Belgium: Polity Style: 1814-2024 |
| 15 Feb 1814 |
a provisional government headed by the Governor-General of Belgium (Gouverneur-général de la Belgique) is installed in Brussels under authority of the Allies (JOGB, No. 2, 2 Mar 1814, pp. 15-16; Journal de la Belgique, No. 17, 18 Feb 1814, Supplement, pp. 3-4) |
| 15 Feb 1814 - 16 Mar 1815 |
Belgique (also La Belgique) [1] |
| 21 Jul 1814 |
an act on the transfer of sovereignty to the Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands is signed on 21 Jul 1814 (Pasinomie, 2e Série, iii, 199-200) |
| 1 Aug 1814 |
proclamation of the Sovereign Prince of the Netherlands on the assumption of authority in Belgium of 1 Aug 1814, Brussels (JOGB, No. 70, 1 Aug 1814, pp. 450-452) |
| 16 Mar 1815 |
Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) is formed of the United Netherlands and Belgium, proclamation of 16 Mar 1815 (Nederlandse Staatscourant, No. 65, 17 Mar 1815, p. 1; JOGB, No. 1, 28 Mar 1815, pp. 2-6) |
| 4 Oct 1830 |
the provinces of Belgium are proclaimed an independent state in accordance with an order of the Provisional Government of 4 Oct 1830 (Belgium Official Bulletin, No. 4, 8 Oct 1830, p. 3) |
| 4 Oct 1830 - 25 Feb 1831 |
Belgique (also La Belgique) |
| 18 Nov 1830 |
the independence of the Belgian people is proclaimed in accordance with a decree issued by the National Congress (Congrès National|Volksraad) of Belgium on 18 Nov 1830 (Belgium Official Bulletin, No. 41, 1830, pp. 584-585; National Congress Proceedings, 1:168-183) |
| 25 Feb 1831 |
Kingdom of Belgium (Royaume de Belgique) is formed in accordance with the Constitution of 1831 (dated 7 Feb 1831; promulgated on 11 Feb 1831; taking effect on the date prescribed by the decree issued by the National Congress on 24 Feb 1831) (Belgium Official Bulletin, No. 14, 1831, pp. 172-215; Belgium Official Bulletin, No. 16, 1831, pp. 228-231) |
| 25 Feb 1831 - |
Royaume de Belgique [2] :: (from 25 May 1898) Koninkrijk België |
| 25 May 1898 |
Dutch is added as a language of official publications in accordance with the Law of 18 Apr 1898 (Belgium Official Gazette, No. 135, 15 May 1898, pp. 1897-1898) [3] |
| 11 Nov 1991 |
German is recognized as one of the three languages in which the Constitution is written in accordance with a Constitutional amendment of 23 Oct 1991 (effective 11 Nov 1991) (Belgium Official Gazette, No. 216, 31 Oct 1991, p. 24464) [4][5] |
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| [1] |
Also in official use: Provinces de la Belgique, Provinces belges. |
| [2] |
Belgique is the only name of the state appearing in the articles of the Constitution of 1831. A reference to the kingdom is present, but not as Royaume de Belgique (originally also Royaume de la Belgique) which gradually came into official use. |
| [3] |
Effective on the tenth day upon its publication as required by Loi prescrivant un nouveau mode de sanction et de publication des lois et arrêtés of 28 Feb 1845. |
| [4] |
Effective on the tenth day upon its publication as required by Loi relative à l'emploi des langues en matière législative, à la présentation, à la publication et à l'entrée en vigueur des textes légaux et réglementaires of 31 May 1961. |
| [5] |
Although German did not receive the same status as French and Dutch in promulgation of laws, the name of the polity in German (Königreich Belgien) is indirectly given official recognition. |
