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Baudouin I of Belgium

Château of Stuyvenberg, 7 Sep 1930 – Motril, 31 Jul 1993

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born7 Sep 1930, Château of Stuyvenbergnot verified1 source
  • MarriedFabiola of Belgiumnot verified1 source
  • TitleKing of the Belgians, 1951–1993not verified1 source
  • Died31 Jul 1993, Motrilnot verified1 source
  • MotherAstrid of Swedennot verified1 source
  • FatherLeopold III of Belgiumnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 7 Sep 1930

    Born in Château of Stuyvenberg

  2. 1951–1993

    King of the Belgians

  3. 31 Jul 1993

    Dies in Motril, aged 62

Family

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Parents

Partner

During his lifetime

He lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Château of Stuyvenberg.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1930s · Baudouin I is born in Château of Stuyvenberg

In the news1935

First electric railway line opened

On May 5, 1935, the national railway company opened Belgium's first electric line between Brussels-Nord and Antwerp-Central.

Getting around

Railways dominated passenger travel by 1936

By 1936, the railway was the dominant mode of transport for long-distance travel, accounting for nearly 75 percent of internal land transport of passengers in Spain.

At the table

Creative substitutions for scarce food

Ordinary families survived by using culinary imagination to simulate scarce items, such as making omelets without eggs using bread and onions.

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.Around the world · 1929–1939

The Great Depression. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 set off a world depression: banks failed, work vanished and coffee prices collapsed in Brazil.

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What people wore

Frugal clothing maintenance habits

People often wore clothing until it was heavily mended; it was not considered shameful to wear a pant with a patch or a sweater with mended elbows. For special occasions, some men would still wear the black jacket and striped trousers they had first worn at their wedding twenty years earlier.

Music

Dancing and social life for youth

Young people often went dancing at age 16 or 17, and many young women relied on partners to pay for drinks because they only had about 10 francs in pocket money.

Daily life

Childhood Chores and Schooling Experiences

Children's daily routines involved chores like fetching water or tending to animals, while schooling was often disrupted, especially during the war years. Some schools eventually introduced amenities like communal showers, though access to such facilities remained a luxury for many.