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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.
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.
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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, 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 .
At first reluctant to accept, [21] he eventually took up the offer, and after an enthusiastic popular welcome on his way to Brussels, [22] Leopold I of Belgium took his oath as king on 21 July 1831. 21 July is generally used to mark the end of the revolution and the start of the Kingdom of Belgium. It is celebrated each year as Belgian National ...
Portrait of Prince Leopold is an 1821 portrait painting by the British artist Sir Thomas Lawrence depicting Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, who later became the first King of Belgium. Leopold had been married to the prospective heir to the British throne Princess Charlotte of Wales from 1816 until her death in childbirth the following year.
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.