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During the 2018 summer exhibition at the Royal Palace of Belgium two portraits of the late King Baudouin of Belgium, painted by his nephew Philippe, the current King of the Belgians, were shown. King Baudouin of Belgium painted by King Philippe of the Belgians Apparently King Philippe of the Belgians taught himself how to paint. The first portrait shows King Baudouin in a pensive mood with his dog and a walking stick. On this picture, people can see King Philippe of the Belgians in front of his painting of King Baudouin of Belgium. King Philippe of the Belgians in front of his painting of his uncle King Baudouin The other painting is a portrait of a smiling King Baudouin. King Baudouin painted by his nephew King Philippe of the Belgians The Paintings Though these paintings are rather modern, I must say I really like them. They display the late King Baudouin of Belgium in soft colours just the way people could remember him. The Belgian Royal fami

On 24 Febuary 1500, the future Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V was born at Gent (in English: Ghent) in the Prinsenhof. On the picture of the painting, which is now at the STAM Museum at Gent, people can see a part of the christening procession of Charles V. The neighbourhood of the Prinsenhof is located from the Rabot to the Gravensteen. Unfortunately this huge castle was demolished in the 19th century. However this castle really has a great and even a royal history. Some royal history In 1064, Count Baldwin V of Flanders offered a swampy area for use to Burgrave Hugo II and his wife Oda. In 1323 this region came into the possession of Simon de Mirabello. Later this man was killed by the people of Gent. In 1340, Louis II, Count of Flanders was the owner. He rebuilt the place to a home that was fit for the Count of Flanders. These Counts were vazals of the King of France! Later this place was inherited by the Valois Dukes of Burgundy. In 1477 the joyous entry