Leopold I. of the Belgians
Born Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld. Elected King Leopold I. of the Belgians in 1831.
Son of Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Saalfeld (1750-1806) by his wife Auguste Gräfin Reuss zu Köstritz (1757-1831)
Born: Coburg 16. Dec 1790
Married:
Carlton House, London 2. May 1816 Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817), daughter of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV. of the United Kingdom) (1762-1830) and his wife Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1768-1821)
Château de Compiègne, France 9. Aug 1832 Louise, Princess of Orléans (1812-1850), daughter of Louis-Philippe, King of the French (1773-1850) and his wife Maria Amalia, Princess of the Two Sicilies (1782-1866)
Issue by second wife:
Louis-Philippe, Prince of Belgium (1833-1834)
Léopold II. King of the Belgians (1835-1909) m.1853 Marie Henriette Archduchess of Austria (1836-1902); m.1909 (morg.) Blanche Delacroix (1883-1948)
Philippe, Prince of Belgium, Comte de Flandre (1837-1905) m.1867 Marie Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1912)
Charlotte, Princess of Belgium (1840-1927) m.1857 Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, Emperor of Mexico 1864-67 (1832-1867, executed)
Illegitimate issue by Arcadia Meyer, cr. Freifrau von Eppinghoven 1863 (1826-1897):
Georges Meyer, cr. Freiherr von Eppinghoven 1862 (1849-1904) m .1901 Anna Brust 1865-1943)
Arthur Meyer, cr. Freiherr von Eppinghoven 1862 (1852-1940) m. 1887 Anna Harris (1862-1944)
Died: Laken, Belgium10. Dec 1865
Buried: Royal Vault, Église Notre-Dame de Laeken, Brussels
Detlev Schwennicke "Europäische Stammtafeln. Neue Folgen", Vol. II, Vittorio Klostermann; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000