Leopold II
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1747–92, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1790–92 (son of Francis I; brother of Joseph II and Marie Antoinette).
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1835–1909, king of Belgium 1865–1909 (son of Leopold I of Belgium).
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1747–92, Holy Roman Emperor (1790–92). He formed an alliance with Prussia against France (1792) after the downfall of his brother-in-law Louis XVI
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1835–1909, king of the Belgians (1865–1909); son of Leopold I. He financed Stanley's explorations in Africa, becoming first sovereign of the Congo Free State (1885)
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By the accession of Leopold II in 1790, an empire based on a “feudal hierarchy of status” found itself in the age of Romantic nationalism, democracy and “enlightened ridicule.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
A job with the International African Association established by the Belgian King, Leopold II would follow.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
‘Kaneza Schaal: KLII’ The theater artist interrogates issues of racism and colonialism through the historic personage of Belgium’s rapacious 19th century monarch King Leopold II in this solo drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
In Belgium, the international protests against racism that followed the death of George Floyd in the United States gave a new momentum to activists fighting to have monuments to King Leopold II removed.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
In 1906 he became member of the Belgian Senate and in 1907 was appointed by his uncle, Leopold II, Lieutenant-General.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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