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Leopold I (French: Léopold; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.
In the 19th century, this branch acquired a real European dimension. Descendants of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (father of King Leopold I) who died in 1806, ascended to the thrones of Belgium, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Portugal and Bulgaria.
Leopold I (born December 16, 1790, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld [Germany]—died December 10, 1865, Laeken, Belgium) was the first king of the Belgians (1831–65), who helped strengthen the nation’s new parliamentary system and, as a leading figure in European diplomacy, scrupulously maintained Belgian neutrality.
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It was, above all, Jean Stengers, for a long time Belgium’s most eminent imperial historian, who made the difference. Stengers’s interpretation of Leopold’s imperialism is mainly summed up in two important articles: “King Leopold’s Imperialism” (which appeared in a volume published in 1975 and
On 21 July, he took the oath as the first King of the Belgians He devoted most of his reign to consolidating the young state. On 2 August, the Dutch army invaded Belgium. The intervention of the Great Powers saved the new state.
Feb 17, 2019 · On the television show Victoria, Queen Victoria's uncle, King Leopold, plays an important role in the monarch's life. Here's the true story of the first king of Belgium.
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King of the Belgians; Reign: 21 July 1831 – 10 December 1865: Predecessor: Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier (as Regent of Belgium) Successor: Leopold II: Prime Ministers
