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Leopold was eager for the marriage to work as it would establish a branch of his family in South America. However, Philip was unimpressed and abandoned the project. [136] By the end of Leopold's reign, Belgium still lacked colonies, however his son would soon acquire the Congo as his own personal private property, before it would secede to Belgium.
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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.
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 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 ...
Leopold taking the constitutional oath (Gustaf Wappers, 1831) In November 1830, the National Congress of Belgium was established to create a constitution for the new state. The Congress decided that Belgium would be a popular, constitutional monarchy. On 7 February 1831, the Belgian Constitution was proclaimed. However, no actual monarch yet ...
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.
Elsewhere in Belgium, celebrations often involve church services, flea markets, and public concerts. Belgian flags are commonly displayed in shops and private houses. Belgium's climate means that rain is common on National Day and is popularly referred to in French as the "National Downpour" ( drache nationale ).