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Leopold III of Belgium

King of the belgians from 1934 to 1951.

Born November 3rd, 1901 in Palace of the Marquess of Assche.

Died September 25th, 1983 at 81 years old in Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (surgical complications).

Occupations
entomologist, monarch, politician

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche