If God gives me a long life and allows me to carry out my task, then Brussels will become a city of exceptional category. - Leopold II of Belgium
" "If God gives me a long life and allows me to carry out my task, then Brussels will become a city of exceptional category.
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Leopold Lodewijk Philip Maria Victor (Brussels, April 9, 1835 – Laeken, December 17, 1909), Prince of Belgium, Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Brabant and Senator of Belgium, was the second King of the Belgians. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Belgium's first king Leopold I of Belgium and Queen Louise Marie of Orléans. He succeeded his father to the throne on December 17, 1865 and remained king until his death in 1909. Leopold II was also the founder and King sovereign of the Congo Free State, which he obtained through the Berlin Conference.
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Leopold II van.toluca.cuautitlan.cesyt.policia.d.f België
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King Leopold II
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