Leopold II of Belgium
Former King of Belgium
Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Wikipedia
Born: April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium
Died: December 17, 1909 (age 74 years), Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
Grandchildren: Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Marie Clotilde Bonaparte, Louis, Prince Napoléon, and more
Organizations founded: Force Publique, Royal Museum for Central Africa, International Association of the Congo, and more
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Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Leopold II.
Apr 5, 2024 · Leopold II (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium—died December 17, 1909, Laeken) was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909.
Jun 12, 2020 · Leopold II ruled Belgium from 1865-1909 - activists want this statue in Brussels removed due to his brutal regime in Congo Free State.
Oct 5, 2023 · Brussels is run through with monuments to Leopold II, the Belgian king who ran the Congo as his personal fiefdom in the late 19th and early ...
On 9 April, birth in Brussels of Leopold, Louis, Philippe, Marie, Victor, son of Leopold I (link is external) and Louise-Marie. 1853. Prince Leopold entered the ...
Oct 19, 2023 · On February 5, 1885, Belgian King Leopold II established the Congo Free State by brutally seizing the African landmass as his personal ...
Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor) (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was King of the Belgians. He was born in Brussels. He was the second (but ...
Leopold II, orig. Léopold-Louis-Philippe-Marie-Victor, (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belg.—died Dec. 17, 1909, Laeken), King of the Belgians (1865–1909).
Nov 16, 2022 · Between 1885 and 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo Free State as his personal possession and extracted untold riches while ...