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5 de abr. de 2024 · Leopold II (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium—died December 17, 1909, Laeken) was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an imperial power, he led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin, making possible the formation in 1885 of the Congo Free State, annexed in 1908 as ...
Leopold II (French: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor; Dutch: Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor; 9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.
- 17 December 1865 – 17 December 1909
- Louise of Orléans
12 de jun. de 2020 · Getty Images. Leopold II ruled Belgium from 1865-1909 - activists want this statue in Brussels removed due to his brutal regime in Congo Free State. Inside the palatial walls of Belgium's Africa...
22 de dic. de 2018 · Leopoldo II, el rey belga que cometió en África "los abusos más atroces" del colonialismo europeo - BBC News Mundo. Redacción * BBC News Mundo. 22 diciembre 2018. Actualizado 10 junio 2020. Getty...
Leopoldo II. Rey de Bélgica, perteneciente a la dinastía de Sajonia-Coburgo (Bruselas, 1835 - Laeken, 1909). Sucedió a su padre, Leopoldo I de Bélgica, en 1865. Como su antecesor, fue un hábil diplomático, capaz de obtener, merced al apoyo de Gran Bretaña, que la neutralidad belga fuera respetada en la confrontación entre Bismarck y ...
16 de nov. de 2022 · Leopold II, king of the Belgians and for a time the world’s largest landowner, died peacefully on the 44th anniversary of his coronation in December 1909. He is remembered for his large bequests to the nation and the graceful buildings he commissioned with his own money.
