Leopold III | King of the Belgium | World War II & Death
Leopold III (Dutch: Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel; Born on November 3, 1901, in Brussels, Belgium – Death on September 25, 1983, in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium) was the 4th King of Belgium from 1934 until 1951. Leopold III comes from the noble family of Belgium called Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Leopold III is remembered today as one of the main heroes of Belgium during World War I for the great courage shown by taking the front line alongside his father's soldiers.But he is also remembered for having been one of the most politically controversial figures on the European scene during World War II when his autocratic character made him disliked by the government of the country and a large part of its population, as well as by the European allied pow...