658 HRH Prince Charles of Belgium, Count of Flanders

HRH Prince Charles of Belgium, Count of Flanders

✶ 10 October 1903 in Brussels
✟ 1 June 1983 in Ostende

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 2 November 1926

motto

L’union fait la force (Unity gives strenght)

shield

Painted 1933 by David Friefeldt.

other awards

None

Biography

Second son of King Albert I of Belgium. Regent 1944-1950.
Received the order in conjunction with the wedding of his brother Crown Prince Léopold and Princess Astrid of Sweden, daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland.

Placement

Not on display.