Belgian Revolution

By: Amelia Seidel

What is it?
A Revolution in the 1830s
It led to the secession of the Southern
provinces of the United Kingdom of the
Netherlands and establishment of the
independent Kingdom of Belguim

Revolutionary Leaders

Maurice-Jean de Broglie French

nobleman, bishop of Ghent, STRONG
hatred towards the house of Orange
Prince William (King William II, later)
although it was against the family, he took
the side of the Southern Provinces

Main Causes
The treatment of the Southern Provinces
Religious differences between Southern
and the Northern Provinces
Dutchs domination over the political,
economic, and social institutions
Under-representation for the Southern
Provinces

Goals
Southern Providences secession from the
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Roles in Revolution
Elites Prince William sided with the
Southerners. Other royalty like his brother
and father favored the Northerners
Religions The differences between the
Southern and Northern religions were not
great. Southern was pure Catholic.
Northern was mainly Catholic.
Military King William I used his military
influence to try and regain power by force

Leaders Support & Popularity

Prince William was popular in the
Southern Provinces
King William I was not popular anywhere.
His people saw his rule as tyrannical
Prince Fredrick was not very popular
anywhere but the Northern Provinces
benefited from him

Participation of People
In late August, 1830 a riot broke out after a
patriotic opera in honor of the birthday of
King William I (he was disliked by the
people)
Dislike of each other and division of the
citizens because of unfair taxes and
under-representation

Promotion of Causes
Maurice-Jean de Broglie created a law for
the Southern Provinces that forbid
Catholic bishops from following the
government
Talk about the riots that broke out after the
Opera in August, 1830 promoted the
causes of the Southern Provinces

Post-Revolution Leaders

In Netherlands: Dutch royalty, William I

In Belgium: The newly-formed
government,

Power Shifts
To start off, the Dutch King William I controls all
power. Both in the military and politically
Extremists take power in August 1830 after
royalty tries to stop riots by force
The power splits when the Southern
Providences secede
Dutch royalty tries to regain power over Belgium
after the Ten Days Campaign (invasion of
Belgium) in August 1831

Opposite Forces
Southern vs. Northern Provinces
Prince William vs. William I, Prince Frederick

The King and one of his sons, Prince

Frederick, were not well-liked by the
people
Though they werent liked, they did have
some influence in the military