H M King Léopold I, King of Belgium, Prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha
✶ 16 December 1790 in Coburg
✟ 10 December 1865 at the Palace of Laeken, Brussels
Appointed
Tullgarn Palace 3 October 1849
motto
L’union fait la force
(Unity gives strength)
shield
Painted 1857 by S C Cadovius.
other awards
None
Biography
Fourth son of Duke Franz of Saxony-saal-feld-Coburg. Naturalized in Great Britain 1816. Elected King of Belgium in 1831