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Leopold II, King of the Belgians

1835–1909

the future Leopold II, King of the Belgians, Victoria's cousin

Victoria and Albert's cousin

Facts

Born:
9 April 1835
Died:
17 December 1909 (aged 74)
  • At Victoria's accession (1837): aged 2
  • At Victoria and Albert's wedding (1840): aged 4
  • At Albert's death (1861): aged 26
  • At Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887): aged 52
  • At Victoria's death (1901): aged 65

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Family

Parents

Siblings

Life in the Almanack

  1. 9 April 1835 Birth of Leopold, Duke of Brabant, the future Leopold II, King of the Belgians, Victoria's cousin
  2. 17 December 1865 Leopold II takes the oath and becomes King of the Belgians aged 30
  3. 17 December 1909 Death of Leopold II, King of the Belgians, Victoria's cousin aged 74

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