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Leopold I, King of the Belgians

(1790-1865), Reigned 1831-65; husband of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales; uncle of Queen Victoria

Regency 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.

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Leopold I, King of the Belgians, by Unknown artist - NPG 2422

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 - NPG 1914(28)

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 - NPG 1530

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 - NPG Ax38443

Leopold I, King of the Belgians

by Ghémar Frères
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s-1870s
NPG Ax38443

'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria', by Henry Hering - NPG Ax131392

'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 - NPG D33525

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 - NPG D45791

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 - NPG D33526

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 - NPG D16053

'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 - NPG D22136

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 - NPG D36127

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 - NPG D40986

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

Raw Head and Bloody Bones, by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41001

Raw Head and Bloody Bones

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 - NPG D41002

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 - NPG D41003

The Magic Mirror or a Peep into Futurity

by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 June 1830
NPG D41003

Design for a Regency, by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D48823

Design for a Regency

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 - NPG D48828

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 - NPG D48849

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 - NPG D16050

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

Hunt the Slipper, or 'Cherche Qui Peut', by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean - NPG D41118

Hunt the Slipper, or 'Cherche Qui Peut'

by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 March 1832
NPG D41118

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