1831 ⟶ Belgian Independence: Constitution Ratified and Leopold I Crowned

The Belgian constitution is ratified and Leopold I is crowne...
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🇧🇪 Proclamation of the United States of Belgium

The United States of Belgium is proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.⟶
Proclamation of the United States of Belgium (1790)
RevolutionIndependencePolitical UpheavalConfederationFailed State
BelgiumBelgium

🇧🇪 Belgian Independence Achieved

The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.⟶
Belgian Independence Achieved (1830)
RevolutionIndependenceNationalismMonarchyLiberalismPolitical Change
BelgiumBelgiumNetherlandsNetherlands

👑 Belgian Independence: Constitution Ratified and Leopold I Crowned

The Belgian constitution is ratified and Leopold I is crowned as first "King of the Belgians".⟶
Belgian Independence: Constitution Ratified and Leopold I Crowned (1831)
MonarchyConstitutionalismIndependenceNationalismPolitical HistoryEuropean History
BelgiumBelgium

🇧🇪 Belgium Officially Declared an Independent Kingdom

Kingdom of Belgium declared.⟶
Belgium Officially Declared an Independent Kingdom (1839)
KingdomIndependenceNationalismEuropean HistoryMonarchy
BelgiumBelgiumNetherlandsNetherlandsUnited KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceGermanyGermany

🏫 Belgian School War Erupts over Religious Education

1879–1884: Belgium is engulfed in a political crisis, dubbed the First School War, over the role of religion in state education.⟶
Belgian School War Erupts over Religious Education (1879)
Political CrisisEducationReligionCatholicismSecularismChurch and StateLiberalismConflict
BelgiumBelgium