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Leopold II remembered as financier of Congo and royal scandal
A retrospective review portrays Leopold II of Belgium as a towering monarch renowned for wealth and travel yet marred by personal cruelties and Congo Free State abuses. It details his youth, ascent, the Congo exploitation, and his controversial family saga, ending with his legacy and the rise of his nephew Albert to the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oness Vaughan
Paris
Leopold
Leopold L
Victoria
Great Britain
Asia Minor
Marie Henriette
Austria
Holy Land
India
China
Japan
Mien
St Tepes
Sedan
Europe
Congo Free
Annals of Europe
Leopold II
Crites
Ofan
Leopold Ferdinand
Louise
Philip of
Sare Coburg
Leutenant
Keglevitch
Vienna
Stephanie
Kegevitch
Saxony
Stephnie
Rudolph
Marie Vetsera
Meyerling
Francis Joseph
Count Elemer of
Longay
Ementine
Clamentine
Clementine
Congo
International Association of the Congo
Congo Free State
Belgium
Aeeres "Sps
Stokes
Rabenick
Free State
Roger Casement
Boma
United States
Prince Albert
Prince Philippe
Flanders
Bavaria
America
Northwest
James J. Hill
Cess
Nich