POLITICIAN

Leopold III of Belgium

1901 - 1983

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Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 23 February 1934 until his abdication on 16 July 1951. At the outbreak of World War II, Leopold tried to maintain Belgian neutrality, but after the German invasion in May 1940, he surrendered his country, earning him much hostility, both at home and abroad. Leopold's act was declared unconstitutional by Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot and his cabinet, who moved to London to form a government-in-exile, while Leopold and his family were placed under house arrest. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold III of Belgium has received more than 2,748,055 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Leopold III of Belgium is the 277th most popular politician (up from 518th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 21st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Politician.

Leopold III of Belgium is most famous for being the King of Belgium from 1934-1951. He was born in Brussels on November 3, 1901. He ascended to the throne when his father died in 1934. He was forced to abdicate in 1951 after a scandal over the Congo.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 277 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Numa Pompilius, Elagabalus, Brutus the Younger, Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. After him are Charles VII of France, Alexander II of Russia, Charles VIII of France, B. R. Ambedkar, Charles the Bald, and Edward Heath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 6. Before him are Hirohito, Walt Disney, Werner Heisenberg, Marlene Dietrich, and Enrico Fermi. After him are Louis Armstrong, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, Sukarno, Fulgencio Batista, and Ngo Dinh Diem. Among people deceased in 1983, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 4. Before him are Louis de Funès, Joan Miró, and Garrincha. After him are Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, Hergé, Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, Felix Bloch, Tennessee Williams, and Meyer Lansky.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 13 out of 1,190. Before him are René Magritte (1898), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599). After him are Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Frans Hals (1582), and Orlande de Lassus (1534).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Leopold III of Belgium ranks 5. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), and Leopold II of Belgium (1835). After him are Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Samo (600), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).

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