Leopold III

noun

1. 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).

Leopold III

noun

1. Leopold III19011983MBelgianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1901–83, king of the Belgians (1934–51); son of Albert I. His surrender to the Nazis (1940) forced his eventual abdication in favour of his son, Baudouin

Example Sentences

Albert, the second son of King Leopold III, did not grow up expecting to become monarch.

From Washington Post

The last time a monarch met with a far-right leader was in 1936, when King Leopold III met Léon Degrelle, the head of the fascist Rex party.

From BBC

In 1936, King Leopold III met Léon Degrelle, the head of the fascist Rex party, which later collaborated in the Nazi occupation of Belgium.

From The Guardian

By late March 1945, Belgium and the southern Netherlands had been liberated but Belgium's King Leopold III was being held captive in Austria.

From BBC

Leopold III, who had controversially stayed in Belgium during the Nazi occupation, was moved by the Nazis to Austria in 1944 as the allies advanced and was detained there with his second wife, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, and his children Joséphine-Charlotte, Baudouin and Albert.

From BBC