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  2. Baudouin of Belgium - Wikipedia

    • Childhood Prince Baudouin was born on 7 September 1930 at the Château of Stuyvenberg in Laeken, northern Brussels, the elder son and second child of Prince Leopold, then Duke of Brabant, and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden. In 1934, Baudouin's grandfather King Albert I of Belgium was killed in a rock climbing accident; Leopold became king a… See more

    Born7 September 1930 · Château of Stuyvenberg, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
    Died31 July 1993 (aged 62) · Villa Astrida, Motril, Spain
    SpouseFabiola de Mora y Aragón · (m. 1960)
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    Baudouin was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known … See more

    Personal life

    On 15 December 1960, Baudouin was married in Brussels to Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón. Fabiola was a Spanish noblewoman who was working as a nurse. The couple announced their engagement on 16 Sept… See more

     
  1. The rare car was commissioned in 1954 by King Baudouin, who wanted a fastback coupe built on an Aston Martin chassis from celebrated designer Alfredo Vignale, who worked with Ferrari and Maserati. The king eventually sold it to a palace aide before it was bought by an American soldier who took it to the US.
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    The car was built for King Baudouin of Belgium, he was approximately 25 years old when he ordered the Vignale bodied Aston.
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