NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Léopold I, King of the Belgians, 1790-1865 DNB: Leopold I (1790-1865), king of the Belgians LBT ID: Leopold1 VIAF ID: 17247514 LOC ID: n82137116 | B/BAP: 1790-12-16 DIED: 1865-12-10 |
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The son of Prince Francis Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; after serving in the Russian
army he married Princess Charlotte in May 1816; in 1831 he was inaugurated as the first
king of the Belgians. | |