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From 1804, aged thirteen, Leopold kept a diary and learnt English, French and Italian. [8] Leopold often heard stories of military experience from his great-uncle, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, [9] and inherited his father's passion for pigeon racing and floriculture. [7]
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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.
Study for "La prestation de serment du roi Léopold Ier", by Gustave Wappers (1831).The swearing-in ceremony (French: prestation de serment, Dutch: eedaflegging) occurs when the Belgian Crown Prince takes the oath that allows him to become King of the Belgians.
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 ...
Royal Château of Ardenne in 1898. The Royal Château of Ardenne (French: Château royal d'Ardenne; Dutch: Koninklijk Kasteel van Ardenne, formerly also spelled "Hardenne") was a former residence and summer retreat of the Belgian royal family situated in the municipality of Houyet, Namur Province, Wallonia.
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.