ALBERT I, King of the Belgians

1875–1934, king of the Belgians (1909–34), nephew and successor of Leopold II. He married (1900) Elizabeth, a Bavarian princess. In World War I his heroic resistance (1914) to the German invasion of Belgium greatly helped the Allied cause. Albert spent the entire war at the head of his army, and in 1918 he led the Allied offensive that recovered the Belgian coast. The king and queen did much to improve social conditions in Belgium and in the Belgian Congo. Albert's democratic and affable ways won him great regard at home and abroad. He died in a rock-climbing accident and was succeeded by his son, Leopold III. His daughter, Marie José, married the crown prince (later King Humbert II) of Italy.

See biography by E. Cammaerts (1935).

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The King Incorporated: Leopold II in the Age of Trusts
Book by Neal Ascherson; George Allen & Unwin, 1963
Subjects: Laeopold--Ii--King Of The Belgians--1835-1909
...between the King and his governments...occurred over the question of defence...Leopold I had begun...exception for Albert and Victoria...Leopold I got out of the train and...Finally, the King sent an...that the Belgians finally steamed...same year. 'I am specially interested in the Argentine Province of Entre Rios...protection of the King of the Belgians? . . . In...
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King Edward VII: A Biography - Vol. 2
Book by Sir Sidney Lee; The MacMillian Company, 1925
Subjects: Edward--Vii--King Of Great Britain--1841-1910
...You will have heard," wrote the Queen to the King of the Belgians after the ceremony February I , "how perfectly and splendidly everything went...Nothing could have done better, and little Albert what a pleasure that he has that dearest...
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King Edward VII: A Biography - Vol. 1
Book by Sir Sidney Lee; The Macmillam company, 1925-27., 1925
Subjects: Edward--Vii--King Of Great Britain--1841-1910
...1 Act I Edward VII. c. 15. of "and of all the Britains beyond the...coinage, on which the King was described, in addition...of the royal yacht Alberta , and taken across the...The aged King of the Belgians...
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King George the Fifth: His Life and Reign
Book by Harold Nicolson; Constable, 1952
Subjects: George--V--King Of Great Britain--1865-1936
...APPENDIX I: THE FAMILY OF KING EDWARD VII...AND KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM...will add Albert at the end, like...just as I wish all...the Prince of Wales replied...were the King of Hanover...and Prince Albert subsequently King George VI...parted for the first time...with a bevy of tutors who...time and I cant tell...
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Albert the Good and the Victorian Reign
Book by Hector Bolitho; D. Appleton and Company, 1932
Subjects: Albert--Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain--1819-1861, Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901, Victoria--Queen of Great Britain--1819-1901
...he had added: What would I give to hear of their elopement in a cab! Albert sailed down the Rhine, carrying his English...father and his brother. The King was rampant. He vowed that...those of the King of the Belgians. Leopold had already wooed...
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"Gorilla Trails in Paradise": Carl Akeley, Mary Bradley, and the American Search for the Missing Link
Journal article by Jeannette Eileen Jones; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 29, 2006
Subjects: Gorillas, Nonfiction, Poetry, Race relations
...American national parks, King Albert revived Leopolds plan...wildlife refuge in the Congo (Pare National...protect the gorillas of Kivu corresponded...very animals that I followed had probably...wishes.15 By 1925, the Belgians had issued the Royal...
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Pete Price, Navajo Medicineman (1868-1951): A Brief Biography
Journal article by Stephen C. Jett; American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 15, 1991
Subjects: Indians Of Central America, Indians Of Mexico, Indians Of North America
...1919 he merited a headline in the New York Times . The occasion was the visit to the United States of Albert I, King of the Belgians, leader of a war-ravaged people ( Cammaerts 1935). The King, Queen Elizabeth, and their son had visited...
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Persistent Nonviolent Conflict with No Reconciliation: The Flemish and Walloons in Belgium
Journal article by Robert Mnookin, Alain Verbeke; Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 72, 2009
Subjects: Ethnic relations--Political aspects, Federalism--Laws, regulations and rules, Flemings--Laws, regulations and rules, Marriage law--Evaluation, Reconciliation--Political aspects, Walloons--Laws, regulations and rules
...twentieth century, King Albert I was told by...there are no Belgians." (65) This...both sides of the language divide...together, and King Albert II is well...Dutch-speaking Belgians. If he were...both sides of the linguistic...
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Ethnic Conflicts: Flemings & Walloons, Palestinians & Israelis
Journal article by Robert H. Mnookin; Daedalus, Vol. 136, 2007
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflicts--Analysis, Belgium--Economic aspects, Belgium--Social aspects, Ethnic relations--Analysis, Israel-Arab conflicts--Analysis
...political ideology. In light of these conflicts between the Flemish and the Walloons, what...the existing federal regime? King Albert I, early in the twentieth century...Walloons and Flemish; there are no Belgians." (25) This is an overstatement...
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Images of Power, Images of Humiliation: Congolese "Colonial" Sculpture for Sale in Rwanda
Journal article by Tom Turner; African Arts, Vol. 38, 2005
Subjects: African sculpture--Criticism and interpretation, Painting (Art)--Criticism and interpretation, Painting--Criticism and interpretation, Sculpture, African--Criticism and interpretation
...take our riches." The Belgians understood this; the young reporter Tintin...A carpenter or carver of mortars and spoons might...was rather different. I see him as a kind of Amos...between Diogo Cao and the King of Kongo in 1487, to 1959...
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The Week
Magazine article; National Review, Vol. 51, July 12, 1999
Subjects: Gore, Albert, Jr.--Political activity, Gun control--Political aspects, Juvenile offenders--Laws, regulations and rules, Presidential candidates--Political activity, United States. Congress. House--Political activity
...school has disgraced itself-not that many of its students would know it. Its Separation...When half the world had doubts...Most Belgians would rather make do...
