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België, van, Leopold III

Date of birth:
November 3rd, 1901 (Brussels, Belgium)
Date of death:
September 25th, 1983 (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe/Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium)
Buried on:
Royal Crypt Laeken
Nationality:
Belgian

Biography

King of Belgium from 1934 to 1951.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
July 25th, 1919
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 27th, 1919
Elefantordenen
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1919

With collar
Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1919
Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro - Cavaliere di gran croce
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1919
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere della Croce Grande
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1921
Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro - Knight
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1926

With collar
Kungliga Serafimerorden
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1926
Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada - Grand Cross
Awarded on:
1926
Order Orla Bialego
Awarded on:
February 16th, 1931
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
Awarded on:
December 2nd, 1935

Stranger Knight
Order of the Garter
Awarded on:
1935
Rad Bileho lva I Class with Collar
Awarded on:
1937
Royal Victorian Chain
Awarded on:
February 23rd, 1938
Banda das Três Ordens

Grand Master
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold

Grand Master
Grootkruis in de Orde van de Afrikaanse Ster

With collar
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Ordre du Lion d'or de la Maison de Nassau
Daikun'i kikkashō - Collar
Ordinul Carol I - Grand Collar

War Diary mentions

5 September 1944 WO 171/1257 - 3 Irish Guards
Bn. Hq moved its posn from the main shopping centre to a chateau belonging to King Leopold, which was kindly placed at our disposal by the local Mayor. Thew Germans as always had left the house in some disorder, but no sooner had we put things straight than Orders Op was summoned to Bde HQ and were told that the advance would be continued the following day to the line of the ALBERT Canal. The only cas today was one OR wounded.

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