Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld Net Worth is $12 Million
Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
King Leopold II was born on April 9, 1835 in Brussels, Belgium as Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld. He was married to Blanche Delacroix and Queen Maria-Hendrika of the Belgians. He died on December 17, 1909 in Brussels.
Son of King Leopold I of Belgium. King of Belgium from 10 December 1865 until his death.
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Married Blanche Delacroix 5 days before his death to legitimate their two children.
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Maternal grandson of Louis Philippe I, the last King of France.
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First cousin of Queen Victoria.
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Approached Henry Morton Stanley with the idea of introducing Western civilization and Christianity to the Congo. In reality, the king had set up a private holding company he passed off as a scientific and philanthropic association. Although Stanley refused to impose treaties struck with tribal chiefs that would have ceded sovereignty over their lands, Stanley was indirectly responsible for helping Leopold establish rule over the Congo.
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Year
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Enterrement du roi Léopold II
1909
Short documentary
Himself (funeral)
Funérailles solennelles de S.M. le roi Léopold II à Laeken et à Bruxelles
1909
Documentary short
Himself (funeral)
Les funérailles de S.M. Marie-Henriette, reine des Belges
1902
Documentary
Himself
Le roi Léopold II à l'exposition de Tervuren
1897
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
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