1600 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1600 in the Spanish Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).
Incumbents
Habsburg Netherlands
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
- Prince-Bishop – Ernest of Bavaria
Events
- February
- 5 February — Battle of Lekkerbeetje
- April
- 28 April — Estates General opens in Brussels (dissolved 9 November)
- July
- 2 July — Battle of Nieuwpoort
Publications
- Martin Delrio, Disquisitionum Magicarum, volumes 2 and 3 (Leuven, Gerard Rivius). Volume 3 available on Google Books
- Giulio Fazio, S.J., Van 't versterven der menschelijcker affectien, translated from Italian to Dutch by Thomas Sailly, S.J. (Antwerp, Joachim Trognaesius) – a treatise on mortification. Available on Google Books
- Jean-Baptiste Gramaye, Andromede Belgica dicta Alberto Austriaco, Isabellae Clarae Eugeniae acta a Falconis alumnis, tertio ab inauguratis principibus die (Leuven, Laurence Kellam)
- John Hamilton, A facile traictise, contenand, first ane infallible reul to discerne trew from fals religion: nixt a declaration of the nature, numbre, vertew and effects of the sacraments togider with certaine prayeres of devotion (Leuven, Laurence Kellam)
- Francesco Petrarca, Le Petrarque en rime francoise, translated from Italian to French by Philippe de Maldeghem (Brussels, Rutger Velpius).
- Cornelius Columbanus Vrancx, Den spieghel oft practijcke der charitaten (Ghent, Gauthier Manilius) — a treatise on charity. Available on Google Books.
- Johannes Wamesius, Tractatus de appellationibus (Leuven, Gerard Rivius)
Births
- 23 January — Alexander Keirincx, painter (d. 1652)
- 15 July — Jan Cossiers, painter (d. 1671)
- date uncertain
- Albert de Ligne, Prince of Barbançon (d. 1674)
Deaths
- 5 February — Gerard Abrahams, cavalry commander
- September
- Jacques Colaert, privateer
- Claude Le Jeune, composer
- 17 October — Cornelis de Jode, cartographer, engraver and publisher
- date uncertain
- Volcxken Diericx, printmaker
- Simon Pereyns, painter