The Belgian Revolution was the uprising that led the southern provinces to break away from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and form the independent Kingdom of Belgium. The union, created in 1815 under King William I, was resented by many in the south, who were mostly Catholic and French-speaking and felt disadvantaged in language policy, representation and religion. Unrest began in Brussels after a performance of the opera La Muette de Portici, and it spread through the country. A provisional government declared independence in October 1830, and a national congress drew up a liberal constitution. The great powers recognised the new state at the London Conference, and Leopold of Saxe-Coburg became its first king, while the Netherlands accepted the settlement only in 1839.
Before and after
- 16 May 1830Death of Joseph Fourier
- 10 July 1830Birth of Camille Pissarro
- from 26 July 1830 to 29 July 1830July Revolution
- 18 August 1830Birth of Franz Joseph I of Austria
- from 25 August 1830 to 21 July 1831Belgian Revolution
- 8 September 1830Birth of Frédéric Mistral
- from 29 November 1830 to 21 October 1831November Uprising
- 10 December 1830Birth of Emily Dickinson
- 17 December 1830Death of Simón Bolívar
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