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	Leopold III of Belgium Summary
		On Nov. 3, 1901, Leopold was born to Prince Albert and Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria.
		Leopold, accompanied by a number of his cabinet ministers, was urged to follow the example of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and to establish a government-in-exile.
		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.
	www.bookrags.com /Leopold_III_of_Belgium (1493 words)

	boys clothing: Belgian royalty--Leopold III
		Leopold III (1901-1983) ascended the throne in 1934.
		Leopold swore allegiance to the country's constitution while claiming that he "would give myself entirely to the country." Astrid, transported by the events she was witnessing lifted her young son and offered him to Belgian nation.
		Leopold, with the bulk of the Belgian Army, was surrounded by the Germans, and capitulated.
	histclo.com /royal/bel/royal-bell3.htm (3525 words)

	Namnlöst dokument
		Leopold I died on the 10 of December 1865 and was succeeded by his son, Leopold II.
		Leopold I of the Belgians and Louise Marie.
		Leopold III of the Belgians and Queen Astrid (née Princess of Sweden).
	www.warholm.nu /Kingbel.html (495 words)

	The Kingdom of Belgium
		Son of Leopold III King of the Belgians (1901-1983) and 1) Astrid Princess of Sweden (1905-1935).
		The Belgians were not happy with this union -one of the biggest contrast was that the south was catholic and the north predominantly protestant- and in August 1830 a revolution began.
		Leopold III had returned to Belgium in 1945, but the Belgian people didn't wish to get him back as a King because of his behaviour during the war.
	www.nettyroyal.nl /belgium.html (1367 words)

	Monarchie - Leopold III
		Birth in Brussels, of Leopold, Philippe, Charles, Albert, Meinrad, Hubert, Marie, Miguel, son of Prince Albert and Princess Elisabeth, future King and Queen of the Belgians.
		On the death of Leopold II, Albert acceded to the throne and Leopold became the Duke of Brabant, the title given to the heir to the throne in Belgium.
		On 23 February, Leopold III succeeded Albert I. On 6 June, birth of Albert, future King of the Belgians (1993-).
	www.monarchie.be /en/monarchy/history/leopold_III.html (559 words)

	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.
	www.bartleby.com /65/le/Leopo3Bel.html (289 words)

	Obituary: Princess Liliane of Belgium Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		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: Josephine-Charlotte (who became Grand Duchess of Luxemburg), Baudouin (who in 1951 became King of the Belgians) and Albert (the present King).
		Leopold's freedom was only marginally restricted, although the King's entourage told the Belgian people that he was living in captivity at Laeken as a prisoner of war.
		Leopold was mocked by the people as "the son-in-law of Mr Baels." But their anger was directed chiefly at Liliane, who was referred to as "Lady Codfish," and "the fishmonger's daughter".
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_200206/ai_n12626471 (935 words)

	Leopold III of Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		At the end of the War, in 1919, the Crown Prince Leopold was enrolled at St. Anthony Seminary in Santa Barbara, California.
		She was born in Stockholm on November 17, 1905, the youngest daughter of Prince Carl of Sweden and Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.
		Albert, Prince of Liège, Prince of Belgium, born at Stuyvenberg in Brussels on June 6, 1934.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leopold_III_of_Belgium (1163 words)

	A wife loved by a king but not her people - smh.com.au
		Princess Liliane, who has died aged 85, was the widow of King Leopold III of the Belgians and, although a commoner, more than matched the elegance of many a princess born into a royal house.
		King Leopold III, the father of King Baudouin and the present King Albert II, was a widower, his Swedish wife, Queen Astrid, having died in a car accident when the king suffered a moment of inattention at the wheel in August 1935.
		After the Belgian Army had fought for 18 days following the German invasion of their country, Leopold had asked for an armistice; but his view was that the cause was hopeless and he wished to spare his people further bloodshed.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/19/1023864455260.html (1397 words)

	Famous Belgians - Leopold III - King of the Belgians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		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.
		Despite his defiance of the Germans, the Belgian government-in-exile in London refused to recognize his right to rule.
	www.famousbelgians.net /leopold3.htm (278 words)

