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  Leopold III of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leopold III was born in Brussels as Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony, and succeeded to the throne of Belgium on February 23, 1934 on the death of his father, King Albert I of Belgium.
Joséphine-Charlotte, Princess of Belgium, born at the Royal Palace of Brussels on October 11, 1927, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Albert, Prince of Liège, Prince of Belgium, born at Stuyvenberg in Brussels on June 6, 1934.
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 Leopold I of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was born Prince Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke in Saxony, as the youngest son of Franz Frederick Anton, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, and later became a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha after the territorial swap by his father in Ehrenburg Castle in the Bavarian town of Coburg.
In 1795, as a mere child, Leopold was appointed colonel of the Izmailovski Imperial Regiment in Russia.
In Compiègne on 9 August 1832, Leopold married with Princess Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle of Orléans, the eldest daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France.
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 Leopold II of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Outside of Belgium, he is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private project undertaken by the King to extract rubber and ivory, which relied on slavery and was responsible for the deaths of millions of Africans.
Leopold was born in Brussels to Leopold I and Princesse Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle d'Orléans.
Leopold II is still a controversial figure in the Democratic Republic of Congo; in 2005 his statue was taken down just hours after it was re-erected in the capital, Kinshasa.
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 Leopold III of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Leopold III, Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel(November 3, 1901 - September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin.
Leopold III was born in Brussels as Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince ofSaxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, and succeeded to the throne of Belgium on February 23, 1934 on the death of hisfather, King Albert I of Belgium.
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel MarieGustave, Prince of Belgium, born at Stuyvenberg outside of Brussels on September 7, 1930, and died at Motril, Spain on July 31, 1993.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Leopold II of Belgium
Outside of Belgium, he is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private project undertaken by the King to extract rubber and ivory, which relied on slavery and is held responsible for the deaths of millions of Africans.
Outside of Belgium, however, he is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State, a private project undertaken by the King to extract rubber and ivory, which relied on slavery and is held responsible for the deaths of millions of Africans.
Leopold Ferdinand Elie Victor Albert Marie, Count of Hainaut (as eldest son of the heir apparent), Duke of Brabant (as heir apparent), born at Laeken on June 12, 1859 and died at Laeken on January 22, 1869 from pneumonia, after falling into a pond.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Leopold III of Belgium
Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, Princess of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony, (October 11, 1927 –; January 10, 2005), was born at the Royal Palace of Brussels.
Prince Laurent of Belgium (Laurent Benoît Baudouin Marie Wettin) was born on October 19, 1963, in Brussels, Belgium, to King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians (the then Prince and Princess of Liège).
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium (Élisabeth Thérèse Marie Hélène, born October 25, 2001) is the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, the heir apparent to the throne of Belgium, and his wife Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
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 Secessie.nu | Kwartaalblad voor de studie van Separatisme en Directe Democratie
Princess Liliane of Belgium was the second wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians (who died in 1983) and stepmother of the present King, Albert II.
King Leopold had lost his first wife, Astrid, the niece of King Gustav of Sweden, in a car accident in 1935, and was raising their three children: Joséphine-Charlotte (who became Grand Duchess of Luxemburg), Baudouin (who in 1951 became King of the Belgians) and Albert (the present King).
Leopold refused to flee Belgium, afraid that by leaving his country he would give Hitler a pretext for dividing Belgium into two separate states: one for the Dutch-speaking Flemings in the North and one for the French-speaking Walloons in the South.
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 Leopold III of Belgium
Leopold III (March 11, 1901 - September 25, 1983), King of the Belgians.
Leopold III was born Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel in Brussels and succeeded to the throne of Belgium on February 23, 1934 on the death of his father, King Albert I of Belgium.
On September 11, 1941, King Leopold III married a second time to Miss Mary Lilian Baels, who was born in Highbury, London, England on November 28, 1916.
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg187 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Josephine of BELGIUM was born 1872 and died 1958.
Leopold III King was born 3 Nov 1901 and died 25 Sep 1983.
Leopold III King [Parents] was born 3 Nov 1901 in Brussels.
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 Leopold III of Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Leopold III Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie (November 3 1901 - September 25 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951 when he in favour of his Heir Apparent his son Baudouin.
Leopold III was born in Brussels as Prince Leopold of Belgium Prince Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duke of Saxony and to the throne of Belgium on February 23 1934 on the death of his father Albert I of Belgium.
On September 11 1941 King Leopold III married a second to Mary Lilian Baels who was born in Highbury London England on November 28 1916.
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 Leopold_III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Leopold III of Austria, ''the Saint'' (1073 - 1136), Margrave of Austria from the house of Babenberg, or
Leopold III of Austria, (1351 - 1386), Duke of Styria, Carinthia, Tyrol, and Vorderösterreich of the House of Habsburg, who died in the Battle of Sempach, or
Leopold III of Belgium, (1901-1983), king of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951
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 Royal Family of Europe - pafg180 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Leopold III OF BELGIUM [Parents] was born on 3 Nov 1901 in Brussels, Belgium.
