United Belgian States
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The United Belgian States was a short-lived confederation of provinces in the Southern Netherlands that briefly gained independence from Austrian rule in 1790.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former confederation
ⓘ
former state ⓘ historical polity ⓘ |
| capital | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | United Belgian States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | South Netherlandish guilder ⓘ |
| demonym | Belgian ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
Austrian military reconquest
ⓘ
internal political divisions ⓘ |
| endDate | 1790-12-02 ⓘ |
| establishedAs | confederation of provinces ⓘ |
| flagUsed | horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and black ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Brabant Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | confederation ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
18th century
ⓘ
Age of Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to the Kingdom of Belgium ⓘ |
| includedProvince |
County of Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ County of Namur NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Guelders (Upper Quarter) NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Limburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Duchy of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lordship of Mechelen NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| legislature | Sovereign Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ Southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName |
Verenigde Nederlandse Staten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
États-Belgiques-Unis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Austrian Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| separatedFrom |
Austrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | independent state ⓘ |
| startDate | 1790-01-11 ⓘ |
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