The Roi-des-Belges style began with a 1901 40 hp Panhard et Levassor with a Rothschild body commissioned by Leopold II of Belgium, Roi des Belges. The...
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Leopold II of Belgium (redirect from Léopold II, roi des Belges)
popularly referred to as the Builder King (Dutch: Koning-Bouwheer, French: Roi-Bâtisseur) in Belgium in reference to the great number of buildings, urban...
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quietness, and a plaque bearing this name adorned the bulkhead. An open-top Roi-des-Belges body by coachbuilder Barker was fitted, and the car readied for the...
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Constitution, the Belgian monarch is styled "King of the Belgians" (French: Roi des Belges, Dutch: Koning der Belgen, German: König der Belgier) rather than "King...
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p. 95. Coosemans, M. (1948). "Hodister, Arthur". Biographie Coloniale Belge. I: 514–518. Firchow, Peter (2015). Envisioning Africa: Racism and Imperialism...
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Knight King (Dutch: Koning-Ridder, French: Roi-Chevalier) or Soldier King (Dutch: Koning-Soldaat, French: Roi-Soldat) in Belgium in reference to his role...
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1908. More elaborate than most three-wheelers of its era, it featured Roi-des-Belges bodywork on its more expensive models; the company also manufactured...
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Charlotte") 2nd Mounted Company 70–80 horsemen (formed from Regiment "Roi des Belges") While officially designated as the Austrian Voluntary Corps, this...
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month to achieve. The heavily loaded carts carried spare parts for the Roi des Belges and Ville de Bruxelles boats. The CCCI and its subsidiary SAB established...
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immediately on an unfamiliar river; next day he boarded the river steamer Roi des Belges (King of the Belgians), commanded by a young Dane, Ludvig Rasmus Koch...
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