King Leopold II of Belgium

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Builder_King
gptkb:Leopold_the_Second
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_St._Andrew
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_Black_Eagle
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Order_of_the_Elephant
gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkb:Order_of_the_Netherlands_Lion
gptkb:Order_of_the_Redeemer
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkb:Order_of_the_Annunciation
gptkb:Order_of_the_Golden_Fleece
gptkb:Order_of_the_Seraphim
gptkb:Order_of_Leopold
gptkb:Order_of_St._Stephen_of_Hungary
gptkb:Order_of_the_Black_Star
gptkb:Order_of_the_Holy_Ghost
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-04-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brussels,_Belgium
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_Our_Lady_of_Laeken
gptkbp:causeOfDeath natural causes
gptkbp:child gptkb:Prince_Leopold,_Duke_of_Brabant
gptkb:Princess_Clémentine_of_Belgium
gptkb:Princess_Louise_of_Belgium
gptkb:Princess_Stéphanie_of_Belgium
gptkbp:coronationDate 1865-12-17
gptkbp:deathDate 1909-12-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Laeken,_Belgium
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_(Belgium)
gptkbp:father gptkb:Leopold_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Leopold_Louis_Philippe_Marie_Victor
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Leopold II of Belgium
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:German
Dutch
gptkbp:logo Royal Monogram of King Leopold II of Belgium.svg
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Louise_of_Orléans
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Belgian
gptkbp:notableFor atrocities in the Congo Free State
colonial exploitation in Africa
founding and owning the Congo Free State
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:monarchy
colonial ruler
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Leopold_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:reignEnd 1909-12-17
gptkbp:reignStart 1865-12-17
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Royal_Castle_of_Laeken
gptkbp:signature Leopold II Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Henriette_of_Austria
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Albert_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Belgium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4