Anniversary of King Leopold I's oath of allegiance to the constitution and investiture as first King of the Belgians in 1831.
Date
21 July
Frequency
annual
Related to
Belgian independence
Belgian constitution and Belgian monarchy
Belgian National Day (Dutch: Nationale feestdag van België; French: Fête nationale belge; German: Belgischer Nationalfeiertag) is the national holiday of Belgium commemorated annually on 21 July. It is one of the country's ten public holidays and marks the anniversary of the investiture of Leopold I as the first King of the Belgians in 1831.
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