Baudouin I of Belgium

...this traditionally Catholic nation. It follows similar laws in the Netherlands and Belgium, where King Baudouin -- Henri's uncle -- abdicated for a day in 1990 to avoid signing a Belgian abortion law. The current Belgian king, Albert II,...

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...Congo. Federal government 1992 - Belgium ratifies Maastricht Treaty on European union. King Baudouin dies, succeeded by his brother, Albert II. New law gives Belgian courts right to judge anyone accused of war crimes, crimes against...

In this article: Belgium, Guy Verhofstadt, Yves Leterme, Luxembourg, Albert II, Netherlands, and Allegation

...Prince Albert (later Albert II of Belgium) weds Princess Paola Ruffo di Calabria. Albert succeeded his brother Baudouin of Belgium as King of Belgium in 1993. A fire at the the Pentagon destroyed $30 million worth of computers in the Air...

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...an inspiration more widely in Europe. On June 18nd 1986, King Baudouin I conferred Michel Didisheim and all his descendants the hereditary title of baron, for services rendered to the Belgian dynasty. In 1996, King Albert II of the Belgians...

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...Le Rosey has educated several monarchs, including Aga Khan IV, King Albert II of Belgium , King Baudouin I of Belgium , King Albert II of Belgium , King Fuad II of Egypt , King Ntare V of Burundi , Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of...

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...2 December, 1951, Etterbeek) is the wife of Prince Alexander of Belgium, younger half-brother of King Albert II of Belgium, of the late King Baudouin , and of the late Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg . Born the daughter of...

In this article: Prince Alexander of Belgium, Princess Lea of Belgium, King Baudouin, Leopold I, King Albert II of Belgium, and Belgium

...in order to stimulate the Belgian economy. In 1983, he succeeded Jean-Marie Piret and became principal private secretary of Baudouin I of Belgium, and later also of his brother Albert II of Belgium. Jacques van Ypersele de Strihou is a member...

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who succeeded her father Frederick IX in 1972 Albert II, King of the Belgians , who succeeded his brother Baudouin I in 1993 Examples of heirs presumptive who did not inherit thrones Prince Bertil, Duke...

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...Albert (the feast of Saint Albert the Great in the General Roman Calendar ). In 1951, King Baudouin decided to honor November 15, as did his brother King Albert II . During the regency of Prince Charles , the designations Day of the Dynasty or...

In this article: King's Feast, King Baudouin, Albert II, Belgian Federal Parliament, Saint Albert the Great, Prince Charles, and Belgium