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Leopold I [b] (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.
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Leopold, the first King of Belgium with strong connections to the British Royal Family, made a dynastic match with Louise who was the eldest daughter of the French monarch Louis Philippe I. [3] [4] France had provided military support to Belgium against the Netherlands during recent fighting in the wake of the Belgian Revolution.
Portrait of Leopold I of Belgium is an 1840 portrait painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter depicting Leopold I of Belgium. [1] [2] A German-born prince, Leopold had become the first King of the Belgians following the Belgian Revolution of 1830 that overthrew Dutch rule. He married a French princess Louise of Orléans in 1832.
Order of Leopold established. [1] Provisional postal convention between Belgium and the Office of the Prince of Tour and Taxis signed in Frankfurt am Main. [2] 9 August – Leopold I of Belgium marries Louise of Orléans. [1] 20 October – Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella replaces Félix de Muelenaere as Prime Minister
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Leopold I may refer to: Leopold I, Margrave of Austria (d. 994), first Margrave of Austria; Leopold I, Duke of Austria (1290–1326), co-Duke of Austria and Styria with Frederick I; Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640–1705), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia; Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676–1747), Prince of ...
The Order of Leopold (Dutch: Leopoldsorde, French: Ordre de Léopold, German: Leopoldsorden) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood. It is the oldest and highest order of Belgium and is named in honour of its founder, King Leopold I. It consists of a military, a maritime and a civil division.