比利时是个小国，总是处在欧洲大国的夹缝里。比利时国王利奥波德一世决定抱奥匈帝国的粗腿。最好给儿子找一个哈布斯堡家族的闺女，完成联姻。找来找去就选中了玛丽·亨利埃特女大公。那时候利奥波德18岁，玛丽16岁，这二位一见面就互相看不顺眼。但是这是政治联姻，孩子乐意不乐意，那不重要。于是这二位就结了婚，就这么别别扭扭的过了一辈子。利奥波德面对一场堪称灾难的婚姻，自然体会不到任何幸福。他开始把兴趣转向其他方面。他去欧洲各国游历，到了西班牙，看到西班牙有关殖民地的档案，当时就吃惊不已啊。原来西班牙从殖民地捞到这么多财富啊。他还访问了巴尔干半岛，伊斯坦布尔，爱琴海和埃及，一路上不是坐着土耳其的军舰，就是搭乘英国的军舰。看人家大英帝国，号称日不落帝国，到哪儿都有殖民地，这是让人羡慕嫉妒恨啊。在到处溜达了了大圈以后，他有了建立自己的殖民帝国的雄心壮志。比利时的国土太小了，人口太少了，太憋屈了……
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