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     • The couple had five children, including the future King Albert I, the hero of World War I.
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   Who was Leopold I of Belgium?

   • Leopold I of Belgium. Leopold I (French: Léopold; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was a German prince who became the first King of the Belgians following the country's independence in 1830. He reigned between July 1831 and December 1865.

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   When was Leopold I crowned king of Belgium?

   • On this day, 21 July 1831, a cry of "Long live the King!" preceded Leopold I’s arrival on Place Royale to be sworn in as King of the Belgians. Coronation of Leopold I at Place Royale, Brussels on 21 July 1831. On this day, 21 July 1831, Leopold I arrived in Brussels to be crowned the first monarch of Belgium.

   Today in History: The first King of Belgium is crowned in Brussels

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   When was Leopold I crowned?

   • Coronation of Leopold I at Place Royale, Brussels on 21 July 1831. On this day, 21 July 1831, Leopold I arrived in Brussels to be crowned the first monarch of Belgium. At a ceremony at the Place Royale, the young prince swore allegiance to a new Belgian constitution written by the national congress.

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   Who was Prince Philippe of Belgium?

   • Belgium’s Prince Philippe, the second son of King Leopold I, was one of the most indolent aristocrats in 19th century Europe. He refused numerous foreign crowns, found politics boring and shunned the limelight. On a cold November day in 1905, European royalty gathered in Brussels to attend the funeral of Prince Philippe of Belgium.

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Born on 25 October 2001, Princess Elisabeth is the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde and is the heir apparent to the Belgian throne.

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   1 day ago · On April 22, 1831, the Belgian National Congress asked Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, uncle of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert, if he wanted to be King of the Belgians. Leopold I, King of the Belgians swore allegiance to the new Constitution of Belgium on July 21, 1831, and became the first King of the Belgians. Under the ...

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   Jun 24, 2024 · On this day, 21 July 1831, Leopold I arrived in Brussels to be crowned the first monarch of Belgium. At a ceremony at the Place Royale, the young prince swore allegiance to a new Belgian constitution written by the national congress.

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Leopold I was the first King of Belgium, ruling for more than three decades in the 19th Century. He was born on Dec. 16, 1790, at Ehrenburg Palace, in Coburg, in the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, which is now in Germany but was then in the Holy Roman Empire.

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   Jun 16, 2024 · This included finding a suitable king to govern a constitutional monarchy. European powers settled on Prince Leopold of the German state of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha. Leopold took the oath to assume the Belgian throne on July 21, 1831. This date is now celebrated as Belgium’s national day.

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   4 days ago · After Napoleon's defeat, Leopold moved to the United Kingdom, where in 1816 he married Princess Charlotte of Wales, the only child of the Prince Regent (the future King George IV). Leopold and Charlotte's marriage was happy, but it ended after a year and a half when Charlotte died after delivering a stillborn son.