King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)
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He held the throne while his country became a battlefield. Albert I refused to flee when Germany invaded in 1914, commanded his army from the last free corner of Belgium, and earned a nickname that stuck: the Soldier King.
Albert was born in Brussels on 8 April 1875, the second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and came to the throne in 1909 when his uncle Leopold II died. He married Elisabeth of Bavaria and they had three children. Five years into his reign, German forces swept into Belgium and occupied most of the country. Albert stayed, led what remained of the Belgian army, and became the Knight King to a population under siege. When the war ended in 1918, he oversaw Belgium's adoption of the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919 and the years of reconstruction that followed, while also presiding over t…
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Brilliant reception at the station. Children are tidied up as soon as they enter the mission grounds. There is perfect order. The mission makes a big impression.
The reception was enthusiastic and brilliant. The city appears largely mapped out, too bad there are so many ugly buildings that make it look like a city in the American Far West.
A real city, well laid out, with pretty houses, 1500 whites, it makes an excellent impression, better than Elisabethville.
Visit of the incomparable and impressive installations of Union Minière. We go up the hill.
The chief comes to greet us, he is a handsome Baluba negro, dressed as a European with a white helmet; shame.
The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.
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