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<p> King of the Belgians, son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg; in his youth served in the Russian army; visited [[England]] in 1815, and married [[Princess]] Charlotte, who died two years later; he declined the throne of [[Greece]] in 1830, but accepted that of the Belgians in 1831, and proved a wise, firm, constitutional sovereign; in 1832 he married the French princess Louise; he was succeeded by his son Leopold II. (1790-1865). </p> | <p> King of the Belgians, son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg; in his youth served in the Russian army; visited [[England]] in 1815, and married [[Princess]] Charlotte, who died two years later; he declined the throne of [[Greece]] in 1830, but accepted that of the Belgians in 1831, and proved a wise, firm, constitutional sovereign; in 1832 he married the French princess Louise; he was succeeded by his son Leopold II. (1790-1865). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_75830"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/leopold+i. Leopold I. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75830"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/leopold+i. Leopold I. from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 15 October 2021
Leopold I. [1]
King of the Belgians, son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg; in his youth served in the Russian army; visited England in 1815, and married Princess Charlotte, who died two years later; he declined the throne of Greece in 1830, but accepted that of the Belgians in 1831, and proved a wise, firm, constitutional sovereign; in 1832 he married the French princess Louise; he was succeeded by his son Leopold II. (1790-1865).