	Belgian Royal Family
		See 28.8 - King Leopold was previously Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (from 1826 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and became King of the Belgians on 21 July 1831, some fourteen years after the death of his wife Charlotte who died in childbirth.
		A Belgian uprising in 1830 resulted in an enforced separation of the two countries but it wasn't until 19 April 1839 that King Willem I of the Netherlands accepted a settlement and the independent and neutral state of Belgium came into being.
		On the liberation of Belgium, King Leopold III was not in the country, having been deported to Germany by the occupiers.
	www.btinternet.com /~allan_raymond/Belgian_Royal_Family.htm (1379 words)

	AllRefer.com - Leopold III, king of the Belgians (Benelux History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Leopold III, king of the Belgians, Benelux History, Biographies
		Leopold III 1901–83, king of the Belgians (1934–51), son and successor of Albert I.
		After his first wife, Astrid, was killed in an automobile accident while Leopold was at the wheel, he married (1941) a commoner, whom he later created princess of REthy.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Leopo3Bel.html (374 words)

	Belgian Royalty -- Queen Elisabeth
		The Belgian crown was thus inherited by his nephew, who ascended the throne as Albert I, King of the Belgians.
		While the Belgian Army could not stop the Germans, their valiant resistance did slow the Germans down and was a key factor in the eventual Allied success in stopping the Germans on the Marne before Paris--the much acclaimed "Miracle on the Marne".
		King Leopold III, Albert and Elisabeth's eldest son, were stunned with the onslaught of the NAZI Blitzkrieg.
	histclo.com /royal/gers/bav/eliz.htm (1614 words)

	Worldroots.com
		Leopold II of Saxe-Coburg, King of the Belgians (1835-1909)
		King Leopold III of the Belgians with his spouse Princess Astrid of Sweden on their wedding day 10 Nov 1926
		Liliane Baels, Princess of the Belgians and Princess deRethy
	worldroots.com /brigitte/royal/royal16a.htm (394 words)

	Leopold III - Elastolin and Lineol Portrait Figures
		Leopold III (1901-83), king of the Belgians (1934-51), son of King Albert I, and grandnephew of King Leopold II, born November 3, 1901, in Brussels.
		On July 16, 1951, Leopold abdicated in favor of Baudouin.
		A total of two portrait-figures have been produced by Lineol, which represent King Leopold III of Belgium.
	www.toy-soldier-gallery.com /Articles/LeopoldIII/LeopoldIII.html (234 words)

	Amazon.com: Outrageous Fortune: The Tragedy of Leopold III of the Belgians, 1901-1941: Books: Roger Keyes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		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.
	www.amazon.com /Outrageous-Fortune-Tragedy-Belgians-1901-1941/dp/0436233207 (1205 words)

	Leopold III, king of the Belgians — FactMonster.com
		Leopold III, king of the Belgians — FactMonster.com
		Leopold III, 1901–83, king of the Belgians (1934–51), son and successor of
		However, Leopold's arrival in Belgium was followed by such unrest that he transferred the royal powers to his eldest son,
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0829450.html (258 words)

	josephine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Her parents were Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant and Princess Astrid, born Princess of Sweden.
		Princess Josephine-Charlotte's early years were divided between Stuyvenberg, her parents' home on the Belgian royal estate at Laeken, and Stockholm, home to her maternal grandparents, Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden.
		Questions over King Leopold's alleged collaboration with the Nazis made it impossible for the family to return to Belgium, where the King's brother, Prince Charles, was appointed as regent.
	www.geocities.com /luxroyalty/josephine.html (433 words)

	AllRefer.com - Albert I, king of the Belgians (Benelux History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Albert I 1875–1934, king of the Belgians (1909–34), nephew and successor of Leopold II.
		Albert spent the entire war at the head of his army, and in 1918 he led the Allied offensive that recovered the Belgian coast.
		He died in a rock-climbing accident and was succeeded by his son, Leopold III.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Albert1Bel.html (248 words)

	TIME.com: Going Places? -- Oct. 31, 1949 -- Page 1
		King Leopold III of the Belgians and his beautiful wife were happily packing their bags last week in their lakeside villa at Pregny, Switzerland, where they have been whiling away their long exile.
		Leopold's supporters had gathered a 25-million franc ($71,429) war chest for the impending political campaign.
		Ex-Premier Paul-Henri Spaak, now president of the Council of Europe's Assembly, who had hitherto been mild on the subject of Leopold, called the Leopold-Eyskens agreement "sheer political folly." If the King got less than 55% of the votes, said Spaak, the institution of the monarchy itself could be endangered.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,800986,00.html (665 words)

