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

King Leopold II wanted his own slice of the continent, but without government backing he had to win over investors and the public.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023

However, Belgium’s second king, the constitutional monarch Leopold II, dreamed of establishing an empire in the Congo Basin of Central Africa and was not to be dissuaded.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

‘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

The head and front of the nation in this desperate endeavour was the "hero king," Albert, nephew of Leopold II.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward