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Jennings also portrayed King Leopold I of Belgium in the ITV/PBS series Victoria (2016–2019) alongside Jenna Coleman. In 2018, Jennings played Liberal MP Peter Bessell in the BBC One series, A Very English Scandal alongside Hugh Grant , and Ben Whishaw , a miniseries about the Jeremy Thorpe affair directed by Stephen Frears . [ 14 ]
After a ceremony of resignation by the regent, Leopold, dressed in the uniform of a Belgian lieutenant-general, swore loyalty to the constitution, under the supervision of congressman Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, and became king. [71] Leopold said in his speech: "I have come hither to work for the welfare of this country, and to preserve, by my ...
The Belgian Government in London (Dutch: Belgische regering in Londen; French: Gouvernement belge à Londres), also known as the Pierlot IV Government, was the government in exile of Belgium between October 1940 and September 1944 during World War II. The government was tripartite, involving ministers from the Catholic, Liberal and Labour Parties.
[1] [2] The Congo Free State was not a part of, nor did it belong to Belgium. Leopold was able to seize the region by convincing other European states at the Berlin Conference on Africa that he was involved in humanitarian and philanthropic work and would not tax trade. [3]
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The Belgian army across the border numbered just 24,000, including both regular soldiers and the poorly-trained and equipped militia units of the Garde Civique. [1] The Belgian force was split into two armies, known as the Army of the Meuse and the Army of the Scheldt, under the nominal command of King Leopold I and his Minister of War Amédée ...
King Leopold was disappointed by the demand but acknowledged that there were no options for the Belgian Army. At 23:00, with the full support of his staff, he accepted the demand and agreed to a ceasefire at 04:00. Belgian weapons discarded in Bruges after the surrender of 28 May 1940. The Belgians laid down their arms at 04:00 on 28 May.
1 January – Léon Degrelle calls on Belgians to collaborate with Nazi Germany. [2]: 850 14 January – Radio Belgique launches V for Victory campaign. [2]: 850 21 January – Belgian government in exile reaches an agreement with the United Kingdom that Belgian Congo will become part of the Sterling area and enter the war on the allied side.