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From: Xavier Van Dessel< >
Subject: Re: a history lesson please - Belgium
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 16:23:45 GMT
References: <ehYtefhn9GA.182@ntdwwaaw.compuserve.com>


On Mon, 22 Jun 1998 15:56:37 -0400, Van Rietvelde Johan
<> wrote:

> (MSAMMELS) writes: >
>> I understand that Belgium today is not geographically as it was 200 years ago.
>>
>> i am in interested the political/religiuos situation and environment that
>> caused the Netherlands and Belgium to have the modern boundaries.
>>
>> something to do with the austro hungarian empire? also i have heard of the
>> 'french time'.
>>
>> thanks in advance
>
>1482 - 1585 : Verenigde Nederlanden onder de Habsburgers
> United Netherlands ruled by the "Habsburges"
>1585 : Separation of South en North
>1585 - 1715 : Zuiderlijke Nederlanden onder de aarthertogen en Spanje
> South....ruled by the archdukes and Spain.
>1715 - 1794 : Oostenrijkse Nederlanden
> (Austrian Period)
>1794 - 1815 : Franse Tijd
> ( French Period)
>1815 - 1830 : Verenigd Koninkrijk
> ( United kingdom =!!the Neterlands!!!; Dutch Period)
>21 july 1831 : Independence (Belgium)
> (Separation (again) South and North)
>
>Johan
>Tienen - Belgium

Please note that the borders of 1831 are not the same as now.
With world war 1 and world war 2, serious changes were applied,
mainly to the border with Germany.

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