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King Leopold II was the king of Belgium from 1865 to 1909, and was the founder of the Congo Free State. He was born on April 9, 1835 in Brussels, Belgium, and died on December 17, 1909 in Laeken, Belgium. He was heir to the throne to his father, Leopold I, and his mother Louise was the daughter of King Louis Philippe of France.
