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Given name(s): Leopold
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Gender: Male
Birth date: 1790 December 16
Birth place: Coburg, Germany
Death date: 1865 December 10
Death place: Belgium
Description: Leopold I was the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. His children included Leopold II of Belgium and Empress Carlota of Mexico. He was also an uncle of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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