Leopold of Belgium
Leopold Ferdinand Élie Victor Albert Marie of Belgium (born June 12, 1859 in Laeken ; † January 22, 1869 in Brussels ) was a prince of Belgium and, as the Belgian heir to the throne, Duke of Brabant .
Life
Leopold was the second child and the only son of the future Belgian King Leopold II (1835-1909) from his marriage to Marie Henriette (1836-1902), the youngest daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria . He had three sisters with Louise , Stephanie and Clementine .
When his father succeeded his grandfather Leopold I to the throne in 1865 , he became the Belgian Crown Prince and received the title of Duke of Brabant. Until then he had held the title of Count of Hainaut .
Leopold died of pneumonia after falling into a pond and is buried in the Laeken Liebfrauenkirche . Heir to the throne was his uncle Philip .
Web links
- Family tree at www.monarchie.be (PDF file; 22 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=110344
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Leopold of Belgium |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belgium, Leopold Ferdinand Élie Victor Albert Marie von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Brabant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laeken |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1869 |
| Place of death | Brussels |