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Under the new constitution, Belgium became a sovereign, independent state with a constitutional monarchy. However, the constitution severely limited voting rights to the French-speaking haute-bourgeoisie and the clergy, in a country where French was not the majority language. The Catholic church was afforded a good deal of freedom from state ...
As the independent state of Belgium consolidated after the Revolution, the issue of a consensus language in the country became an increasingly important political question. [11] At the start of the period, French was the dominant language, and was the only language that was approved for use in legal and government business anywhere in the country.
King William was not satisfied with the settlement drawn up in London and did not accept Belgium's claim of independence: it divided his kingdom and drastically affected his Treasury. On 2 August 1831 the Dutch army, headed by the Dutch princes, invaded Belgium, in what became known as the " Ten Days' Campaign " On 4 August the Dutch force took ...
Art school established in Brussels, later to become the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels. [126] 1713: 29 January: Second Barrier Treaty confirms the closing of the Scheldt. [127] 1714: 6 March: Treaty of Rastatt signed: hostilities between France and Austria arising from War of the Spanish Succession cease; Spanish Netherlands become ...
The economic monopoly of the metropolis was the main reason why many countries decided to become independent from Spain. In 1809, the independence wars of Latin America began with a revolt in La Paz, Bolivia. In 1807 and 1808, the Viceroyalty of the River Plate was invaded by the British. After their 2nd defeat, a Frenchman called Santiague de ...
France had occupied and annexed Belgium (then a Habsburg territory) in the 1790s, at a time when France was regularly at war with its neighbours. Belgium was placed under Dutch rule after the Congress of Vienna. In 1830, the Belgian Revolution broke out, and French involvement would prove crucial to securing the emerging nation's independence.
The Treaty of London of 1839, [1] was signed on 19 April 1839 between the major European powers, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of Belgium.It was a direct follow-up to the 1831 Treaty of the XVIII Articles, which the Netherlands had refused to sign, and the result of negotiations at the London Conference of 1838–1839 which sought to maintain the Concert of Europe.
24 February – Belgium accedes to the 1841 Treaty for the Suppression of the African Slave Trade. [1] 4 March – Karl Marx deported from Belgium; 29 March – Risquons-Tout incident: Belgian troops disperse a revolutionary republican force entering the country from France. 13 June – General election; 12 July - Provincial elections