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Who was Leopold III's second wife?

  • Lilian Baels

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Lilian Baels was the second wife of Leopold III, the King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951. She was born in London in 1916 and married Leopold in 1941. They had three children together. Lilian was a controversial figure due to her German ancestry and her marriage to Leopold, who had been forced to abdicate in 1951 due to his wartime actions.
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