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Leopold II n 1. (Biographies / Leopold II (1747-1792) M, German, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, Louis XVI) 1747-92, Holy Roman Emperor (1790-92). He formed an alliance with Prussia against France (1792) after the downfall of his brother-in-law Louis XVI 2. (Biographies / Leopold II (1835-1909) M, Belgian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1835-1909, king of the Belgians (1865-1909); son of Leopold I. He financed Stanley's explorations in Africa, becoming first sovereign of the Congo Free State (1885) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To add to the fiendishness of their cruel savagery was the poignant memory of still crueler barbarities practiced upon them and theirs by the white officers of that arch hypocrite, Leopold II of Belgium, because of whose atrocities they had fled the Congo Free State--a pitiful remnant of what once had been a mighty tribe. |
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