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Leopold I of Belgium

1790 - 1865

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Leopold I (16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865. The youngest son of Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Leopold took a commission in the Imperial Russian Army and fought against Napoleon after French troops overran Saxe-Coburg during the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon's defeat, Leopold moved to the United Kingdom, where in 1816 he married Princess Charlotte of Wales, the only child of the British Prince Regent (later George IV). Leopold and Charlotte's marriage was happy, but it ended after a year and a half when Charlotte died after delivering a stillborn son. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold I of Belgium is the 532nd most popular politician (down from 444th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 124th in 2019) and the 39th most popular German Politician.

Leopold I of Belgium is most famous for being the first King of the Belgians, and for his role in the Congo Free State.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leopold I of Belgium ranks 532 out of 19,576. Before him are Otto of Greece, William R. King, Siad Barre, Justin Trudeau, Alexander Kerensky, and Gustaf V of Sweden. After him are Henry II of England, Hongwu Emperor, Charles III of Spain, Miklós Horthy, Olaf Tryggvason, and Shehbaz Sharif.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Leopold I of Belgium ranks 2. Before him is Jean-François Champollion. After him are August Ferdinand Möbius, Alphonse de Lamartine, John Tyler, Sunjo of Joseon, George Everest, Jules Dumont d'Urville, John Frederic Daniell, William Parry, Nicolas Chauvin, and Gideon Mantell. Among people deceased in 1865, Leopold I of Belgium ranks 5. Before him are Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, Ignaz Semmelweis, and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. After him are William Rowan Hamilton, Emil Lenz, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Johann Franz Encke, William Jackson Hooker, and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Leopold I of Belgium ranks 142 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Böll (1917), Max Müller (1823), Erik Erikson (1902), Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), and Adolf Windaus (1876). After him are Ernst Chain (1906), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Walter Benjamin (1892), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Eduard Buchner (1860), and Leni Riefenstahl (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Leopold I of Belgium ranks 39. Before him are Erich Honecker (1912), Willy Brandt (1913), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980). After him are Augustus II the Strong (1670), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Merz (1955), Lothair I (795), Agrippina the Younger (15), and George I of Great Britain (1660).

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