What is Leopold II of Belgium?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Leopold II | image = Leopold ii garter knight.jpg | caption = | succession = [[List of Belgian monarchs|King of the Belgians]] | reign = 17&nbsp;December&nbsp;1865 – 17&nbsp;December&nbsp;1909 | coronation = | predecessor = [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold I]] | successor = [[Albert I of Belgium|Albert I]] | spouse = [[Marie Henriette of Austria]] | issue = [[Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium|Louise Marie, Princess of Kohary]]<br>[[Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant]]<br>[[Princess Stéphanie of Belgium|Stéphanie, Crown Princess of Austria]]<br>[[Princess Clémentine of Belgium|Clémentine, Princess Napoléon]] | house = [[House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] | father = [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold I]] | mother = [[Louise of Orléans]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1835|4|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Royal Palace, [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1909|12|17|1835|4|9|df=y}} | death_place = Royal Palace, Laeken, Belgium | religion = [[Roman Catholic]] | royal anthem = | buried = }} '''Leopold II''' (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor) (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) was [[List of Belgian monarchs|King of the Belgians]]. He was born in [[Brussels]]. He was the second (but oldest surviving) son of [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold I]] and [[Louise of Orléans]]. He succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865. He was king until his death. == Biography == Leopold is mainly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the [[Congo Free State]]. He lay claim to the Congo, an area now known as the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. He treated the people badly in order to make money. His harsh rule was responsible for the deaths of between five and 10 million Congolese people. The Congo became one of the most infamous international scandals of the early 20th century. As a result, Leopold II was forced to give control of it to the government of Belgium. D