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Prince Charles, Count of Flanders

1903 - 1983

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Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (Dutch: Karel, German: Karl; 10 October 1903 – 1 June 1983) was a member of the Belgian royal family who served as regent of Belgium from 1944 until 1950, while a judicial commission investigated his elder brother, King Leopold III of Belgium, as to whether he betrayed the Allies of World War II by an allegedly premature surrender in 1940 and collaboration with the Nazis during the occupation of Belgium. Charles' regency ended when Leopold was allowed to return to Belgium. Shortly after returning and resuming his monarchical duties, Leopold abdicated in favour of his son, Baudouin. During the Second World War Charles was known as General du Boc, in order to hide his identity for security reasons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Charles, Count of Flanders is the 4,627th most popular politician (down from 3,327th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 119th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Belgian Politician.

Prince Charles, Count of Flanders is most famous for being the son of King Philip I of France and Queen Adela of Flanders.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders ranks 4,627 out of 19,576. Before him are Fasilides, Moša Pijade, Emperor Shōmu, Antti Aarne, Franz Josef Strauss, and Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria. After him are Anne of York, Giuseppe Conte, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Amyntas I of Macedon, Ruud Lubbers, and Claudia Acte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders ranks 70. Before him are Kim Chaek, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, John Vincent Atanasoff, Vladimir Bartol, Irving Stone, and Maria Reiche. After him are Louis Leakey, Gregory Goodwin Pincus, Misao Tamai, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Johannes Heesters, and Waldemar Hoven. Among people deceased in 1983, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders ranks 43. Before him are Vladimir Gelfand, Klaus Nomi, Maurice Ronet, Muddy Waters, Rodolfo Gucci, and Georges Auric. After him are Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Alberto Ginastera, Robert Aldrich, Horst Schumann, Germaine Tailleferre, and Dolores del Río.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders ranks 158 out of 1,190. Before him are Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165), Bartholomeus Spranger (1546), Yves Leterme (1960), Cipriano de Rore (1515), Henri Michaux (1899), and Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759). After him are Marc Dutroux (1956), André Franquin (1924), Blanche of Namur (1320), Heinrich Isaac (1450), John I, Duke of Brabant (1252), and Jan Matsys (1509).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Prince Charles, Count of Flanders ranks 47. Before him are Ambiorix (-100), Charles Michel (1975), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778), Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673), and Yves Leterme (1960). After him are Blanche of Namur (1320), John I, Duke of Brabant (1252), Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962), Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872), Leo Tindemans (1922), and Theroigne de Mericourt (1762).

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