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Leopold II., King of the Belgians, born April 9, 1835, the son of King Leopold L, 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, 18G5 ; 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 two daughters :—1. Princess Louise, born Feb. 18, 1858; 2. Princess Stéphanie, born May 21, 1864.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Belgium. 1. Official Publications.
Almanach Royal Officiel do Belgique, contenant les attributions et le personnel de tous les services publics du royaume. Année 1871. Bruxelles, 1871.
Almanack du commerce et de l’industrie de Belgique, publié avec le concours du gouvernement, par H. Tarlier, sur les documents fournis par les administrations communales. 1871. 8. Bruxelles, 1871.
Annates des travaux publics de Belgique. Vol. 27. 8. Bruxelles, 1871.
Documents Statistiques, publiés par le départ, de l’Intérieur, avec le concours de la commission centrale de statistique. Bruxelles, 1871.
Statistique générale de la Belgique, publié par le départ, de l’Intérieur. 6 vols. Bruxelles, 1865–71.
Report by Mr. H. Barron, British Secretary of Legation,. on the State of Finance and Public Credit of Belgium, dated Brussels, March 26, 1861; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. VII. 8. London, 1864.
Report by Mr. H. Barron, British Secretary of Legation, on the Commerce of Belgium with Great Britain, dated Brussels, Feb 26, 1865; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. VIII. 8. London, 1865.
Report by Mr. Hugh Wyndham, British Secretary of Legation, on the Trade and Commerce of Belgium, dated Brussels, August 18, 1868 ; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ Nos. V. and VI., 1868. 8. London, 1868.
Report by Mr. T. Pakenham, British Secretary of Legation, on the Financial State of Belgium, dated Brussels, May 20, 1869; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries and Legation.’ No. IV., 1869. 8. London, 1869.
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.
Statistical Tables relating to Foreign Countries. Part XII. Fol. London, 1870.
2. Non-Official Publications.
Annuaire financier de la Belgique. 8. Bruxelles, 1871.
Janssons (Eug.) Annuaire de la mortalité, ou tableau statistique des causes do décès et du mouvement de la population. 8. Bruxelles, 1871.
Jovrdain (Aug.) Dictionnaire encyelopédique de géographie historiquo du royaume de Belgique. 8. Bruxelles, 1869.
Laidcyc (Emile de) Essai sur l’Économie Rurale de la Belgique. 2nd ed. 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 commcrcialcs. 8. Bruxelles, 1866.
Van Bruyssd (Ernest) Histoire du Commerce et de la Marine en Belgique. 2 vols. 8. Bruxelles, 1864.
Van Brvyssd (Ernest) L’industrie et le commerce en Belgique, leur état actual et leur avenir. 8. Bruxelles, 1868.
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Martin, F. (1872). Belgium. In: Martin, F. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253018_2
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