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Also Known As	Leopold-Louis-Philippe-Marie-Victor • Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor
Born	April 9, 1835 • Brussels • Belgium
Died	December 17, 1909 (aged 74) • Belgium
Title / Office	king (1865-1909), Belgium
House / Dynasty	Wettin dynasty
Role In	Scramble for Africa

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