He was born on 3 November 1901 in Brussels, Belgium, son of Prince Albert of Belgium (later King Albert I of the Belgians) and his wife Duchess Elizabeth in Bavaria. He became King of the Belgians upon the death of his father on 17 February 1934, and reigned for the rest of his life. He died on 25 September 1983 in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium. Josephina Charlotte (1927-2005) Baldwin (1930-1993), who succeeded his father as King Baldwin I of the Belgians Albert (born 1934), who is the current King Albert II of the Belgians Alexander (born 1942) Mary Christina (born 1951) Mary Esmeralda (born 1956)