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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. The youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld , Leopold took a commission in the Imperial Russian Army and fought against Napoleon after French troops overran Saxe-Coburg during ...
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Leopold came to Russia with his older sister, Juliane, who was chosen to become the wife of Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia. Catherine the Great was very concerned about the fate of her grandsons, Alexander (1777-1825) and Constantine (1779-1831), sons of her ill-fated son Pavel (1754-1801) (later, Paul I of Russia). For Alexander, the o...
There is no clear information on when exactly Leopold entered Russian service, but in 1799, at 8 years of age, he was listed as a sub-colonel in the Izmailovsky Imperial Guard regiment. Apparently, he entered the service earlier, in the rank of major or captain, and was duly ‘promoted’ to sub-colonel. In 1801, he was transferred to the Imperial Gua...
Leopold was in the Russian army during its European campaign of 1813-1814 as a general lieutenant. In March 1814, as the Russian army entered Paris, Leopold wrote: “I can’t remember a moment more beautiful in my life than entering as a victor into the city where I spent time so miserably” (here, Leopold meant the years he had to spend at the court ...
This is a list of all reigning monarchs in the history of Russia. The list begins with the semi-legendary prince Rurik of Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was executed with his family in 1918. Two dynasties have ruled Russia: the Rurikids (862–1598) and Romanovs (from 1613).
NameLifespanReign StartReign EndOleg [7] the Seer Олег Вещий855–912c. 882c. 912Igor I [8] Игорь Рюрикович878–945c. 912945Sviatoslav I [9] Святослав ...942–972945 [10]March 972Yaropolk I [11] Ярополк ...950–980March 97211 June 980King Leopold I. 1790. On 16 December, in Coburg, Bavaria, birth of Leopold, Georges, Chrétien, Frédéric, son of His Ducal Highness François, reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobourg Saalfeld. 1795. Leopold was appointed by the Russian Czar as Colonel of the Ismailovski Regiment of the Imperial Guard.
Hailing from the ruling family of the small German duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, he received an honorary commission in the Imperial Russian Army and took part in the wars against Napoleon. After Napoleon’s fall, he moved to the United Kingdom, where he exchanged wedding vows with Princess Charlotte of Wales.
Instead he took up a military career in the Imperial Russian cavalry. He campaigned against Napoléon, and distinguished himself at the Battle of Kulm at the head of his cuirassier division. In 1815, Leopold reached the rank of lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army.
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.
