304 H M King Léopold I, King of Belgium, Prince of Saxony-Coburg and Gotha

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

Placement