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This is a timeline of Belgian history, including important legal and territorial changes and political events in Belgium and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Belgium .
For most of its history, what is now Belgium was either a part of a larger territory, such as the Carolingian Empire, or divided into a number of smaller states, prominent among them being the Duchy of Lower Lorraine, the Duchy of Brabant, the County of Flanders, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, the County of Namur, the County of Hainaut and the County of Luxembourg.
The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state , and the prime minister of Belgium is the head of government , in a multi-party system .
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Belgium. Fifty-three persons have served as Prime Minister of Belgium since the office came into existence in 1830, although it was named Chief of Government from 1830 until 1918. They are listed in order of office (prime ministers leading nonconsecutive governments are listed in the ...
Prime ministers by political affiliation [ edit ] Étienne de Gerlache , Christian Democrat and first Prime Minister of Belgium Herman Van Rompuy , a Christian-Democrat, who later became the first permanent European President Charles Rogier , Liberal and longest-serving Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak , the first Social Democratic Prime Minister
The territory of Belgium varied little over the period. Belgium's border with the Netherlands was almost the same as that which had been created after the Dutch Revolt in the early 17th century, and its western border was almost the same as those of the 18th-century polities the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-Bishopric of Liège. [1]
Printable version; In other projects ... Cultural history of Belgium (6 C, 3 P) D. ... Political history of Belgium (15 C, 32 P) R.
Famous elements of Belgian culture include gastronomy (Belgian beers, fries, chocolate, waffles, etc.), the comic strip tradition (Tintin, The Smurfs, Spirou & Fantasio, Marsupilami, Lucky Luke, etc.), painting and architecture (Mosan art, Early Netherlandish painting, the Flemish Renaissance, Baroque painting and Art Nouveau, as well as major ...