Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich

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Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich, better known as Leopold I of Belgium, was the first King of the Belgians and a key 19th-century European monarch who helped establish Belgium as an independent constitutional monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Belgians
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Leopold I of Belgium
Leopold I of Belgium
surface form: Leopold I, King of the Belgians
birthName Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich self-link
burialPlace Church of Our Lady of Laeken
surface form: Royal Crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken
child Charlotte of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium
Philippe, Count of Flanders
citizenship Belgium
Saxe-Coburg
surface form: Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
country Belgium
dateOfBirth 1790-12-16
dateOfDeath 1865-12-10
dynastyRole founder of the Belgian royal dynasty
father Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
givenName Leopold
houseFounded Belgian branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
influenced development of the Belgian constitution
languageSpoken English
French
German
militaryRank Field Marshal in the Russian Army
monarchOf Belgium
mother Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf
nobleFamily House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
notableFor establishing Belgium as an independent constitutional monarchy
role in 19th-century European diplomacy
orderInOffice first King of the Belgians
participatedIn Napoleonic Wars
placeOfBirth Coburg
Saxe-Coburg
surface form: Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
placeOfDeath Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Laeken
positionHeld King of the Belgians
predecessor provisional government of Belgium
reignEnd 1865-12-10
reignStart 1831-07-21
relative Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Queen Victoria
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Castle of Laeken
surface form: Royal Castle of Laeken

Royal Palace of Brussels
spouse Louise-Marie of Orléans
Princess Charlotte of Wales
style King of the Belgians
surface form: His Majesty the King of the Belgians
successor Leopold II of Belgium

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Leopold I of Belgium birthName Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich
Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich birthName Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich self-link