Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Monarch
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Congo_Free_State_administration
gptkb:Congo_Reform_Association Belgian colonialism Congo Free State atrocities Congo Free State economic policies Congo Free State governance Congo Free State governance issues |
| gptkbp:birth_date |
April 9, 1835
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
atrocities committed during his rule
|
| gptkbp:created |
Congo Free State as a personal possession
|
| gptkbp:death_date |
December 17, 1909
|
| gptkbp:died_in |
gptkb:Laeken,_Belgium
|
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Congo_Railway
gptkb:Monarch |
| gptkbp:father |
gptkb:Leopold_I_of_Belgium
|
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Royal_Museum_for_Central_Africa
|
| gptkbp:has_child |
gptkb:Princess_Marie_of_Belgium
gptkb:Prince_Philippe,_Count_of_Flanders gptkb:Prince_Baudouin_of_Belgium gptkb:Prince_Léopold_of_Belgium gptkb:Princess_Louise_of_Belgium |
| gptkbp:has_title |
gptkb:Politician
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
King Leopold
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
African history
Belgian national identity modern perceptions of colonialism European colonial policies. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
19th-century imperialism
European imperialism |
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:Berlin_Conference_of_1884-1885
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:economic_exploitation
gptkb:Monarch exploitation of natural resources legacy of colonial violence harsh treatment of indigenous populations exploitation of the Congo Free State human rights abuses in the Congo controversial colonial legacy establishing Belgian control over the Congo establishing a brutal regime in the Congo establishing a personal empire in Africa establishing a personal rule over a colony establishing a personal rule over the Congo exploitation of the Congolese people harsh labor practices in the Congo international condemnation of his rule legacy of exploitation and violence rubber trade in the Congo |
| gptkbp:legacy |
controversial figure in history
|
| gptkbp:mother |
gptkb:Louise_of_Orléans
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:poet
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Leopold_I_of_Belgium
|
| gptkbp:reign_end |
1865
1909 |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Marie_Henriette_of_Austria
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Albert_I_of_Belgium
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Young_Victoria
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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