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Leopold II set up, with the cooperation of the British explorer Stanley, the Study Committee on the Upper Congo, converted in 1879 into the International Association of the Congo. 1885 The Berlin Conference recognised the independent state of the Congo, of which Leopold II became the Sovereign. That same year, the Belgian Parliament authorizes ...
Leopold II, orig. Léopold-Louis-Philippe-Marie-Victor, (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belg.—died Dec. 17, 1909, Laeken), King of the Belgians (1865–1909). Succeeding his father, Leopold I, he led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin. In 1876 he founded an association to explore the Congo area, with Henry Morton ...
Als Leopold 1790 nach dem Tod Josephs als Kaiser Leopold II. die Nachfolge im Reich und in den Erblanden übernahm, kam der Sohn Leopolds und Livias, Luigi oder Ludwig, gemeinsam mit seiner Mutter und deren Familie nach Wien. Er erhielt eine gute Erziehung, wohnte am Kohlmarkt und wurde als Ludwig von Grün Hofkammerbeamter. Er starb 1814 an einem Lungenleiden.
In 1790 Leopold’s programme of reform in Tuscany was interrupted by the death of Joseph II. Since his designated heir, Leopold’s son Franz, was deemed to be too young to rule in his own right, Joseph was followed on the imperial throne by Leopold as his next eldest brother.
1. März 2015 · Leopold II. Grand Duke of Tuscany (1765–1790), emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy (1790–1792) Born 5 May 1747 in Vienna. Died 1 March 1792 in Vienna. Motto: ‘Pietate et Concordia – By piety and concord’. As a ruler Leopold II was prepared to initiate reforms. Following the death of his father, he ...
Leopold 2. Leopold 1. Albert 1. Leopold II (fulde franske navn Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor, fulde nederlandske navn Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor 9. april 1835 – 17. december 1909) efterfulgte sin far, Leopold I som konge af Belgien i 1865 og forblev landets regent frem til sin død 43 år senere.
8. Juni 2020 · Leopold II was the King of Belgium from 1865 to 1909 - the longest-reigning monarch in the country’s history. Today he is notorious for his personal rule over the Congo Free State, in which ...
