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Born January 31, 1869 • Brussels • Belgium
Died May 6, 1951 (aged 82) • Brussels • Belgium
Political Affiliation Catholic Party
Gaston Eyskens
prime minister of Belgium
Jaspar, marble bust by Victor Rousseau; in the Chambre des Représentants, Brussels
Henri Jaspar
Belgian statesman
Leopold II
Leopold II
king of Belgium
Van Rompuy, Herman
Herman Van Rompuy
prime minister of Belgium
Pirenne, Henri
Henri Pirenne
Belgian historian
King Leopold III, 1950.
Leopold III
king of Belgium
Willy Claes
Willy Claes
Belgian statesman
King of the Belgians
Philippe, King of the Belgians
king of Belgium
Leopold I, photograph by Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon).
Leopold I
king of Belgium
Paul-Henri Spaak.
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgian statesman
Charles Latour Rogier
Belgian statesman
Albert II
Albert II
king of Belgium
Albert I
Albert I
king of Belgium
Émile Vandervelde
Émile Vandervelde
Belgian statesman
Guy Verhofstadt
prime minister of Belgium
Frère-Orban, detail of an oil painting by Louis Gallait, 1880; in the Banque Nationale, Brussels
Walthère Frère-Orban
prime minister of Belgium
Henri van der Noot
Belgian political leader
Camille Huysmans, oil painting by Isidore Opsomer, 1948
Camille Huysmans
Belgian writer and statesman
Jean-Baptiste-Julien d’ Omalius d’Halloy
Belgian geologist
Léon Degrelle
Belgian politician