King Leopold I, 1831 – 1865
07/21/1831 AD crowned
Leopold takes his oath as the first King of the Belgians following the country's independence in 1830. This date is commemorated annually as Belgian National Day.
The Belgian government offered the position to Leopold because of his diplomatic connections with royal houses across Europe, and because as the British-backed candidate, he was not affiliated with other powers, such as France, which were believed to have territorial ambitions in Belgium which might threaten the European balance of power created by the 1815 Congress of Vienna.
His reign was marked by attempts by the Dutch to recapture Belgium and, later, by internal political division between liberals and Catholics.
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Belgium (Kingdom of Belgium) Country in Western Europ...
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Leopold I of Belgium (Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) King of the Belgia...
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