"Laeken is becoming the enchanted Burg Prunn. Nobody dares to approach it anymore."
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Leopold II, Het hele Verhaal, Johan Op De Beeck Horizon, 2020 Marie Henriette in a letter to her daughter complaining about the grumpy and anti-social behavior of her husband Leopold II after the death of their 9 year old son Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant.
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Marie Henriette of Austria
Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria (23 August 1836 – 19 September 1902) was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Leopold II.
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