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Leopold I
(1790–1865)
Leopold I, first King of the Belgians was born in Ehrenburg Castle in the Bavarian town of Coburg, and named "Georg Christian Friedrich". He was the youngest son of Duke Francis Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield and Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf. In 1795–as a mere toddler–Leopold was appointed colonel of the Izmailovski Imperial Regiment in Russia. Seven years later he became a general. When the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg was occupied by Napoleonic troops in 1806 he went to Paris. Napoleon offered him the position of adjutant, but he refused. Instead he succeeded his brother as head of the Duchy. Afterwards he campaigned against Napoleon. In 1815 Leopold was appointed field-marshal.
On May 2, 1816, he married Princess Charlotte Augusta; the only legitimate child of the Prince Regent (later George IV) and therefore heiress to the English throne. On November 5, 1817, Princess Charlotte gave birth to a stillborn son; she died the following day. He functioned as a principal advisor to his niece Queen Victoria. In 1830 Leopold was offered the Greek crown, but he refused it. After Belgium asserted its independence from Netherlands on October 4, 1830, the Belgian National Congress asked Leopold to become king of the newly-formed country. He accepted and became "King of the Belgians" on June 26, 1831. His inauguration took place in the Royal Palace in Brussels on July 21, 1831. This day became a Belgian national holiday. Less than two weeks later, on August 2, the Netherlands invaded Belgium. Skirmishes continued for eight years, but in 1839 the two countries signed a treaty establishing Belgium's independence. Leopold tried to pass laws to regulate female and child labor in 1842, but the time was not yet ripe for it. A wave of revolutions passed over Europe after King Louis-Philippe was chased from the French throne in 1848. Belgium remained neutral, mainly because of Leopold's diplomatic efforts. On December 10, 1865, the king died in Laeken and was interred in the Royal vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1935, The Kings of Belguim
Belgian Congo, 1958, Belgian Kings
Belgian Congo, 1958, Belgian Kings
Belgian Congo, 1958, Belgian Kings
Belgian Congo, 1958, Belgian Kings
Belgian Congo, 1958, Belgian Kings
Belgian Congo, 1958, Belgian Kings
Belgium, 1849, Leopold I
Belgium, 1849, Leopold I
Belgium, 1849/1854, Leopold I
Belgium, 1849/1854, Leopold I
Belgium, 1849/1854, Leopold I
Belgium, 1858/1861, Leopold I
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Belgium, 1858/1861, Leopold I
Belgium, 1858/1861, Leopold I
Belgium, 1863/1865, Leopold I
Belgium, 1863/1865, Leopold I
Belgium, 1863/1865, Leopold I
Belgium, 1863/1865, Leopold I
Belgium, 1865/1867, Leopold I
Belgium, 1865/1867, Leopold I
Belgium, 1865/1867, Leopold I
Belgium, 1865/1867, Leopold I
Belgium, 1865/1867, Leopold I
Belgium, 1915/1920, Kings of Belgium
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1925, Leopold I and Albert I
Belgium, 1930, Leopold I
Belgium, 1949, Leopold I
Belgium, 1949, Leopold I
Belgium, 1949, Leopold I
Belgium, 1949, Leopold I
Belgium, 1957, Leopold I entering Brussels
Belgium, 1957, Leopold I at frontier
Belgium, 1963, Hotel des Postes, Paris, Stamp with Leopold I
Belgium, 1965, Leopold I
Belgium, 1965, Leopold I
Belgium, 1972, Leopold I
Belgium, 1972, Leopold I
Belgium, 1980, Leopold I and Louise-Marie
Belgium, 1981, Statue of Leopold I
Belgium, 1991, Academy Building and Leopold I
Belgium, 1999, Leopold I
Belgium, 1999, Stamp of Belgian M1
Belgium, 1999, Stamp of Belgian M2
Belgium, 1999, Leopold I
Belgium, 2002, Congress Column with Statue of Leopold I
Belgium, 2005, The Kings of Belguim
Belgium, 2005, Leopold I and Albert II
Belgium, 2006, Leopold I
Belgium, 2009, Stamps with Leopold I
Bulgaria, 1990, Stamp of Belguim
Umm al Quiwain, 1966, Stamps of Belguim and Egypte
Umm al Quiwain, 1966, Stamp of Belguim
Zaire / Congo, 1980, Map of Africa, Leopold I
Belgium, 1965.11.13, 
Brussels. Crown
Belgium, 1999.04.24, Saint-Mard. Leopold I
Belgium, 1905.21.07, 
Leopold I and Leopold II
Belgium, 1930, Congress Column with Statue of Leopold I
Belgium, 1930, Congress Column with Statue of Leopold I
Belgium, 1999.24.04, Stamp of Belgium M1
