Origins & Early Life

Henri de Baillet-Latour, Count of Baillet-Latour (1 March 1876 – 6 January 1942) was a Belgian aristocrat and the third president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Henri de Baillet-Latour was born in Brussels, Belgium, on 1 March 1876. He was the oldest of three children. His father was Count Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour, former governor of the Province of Antwerp, and his mother was Countess Caroline d'Oultremont de Duras.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He studied law at the University of Louvain, Belgium, between 1895 and 1897. His marriage to Countess Elisabeth Alexandrine Maria Sophie Felicie von Clary und Aldringen (Munich, 14 December 1885 – Brussels, 3 August 1955) took place in Brussels on 14 July 1904. Their son Guy Siegfried Ferdinand was born in May 1905, and their daughter Sophie Thérèse Ghislain Marie was born in February 1908. De Baillet-Latour was elected as a member of the IOC in 1903. He was tasked with the organisation of sport in Belgium, and he co-founded the Belgian Olympic Committee in 1906.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He was responsible for coordinating Belgium's participation at the London Olympics in 1908 and the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. He...

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