Leopold II (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Leopold II. Royal portrait, c. 1900. King of the Belgians.

Леопольд II (фр. Léopold II; 9 апреля 1835 — 17 декабря 1909) — король бельгийцев с 17 декабря 1865 года, из Саксен-Кобургской династии, второй, ... Альберт I · Зверства в Свободном... · Леопольд I (король Бельгии)

13 ијл 2024 · Leopold II, king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. He led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin.

King Leopold II. 1835. On 9 April, birth in Brussels of Leopold, Louis, Philippe, Marie, Victor, son of Leopold I (link is external) and Louise-Marie. 1853

12 ијн 2020 · By 1908, Leopold II's rule was deemed so cruel that European leaders, themselves violently exploiting Africa, condemned it and the Belgian ...

(1835–1909). King of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, Leopold II was interested above all in acquiring colonies in Africa. In 1885 he became the ruler of the ...

4 мар 2024 · The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.

Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 and, through his own efforts, the King-Sovereign of the Congo Free State from 1885...

19 окт 2023 · On February 5, 1885, Belgian King Leopold II established the Congo Free State by brutally seizing the African landmass as his personal ...

noun · 1747–92, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1790–92 (son of Francis I; brother of Joseph II and Marie Antoinette). · 1835–1909, king of Belgium 1865–1909 ( ...