| Prince Leopold | |||||
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| Duke of Brabant | |||||
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| Born | (1859-06-12)12 June 1859 Royal Castle of Laeken,Laeken,Brussels,Belgium | ||||
| Died | 22 January 1869(1869-01-22) (aged 9) Royal Castle of Laeken, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Leopold II of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Marie Henriette of Austria | ||||
Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, Count of Hainaut (12 June 1859 – 22 January 1869), was the second child and only son ofKing Leopold II of Belgium and his wife,Marie Henriette of Austria, andheir apparent to the Belgian throne.
At birth, Leopold was styledCount of Hainaut, as the eldest son of the then-crown prince. At the time of his birth, his grandfatherLeopold, formerly a Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the reigning king of Belgium.
Leopold was preceded in birth by one sister,Princess Louise, and followed by two more sisters,Princess Stéphanie, andPrincess Clémentine, who was born after Leopold's death, their parents' last hope for another son.
Leopold becameDuke of Brabant in 1865, upon the death of his grandfather and the ascension of his father to the throne.
Leopold died atLaeken orBrussels on 22 January 1869 frompneumonia, after falling into a pond.
At his son's funeral, King Leopold II "broke down in public, collapsing to his knees beside the coffin and sobbing uncontrollably."[1] Prince Leopold's body was interred at the royal vault at theChurch of Our Lady of Laeken inBrussels.
Leopold's premature death left his father with only two children remaining:Princess Louise andPrincess Stéphanie. After their son's death, Leopold and Marie Henriette tried to have another child, hoping for a son. After the birth of yet another daughter,Clémentine, in 1872, the couple abandoned all hopes of ever having another son and their already strained marriage broke down completely.
Upon his death in 1909, Leopold II was succeeded by his nephew,Albert I, whose eldest son would later succeed him asLeopold III.
Spain: Knight of theOrder of the Golden Fleece,11 February 1866[2]| Ancestors of Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant |
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Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant Born: 12 June 1859 Died: 22 January 1869 | ||
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| New title | Count of Hainaut 1859–1865 | Vacant Title next held by Baudouin |
| Preceded by | Duke of Brabant 1865–1869 | Vacant Title next held by Leopold (III) |
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