This king did a lot on his deathbed - fiÂrst, he secured passage of a bill which mandated that one son per family was eligiblefor conscription, replacing a system where wealthy families could buy their way out of military service.
This king did a lot on his deathbed - fiÂrst, he secured passage of a bill which mandated that one son per family was eligiblefor conscription, replacing a system where wealthy families could buy their way out of military service. Five days before hisdeath, he also illegally married the whore Caroline Lacroix, and leftft her a large estate. Seven years earlier, he was almost assassinatedby Italian anarchist Gennaro Rubino, and his queen, known as the "Rose of Brabant," was also killed. He created anarmy under the command of Leon Roger, known as the Force Publique, which outÂfitted its soldiers with whips made fromhippopotamus hide. This king, who was succeeded by his nephew Albert I, famously had his activities documented by RogerCasement in a certain report. Known for hiring Henry Stanley, for 10 points, name this late 19th century Belgian king whocommitted the Rubber Atrocities in his private colony of the Congo.
This king did a lot on his deathbed - fiÂrst, he secured passage of a bill which mandated that one son per family was eligiblefor conscription, replacing a system where wealthy families could buy their way out of military service.
Leopold II of Belgium [prompt on "Leopold"]