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Inside the world's 'most expensive mansion' on sale for £306million on the French Riviera and once home to a king ...

The building dates back to King Leopold II and contains many impressive reception rooms; alongside the opulent Throne Room, where speeches and Christmas concerts are held, the stunning Mirror Room ...

Great Britain, Portugal, France, Germany, and King Leopold II of Belgium began sending scouts to secure trade and sovereignty treaties with local leaders, buying or simply staking flags and laying ...

Historically, European countries had only been interested in small trading posts, but following King Leopold II’s research, they were now rushing to gain control of huge parts of land that would ...

The first was political, as European powers, starting with King Leopold II of Belgium, sought to exploit Africa's resources. The second was ideological, designed by Belgium, the Vatican ...