"The discourse of those gentlemen whose clothing glitters with gold trim, of those rough workmen who have donned their Sunday smock, of those women whose long lace caps remind us of the Scheldt River; yes, even of the brussels schoolboys who so boldly push through the crowd. All... bless the name of the King, all speak of his unblemished faithfulness and infinite wisdom..."
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Leopold I of Belgium
1790 – 1865
Leopold I (16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from July 1831 until his death.
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