"No one knows if Leopold I made Van Praet, or if Van Praet made Leopold I."
— Jules Van Praet

January 1, 1970

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Civil servantsDiplomats of BelgiumPeople from BrugesDignitaries of the Belgian court
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All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 4. Viceroys without colonial aspirations? Jules Van Praet (1806-1887) Adolphe Dechamps (1807-1875) wrote of the very close relationship between the king and the private secretary as follows. BRONNE, C. Jules Van Praet, 23.