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Leopold II of Belgium (Q12967)

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King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
  • Leopold II
  • Leopold II van.toluca.cuautitlan.cesyt.policia.d.f België
  • King Leopold II
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    Leopold II of Belgium
    King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
    • Leopold II
    • Leopold II van.toluca.cuautitlan.cesyt.policia.d.f België
    • King Leopold II

    Statements

    instance of
    human
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    image
    Leopold ii garter knight.jpg
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    media legend
    II. Lipót király a Térdszalagrend egyenruhájában (Hungarian)
    Leopold II. Belgický, 80. léta 19. století (Czech)
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    signature
    Signature of Leopold II of Belgium.svg
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    name in native language
    Léopold II de Belgique (French)
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    birth name
    Léopold Louis-Philippe Marie Victor de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (French)
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    place of birth
    Brussels
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    place of death
    Laeken
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    spouse
    Marie Henriette of Austria
    series ordinal
    1
    start time
    22 August 1853Gregorian
    end time
    19 September 1902Gregorian
    1 reference
    The Peerage person ID
    p10234.htm#i102340
    retrieved
    7 August 2020
    Caroline Lacroix
    start time
    12 December 1909Gregorian
    series ordinal
    2
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    The Peerage person ID
    p10234.htm#i102340
    retrieved
    7 August 2020
    native language
    French
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    position held
    King of the Belgians
    start time
    17 December 1865Gregorian
    end time
    17 December 1909Gregorian
    replaces
    Leopold I of Belgium
    replaced by
    Albert I of Belgium
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    Senator by Right
    start time
    9 April 1853Gregorian
    end time
    16 December 1865Gregorian
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    Sovereign of the Congo Free State
    replaces
    no value
    start time
    1 July 1885Gregorian
    series ordinal
    1
    end time
    15 November 1908Gregorian
    replaced by
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    owner of
    Ardenne Castle
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    Kasteel van Ravenstein
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    Q3558642
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    award received
    Order of St. Andrew
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    Order of Ludwig I
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    Order of Saint Joseph
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    Order of the Medjidie
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    Order of Osmanieh
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    Order of the Crown
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    Order of Saint Hubert
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    Order of the Rue Crown
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    Order of the Garter
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    described at URL
    https://www.factinate.com/history/when-these-historical-figures-were-alive-history-adored-them-time-exposed-their-darkness/
    title
    Historical Figures Who Kept Their True Evil Hidden From The World (English)
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    English
    quotation
    presenting his Congo venture as a civilizing mission through the International African Society. Behind this moral disguise, his regime orchestrated one of the deadliest colonial systems in recorded history.Ten to fifteen million Congolese perished through forced labor, starvation, and violent terror. Soldiers mutilated those who missed rubber quotas, and this enforced a reign of fear so absolute that Leopold never needed to visit the Congo himself to orchestrate its horror. (English)
    retrieved
    21 January 2026
    publication date
    14 October 2025
    author
    Q137837319
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    has list
    Q73939355
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    Commons gallery
    Leopold II of Belgium
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    Commons category
    Leopold II of Belgium
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    Identifiers

    VIAF cluster ID
    264072032
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    ISNI
    0000000382048376
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    RISM ID
    people/165963
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    GND ID
    118727648
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    FAST ID
    40490
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    SBN author ID
    MUSV038483
    subject named as
    Léopold II <re dei Belgi>
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    NDL Authority ID
    00620958
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    NUKAT ID
    n2006116885
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    Libris-URI
    mkz27rf55h84znj
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    stated in
    LIBRIS
    publication date
    21 January 2013
    retrieved
    24 August 2018
    Athenaeum person ID
    829
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    BHF author ID
    000004384
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    Dodis ID
    P28244
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    FactGrid item ID
    Q234314
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    gravsted.dk ID
    leopold2
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    GTAA ID
    125357
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    KBR person ID
    10038567
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    14288875
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    MuseScore artist ID
    14216
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    museum-digital ID
    27656
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    NE.se ID
    leopold-ii
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    NLP ID
    a0000001852357
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    Persée author ID
    386893
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    RA Collections ID
    25090
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    RKDartists ID
    460470
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    Salzburgwiki ID
    15230
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    Te Papa agent ID
    68712
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    Rodovid ID
    87554
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    The Peerage person ID
    p10234.htm#i102340
    subject named as
    Léopold II, Roi des Belges
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    retrieved
    7 August 2020
    WikiTree person ID
    Sachsen-Coburg_und_Gotha-40
    subject named as
    Léopold Leopold II Louis-Philippe Marie Victor roi des Belges, koning der Belgen de Belgique (Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) aka van België (9 Apr 1835 - 17 Dec 1909)
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