Leopold I of Belgium

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King of the Belgians human monarch

Leopold I of Belgium was the first King of the Belgians, who reigned from 1831 to 1865 and helped establish the newly independent Belgian state and its constitutional monarchy.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of the Belgians → human → monarch →
birthDate	1790-12-16 →
birthName	Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich →
birthPlace	Coburg → Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld → Holy Roman Empire →
burialPlace	Royal Crypt, Church of Our Lady of Laeken →
child	Charlotte of Belgium → Leopold II of Belgium → Philippe, Count of Flanders →
convertedTo	Roman Catholicism →
coronationDate	1831-07-21 →
countryOfCitizenship	Belgium → Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld →
deathDate	1865-12-10 →
deathPlace	Kingdom of Belgium → Laeken →
familyName	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →
father	Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld →
givenName	Leopold →
houseFounded	Belgian branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →
languageSpoken	English → French → German →
militaryBranch	Imperial Russian Army →
militaryRank	Field Marshal (Russian Empire) →
monarchOf	Belgium →
mother	Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf →
nobleFamily	House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →
notableFor	being the first King of the Belgians → consolidating the independence of Belgium → helping establish the Belgian constitutional monarchy →
participatedIn	Napoleonic Wars →
positionHeld	King of the Belgians → Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha → Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld →
predecessor	position created →
reignEnd	1865-12-10 →
reignStart	1831-07-21 →
religion	Lutheranism →
residence	Castle of Laeken → Royal Palace of Brussels →
sibling	Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →
signature	Signature of Leopold I of Belgium →
spouse	Louise of Orléans → Princess Charlotte of Wales →
style	His Majesty the King of the Belgians →
successor	Leopold II of Belgium →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold → Leop. Order → Leopold Quarter → Order of Leopold →	namedAfter
Leop. Order → Order of Leopold →	establishedBy
Belgian monarchy → House of Belgium →	foundingMonarch
Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin → House of Belgium →	hasMember
Coat of arms of Belgium →	adoptedBy
Ten Days’ Campaign ("King Leopold I of Belgium") →	commander
Church of Our Lady of Laeken ("King Leopold I of Belgium") →	commissionedBy
Leopold II of Belgium →	father
King of the Belgians →	firstOfficeHolder
Belgian monarchy ("Leopold I, King of the Belgians") →	foundingMonarchTitle
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha →	notableMember
Leopold II of Belgium →	predecessor
Leopold I of Belgium ("Signature of Leopold I of Belgium") →	signature
Belgian Revolution →	significantFigure