Leopold I, King of the Belgians
(1790-1865), Reigned 1831-65; husband of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; uncle of Queen VictoriaRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 26 portraits
Leopold joined the Russian army in 1805. In 1816, he married Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, heiress to the British throne. The following year she gave birth to a stillborn son and she herself died. After Belgium asserted its independence from the Netherlands in 1830, the Belgian National Congress asked Leopold to become king of the newly formed country and became King in 1831. In 1840 Leopold arranged the marriage of his niece Queen Victoria, the daughter of his sister Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, to his nephew Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, son of his brother Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Leopold acted as an advisor to his niece for many years.
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Unknown artist
watercolour on ivory laid down on card, 1815
NPG 2422
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour, 1816
NPG 1914(28)
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by William Thomas Fry, after George Dawe
coloured engraving, based on a work of 1817
NPG 1530
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax38443
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax68047
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians
published by J. Booth, after Unknown artist
stipple and line engraving, published 15 December 1817
NPG D33525
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Henry Edward Dawe, after George Dawe
mezzotint, circa 1817
NPG D45791
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by William Thomas Fry, published by and after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 6 April 1818 (1817)
NPG D33526
'Marriage of the Princess Charlotte of Wales to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg'
by Robert Hicks, published by Nuttall, Fisher & Dixon, after William Marshall Craig
stipple and line engraving, published April 1818
NPG D16053
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 10 March 1818
NPG D22136
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving and etching, published 1 October 1820
NPG D36127
Leopold I, King of the Belgians ('A Reflection upon the future Prospects of Greece')
by John ('HB') Doyle
lithograph, published 22 February 1830
NPG D40986
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 June 1830
NPG D41001
San Leopoldo Matamoros or The Princess Charlotte's Own, charging the Holy Alliance
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 June 1830
NPG D41002
The Magic Mirror or a Peep into Futurity
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 June 1830
NPG D41003
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
etching, published 8 July 1830
NPG D48823
Anticipation. Honi soit qui mal y pense
possibly by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa August 1830
NPG D48828
Seducing the K-g's Wife. Cato Ninetails.
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 April 1831
NPG D48849
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by Fisher Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple and line engraving, published 1831
NPG D16050
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