From The Mad Monarchist (18 March 2012)
09 September 2023
MM Video: Leopold II of the Belgians
Leopold II was King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, the second monarch after King Leopold I. Known as a cold, contradictory man, over time he gained a ruthless reputation amongst the crowned heads of Europe, mostly for his effort to make Belgium a colonial power and his personal acquisition and rule of the Congo Free State. The horrors of the Congo are probably what he is most remembered for but he also encouraged a great deal of industry and growth in Belgium and supported increases to the military as part of a policy of armed neutrality -a policy considered unnecessary by many until the First World War. He had 3 daughters and 1 son, the son preceeding him in death so that Leopold II was succeeded by his nephew King Albert I.
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