Regarding the colonization of Africa, internal consensus within Belgium was previously difficult to achieve. This caused Leopold II to waste considerable time and effort convincing the parliament.
Now, by citing the East African Kingdom as an example, Leopold II has indeed given those opponents a solid argument. The conditions in the Heixinggen Principality are so poor, yet they were able to seize such a large territory in Africa, and surely Belgium is of no less stature.
The nobility are quite familiar with each other. In recent years, the Hohenzollern family has undoubtedly been the most glamorous among the nobility. First was the Prussian royal family's unification of Germany, transforming it from a kingdom into an empire. Then, Sigmaringen gained Romania. Finally, the Heixinggen royal family got rich and simultaneously established the East African Kingdom.
