Leopold II

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noun

1. 1747–92, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1790–92 (son of Francis I; brother of Joseph II and Marie Antoinette).

2. 1835–1909, king of Belgium 1865–1909 (son of Leopold I of Belgium).

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Leopold II British  

noun

1. 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

2. 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

Local folklore says that, before their recent return, the last wolf in Belgium was shot by the nation's King Leopold II in the 1890s.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023

‘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

Leopold II was married to an Austrian archduchess.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill

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