Baudouin, Prince of Ligne explained

Baudouin
French: Prince de Ligne
Succession:12th Prince of Ligne
Reign:26 June 1960  - 3 March 1985
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne
Successor:Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne
Spouse:Countess Monique de Bousies
Full Name:Baudouin Marie Lamoral de Ligne
Noble Family:House of Ligne
Father:Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne
Mother:Philippine de Noailles
Birth Date:27 November 1918
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Château de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium
Religion:Roman Catholicism

Baudouin de Ligne, 12th Prince of Ligne, GE (Baudouin Marie Lamoral de Ligne, Prince de Ligne et du Saint-Empire, Prince d'Amblise et d'Epinoy, Grand d'Espagne; 1918–1985) was the head of the princely House of Ligne.

Prince Baudouin was the elder son of Eugène II, 11th prince de Ligne, and his wife, Philippine de Noailles. He had a younger brother, Antoine, and two sisters (Isabelle and Yolande).

Upon the death of his father, he became the head of one of the most prestigious Belgian noble families. Following his death in 1985 without descent, his brother Antoine succeeded him as 13th Prince of Ligne and of the Holy Roman Empire.

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