King leopold biography
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Leopold II of Belgium
King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909
| Leopold II | |||
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Portrait by Alexander Bassano, c. 1889 | |||
| Reign | 17 December 1865 – 17 December 1909 | ||
| Predecessor | Leopold I | ||
| Successor | Albert I | ||
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| Reign | 1 July 1885 – 15 November 1908 | ||
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| Born | (1835-04-09)9 April 1835 Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Died | 17 December 1909(1909-12-17) (aged 74) Laeken, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Burial | Church of Our Lady of Laeken | ||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||
| Father | Leopold I of Belgium | ||
| Mother | Louise of Orléans | ||
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Leopold II[a] (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of