National Congress of Belgium

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The National Congress of Belgium was the constituent assembly that drafted Belgium’s first constitution and established it as an independent constitutional monarchy following the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent assembly
historical legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction Belgium
category 19th-century politics of Belgium
Belgian Revolution
Defunct legislatures
constitutionalOutcome liberal constitution for Belgium
recognition of fundamental rights in Belgium
country Belgium
countryFormed Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
determined civil liberties guarantees in Belgium
hereditary monarchy for Belgium
separation of powers in Belgium
dissolved 1831
drafted Constitution of Belgium
established Belgium as an independent constitutional monarchy
follows Belgian Revolution
surface form: Belgian Revolution of 1830
hasFormOfGovernmentEstablished constitutional monarchy
parliamentary system
hasHistoricalSignificance creation of the first Belgian Constitution
foundation of the Belgian state
hasRole drafting the Belgian Constitution
establishing Belgium as an independent state
establishing a constitutional monarchy in Belgium
hasTypeOfMonarchyEstablished constitutional hereditary monarchy
inception 1830
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
French
legislativeBodyFor Provisional Government of Belgium
locatedIn Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
partOf state-building process of Belgium
replacedBy Federal Parliament of Belgium
surface form: Belgian Parliament
significantEvent Belgian Revolution
surface form: Belgian Revolution of 1830
timePeriod 19th century

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Constitution of Belgium draftedBy National Congress of Belgium
Constitution of Belgium locationOfDrafting National Congress of Belgium
Belgian Revolution significantEvent National Congress of Belgium