The Order of Leopold (Dutch: Leopoldsorde, French: Ordre de Léopold, German: Leopoldsorden) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders...
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Leopold I (French: Léopold; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865...
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the second but eldest-surviving son of King Leopold I and Queen Louise, Leopold succeeded his father to the Belgian throne in 1865 and reigned for 44 years...
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Princess Astrid of Sweden. In 1934, Baudouin's grandfather King Albert I of Belgium was killed in a rock climbing accident; Leopold became king and the...
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Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak...
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State. In 1908, the Order of the Crown was made a national honour of Belgium, junior to the Order of Leopold. Currently, the Order of the Crown is awarded...
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The 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...
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is a list of Belgian monarchs from 1831 when the first Belgian king, Leopold I, ascended the throne, after Belgium seceded from the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
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Leopold (Belgium), 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...
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son of King Leopold III of Belgium and a younger brother of Baudouin. His mother, Paola, Princess of Liège (later Queen Paola), is a daughter of the Italian...
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Cavalry Regiment on 7 May 1945. Owing to the political situation in Belgium, King Leopold and his family moved to the villa "Le Reposoir" in Pregny, Switzerland...
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Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Albert succeeded his uncle Leopold II to the Belgian throne in 1909. He...
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crossed sceptres, the collar of the Order of Leopold and the motto. Lesser coat of arms on an embassy plaque Lesser arms on a Belgian passport cover A Royal...
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Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, Count of Hainaut (12 June 1859 – 22 January 1869), was the second child and only son of King Leopold II of Belgium...
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common uncle, King Leopold I of Belgium. He was baptised in the Private Chapel of Buckingham Palace on 28 June 1853 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, John...
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the wife of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of King Leopold III of Belgium and of Queen Marie-José of Italy, and...
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Regent of Belgium on 25 February 1831. Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, since 1826 also called Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was designated as King of the...
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Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders (Dutch: Filips; 24 March 1837 – 17 November 1905), was the third born and second surviving son of King Leopold I of Belgium...
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commission investigated his elder brother, King Leopold III of Belgium, as to whether he betrayed the Allies of World War II by an allegedly premature surrender...
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Marie Henriette of Austria (Marie Henriette Anne; 23 August 1836 – 19 September 1902) was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Leopold II. The marriage...
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of the Eagle of Este House of Habsburg: 1,285th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold Germany: Grand...
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Officer (category Positions of authority)
the British Empire (UK), Order of Leopold (Belgium) Great Officer of State Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner Officer of arms Officer in The Salvation...
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Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1878 Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1904 Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold Kingdom of Portugal:...
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King Leopold III of Belgium, and sister of the late King Baudouin and former King Albert II and aunt of King Philippe. She was also the first cousin of King...
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Pierre Emmanuel Félix Chazal (category Order of Leopold (Belgium))
later that same day. Belgium: Grand Cross in the Order of Leopold Belgium: Iron Cross (1830) Belgium: Military Cross Belgium: Memorial Cross (1856)...
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During the First and Second World Wars, the Croix de Guerre medals of France and Belgium, as well as the French Military Medal and Luxembourg War Cross,...
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Guillaume Delcourt (category Order of Leopold (Belgium))
a Belgian Royal Navy officer, navigator, naval engineer and maritime advisor to King Leopold II. He was one of the major players of early Belgian expansion...
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the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Princess Stéphanie was the second daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium and Marie Henriette of Austria. She...
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Georges Gilkinet (category Order of Leopold (Belgium))
Court of Cassation confirms the basis of Georges Gilikinet's judicial condemnation, thus giving reason to Patokh Chodiev. Knight in the Order of Leopold (2014)...
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when Leopold was considered for the throne of Greece, and was repeated when he was elected king of the Belgians instead of Louise's brother the duke of Nemours...
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