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Belgium was the first country in continental Europe to experience the Industrial Revolution, and was the most intensively industrialized country in the world throughout most of the period. [88] [89] Belgium industrialized rapidly over the 19th century, with a focus on iron, coal and textile production. [90]
As early as 1830 a movement started for the reunification of Belgium and the Netherlands, called Orangism (after the Dutch royal color of orange), which was active in Flanders and Brussels. But industrial cities, like Liège, also had a strong Orangist faction. [24] The movement met with strong disapproval from the authorities.
William Cockerill (1759–1832) was a British inventor, entrepreneur, and industrialist. Designing and producing machines for new industrial textile manufacturing, he is best known for having established a major manufacturing firm in what is now Liège Province of modern-day Belgium.
Nevertheless, Belgium was the second country, after Britain, in which the industrial revolution took place. It developed into an open economy focused on industrial exports with strong ties between the banking sector and industry. [54] Industrialization took place in Wallonia starting in the mid-1820s, and especially after 1830. The availability ...
Even if Belgium is the second industrial country after Britain, the effect of the industrial revolution there was very different. In 'Breaking stereotypes', Muriel Neven and Isabelle Devious say: The Industrial Revolution changed a mainly rural society into an urban one, but with a strong contrast between northern and southern Belgium.
After the Belgian Revolution of 1830, the new Kingdom of Belgium claimed the property of William I, [8] and in 1835, John Cockerill made himself the sole owner of the works. [1] He also was a founder of the Banque de Belgique, [8] in 1835. [11] King William I meets Cockerill in 1829 to assure him of the United Netherlands' support for industry.
Wallonia became the second industrial power of the world, in proportion to its territory and to its population. [citation needed] The Industrial Revolution in the Sillon industriel embraced four industrial basins: Borinage, La Louvière—called Centre, Charleroi and Liège, and a semi-industrial basin in Namur. [15]
The economy of Belgium is a highly developed, high-income, mixed economy. [18] Belgium's economy has capitalised on the country's central geographic location, and has a well-developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Belgium was the first European country to join the Industrial Revolution in the