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Leopold II., King of the Belgians, born April 9, 1835, the son of King Leopold I, former Duke of Saxe-Coburg, and of Princess Louise, daughter of King Louis Philippe of the French; ascended the throne at the death of his father, Dec. 10, 1865 ; married Aug. 22, 1853, to
Marie Henrietta, Queen of the Belgians, born Aug. 23, 1836, the daughter of the late Archduke Joseph of Austria. Offspring of the union are three daughters:—1. Louise, born Feb. 18, 1858; 2. Stéphanie, born May 21, 1864; 3. Clémentine, born July 30, 1872.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Belgium
1. Officiai Publications
Almanach Royal Officiel do Belgique, contenant les attributions et le personnel de tous les services publics du royaume. Année 1874. Bruxelles, 1874.
Almanack du commerce et de l’industrie de Belgique, publié arec le concours du gouvernement, par H. Tarlier, sur les documents fournis par les administrations communales. 1874. 8. Bruxelles, 1874.
Documents Statistiques, publiés par le départ, de l’Intérieur, avec le concours de la commission centrale de statistique. Bruxelles, 1874.
Population de la Belgiqne. Recensement général. Publié par lo .Ministre de l’Intérieur. 4. Bruxelles, 1871.
Statistique générale de la Belgique, publié parle départ, de l’Intérieur. 7 vols. Bruxelles, 1865–74.
Report by Mr. E. H. Egerton, British Secretary of Legation, on the production of coal in Belgium, dated Nov. 28, 18G8; in ‘Reports of H. M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. I. 1870. 8. London, 1870.
Report by Mr. H. G. Edwardes, British Secretary of Legation, on the coal statistics of Belgium for the years 1868, 1869, and 1870, dated Brussels, December 1,1871 ; in ‘ Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. I. 1872. 8. London, 1872.
Report by Mr. Grattan, British Consul, on the trade of Antwerp from the years 18G9 and 1870, dated Brussels, December 1, 1871; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls.’ No. I.1872. 8. London, 1872.
Report by Mr. Consul Grattan, on the trade of Antwerp in 1872, dated Antwerp, Kov. 15, 1873; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls.’ Part L 8. London, 1874.
Report by Mr. Curry, British Consul, on the trade of Ostend, Kieuport, Bruges, and Ghent, dated Ostend, Dec. 27, 1872; in ‘Report by H M,’s Consuls on British Trade abroad.’ Part L 8. London, 1873.
Trade of Belgium with the United Kingdom; in ‘ Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries, Imp. 4. London, 1874.
2. Non-Official Publications
Annuaire financier do la Belgique. 8. Bruxelles, 1874.
Janssens (Eug.) Annuaire do la mortalité, ou tableau statistique des causes do décès et du mouvement do la population. 8. Bruxelles, 1874.
Jourdain (Aug.) Dictionnaire encyclopédique de géographie historique du royaume de Belgique. 8. Bruxelles, 1869.
Lavdcye (E. de) Essai sur l’économie Rurale de la Belgique. 8. Paris, 1865.
Malou (J.) Notice historique sur les finances do la Belgique. Fol. Paris 1868.
Meulemans (Aug.) La Belgique, ses ressources agricoles, industrielles et commerciales. 8. Bruxelles, 1866.
Van Bruyssel (Ernest) L’industrie et le commerce en Belgique, leur état actuel et leur avenir, 8. Bruxelles, 1868.
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Martin, F. (1875). Belgium. In: The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253049_2
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