1835 - 1909
Leopold II (French: Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor; Dutch: Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor; 9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. Born in Brussels as the second but eldest-surviving son of King Leopold I and Queen Louise, Leopold succeeded his father to the Belgian throne in 1865 and reigned for 44 years until his death, the longest reign of a Belgian monarch to date. He died without surviving legitimate sons. The current Belgian king descends from his nephew and successor, Albert I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leopold II of Belgium has received more than 9,148,013 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Leopold II of Belgium is the 331st most popular politician (down from 256th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Politician.
Leopold II was the King of Belgium from 1865-1909. He is most famous for his brutal rule over the Congo and his exploitation of the Congo's natural resources.
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Among politicians, Leopold II of Belgium ranks 331 out of 15,577. Before him are Edward I of England, B. R. Ambedkar, Numa Pompilius, Edward V of England, Charles VIII of France, and Qianlong Emperor. After him are Louis XI of France, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Yitzhak Rabin, Alexander Dubček, Elagabalus, and Philip III of Spain.
1239 - 1307
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 325
1891 - 1956
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 326
753 BC - 673 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 327
1470 - 1483
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 328
1470 - 1498
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 329
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 330
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 331
1423 - 1483
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 332
1050 - 1106
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 333
1922 - 1995
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 334
1921 - 1992
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 335
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 336
1578 - 1621
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 337
Among people born in 1835, Leopold II of Belgium ranks 5. Before him are Mark Twain, Pope Pius X, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Camille Saint-Saëns. After him are Cesare Lombroso, Adolf von Baeyer, Andrew Carnegie, César Cui, Henryk Wieniawski, Giovanni Schiaparelli, and Samuel Butler. Among people deceased in 1909, Leopold II of Belgium ranks 1. After him are Cesare Lombroso, Geronimo, Isaac Albéniz, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Francisco Tárrega, Hermann Minkowski, Itō Hirobumi, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Peder Severin Krøyer, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, and Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia.
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 1
1835 - 1914
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 2
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 3
1835 - 1921
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 4
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 5
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 6
1835 - 1917
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 7
1835 - 1919
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 8
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 9
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 10
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 11
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 12
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 1
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 2
1829 - 1909
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 3
1860 - 1909
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 4
1850 - 1909
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 5
1852 - 1909
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 6
1864 - 1909
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 7
1841 - 1909
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 8
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 9
1851 - 1909
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 10
1847 - 1909
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 11
1832 - 1909
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 12
Among people born in Belgium, Leopold II of Belgium ranks 11 out of 1,019. Before him are Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), Andreas Vesalius (1514), René Magritte (1898), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), and Gerardus Mercator (1512). After him are Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Philip I of Castile (1478), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Albert II of Belgium (1934), and Mary of Burgundy (1457).
1929 - 1993
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 5
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 6
1514 - 1564
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 7
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 8
1862 - 1949
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 9
1512 - 1594
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 10
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 11
1908 - 2009
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 12
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 13
1599 - 1641
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 14
1534 - 1594
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 15
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 16
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 17
Among politicians born in Belgium, Leopold II of Belgium ranks 4. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), and Clovis I (466). After him are Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Albert I of Belgium (1875), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697).
1500 - 1558
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 1
715 - 768
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 2
466 - 511
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 3
1835 - 1909
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 4
1478 - 1506
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 6
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 8
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 10
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 12