{"slug": "leopold-ii-of-belgium", "label": "Leopold II of Belgium", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12967", "qid": "Q12967", "description": "King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909 (1835–1909)", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [1835, 1909], "span_label": ["1835 CE", "1909 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["King Leopold II"], "related": [{"slug": "brussels", "label": "Brussels", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "democratic-republic-of-the-congo", "label": "Democratic Republic of the Congo", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "belgian-congo", "label": "Belgian Congo", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1835, "year_label": "1835 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 9", "text": "April 9 – King Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364866184#January–June", "title": "1835", "revid": 1364866184, "section": "Births › January–June"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 9", "text": "9 April – Prince Leopold sworn in as a member of the Belgian Senate.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366570271#Events", "title": "1853 in Belgium", "revid": 1366570271, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1865, "year_label": "1865 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 17", "text": "December 17 – Leopold II becomes King of the Belgians, following the death (on December 10) of his father, King Leopold I.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361545898#December", "title": "1865", "revid": 1361545898, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1876, "year_label": "1876 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 12", "text": "September 12 – King Leopold II of Belgium hosts the Brussels Geographic Conference, on the subject of colonizing and exploring central Africa. By the event's conclusion, a new international body named the International African Association (indirect forerunner of the modern Congo state) is established.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363589433#September", "title": "1876", "revid": 1363589433, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1878, "year_label": "1878 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "22-25 August – Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary celebrations of King Leopold II and Queen Marie-Henriette, including a parade of 23,000 school children on 23 August.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367396187#Events", "title": "1878 in Belgium", "revid": 1367396187, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1885, "year_label": "1885 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 5", "text": "February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366156062#February", "title": "1885", "revid": 1366156062, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1902, "year_label": "1902 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 15", "text": "November 15 – King Leopold II of Belgium survives an attempted assassination in Brussels by Italian anarchist Gennaro Rubino.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373318639#November", "title": "1902", "revid": 1373318639, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1908, "year_label": "1908 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 15", "text": "November 15 – King Leopold II of Belgium formally relinquishes his personal control of the Congo Free State (becoming Belgian Congo) to Belgium, following evidence collected by Roger Casement of maladministration.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373410903#November", "title": "1908", "revid": 1373410903, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1909, "year_label": "1909 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 17", "text": "December 17 – King Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373420847#December", "title": "1909", "revid": 1373420847, "section": "Deaths › December"}}]}