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King Leopold I 🇩🇪

Léopold Ier / Leopold I (Known as "Leopold of Saxe-Coburg")
First King of the Belgians (1831–1865), The Nestor of Europe, Constitutional Monarch
Born Dec 16, 1790 🇩🇪 Coburg (Bavaria), Germany
Passed Away Dec 10, 1865 Laeken (Brussels), Belgium
Lifespan 74 years old
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"I accept the crown offered to me by the Belgian people; my sword and my honour belong to this nation."

Archival Overview

The first King of the Belgians (1831–1865) who took the constitutional oath on July 21, 1831, successfully defending the new nation against Dutch invasion and steering Belgium into an era of peace and industrialization.

Biographical Record

A decorated general in the Russian imperial army during the Napoleonic Wars and widower of British Princess Charlotte, Leopold was elected King of the Belgians by the National Congress in 1831. Days after his coronation, he personally commanded Belgian forces against the invading Dutch during the Ten Days' Campaign.

Known as 'the Nestor of Europe' for his wise diplomatic counsel to European monarchs (including his niece Queen Victoria), Leopold scrupulously respected the Belgian Constitution, supported the creation of Europe's first continental railway, and made Belgium an industrial powerhouse.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Royal Crypt (Church of Our Lady of Laeken)
Laeken (Brussels), Belgium
GPS: 50.8789, 4.3556
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