Prince Leopold of Belgium, Duke of Brabant, Count of Hainaut (born Léopold Ferdinand Élie Victor Albert Marie (French) or Leopold Ferdinand Elias Victor Albert Marie (Dutch) on 12 June 1859 in Laeken – died 22 January 1869 in Laeken or Brussels), was the second child and only son and heir-apparent of Leopold II of Belgium and his wife, Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria.
Leopold was named for his grandfather, and for his father's cousins, Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert, the Prince Consort.
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At birth, Leopold was styled Count of Hainaut, as the eldest son of the then crown prince. At the time of his birth, his grandfather, Leopold I of Belgium, formerly a Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the reigning king of Belgium.
Leopold was preceded in birth by one sister, Louise-Marie, and followed by two more sisters, Stéphanie, and Clémentine, who was born after Leopold's death, their parents' last hope for another son.
Upon the death of his grandfather and the ascension of his father to the throne in 1865, young Leopold became Duke of Brabant, the title for the heir-apparent to the Belgian throne. As heir-apparent, he was expected to eventually succeed his father as King Leopold III of the Belgians.
Leopold died at Laeken or Brussels on 22 January 1869 from pneumonia, after falling into a pond. At his son's funeral, Leopold II, for the only time in his life, "broke down in public, collapsing to his knees beside the coffin and sobbing uncontrollably."[1] Leopold's body was interred at the royal vault at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken in Brussels.
Leopold's premature death left his father with only two daughters remaining: Princess Louise-Marie and Princess 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.
Upon his death, Leopold II was succeeded by his nephew, Albert, whose eldest son would later succeed him as Leopold III.
Louise-Marie's ancestors in four generations
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16. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | |||||||||||||||
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8. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
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17. Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |||||||||||||||
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4. Leopold I of Belgium |
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18. Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf | |||||||||||||||
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9. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf |
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19. Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg | |||||||||||||||
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2. Leopold II of Belgium |
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20. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans | |||||||||||||||
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10. Louis-Philippe of France |
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21. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon | |||||||||||||||
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5. Louise d'Orléans |
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11. Maria Amalia of Naples |
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1. Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant |
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12. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor |
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6. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary |
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13. Maria Luisa of Spain |
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3. Marie Henriette of Austria |
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14. Duke Louis of Württemberg |
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7. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg |
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30. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | |||||||||||||||
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15. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857) |
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31. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau | |||||||||||||||
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Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant
Born: 12 June 1859 Died: 22 January 1869 |
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| Belgian royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Leopold II |
Count of Hainaut 1859–1865 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Baudouin |
| Preceded by Leopold II |
Duke of Brabant 1865–1869 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Leopold III |
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