All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 4. Viceroys without colonial aspirations? Jules Van Praet (1806-1887) Adolphe Dechamps (1807-1875) wrote of the very close relationship between the king and the private secretary as follows. BRONNE, C. Jules Van Praet, 23.
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No one knows if Leopold I made Van Praet, or if Van Praet made Leopold I.
— All the King's Men' A search for the colonial ideas of some advisers and "accomplices" of Leopold II (1853-1892). (Hannes Vanhauwaert), 4. Viceroys without colonial aspirations? Jules Van Praet (1806-1887)
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About Leopold I of Belgium
Leopold I (16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from July 1831 until his death.
About Leopold I of Belgium
Leopold I (16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from July 1831 until his death.
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