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The Foundation of Belgium: Philip Mansel Recalls the Creation of the Kingdom of Belgium in 1831, in a Successful Act of Co-operation between London, Paris and Brussels
Magazine article by Philip Mansel; History Today, Vol. 56, May 2006
Subjects: Belgian foreign relations, Belgium--History, Belgium--Political aspects, Belgium--Social aspects
...of The Times The King ascended his throne and received homage of all his subjects. Leopold I was not only Britains candidate for the throne of Belgium...country, although Belgians would have liked...Portugal. Prince Albert later supervised...
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Arrest This: Against Belgium's Self-Righteous, Illegitimate, Kangaroo Courts
Magazine article by Lee A. Casey, David B. Rivkin Jr.; National Review, Vol. 55, June 16, 2003
Subjects: Belgium--Laws, regulations and rules, International courts--Powers and duties, International law, Jurisdiction--Analysis
...along with a note politely explaining that the writ of Albert II, king of the Belgians, does not run on these shores -- and reminding his...would be a nice touch: "Caesar had his Brutus, Charles I his Cromwell, and Albert IIs ministers may profit by...
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Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Magazine article; Foreign Policy, September 2005
Subjects: Bush, George W.--Foreign policy, Endangered species--Protection and preservation, Terrorism--Management, United States--Foreign policy
...designed by a committee. Then I should like to know at what dire meeting it was decided that the first seven words of the preamble to the European...would read: "His Majesty The King of the Belgians ..." Until Albania or Belarus...
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Young Victoria
Magazine article by Kate Williams; History Today, Vol. 59, July 2009
Subjects: Video recordings--Video recording reviews, Young Victoria (Video recording)--Video recording reviews
...Rupert Friend as Prince Albert and Paul Bettany as...Melbourne. Directed by the young French-Canadian...after the success of his family drama C...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED I was drawn to write...context, giving Leopold, King of the Belgians, and the Saxe-Coburg...
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A GIRL'S OWN Adventure; at the Outbreak of the First World War, Friends Elsie Knocker and Mairi Gooden-Chisholm Volunteered to 'Do Their Bit' in Belgium. Historian Diane Atkinson Describes How They Risked Their Lives to Set Up a First-Aid Post on the Front Line, and How Their Courage and Charisma Made Them Celebrities
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 5, 2009
Subjects: Celebrities, Historians
...two women received news that King Albert of the Belgians had made them Chevaliers de lOrdre...stood in line for an hour as the king made his way along the row of soldiers...had been killed the previous June. I dont think a marriage between us...
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A Taste for Beauty and the Beer in Old Bavaria; John Cole Finds Royal Roots amid German Treasures
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 31, 1996
Subjects: Cole, John
...heart, got her brother Leopold, later King of the Belgians, to help with the young Princesss...For a time he lived near where I do in Surrey - though in somewhat...add Britain to their trophies. Albert was Victorias close kinsman, even...
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Could Victorian Values Have Saved Charles and Diana? Weekend
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 23, 1996
...Leopold, King of the Belgians. `Moreover they look...prepossessing. So much for the Oranges, dear Uncle...ceremonial and the demands of etiquette had done...Princes Ernest and Albert, were received much...turned 18 her uncle the king died and she became...for feelings, and I may not have the feeling...
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The Grief That Turned to Rage; N&d
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 10, 1996
...pornographic tapes `if I am allowed to, then...motorcycle found in one of Dutrouxs properties was linked to the murder of Andre Cools...political scandal shook the Belgians faith in their state...unprecedented intervention from King Albert II, who issued a statement...
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A GIRL'S OWN Adventure; at the Outbreak of the First World War, Friends Elsie Knocker and Mairi Gooden-Chisholm Volunteered to 'Do Their Bit' in Belgium. Historian Diane Atkinson Describes How They Risked Their Lives to Set Up a First-Aid Post on the Front Line, and How Their Courage and Charisma Made Them Celebrities
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 22, 2009
Subjects: Celebrities, Historians
...two women received news that King Albert of the Belgians had made them Chevaliers de lOrdre...stood in line for an hour as the king made his way along the row of soldiers...had been killed the previous June. I dont think a marriage between us...
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Albert I , King of the Belgians
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ALBERT I , king of the Belgians 1875 1934, king of the Belgians (1909 34), nephew and successor...Bavarian princess. In World War I his heroic resistance (1914...greatly helped the Allied cause. Albert spent the entire war at the head...
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Leopold I , King of the Belgians
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1790 1865, king of the Belgians (1831 65); youngest son of Francis Frederick...serving as a page at the court of Napoleon I and as a general of...prince regent (later King George IV) and heiress...his nephew Prince Albert . He was succeeded...
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Leopold III , King of the Belgians
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Belgians 1901 83, king of the Belgians (1934 51), son and successor of Albert I . In 1936, Leopold announced...hopeless, Leopold, over the opposition of his cabinet, surrendered...without the permission of the parliament. He spent...
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Leopold II , King of the Belgians
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...king of the Belgians 1835 1909, king of the Belgians (1865 1909), son and successor of Leopold I . His reign saw great industrial...He was succeeded by his nephew, Albert I . See A. Hochschild, King Leopolds...
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Victoria , Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...advisers was Baron Stockmar , sent by her uncle, King Leopold I of the Belgians. Her first prime minister, Viscount Melbourne...and Melbourne remained in office. Marriage to Albert In 1840, Victoria married her first cousin, Prince...
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