Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel

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Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel, better known as Leopold III, was the King of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951, whose controversial conduct during World War II led to a national crisis and his eventual abdication.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of the Belgians
human
alsoKnownAs Leopold III of Belgium
surface form: Leopold III

Leopold III of Belgium
birthCountry Belgium
birthPlace Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
child Albert II of Belgium
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
surface form: Alexandre of Belgium

King Baudouin of Belgium
surface form: Baudouin of Belgium

Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium
surface form: Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium

Princess Marie-Christine of Belgium
surface form: Marie-Christine of Belgium

Princess Marie-Esmeralda of Belgium
surface form: Marie-Esméralda of Belgium
controversy decision to remain in Belgium under German occupation
marriage to Lilian Baels during wartime
countryOfCitizenship Belgium
deathCountry Belgium
deathPlace Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
detainedBy Nazi Germany
education Royal Military Academy (Belgium)
era 20th century
event abdication in 1951
father Albert I of Belgium
gender male
givenName Leopold
house House of Belgium
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
militaryRank officer in the Belgian Army
monarchOf Belgium
mother Elisabeth of Bavaria
nationality Belgian
notableFor Belgian royal question
surface form: Belgian royal question crisis

controversial conduct during World War II
positionHeld King of the Belgians
predecessor Albert I of Belgium
reasonForAbdication political crisis over his wartime conduct
reignEnd 1951
reignStart 1934
religion Roman Catholicism
signed Belgian surrender to Germany in 1940
spouse Astrid of Sweden
Lilian Baels
successor King Baudouin of Belgium
surface form: Baudouin of Belgium
title Duke of Brabant
visited Congo Free State
surface form: Congo Free State territories (later Belgian Congo)
wasPrisonerOfWar true
worldWar World War II

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Leopold III of Belgium birthName Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel