Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (Paperback)


High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (10 October 1903 - 1 June 1983) was the second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. Born in Brussels, he reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent until Leopold could return to the throne. Shortly after however, Leopold abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin I. Charles was known as General Du Boc during World War II in order to hide his identity for security reasons. He had an association with RAF Hullavington where many top officers from allied nations were based or transported to and from. Prince Charles was appointed Regent when the German occupation ended in 1944. The role of his brother Leopold III during World War II as well as his marriage to Mary Lilian Baels was questioned and he became too controversial to remain on the throne.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (10 October 1903 - 1 June 1983) was the second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. Born in Brussels, he reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent until Leopold could return to the throne. Shortly after however, Leopold abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin I. Charles was known as General Du Boc during World War II in order to hide his identity for security reasons. He had an association with RAF Hullavington where many top officers from allied nations were based or transported to and from. Prince Charles was appointed Regent when the German occupation ended in 1944. The role of his brother Leopold III during World War II as well as his marriage to Mary Lilian Baels was questioned and he became too controversial to remain on the throne.

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Imprint

Betascript Publishing

Country of origin

United States

Release date

October 2010

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First published

October 2010

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Dimensions

152 x 229 x 7mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

112

ISBN-13

978-6133406520

Barcode

9786133406520

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LSN

6133406526



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