Order of Leopold II is an order of Belgium and is named in honor of King Leopold II. The decoration was established on 24 August 1900 by Leopold II as...
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Leopold II (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State...
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The Order of Leopold (Dutch: Leopoldsorde, French: Ordre de Léopold, ‹See Tfd›German: Leopoldsorden) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary...
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Albert II is the son of King Leopold III and the last living child of Queen Astrid, born a princess of Sweden. He is the younger brother of the late...
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February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion...
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the Order of the African Star Grand Cross in the Royal Order of the Lion Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II Grand...
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Leopold II (Peter Leopold Josef Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard; 5 May 1747 – 1 March 1792) was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor, as well as King of Hungary...
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founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo Free State in 1900 as "Order of Leopold" and incorporated into the...
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order in 1908). Order of Leopold II, founded by King Leopold II of the Congo Free State on 24 August 1900 (became a Belgian order in 1908). Order of Monisaraphon...
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and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Albert succeeded his uncle Leopold II to the Belgian...
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Michael Kadoorie (category Commanders of the Order of Leopold II)
of Honour by the government of France and a Commander of the Order of Léopold II of Belgium. He was awarded a knighthood, as a Knight Bachelor, in the...
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Philippe de Lannoy (category Officers of the Order of Leopold II)
World War II. Volunteer's Medal 1940–1945 (1946). Officer of the Order of Leopold II. Knight of the Order of Leopold. Grand Decoration of Honour for...
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Johan Ferner (category Recipients of the Order of Leopold II)
Officer of the Order of Leopold II France: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit Germany: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany...
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Master of the Order of the Crown (21 July 2013) Grand Master of the Order of Leopold II (21 July 2013) Argentina: Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator...
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highest honors. The Order was established on October 15, 1897, by King Leopold II in his capacity as ruler of the Congo Free State. The order was first intended...
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Redeemer, 1916 Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown, 1916 Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II, 1917 Naguib Mahfouz, Palace...
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Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (redirect from Simeon II of Bulgaria)
Simeon II at the ceremony of his award of the Stara Planina Order, Ist degree – H.R.H. King Simeon II". Speech by King Simeon II at the ceremony of his award...
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Nelson Rockefeller (redirect from Death of Nelson Rockefeller)
Grande Croix de l'Ordre de Leopold II of Belgium, 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Philippines, 1959 Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands...
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Marka (singer) (category Knights of the Order of Leopold II)
In 2005 Marka was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II (Chevalier de l'Ordre de Léopold II) by the Minister of Culture for Wallonia and Brussels...
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Leopold II (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1824 to 1859. He married twice; first to Maria Anna of Saxony, and after...
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Shashi Kiran Shetty (category Commanders of the Order of Leopold II)
one daughter, Shloka Shetty. Appointed as Commander of the Order of Leopold II by King Philippe of Belgium in 2015. Received an Honorary Doctorate from...
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Ogden Mills Reid (category Recipients of the Order of Leopold II)
with the rank of Officer in the Legion of Honour, and by the Belgian government with the honor of Commander of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium. In 1931...
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to: a rank in the Belgian Order of the Crown a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold II a title in the Belgian nobility...
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The Order of the African Star (Dutch: Orde van de Afrikaanse Ster; French: Ordre de l'Étoile africaine) was established by Leopold II of Belgium on 30...
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Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira (category Grand Officers of the Order of Leopold II)
Cross of the Order of Rio Branco Belgium: Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold II France: Commander of the Order of Merit United States of America:...
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Grand Cordon, Special Class of the Supreme Order of the Renaissance (6 March 2024). Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (18 May 2016). Germany:...
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Jerzy Łukaszewski (category Recipients of the Order of Leopold II)
2018 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand officer of the Order of Leopold II Grand officer of the Ordre national...
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Maximilian von Fürstenberg (category Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II)
During the Regency of Belgium, he was named chaplain of the court and decorated with the Cross of Knight of the Order of Leopold II for his patriotic conduct...
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Paul Vanden Boeynants (category Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II)
Minister of State, by Royal Decree. Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold. Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold II. Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Saints...
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of Queen Margrethe II (14 January 2022) Belgium: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose Greece:...
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