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Lilian, Princess of Réthy

1916 - 2002

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Princess Lilian of Belgium, Princess of Réthy (born Mary Lilian Henriette Lucie Josephine Ghislaine Baels; (1916-11-28)28 November 1916 – (2002-06-07)7 June 2002) was the second wife of King Leopold III of Belgium. Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Belgium, she became a volunteer as a car driver who transported wounded Belgians and French to the hospital in Bruges during World War II. Lilian married King Leopold III in 1941 and became consort of the Belgian monarch. The couple had three children. She was also a stepmother to Leopold III's children from Queen Astrid and became the "first lady" of Belgium during the first nine years of her stepson King Baudouin's reign. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lilian, Princess of Réthy is the 353rd most popular companion (up from 521st in 2019), the 1,132nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,512th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Lilian, Princess of Réthy ranks 353 out of 784. Before her are Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais, Alia Al-Hussein, Gertrude of Merania, Princess Taiping, Miqdad ibn Aswad, and Joan of Portugal. After her are Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Mary of Modena, Mercedes of Orléans, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Anne Hyde.

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Among people born in 1916, Lilian, Princess of Réthy ranks 59. Before her are Dương Văn Minh, Alberto Ginastera, Consuelo Velázquez, Kristján Eldjárn, Jacque Fresco, and Glenn Ford. After her are Rafael Caldera, Michael Gough, Saburō Sakai, Henri Dutilleux, Georg Henrik von Wright, and Hubert Maga. Among people deceased in 2002, Lilian, Princess of Réthy ranks 57. Before her are Sigvard Bernadotte, Aileen Wuornos, Pim Fortuyn, Agatha Barbara, Laurent Schwartz, and César Milstein. After her are María Félix, Shigeo Sugimoto, Hugo Banzer, Mauro Ramos, Hildegard Knef, and Yousuf Karsh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lilian, Princess of Réthy ranks 1,132 out of 8,785. Before her are Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), George Vancouver (1757), Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (1893), Philippa of England (1394), Arthur Drewry (1891), and Stewart Granger (1913). After her are Michael Nyman (1944), Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), Bill Wyman (1936), John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792), and Margaret of York (1446).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Lilian, Princess of Réthy ranks 35. Before her are Amélie of Orléans (1865), Catherine of Lancaster (1373), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), Louise of Great Britain (1724), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), and Charles Lightoller (1874). After her are Anne Hyde (1637), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), Judith of Flanders (844), Cynthia Lennon (1939), and Anabella Drummond (1350).

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