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Leopold I o Belgium

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Leopold I
Keeng o the Belgians
Ring21 Julie 1831 – 10 December 1865
SuccessorLeopold II
Born16 December 1790(1790-12-16)
Ehrenburg Pailace,
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Dee'd10 December 1865(1865-12-10) (aged 74)
Laeken, Belgium
BuirialKirk o Our Lady o Laeken
SpouseCharlotte o Wales
Louise o Orléans
IssueLouis Philippe, Croun Prince o Belgium
Leopold II, Keeng o the Belgians
Philippe, Coont o Flanders
Charlotte, Empress o Mexico
HooseHoose o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha
FaitherFrancis, Duke o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
MitherAuguste Reuss o Ebersdorf
ReleegionLutheran
SeegnaturLeopold I's signature

Leopold I (Léopold Georges Chrétien Frédéric; German: Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) wis frae 21 Julie 1831 the first Keeng o the Belgians, follaeing Belgium's unthirldom frae the Netherlands. He wis also a son-in-law o Keeng Louis Philippe I o the French. In Julie 1832 he foondit the Order o Leopold.

  1. Louis Philippe, Croun Prince o Belgium (24 Julie 1833 – 16 Mey 1834) died young.
  2. Keeng Leopold II of the Belgians (9 Aprile 1835 – 17 December 1909) mairit Marie Henriette o Austrick an haed issue.
  3. Prince Prince Philippe, Coont o Flanders (24 Mairch 1837 – 17 November 1905) mairit Princess Marie o Hohenzollern an haed issue.
  4. Princess Charlotte o Belgium, (7 Juin 1840 – 19 Januar 1927) mairit Maximilian I o Mexico, nae issue.

Teetles an styles

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  • 16 December 1790 – 6 Aprile 1818 His Serene Highness Prince Leopold o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke o Saxony.
  • 6Aprile 1818 – 12 November 12 November 1826 His Ryal Highness Prince Leopold o Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke o Saxony.
  • 12 November 1826 – 21 Julie 1831 His Ryal Highness Prince Leopold o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha, Duke o Saxony.
  • 21 Julie 1831 – 10 December 1865 His Majesty The King o the Belgians.