King Albert I of Belgium allied himself against Germany during World War I. The life of Belgians were not good during the war because of Germans occupying most of their lands. Albert I fought in the Belgian army often being harm's way like a common soldier. His wife Queen Elisabeth worked as a nurse during the war.
All helped each other.
ReplyDeleteCertainly not in the same class as his granddad - Leopold 1 who was the dynasty maker of the European Royal Houses, but Albert was a real Liberal King. A king really of and importantly FOR his people.
ReplyDeleteB J Hunnicut aka Colin
A very admirable king IMO:) He reminds me Ryan Gosling a bit.
ReplyDeleteToo bad no one in power is like him these days
ReplyDeleteBoth of them doing good things.
ReplyDeleteBut...could he make a decent waffle?
ReplyDeleteBut...could he make a decent waffle?
ReplyDeleteBelgium took a brutal beating during WWI.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that this king led by example. A rarity.
ReplyDeleteBrave King.
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