Joséphine-Charlotte Ingeborg Elisabeth Marie-José Marguerite Astrid, Princess of BELGIUM was born on 11 Oct 1927 in Royal Palace, Brussles, Belgium.
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, Prince OF BELGIUM was born on 7 Sep 1930 in Stuyvenberg, Belgium.
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 Outrageous Fortune: The Tragedy of Leopold III of the Belgians, 1901-1941   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Leopold III as commander in chief of the Belgian army courageuosly shared the fate of his troops and people.
King Leopld III surrendered his army and was taken as a prisoner of war by the Germans.
Leopold III attempted shield Belgium from the conflict which was about to engulf western europe with another war.
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 Prince Charles of Belgium
Charles, [[Prince Regent of Belgium]] Prince Charles, Charles Théodore Henri Antoine Meinrad, Count of Flanders, Prince of Belgium (born: Brussels, October 10, 1903; died: Ostend, June 1, 1983), second son of King Albert I of Belgium and Queen Elisabeth.
He reigned in lieu of his older brother Leopold III of Belgium from 1944 until 1950 as Prince Regent till Leopold III of Belgium could return to the throne.
The role of his brother Leopold III during World War II as well as his marriage to Mary Lilian Baels was questioned and he became too controversial to remain on the throne.
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 Leopold III of Belgium - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
Leopold III was born in Brussels as Prince Leopold of Belgium, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, and succeeded to the throne of Belgium on February_23, 1934 on the death of his father, King Albert_I_of_Belgium.
Baudouin Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, Prince of Belgium, born at Stuyvenberg outside of Brussels on September_7, 1930, and died at Motril, Spain on July_31, 1993.
During World_War_II, the German army invaded Belgium and King Leopold, along with the majority of the Belgian army, was surrounded by the Germans and quickly surrendered.
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 Leopold III of Belgium
Leopold III (Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel) (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in...
Leopold III of Austria (Habsburg) Leopold III of Babenberg.
Astrid of SWEDEN Princess was born in 1905 in Sweden.
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 Leopold III, king of the Belgians. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
In 1936, Leopold announced a fundamental change in foreign policy; Belgium abandoned its military alliance with France in favor of a return to neutrality.
Leopold led the Belgian army in resisting the invaders.
However, Leopold’s arrival in Belgium was followed by such unrest that he transferred the royal powers to his eldest son, Baudouin.
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 LEOPOLD III OF BELGIUM FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Leopold III, ''Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel'' (November 3, 1901 – September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin.
During World War II, the German army invaded Belgium and King Leopold, along with the majority of the Belgian army, was attacked by the Germans and quickly surrendered.
Due to controversy about his conduct during the war, Léopold III and his wife and children were unable to return to Belgium and spend the next six years in exile in Switzerland, a regency under his brother Prince Charles having been established by the Legislature in 1944.
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 Leopold iii of belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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 Belgian Royal Family
Belgium, with Holland formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands as confirmed by the Congress of Vienna on 9 June 1815.
The Law of Succession in Belgium was changed by Royal Decree published on 05 December 1991 but with effect from 02 December 1991, whereby the standards of Salic Law was abolished in favour of succession by order of birth and applying to the descendants of King Albert II.
On the liberation of Belgium, King Leopold III was not in the country, having been deported to Germany by the occupiers.
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 Belgium History / The New Kingdom
The Belgians chose Leopold of Saxe-Coburg to be their first King, under a constitution that significantly limited the power of the monarchy.
Leopold II was succeeded in 1909 by Albert I, his nephew..
Leopold was held prisoner in the palace of Laeken before being taken to Germany.
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 Famous Belgians - Leopold III - King of the Belgians
An advocate of a more independent foreign policy for Belgium before World War II, Leopold twice urged mediation of the conflict between Nazi Germany and the Western Allies in the months immediately before and after the outbreak of war in 1939.
During World War II, when the German army invaded Belgium and France, Leopold, with the bulk of the Belgian army, was surrounded by the Germans and quickly capitulated.
Leopold, however, refused to administer his country under German control and was imprisoned first in his castle at Brussels and later in Germany.
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 Leopold_III_of_Belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
'''''Baudouin'' Albert Charles Léopold Axel Marie Gustave''', Prince of Belgium, who became the fifth King of the Belgians as Baudouin I, born at Stuyvenberg outside of Brussels on September 7, 1930, and died at Motril, Spain on July 31, 1993.
'''Marie-Christine ''Daphné'' Astrid Elisabeth Léopoldine''', Princess of Belgium, born in Brussels on February 6, 1951.
'''''Maria-Esmeralda'' Adélaïde Lilian Anne Léopoldine''', Princess of Belgium, born in Brussels on September 30, 1956, a journalist, her professional name is Esmeralda de Réthy.
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