1870 in Belgium information

Events in the year 1870 in Belgium. Monarch: Leopold II Head of government: Walthère Frère-Orban (to 16 June); Jules d'Anethan (from 2 July) March 4 March...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1870. 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...

Partial general elections were held in Belgium on 11 June 1870. In the elections for the Chamber of Representatives the Liberal Party and the Catholic...

their own rail systems. These were crucial in the industrialisation of the country. In 1870, the Belgian state owned 863 kilometres (536 mi) of rail...

Early general elections were held in Belgium on 2 August 1870, the second that year after the partial elections in June had ended with both the Catholic...

Princess Henriette of Belgium (30 November 1870 – 28 March 1948), was the daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern...

Belgium had a population of 11,190,846 people on 1 January 2015 as compared to the 10,839,905 people on 1 January 2010, an increase of 601,000 in comparison...

Charlotte was the daughter of Leopold I of Belgium. Belgium was not a belligerent in the Franco-Prussian War 1870–71, but the proximity of the war led to...

following is a list of those who have served as foreign ministers of Belgium. Website:Diplomatie.belgium.be Facebook:Diplomatie.Belgium Twitter:Belgium MFA...

1870, began in France Barbizon school – 1830 – 1870, France Peredvizhniki – 1870 – 1890, Russia Abramtsevo Colony – 1870s, Russia Hague School – 1870...

Elections in Belgium are organised for legislative bodies only, and not for executive functions. Direct elections take place for the European Parliament...

list of notable Belgian people who either: are or were Belgian citizens at least for sometime in their life, were born in Belgium or in the provinces of...

The Belgian Congo (French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence...

people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. As Belgium is a multinational state, this connection may be residential...

in Paris June 26 – Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre premieres at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater, Munich September – Siege of Paris (1870–71)...

composer born in Liège, Belgium Henri Jaspar (1870–1939) Belgian Catholic Party politician and prime-minister Jules Jaspar (1878–1963) Belgian Consul Marcel-Henri...

held in Munich. So, in 1870, Belgium had a great herbarium and an appropriate building. This marked the dawn of a new era for Belgian botany. In 1927...

Gand [ɡɑ̃] ; historically known as Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of...

Bruyckere (1964), Belgian contemporary artist Dylan de Bruycker (1997), Filipino footballer Jules De Bruycker (1870–1945), Belgian graphic artist, etcher...

The Belgian Armed Forces (Dutch: Defensie; French: La Défense) is the national military of Belgium. The King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief...

the premier of Belgium is the head of the federal government in the Kingdom of Belgium. Although leaders of Government (French: Chefs de Cabinet) had...

The history of Belgium in World War I traces Belgium's role between the German invasion in 1914, through the continued military resistance and occupation...

was the only one approved for use in legal and government business, however Belgium became officially bilingual in 1870 and Dutch was officially recognized...