Royal Portraits: Leopold II, King of the Belgians

Monday, August 17, 2009

Leopold II, King of the Belgians

5 comments:

John (Ad Orientem) said...: arrrggg I suppose we can not refuse to acknowledge him as royalty. But the man was an evil monster.; August 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Destroyer of Worlds said...: How so? Wasn't he Queen Victoria's uncle and cousin by marriage?; August 21, 2009 at 10:34 PM
May said...: Destroyer of Worlds, Leopold I of Belgium was Victoria's uncle, and well respected. Leopold II was his son (and Victoria's cousin), but was infamous for his exploitation of the Congo Free State (later the Belgian Congo) and for his scandalous private life.; August 22, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Destroyer of Worlds said...: I see, I'll look Leopold II up. Thanks!; August 25, 2009 at 1:11 AM
Anonymous said...: Cruel throughout his whole reign.; May 31, 2013 at 11:12 AM

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