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Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians
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Also Known As Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz
Born January 21, 1973 (age 52) • Belgium

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Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Belgium: royal family
Philippe; Mathilde
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Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Belgian filmmaker
Luc Dardenne
Belgian filmmaker
Paul de Man
American literary critic
Leopold II
Leopold II
king of Belgium
F1's youngest race winner
Max Verstappen
race-car driver
Peter Piot
Belgian microbiologist
César Franck, detail of a portrait by J. Rongier; in a private collection.
César Franck
Belgian-French composer
Helmont, Jan Baptista van
Jan Baptista van Helmont
Belgian scientist
Marcel Broodthaers
Belgian artist
Auguste Piccard, 1961
Auguste Piccard
Swiss-Belgian physicist
Francis Alÿs: REEL-UNREEL
Francis Alÿs
Belgian-born conceptual artist
The artist and his icon
René Magritte
Belgian artist
Paul Otlet.
Paul Otlet
Belgian lawyer and bibliographer
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Belgian-born British actress
Khnopff, Fernand: Hortensia
Fernand Khnopff
Belgian artist and writer
Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg
Belgian-born American fashion designer and businesswoman
Pierre-Jean de Smet
Pierre-Jean de Smet
Jesuit missionary
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
British cyclist
Maurice Maeterlinck, c. 1890.
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian author
Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman
Belgian filmmaker