Leopold III of Lippe (Paul Friedrich Emil Leopold; 1 September 1821 – 8 December 1875) was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe reigning from 1851 until his death.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_III_of_Lippe
Leopold III (3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951. On 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.
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Leopold III, French in full Léopold-Philippe-Charles-Albert-Meinrad-Hubertus-Marie-Miguel, Dutch in full Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel, (born November 3, 1901, Brussels, Belgium—died September 25, 1983, Brussels), king of the Belgians, whose actions as commander in chief of the Belgian army during the German conquest of Belgium (1940) in World War II aroused opposition to his rule, eventually leading to his abdication in 1951.
Leopold III (1 November 1351 – 9 July 1386), known as the Just, a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1365. As head and progenitor of the Leopoldian line, he ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Carinthia, Styria and Carniola as well as the County of Tyrol and Further Austria from 1379 until his death.
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Leopold III of Lippe was the sovereign of the Principality of Lippe reigning from 1851 until his death.
Leopold III was born in Detmold the eldest child of Leopold II, the reigning prince of Lippe and his consort Princess Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Being the heir apparent to the throne from birth he had the title Hereditary Prince. He succeeded as Prince of Lippe on 1 January 1851 following the death of his father. A year after succeeding to the throne Leopold was married on 17 April 1852 in Rudolstadt to Princess Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt the daughter of Prince Albert of Schwa
In 1854 Leopold issued two sovereign edicts. The first on 9 March, placed the Catholic Church on an equal footing with the Calvinist State Church of Lippe. The second six days later on 15 March, was to grant the same status to the Lutherans. Lippe went through various changes during his reign. At his ascension the principality was a member of the German Confederation, and Leopold supported Prussia during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. Following the war and the dissolution of the German Confede
Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel; 3 November 1901 – 25 September 1983) was King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951. He left the throne and his son Baudouin became King. Leopold III went to the throne of Belgium on 23 February 1934 following the death of his father, King Albert I.
Jan 16, 2021 · Leopold III (Dutch: Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel; Born on November 3, 1901, in Brussels, Belgium – Death on September 25, 1983, in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium) was the 4th King of Belgium from 1934 until 1951. Leopold III comes from the noble family of Belgium called Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
King Leopold III 1901 Birth in Brussels, of Leopold, Philippe, Charles, Albert, Meinrad, Hubert, Marie, Miguel, son of Prince Albert and Princess Elisabeth, future King and Queen of the Belgians. He was the great nephew of King Leopold II, who was reigning at the time, and was his godfather.
…two brothers, Albert III and Leopold III. After some years of joint rule, however, they quarreled and in 1379, by the Treaty of Neuberg, partitioned the family lands. Albert, as the elder brother, received the more prosperous countries on the Danube (Upper and Lower Austria). The rest of the widespread…
Saint Leopold III, known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.
Leopold was born at Babenberg castle in Gars am Kamp, the son of Margrave Leopold II and Ida of Formbach-Ratelnberg. The Babenbergs had come to Austria from Bavaria where the family had risen to prominence in the 10th Century. He grew up in the diocese of Passau under the influence of the reformer Bishop Altmann of Passau. In 1096 Leopold succeeded his father as margrave of Austria at the age of 23. He married twice. His first wife, who died in 1105, may have been one of the von Perg family. The
By his first marriage, possibly to a lady of the Perg family: 1. Adalbert or Albert II The Devout, Markgraf, d. 1137 By his second wife, Agnes of Germany, widow of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia: Leopold IV Henry II Jasomirgott. Berta, m. Henry III, Burggraf of Regensburg. Agnes, m. Władysław II of Poland. Ernst. Otto of Freising, Bishop and biographer of his nephew, Emperor Frederick I "Barbarossa". Conrad, Bishop of Passau and Archbishop of Salzburg. Elizabeth, m. Hermann II of Winzenburg ...
Saint Leopold III (German: Luitpold, 1073 – 15 November 1136), known as Leopold the Good, was the Margrave of Austria from 1095 to his death in 1136. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. He was canonized on 6 January 1485 and became the patron saint of Austria, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Vienna. His feast day is 15 November.