Death of king leopold i of belgium, castle of laeken, december 10, 1865. — death of king leopold i, at the age of 75 and after 34 years of reign, on sunday december 10, 1865 at 11:45 a. M. The king had retired for several days to the small gobelins room, on the ground floor of the left wing of the castle of laeken. Present are his children: léopold, duke of brabant, and soon king, marie-henriette, duchess of brabant, and soon queen, philippe, count of flanders; his grandchildren: princess louise and prince léopold, count of hainaut, and soon duke of brabant; the presidents of the senate and the house and the ministers; jules van praet, minister of the king's household and his oldest friend in belgium, the viscount of conway, intendant of the civil list, pastor becker, chaplain of the king. Date: 1865.
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