Belgian royal question
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The Belgian royal question was a post–World War II political and constitutional crisis over whether King Leopold III should be allowed to return to the throne after his controversial conduct during the German occupation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Belgian royal question canonical | 1 |
| Belgian royal question crisis | 1 |
| Question of the Royal Question in Belgium | 1 |
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Target entity: Belgian royal question Context triple: [Leopold III of Belgium, notableEvent, Belgian royal question]
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Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was the 1830–1831 uprising in which the southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands broke away to form the independent Kingdom of Belgium.
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Belgian monarchy
The Belgian monarchy is the constitutional hereditary institution headed by the King of the Belgians, serving as the ceremonial and unifying symbol of the Belgian state and its people.
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C.
Liège Revolution
The Liège Revolution was a late-18th-century uprising in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège that overthrew its ecclesiastical rule and briefly established a more democratic regime inspired by Enlightenment and French Revolutionary ideas.
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D.
Pacification of Ghent
The Pacification of Ghent was a 1576 political accord uniting the Dutch provinces in a temporary alliance against Spanish rule during the early phase of the Eighty Years' War.
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E.
Union of Brussels
The Union of Brussels was a 1577 political alliance of most provinces in the Habsburg Netherlands that sought to maintain unity and resist Spanish rule during the Dutch Revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Belgian royal question Target entity description: The Belgian royal question was a post–World War II political and constitutional crisis over whether King Leopold III should be allowed to return to the throne after his controversial conduct during the German occupation.
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A.
Belgian Revolution
The Belgian Revolution was the 1830–1831 uprising in which the southern provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands broke away to form the independent Kingdom of Belgium.
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B.
Belgian monarchy
The Belgian monarchy is the constitutional hereditary institution headed by the King of the Belgians, serving as the ceremonial and unifying symbol of the Belgian state and its people.
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C.
Liège Revolution
The Liège Revolution was a late-18th-century uprising in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège that overthrew its ecclesiastical rule and briefly established a more democratic regime inspired by Enlightenment and French Revolutionary ideas.
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D.
Pacification of Ghent
The Pacification of Ghent was a 1576 political accord uniting the Dutch provinces in a temporary alliance against Spanish rule during the early phase of the Eighty Years' War.
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E.
Union of Brussels
The Union of Brussels was a 1577 political alliance of most provinces in the Habsburg Netherlands that sought to maintain unity and resist Spanish rule during the Dutch Revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional crisis
ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Koningskwestie
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Belgian monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Question royale belge
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Belgium
|
| chronology | peaked in 1950–1951 ⓘ |
| conflict | between royal prerogative and parliamentary democracy in Belgium ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| endTime | 1951 ⓘ |
| followed |
German occupation of Belgium during World War II
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surface form:
German occupation of Belgium (1940–1944)
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| hasAspect |
legitimacy of the monarchy after wartime occupation
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moral judgment of wartime leadership ⓘ regional tensions between Flanders and Wallonia ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conduct of Leopold III during German occupation of Belgium
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debate over return of Leopold III to the throne ⓘ |
| hasDebatedIssue |
whether Leopold III had collaborated with Nazi Germany
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whether Leopold III’s wartime decisions were constitutional ⓘ whether the king should return to active reign after the war ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
abdication of Leopold III of Belgium
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accession of Baudouin as King of the Belgians ⓘ political polarization in Belgium ⓘ strengthening of Belgian monarchy’s constitutional limitations ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | transition of the crown to Baudouin I of Belgium ⓘ |
| involves |
Federal Parliament of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Parliament
Belgian party system ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian political parties
Belgian public opinion ⓘ |
| location | Belgium ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Leopold III of Belgium ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Belgian Socialist Party
ⓘ
Walloon political movements ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Belgian constitutional law
ⓘ
German occupation of Belgium during World War II ⓘ
surface form:
German occupation of Belgium
World War II ⓘ history of the Belgian monarchy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Invasion of the Low Countries
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surface form:
German invasion of Belgium in 1940
Leopold III’s decision to remain in occupied Belgium ⓘ Leopold III’s surrender to Germany on 28 May 1940 ⓘ abdication of Leopold III in 1951 ⓘ exile of Belgian government in London ⓘ referendum on the return of Leopold III in 1950 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
CD&V
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surface form:
Flemish Christian Social Party
monarchist groups in Belgium ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
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Subject: Belgian royal question Description of subject: The Belgian royal question was a post–World War II political and constitutional crisis over whether King Leopold III should be allowed to return to the throne after his controversial conduct during the German occupation.
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