Editing Leopold I of Belgium (section)

==Legacy==
===Commemoration===
[[File:Koning Leopold I Blijde Intrede in Antwerpen (Anno 1872).jpg|thumb|right|The Equestrian Statue of Leopold I in Antwerp was built in 1872]]
[[File:Coat of Arms of King Leopold I of Belgium.svg|thumb|140px|Leopold's coat of arms]]
[[Belgian National Day]] is celebrated annually to mark the anniversary of Leopold's pledge to the Constitution, oath and installation as King of the Belgians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Why does Belgium celebrate its National Day on 21 July?|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2019/07/21/why-does-belgium-celebrate-its-national-day-on-21-july/|access-date=22 January 2025|work=[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT News]]|date=21 July 2019}}</ref> Several monuments have been dedicated in Leopold's honour. The [[Monument to the Dynasty]] was erected in Brussels at the initiative of Leopold II.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Monument à la Dynastie – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural |url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Laeken/Place_de_la_Dynastie/A001/37911 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=monument.heritage.brussels |language=fr}}</ref> Other monuments built include his statue on top of the Congress Column in 1859,{{sfn|de Lichtervelde|1929|p=346}} a monument in [[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]], at the request of Queen Victoria in 1867,<ref>{{Cite journal|title=sans titre|journal=L'Étoile Belge|date=9 July 1867|pages=2|url=https://www.belgicapress.be/pageview.php?all_q=victoria&any_q=&exact_q=&none_q=&from_d=09-07-1867&to_d=09-07-1867&per_lang=&per=&sig=JB494&lang=FR|access-date=2 December 2019}}</ref> the Equestrian Statue of Leopold I in Leopold Square in Antwerp in 1872,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aviewoncities.com/antwerp/leopoldplaats.htm|title=Leopoldplaats|website=A View on Cities}}</ref> the Monument to Leopold I in [[Mons, Belgium|Mons]] in 1877,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lampspw.wallonie.be/dgo4/site_ipic/index.php/pdf/fiche/53053-INV-1795-01|title=Wallonie patrimoine - Inventaire du patrimoine culturel immobilier - 53053-INV-1795-01|website=Wallonie Patrimoine}}</ref> the Monument to Leopold I in the Park of Laeken in 1880,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monument Léopold Ier|url=http://www.reflexcity.net/bruxelles/personnes-celebres/sculpteurs/sculpteur-guillaume-geefs/monument-leopold-ier|website=ReflexCity}}</ref> the Equestrian Statue of Leopold I in [[Ostend]] in 1901,<ref>{{Cite web|first=Micheline |last=Casier|title=Statue équestre du roi Léopold Ier à Ostende|url=https://be-monumen.be/patrimoine-belge/statue-equestre-du-roi-leopold-ier-oostende-ostende/|website=Répertoire participatif des bronzes et fontes belges|date=June 2018}}</ref> and the Monument to Leopold I in [[La Panne]] in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|title=De Panne - monument Léopold Ier|url=http://tourisme.depanne.be/product/1028/monument-leopold-ier|website=De Panne}}</ref> Additionally, several Belgian naval vessels have been named in his honour, including the  ''[[Belgian frigate Leopold I (F930)|Leopold I]]'', a frigate acquired by Belgium in 2007. His [[royal monogram|monogram]] features on the flag of the Flemish town of [[Leopoldsburg]]. His likeness has also appeared on postage stamps and commemorative coins issued since his death.{{sfn|de Lichtervelde|1929|p=346}}

===In popular culture===
*1936: Played by [[Paul Henckels]] in ''[[Victoria in Dover (1936 film)|Victoria in Dover]]''
*1948: Played by [[Jean-Pierre Aumont]] in ''[[The First Gentleman]]''
*1954: Played by [[Fred Liewehr]] in ''[[Victoria in Dover (1954 film)|Victoria in Dover]]''
*2001: Played by [[Jonathan Pryce]] in ''[[Victoria & Albert (TV serial)|Victoria & Albert]]''
*2010: Played by [[Kevin Janssens (actor)|Kevin Janssens]] in ''De Troon''
*2016: Played by [[Alex Jennings]] in ''[[Victoria (British TV series)|Victoria]]''
*2018: ''Leopold, King of the Belgians'', produced by Cédric Vandresse and the Namur Production Company<ref>{{Cite web|title="Léopold, roi des Belges": de prince mélancolique à souverain puissant|url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/detail_leopold-roi-des-belges-de-prince-melancolique-a-souverain-puissant-flora-eveno?id=10040099|website=RTBF Culture|date=8 October 2018|access-date=21 January 2025}}</ref>
*2018: Leopold appeared in ''Charlotte Empress'', a comic book series written by Fabien Nury and illustrated by Matthieu Bonhomme<ref>{{Cite news|first=Olivier |last=Delcroix|title=La case BD: Charlotte Impératrice ou le destin tragique d'une "anti-Sissi"|work=Le Figaro|date=1 September 2018|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/bd/2018/09/01/03014-20180901ARTFIG00005-la-case-bd-charlotte-imperatrice-ou-le-destin-tragique-d-une-anti-sissi.php}}</ref>