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    • Luitpold | German Monarch, Bavarian Ruler & Regent of Bavaria
      • Luitpold (born March 12, 1821, Würzburg, Bavaria—died Dec. 12, 1912, Munich) was the prince regent of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, in whose reign Bavaria prospered under a liberal government and Munich became a cultural centre of Europe.
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  2. Apr 5, 2024 · Leopold II, king of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909. He led the first European efforts to develop the Congo River basin. Although he played a significant role in the development of the modern Belgian state, he was also responsible for widespread atrocities committed under his rule against his colonial subjects.

  3. Luitpold was the prince regent of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, in whose reign Bavaria prospered under a liberal government and Munich became a cultural centre of Europe. The third son of King Louis (Ludwig) I, Luitpold chose a military career and fought on Austria’s side against Prussia in the Seven.

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  4. Nov 16, 2022 · Published November 16, 2022. Updated March 7, 2024. While reigning as the autocratic ruler of the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium may have killed as many as 15 million people.

  5. Jun 12, 2020 · A king who still commands praise. On Friday the younger brother of Belgium's King Philippe, Prince Laurent, defended his ancestor saying Leopold II was not responsible for atrocities in the...

  6. Feb 1, 2016 · The story of Prince Luitpold and how he came to power is a rather tragic one. Although Prince Luitpold was never actually king of Bavaria, he reigned in place of his nephew, King Otto I, who was declared insane and unfit to rule even before inheriting the throne after the death of his older brother, King Ludwig II.

  7. For a dozen years, from 1901 to 1913, working sometimes fourteen to sixteen hours a day, he devoted his formidable energy and skill to putting the story of forced labor in King Leopold's Congo on the world's front pages.

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