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Originally Posted by Iridal
Actually, it was Leopold II who is associated with Belgian Kongo and chopping of hands. Leopold I was our first king, and he was a fairly decent guy if what they thought me in school is true.
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Yes, I noted that in the paragraph immediately below the stuff you quoted.
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Originally Posted by ATDrake
Especially as it turns out that it was actually Leopold II that was directly responsible for the creation of the Congo Free State, and Charlotte died while giving birth to the original Leopold's other son. |
Sorry about getting your monarchs mixed up and inadvertently slandering the non-hand-chopping king.
Always found numbered rulers a bit hard to keep track of. I'm especially bad with French Louises and English Edwards and Henries (excepting Henry the VIIIth, of course).