1787 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1787 in the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).
Incumbents
Habsburg Netherlands
- Monarch – Joseph II
- Minister Plenipotentiary – Ludovico di Belgiojoso; Sir Joseph Murray (acting, 19 July to 27 October); Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
- Prince-Bishop – César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck
Events
- 1 January – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, decrees the abolition of existing law courts and the institution of new law courts for the Duchy of Brabant,[1] to take effect from 1 May 1787,[2] and a General Council of Government.
- 29 January – States of Brabant, meeting in Brussels, admonish the Emperor that the Joyous Entry cannot be unilaterally altered.[3]: 71
- 20 April – Council of Brabant declares its own abolition unconstitutional.[1]
- 23 April – Henri Van der Noot presents his "Mémoire sur les droits du peuple brabançon" to the States of Brabant.[4]: 48
- 26 April – States of Brabant refuse to vote taxes until their grievances are addressed.[4]: 49
- 28 May – Governors General Maria Christina and Albert suspend implementation of Joseph II's reforms.[4]: 55-56
- 4 June – Guilds of Brussels assemble to enroll militiamen.[4]: 56-57
- 19 July – Ludovico di Belgiojoso recalled as minister plenipotentiary; replaced as acting minister by Sir Joseph Murray
- July and August – First public disturbances that will become the Brabant Revolution.
- 20 September – Fighting between Austrian troops and citizen militiamen in Brussels.[4]: 61
- 21 September – Joseph II's interim minister plenipotentiary, Sir Joseph Murray, suspends the abolition of the Council of Brabant.[1]
- 27 October – Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff arrives as minister plenipotentiary.
- 17 December – Joseph II issues three new reform edicts.[3]: 72
Publications
- François-Xavier de Feller, Catéchisme philosophique ou Recueil d'observations propres a défendre la religion chrétienne contre ses ennemis (revised edition; Liège)[5]
- Charles Lambert d'Outrepont, Considérations sur la constitution des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg.[6]
Art and architecture
- Buildings
- Saint-Jacques-sur-Coudenberg in Brussels
Births
- 28 April – Jean-Joseph Raikem, politician (died 1875)
- 30 April – Charles d'Hane de Steenhuyze, politician (died 1858)
- 16 November – François-Joseph Navez, painter (died 1869)
- 3 December
- Eduard de Lannoy, composer (died 1853)
- Philippe Veranneman de Watervliet, mayor of Bruges (died 1844)
Deaths
- 20 May – Jean Des Roches (born 1740), scholar
References
- ^ a b c D. De Stobbeleir, "Verzet tegen de hervormingen van Jozef II en de staatsgreep van 18 juni 1789", tr. M. Erkens, in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 262–267.
- ^ "Causes of the discontents in the Austrian Netherlands", The Annual Register, 29 (1789), p. 208. On Google Books.
- ^ a b Paul F. State, Historical Dictionary of Brussels (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
- ^ a b c d e Janet Polasky, Revolution in Brussels, 1787–1793 (Brussels, 1982). Online.
- ^ Vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3 on Google Books.
- ^ On Google Books
