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Authorised form of nameLeopold I (1790 - 1865); King of the Belgians
Other forms of nameLeopold George Frederick
Leopold, Prince of Saxe-Coburg;
Leopold, Duke of Kendal
Dates1790 - 1865
Date of birth14 or 18 December 1790
Date of death10 December 1865
Membership categoryRoyal Fellow
Date of election30/11/1816
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll
References:
L F Gilbert, 'The Election to the Presidency of the Royal Society in 1820' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 256-279
Notes:
Possible birth date of 14 December 1790. Was made Duke of Kendal in 1816 and became King of the Belgians in 1831. Described as Prince of Saxe-Coburg in R. Signed a royal page of the Charter Book in 1816.
CodeNA5232
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
MM/19/119Letter from Joseph Banks to George Douglas, 16th Earl of Morton9 August 1816
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