Léopold First, the founder of modern Belgium, by Comte Louis de Lichtervelde ... translated by Thomas H. Reed and H. Russell Reed.

Author
Lichtervelde, Louis de, comte, 1889- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, London, The Centure Co. [c1930]
Description
xi, 336 p. : illus. (map) 2 port. (incl. front.) ; 23 cm.

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    Medium/​Support
    8vo. rdabf
    Notes
    RCPXG copy: Laid in are: a stipple engraved bust portrait of Léopold I, signed "V.D.H."; a New Year greeting card from Maurice Leroy, dated 1934; a bookmark entitled, "Arga Philips"; and a Parisien glove dealer's card.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes index.
    Contents
    • The Background
    • the Arrival in Belgium
    • The Ten Days' War
    • After the Defeat
    • The First Elections
    • the Beginnings of Parliamentary Life
    • The End of the Ministry of 1832
    • The Royal Guardian
    • Strengthening the Dynasty
    • Dismemberment of Belgium
    • The Decline of the Catholic-Liberal Entente
    • The Victory of 1848
    • The Crown Above Parties
    • The Crisis of 1857
    • Foreign Policy
    • Internal Struggles
    • The Death of Léopold I
    • Index.
    Provenance
    RCPXG copy: Dedication in ink, first blank leaf: "This was not so much fun in the doing as the other Leo, but such as it is, please accept it with the sincere regard of Thomas H. Reed. Nov. 9, 1980."
    Source acquisition
    RCPXG copy: Gift; W. Allen Scheuch, Princeton Class of 1976; 2010.
    LCCN
    30030114
    OCLC
    710610
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