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Their goal was building the blocks for a general history of the Austrian Netherlands, thus marking an important step toward the creation of a Belgian national history. [163] Since Belgium became an independent nation only in 1830, defining nationhood was a special issue for the historians of the late 19th century.
This is a timeline of Belgian history, ... Belgian general election, 1919: 1920: ... Kingdom of Belgium (1830–) Gr D. of Luxem-bourg
In November 1830, the National Congress of Belgium was established to create a constitution for the new state. The Congress decided that Belgium would be a popular, constitutional monarchy. On 7 February 1831, the Belgian Constitution was proclaimed. However, no actual monarch yet sat on the throne.
27 October – Belgian forces take Antwerp; Dutch forces bombard the city from Antwerp Citadel. [1] November. 3 November – Elections for the National Congress of Belgium held. 10 November – First session of the National Congress of Belgium. [4]
Belgian Revolution: 1830–31: Reign of Leopold I: ... The following is a timeline of the history of Brussels, Belgium, in the 20th century. ... 1920 The Oscar ...
The Provisional Government (Dutch: Voorlopig Bewind; French: Gouvernement provisoire) was the first iteration of the Belgian state, formed in the midst of the Belgian Revolution. After Dutch forces were expelled from Brussels on 27 September 1830, the recently-created Revolutionary Committee transformed into the Provisional Government.
The National Congress was elected by approximately 30,000 voters on 3 November 1830 and consisted of 200 members. Its president was Baron Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier.. The assembly chose a constitutional popular monarchy as the form of government for Belgium and chose the son of the French King Louis-Philippe, Louis, Duke of Nemours, as the new head of state.
In the history of Belgium, the period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the "long 19th century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Austrian rule and periods of French and Dutch rule over the region, leading to the creation of the first independent Belgian state in 1830.