Sherren Family Tree » Léopold Georges Chrétien Frédéric (King Léopold i) (King of The Belgians) (1790-1865)

Personal data Léopold Georges Chrétien Frédéric (King Léopold i) (King of The Belgians) 

  • He was born on December 16, 1790 in Ehrenburg Palace, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Germany.
    He was a maternal uncle and adviser of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
  • (The Royal House) in the year 1790 in Belgium: The House of: "SAXE- COBURG & GOTHA" (by birth).
  • He died on December 10, 1865 in Laeken, Belgium, he was 74 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1865 in Belgium.
    Church of Our Lady of Laeken

Household of Léopold Georges Chrétien Frédéric (King Léopold i) (King of The Belgians)

He is married to Charlotte Augusta Hanover.

They got married on May 2, 1816 at London, Engalnd, he was 25 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday December 16, 1790

  • The temperature on December 16, 1790 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1790: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
    • March 1 » The first United States census is authorized.
    • August 2 » The first United States Census is conducted.
    • August 4 » A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
    • September 25 » Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday.
    • December 31 » Efimeris, the oldest Greek newspaper of which issues have survived till today, is published for the first time.

Day of death December 10, 1865

  • The temperature on December 10, 1865 was about 2.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 4 » The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress.
    • April 3 » American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
    • November 10 » Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes.
    • November 26 » Battle of Papudo: A Spanish navy schooner is defeated by a Chilean corvette north of Valparaíso, Chile.
    • December 17 » First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert.
    • December 18 » US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the USA.


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