Leopold II[a] (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908.

2024年12月13日 · Leopold II (born April 9, 1835, Brussels, Belgium—died December 17, 1909, Laeken) was the king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. Keen on establishing Belgium as an …

From 1885 to 1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. …

2022年11月16日 · Between 1885 and 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium ruled the Congo Free State as his personal possession and extracted untold riches while murdering millions. The …

On February 5, 1885, Belgian King Leopold II established the Congo Free State by brutally seizing the African landmass as his personal possession. Rather than control the Congo as a …

2024年12月26日 · King Leopold II ruled Belgium from 1865 to 1909. Born on April 9, 1835, as the second son of Leopold I, he became king after his father’s death.

2019年5月20日 · King Leopold II ruled over Belgium from 1865 to 1909. Today, the memory of his reign still lives on, and he is glorified with golden statues of his likeness in every major city in …

Leopold II was born in 1835 and was king of Belgium from 1865 to 1909. During his reign, and for many years afterward, the Belgian people regarded him as a great humanitarian who spread …

Leopold (1835–1909) had ascended to the throne in 1865. A man of great charm, intelligence, ruthlessness, and greed, he was openly frustrated with inheriting the throne of such a small …

King of the Belgians since 17 December 1865. Leopold II was born on April 9, 1835, to King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise Marie d'Orléans. He ascended to the throne on December …