Léopold II of Belgium
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| Reign | 17 December 1865 – 17 December 1909 (44 years, 0 days) |
| Predecessor | Leopold I |
| Successor | Albert I |
| Spouse | Marie Henriette of Austria |
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| Louise Marie, Princess of Kohary Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant Stéphanie, Crown Princess of Austria Clémentine, Princess Napoléon |
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| House | House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Father | Leopold I |
| Mother | Louise-Marie of France |
Leopold II, King of the Belgians was King of Belgium from December 10, 1865 to December 17, 1909. He was also Sovereign of the Congo Free State in Africa, a corporate state run for profit, from 1885 until 1908, when the Belgian Parliament forced him to give it up and it became the Belgian Congo.
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