	"We await the verdict of honest men " - Reader comments at DanielPipes.org
		III, which, as from 28th of May 1940, was propagated all over the world.
		Leopold III was left with only one possible choice: to lay down the weapons.
		Belgians had died already, for a cause that was doomed from the start.
	www.danielpipes.org /comments/42124 (3613 words)

	FROM OUR READERS
		Although the British military establishment has never publicly acknowledged that King Leopold III and his army, by their prolonged resistance, saved the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in may 1940, the world famous military expert Liddell Hart saw no reason for such reticence.
		By the time the Belgian front had turned, the BEF had slipped out of reach and were nearing Dunkirk”.
		The Belgian army, by its brave and prolonged resistance, until nearly two days after the BEF began its evacuation (without informing the Belgians or the French!), held up the advance of what was originally 8 German divisions and was increased to 14 divisions, supported by the bulk of the German Luftwaffe.
	users.skynet.be /on5np/canada.htm (915 words)

	Baudouin — FactMonster.com
		After their return to Belgium his father's unpopularity led to Baudouin's appointment (1950) as regent, and on Leopold's abdication (1951) Baudouin ascended the throne.
		Albert II, king of the Belgians - Albert II, 1934–, king of the Belgians (1993–), the younger son of Leopold III.
		Leopold III, king of the Belgians - Leopold III, 1901–83, king of the Belgians (1934–51), son and successor of Albert I. In...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0806510.html (176 words)

	The European Royals Message Board: Interfaith godparents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Case in point: the late Catholic King Leopold III of the Belgians was a godparent of the Protestant Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands).
		Once again, I'm assuming that the opposite scenario (of Orthodox Christians as godparents to Protestants) is possible: I believe Nicholas' father, Czar Alexander III of Russia, was named as a godfather to the same Alix.
		Case in : point: the late Catholic King Leopold III of : the Belgians was a godparent of the : Protestant Queen Beatrix of the : Netherlands).
	members3.boardhost.com /EuropeanRoyals/msg/1165378245.html (504 words)

	Elisabeth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-02)
		Albert was guaranteed the crown of the Belgians upon the king's death.
		The Belgian crown was inherited by his nephew, who ascended the throne as
		King Leopold III, Albert and Elisabeth's eldest son, was
	www.geocities.com /henry8jane4/Elisabeth.html (967 words)

	DNA - World - Royal Tintin comic sold for $12,200 at auction - Daily News & Analysis
		BRUSSELS: A volume of adventures by cartoon hero Tintin dedicated by his Belgian creator to the late King Leopold III of the Belgians was sold for 9,600 euros (12,200 dollars) at an auction on Saturday, Brussels' Galerie Moderne said.
		It was one of a limited edition of 250, but the great attraction for collectors was the signed dedication by Herge to Leopold and his second wife Princess Lilian, Belga news agency reported.
		More than 300 cartoon book lots were up for grabs in the auction and the book for Leopold, father of reigning Belgian King Albert II, was by no means the top sale.
	www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1056066 (402 words)

	Grossherzogin von Luxemburg \| Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte \| Diademe de la Grande-Duchesse du Luxembourg
		The eldest daughter of Leopold III, King of Belgium, and the legendary Queen Astrid, Princess Josephine-Charlotte (1927-2005), Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, elegantly carried out her role as the First Lady of Luxembourg by the side of Grand Duke Jean for 36 years.
		Like her grandmother, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, and her mother, Queen Astrid, the Grand Duchess was, behind her image of refinement, a woman who constantly worked for the benefit of children, family, health and culture.
		Her Royal Highness, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg, Princess of Belgium born in Brussels on 11th October 1927, Princess Josephine-Charlotte and her brothers Baudouin and Albert, who successively became Kings of Belgium, were obliged to go into exile during the Second World War, while Leopold III decided to remain near his people.
	www.royal-magazin.de /luxemburg/josephine-charlotte-rubine.htm (629 words)

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