonius Joseph Ludwig
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.

## Background

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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

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Grave of Prince Baudouin with guard of honour

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

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* Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold.[3]

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Prince Baudouin of Belgium

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8\. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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| 4\. Leopold I of Belgium|

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| 9\. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf

| 2\. Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders|

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| 10\. Louis Philippe I of France

| 5\. Princess Louise of Orléans|

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| 11\. Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily

| 1\. Prince Baudouin of Belgium|
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| 12\. Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

| 6\. Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern|

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| 13\. Marie Antoinette Murat

| 3\. Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen|

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| 14\. Charles, Grand Duke of Baden

| 7\. Princess Josephine of Baden|

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| 15\. Stéphanie de Beauharnais

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## References

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1. ^ van Goethem, Herman (2011). Belgium and the Monarchy: From National Independence to National Disintegration. Brussels: ASP nv. pp. 49–53. ISBN 978-9054876984.
2. ^ Belgium in Mourning; Death of Prince Bandouin -- the heir to the throne, New York Times
3. ^ Acte de deces

## Bibliography

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baudouin of Belgium.

* Bilteryst Damien, Le prince Baudouin, frère du Roi-Chevalier, Bruxelles, Editions Racine, 2013, 336 p. ISBN 9782873868475

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Generations are numbered by descent from King Leopold I of Belgium.

1st generation|

* Crown Prince Louis-Philippe
* King Leopold II
* Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

2nd generation|

* Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
* Prince Baudouin
* King Albert I

3rd generation|

* King Leopold III
* Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

4th generation|

* King Baudouin
* King Albert II
* Prince Alexandre

5th generation|

* King Philippe
* Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este*
* Prince Laurent

6th generation|

* Prince Gabriel
* Prince Emmanuel
* Prince Amedeo*
* Prince Joachim*

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Forefather|

Duke Francis I*

1st generation|

* Duke Ernest I*
* Prince Ferdinand*
* King Leopold I of the Belgians*

2nd generation|

| Ducal|

* Duke Ernest II*
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Koháry|

* King Ferdinand II of Portugal and the Algarves*
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Belgium|

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| United Kingdom|

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* Duke Alfred I
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* Prince Leopold

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Portugal|

* King Pedro V
* King Luís I
* Infante João
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Koháry|

* Prince Philipp
* Prince Ludwig August
* Tsar Ferdinand I of the Bulgarians

Belgium|

* Prince Leopold
* Prince Baudouin
* King Albert I

4th generation|

| United Kingdom|

* Prince Albert Victor
* King George V
* Hereditary Prince Alfred
* Prince Arthur
* Duke Charles Edward I

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Portugal|

* King Carlos I
* Infante Afonso

Koháry|

* Prince Leopold Clement
* Prince Pedro Augusto
* Prince August Leopold
* Prince Joseph Ferdinand
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Bulgaria|

* Tsar Boris III
* Prince Kiril

Belgium|

* King Leopold III
* Prince Charles

5th generation|

| United Kingdom|

* King Edward VIII
* King George VI
* Prince Henry
* Prince George
* Prince John
* Prince Alastair

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Ducal|

* Hereditary Prince Johann Leopold
* Prince Hubertus
* Prince Friedrich Josias

Portugal|

* Prince Luís Filipe
* King Manuel II

Koháry|

* Prince Rainer
* Prince Philipp

Bulgaria|

* Tsar Simeon II

Belgium|

* King Baudouin I
* King Albert II
* Prince Alexandre

6th generation|

| Ducal|

* Prince Andreas

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Koháry|

* Prince Johannes Heinrich

Bulgaria|

* Prince Kardam
* Prince Kyril

Belgium|

* King Philippe I
* Prince Laurent

7th generation|

| Ducal|

Prince Hubertus

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Bulgaria|

* Prince Boris

Belgium|

* Prince Gabriel
* Prince Emmanuel

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