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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.
The monument was designed by the architect Louis De Curte [] in a neo-Gothic style. [2] [1] It was built from 1878 to 1881 on the orders of King Leopold II, who had the monument erected in honour of the founding of the dynasty by his father, King Leopold I, whom he had succeeded as King of the Belgians in 1865.
On 22 April 1831, Leopold was approached by a Belgian delegation at Marlborough House to officially offer him the throne. [19] At first reluctant to accept, [20] he eventually took up the offer, and after an enthusiastic popular welcome on his way to Brussels, [21] Leopold I of Belgium took his oath as king on 21 July 1831.
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.
Leopold's only daughter, Princess Charlotte of Belgium, was the consort of Maximilian I of Mexico, and she was known as Empress Carlota of Mexico in the 1860s. Queen Victoria in Coburg in April 1894 reunited with all her extended family, ranging from Nicholas II (soon-to-be tsar of Russia in the same year) to the Kaiser Wilhelm II and other ...
King Leopold I and Queen Louise. The Royal Crypt (French: Crypte royale, Dutch: Koninklijke Crypte) lies underneath the Church of Our Lady in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium.It is the official burial place of the Belgian royal family, including all the Kings of the Belgians and their wives.
King of the Belgians b. 1960 r.2013–present: Astrid of Belgium b. 1962 Archduchess of Austria-Este: Lorenz Archduke of Austria-Este b. 1955: Laurent of Belgium b. 1963: Claire Coombs b. 1974: Louise of Belgium b. 2004: Nicolas of Belgium b. 2005: Aymeric of Belgium b. 2005: Elisabeth Duchess of Brabant b. 2001: Gabriel of Belgium b. 2003 ...
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