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Leopold II

King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909; sovereign of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

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Dates
9 Apr 1835 – 17 Dec 1909
Place
Brussels
Also known as
Leopold II of Belgium
Wikidata
Q12967
Over time
  1. Life 9 Apr 1835 – 17 Dec 1909
  2. head of Congo Free State (Sovereign) 1885 – 15 Nov 1908

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  • International Association of the Congo Scholarship & press 1

    Wack, a historian friendly to the Free State, writes that paying the explorers and equipping the expeditions drew on the King's private fortune.

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Timeline 3 dates
  1. 9 Apr 1835 – 17 Dec 1909 Leopold II
  2. 12 Sep 1876 Leopold II leads Brussels Geographic Conference (1876)
  3. 1885 – 15 Nov 1908 Leopold II head of Congo Free State
Proof 2 sources
  1. The Story of the Congo Free State, by Henry Wellington Wack (a book friendly to the Free State; it prints the King's speech and letters in full), G. P. Putnam's Sons (Project Gutenberg), 1905. Scholarship & press
    His Majesty, Leopold II., King of the Belgians, is authorised to be the chief of the State founded in Africa by the International Association of the Congo.
    It was opened by King Leopold in person.
    had seriously depleted the large private fortune of King Leopold.
  2. The Belgian Minister to the Secretary of State, Washington, 4 November 1908 (Foreign Relations of the United States, 1908, doc. 559), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 4 Nov 1908. Primary record
    the sovereign powers of the State of the Kongo are now transferred to Belgium
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