Queen Victoria's uncle Leopold returns to the palace in season three of Victoria. Here's what he was like in real life. Who was King Leopold I? Born in Coburg, Germany on December 16, 1790, Leopold ...

A statue of former Belgian King Leopold II, a controversial figure in the history of Belgium, stands in the city of Ghent BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The brother of Belgium's king joined a swelling debate ...

In a jaw-dropping interview, Belgian Prince Laurent, the brother of King Philippe, attempted to defend his colonialist grandfather King Leopold II — who turned the Congo into a slave state — after ...

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A statue of Belgian King Leopold II was removed Tuesday in Antwerp after protesters painted it red then lit it on fire. Leopold, who was king of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, oversaw that monarchy’s ...

"The horror, the horror," the phrase Joseph Conrad used to describe the 19th century Congo in his novella "Heart of Darkness," also echoes throughout Pippa Scott's angry yet elegant docu, "King ...

FEW kings in modern times have started their reigns under more favorable auspices than Leopold III, King of the Belgians. Son of a popular and heroic father, husband of the charming and gracious Queen ...

A long-controversial statue of former Belgian King Leopold II has been taken down after it was set on fire last week during global unrest over the police-custody death of George Floyd, according to a ...