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Leopold II., King of the Belgians, born April 9, 1835, the son of King Leopold I., former Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 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 Henriette, 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; married February 4,1875, to Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, born March 28, 1844, eldest son of Prince August, cousin of the reigning duke, and of Princess Clementine of Orltéans, daughter of the late King Louis Philippe of the French. 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. Official Publications.
Almanach Royal Officiel de Belgique, contenant les attributions et le personnel de tous les services publics du royaume. Année 1877. Bruxelles, 1877.
Annuaire statistique de la Belgique. 4. Bruxelles, 1877.
Documents Statistiques, publiés par le départ, de l’Intérieur, avec le concours de la commission centrale de statistique. Bruxelles, 1877.
Population de la Belgique. Recensement général. Publié par le Ministre de l’Intérieur. 4. Bruxelles, 1871.
Statistique générale de la Belgique, publié par le départ, de l’Intérieur. 8. Bruxelles, 1865–77.
Tableau général du commerce avec les pays étrangers, publié par le ministre, des finances. 4. Bruxelles, 1877.
Report by Mr. E. H. Egerton, British Secretary of Legation, on the production of coal in Belgium, dated Nov. 28, 1868; 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. H. Barron, British Secretary of Legation, on the population, commerce, and industry of Belgium, dated Brussels, March 5, 1875 ; in ‘Report, by H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ Part I. 1875. 8. London, 1872.
Report of Sir Henry Barron, Secretary of Legation, of the finances and railways of Belgium, dated Brussels. April 10, 1876; in ‘Reports by H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ Part II. 1876. 8. London, 1876.
Report by Mr. Vice-Consul D’Arcy on the trade of Ostend, dated Ostend, December 2, 1874; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls/ Part I. 1875. 8. London, 1875.
Report by Mr. Consul Grattan on the trade and commerce of Antwerp for the year 1874; dated Antwerp. March 22, 1875; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls.’ Part V. 1875. 8. London, 1875.
Report by Mr. Consul Grattan on the trade of Antwerp in 1875, dated Antwerp, Tan. 31, 1876; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls.’ Part II. 1876. 8. London, 1876.
Report by Mr. Consul Grattan on the trade of Antwerp in 1876, dated Antwerp, May 29, 1877; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls.’ Part IV. 1877– 8. London, 1877.
Trade of Belgium with the United Kingdom; in ‘Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with Poreign Countries for the year 1876/ Imp. 4. London, 1877.
2. Non-Official Publications.
Annuaire financier de la Belgique. 8. Bruxelles, 1877.
Bavary (Ch. Victor de), Histoire de la Révolution Belge do 1830. 8. Bruxelles, 1876.
Jansscns (Eug.) Annuaire de la mortalité, ou tableau statistiquo des causes de décès et du mouvement de la population. 8. Bruxelles, 1877.
Lavdcye (E. de) Essai sur l’économie Rurale de la Belgique. 8. Paris, 1865.
Malou (J.) Notice historique sur les finances de la Belgique. Fol. Paris, 1868.
Meulemans (Aug.) La Belgique, ses ressources agricoles, industrielles et commerciales. 8. Bruxelles, 1866.
Tarlier (H.), Almanach du commerce et de l’industrie de la Belgique. 8. Bruxelles, 1877.
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Martin, F. (1878). Belgium. In: The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253070_2
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