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  2. Leopold II of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Leopold was born in Brussels on 9 April 1835, the second child of the reigning Belgian monarch, Leopold I, and of his second wife, Louise, the daughter of King Louis Philippe of France. [7] His eldest brother, Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium , died in infancy in 1834.

  3. Leopold I of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Leopold I (French: Léopold; born Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.

  4. Atrocities in the Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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    King Leopold II, whose rule of the Congo Free State was marked by severe atrocities, violence and major population decline.. Even before his accession to the throne of Belgium in 1865, the future king Leopold II began lobbying leading Belgian politicians to create a colonial empire in the Far East or in Africa, which would expand and enhance Belgian prestige. [2]

  5. Leopold III of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Belgian propaganda poster from King Leopold III with title "28 May 1940, Halt, Sire We will never forget this" in response to the Battle Of Belgium. On 24 May 1940, Leopold, having assumed command of the Belgian Army, met with his ministers for the final time. The ministers urged the king to leave the country with the government.

  6. Congo Free State - Wikipedia

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    In 1885, Leopold's efforts to establish Belgian influence in the Congo Basin were awarded with the État Indépendant du Congo (CFS, Congo Free State). By a resolution passed in the Belgian Parliament, Leopold became roi souverain, sovereign king, of the newly

  7. List of Belgian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Sculptural busts of the first five Belgian monarchs in the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces. This is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands during the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

  8. Family tree of Belgian monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Leopold I [1] King of the Belgians 1790–1865 r.1831-1865: Leopold II [2] King of the Belgians 1835–1909 r.1865-1909: Philippe Count of Flanders 1837–1905: Albert I [3] King of the Belgians 1875–1934 r.1909-1934: Leopold III King of the Belgians 1901–1983 r.1934-1951: Baudouin [4] King of the Belgians 1930–1993 r.1951-1993: Albert II ...

  9. Monarchy of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    King Leopold I was head of Foreign Affairs "as an ancien régime monarch", the foreign ministers having the authority to act only as ministers of the king. [5] Leopold I quickly became one of the most important shareholders of the Société Générale de Belgique. [6] Equestrian statue of King Leopold II in Brussels, Belgium. Leopold's son ...