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About King Leopold II of Belgium
King Leopold II of Belgium was the second King of the Belgians known for being the founder and controller of the colony the Congo Free State in Central Africa. He gained notoriety for his brutal exploitation of the colony as well as for his mass killings of the indigenous people through forced labor. Historians believe he caused the deaths of between one million and fifteen million indigenous people. He is regarded as one of the most brutal and bloodiest rulers in world history.
Family Life
He was the second child of the first Belgian king, Leopold I and his second wife, Louise of Orléans. He married Marie Henriette of Austria in 1853. The marriage produced three daughters and a son. He also fathered two illegitimate sons with one of his numerous mistresses, Caroline Lacroix.
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His statue in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo was destroyed after the country gained independence.
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King Leopold II of Belgium was a famous King of the Belgians, who was born on April 9, 1835. As a person born on this date, King Leopold II of Belgium is listed in our database as the 26th most popular celebrity for the day (April 9) and the 5th most popular for the year (1835).
People born on April 9 fall under the Zodiac sign of Aries, the Ram. King Leopold II of Belgium is the 811th most popular Aries.
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