Three Leopolds trip off the tongue
Two Alberts, Baudouin, Philip I
And Regent Charles make the full sum...
As Saint Leopold had dynastic clout
His feast-day soon was singled out
To celebrate the new régime
So 15th November now is seen
As Dynasty day; where King and kin
A Te Deum dutifully will sing
While politicians override
Their differences and step aside...
As Leopold was a German choice
All our Germanophones rejoice
They also celebrate today
70,000 have a holiday!
(c) Poet in the woods 2016
First King of the Belgians Leopold I of Saxe-Coburg-Saarfeld - sworn in as king on 21st July, 1831.
The "Fête de la Dynastie" is celebrated each year since 1866 on the 15th November.
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