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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.
Belgium a signatory to the Treaty of Rome establishing the European Economic Community. 1958: 17 April to 19 October: Expo 58, the first major World's Fair since the Second World War. 1 June: 1958 Belgian general election: 1960: 15 April: Birth of future King Philippe of Belgium: June
Belgium, [a] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [b] is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west. It covers an area of 30,689 km 2 (11,849 sq mi) [4] and has a population of more than 11.7 million ...
Belgium history-related lists (1 C, 21 P) A. Archaeology of Belgium (3 C, 3 P) C. Belgian colonial empire (3 C, 7 P) E. Historical events in Belgium (23 C, 2 P) H.
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]
' History of Belgium ') is a seven-volume survey of the Belgian history by the historian Henri Pirenne (1862–1935) written in French and published between 1900 and 1932. The series, which traces the emergence of the Belgian nation-state from the Roman era until the start of World War I , is a classic of nationalist historiography and one of ...
Henri Pirenne (French:; 23 December 1862 – 24 October 1935) was a Belgian historian. A medievalist of Walloon descent, he wrote a multivolume history of Belgium in French and became a prominent public intellectual.
History of Brussels [fr; nl] List of mayors of the City of Brussels (largest municipality in the Brussels-Capital Region) List of municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region; Timeline of Belgian history; Timelines of other municipalities in Belgium: Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Leuven, Liège