The New Flemish Alliance (Dutch: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist and conservative political party in Belgium. The party was founded in 2001 by the right-leaning fraction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU).. The N-VA is a regionalist and separatist movement that self-identifies with the promotion of civic nationalism. It is considered part of the …

The Flemish Movement (Dutch: Vlaamse Beweging) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders. ... In the Spanish and then Austrian Netherlands in the 18th century and until the Brabant Revolution, the language of the literate was Spanish and then gradually ...

Flanders (UK: / ˈ f l ɑː n d ər z /, US: / ˈ f l æ n-/; Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] ()) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries.

The Flemish Region comprises five provinces, each consisting of administrative arrondissements that, in turn, contain municipalities (in total 300 municipalities in Flanders).. The seat of the Flemish parliament is located in Brussels, which is an enclave within – but not part of – the Flemish region, being specified that the Brussels-Capital Region is established as an …

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (/ ˈ r uː b ən z /; Dutch: [ˈrybə(n)s]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history.

Jan van Eyck (/ v æ n ˈ aɪ k / van EYEK, Dutch: [ˈjɑn vɑn ˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – July 9, 1441) was a painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. According to Vasari and other art historians including Ernst Gombrich, he …

The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt (Dutch: Nederlandse Opstand) (c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government.The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralisation, taxation, and the rights and privileges of the nobility and cities.After the initial stages, Philip II of Spain, the …

Zaventem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzaːvəntɛm]) is a Belgian municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant.It is located in the Dijleland area, one of the three large recreational areas which together form the Groene Gordel ("Green Belt") around the Brussels-Capital Region.The official language is Dutch as it is within the Flemish Region.Zaventem is the home of Brussels Airport, together ...

The Duchy of Brabant (adjective: Brabantian or Brabantine) was historically divided into four parts, each with its own capital.The four capitals were Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp and 's-Hertogenbosch.Before 's-Hertogenbosch was founded, Tienen was the fourth capital. Its territory consisted essentially of the three modern-day Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon …

Vlaams-Brabant (Frans: Brabant flamand), gelegen in het Vlaams Gewest, is de op een na kleinste van de Belgische provincies.In 1995 ontstaan uit de splitsing van Brabant, is het samen met Waals-Brabant de jongste provincie. Leuven fungeert als hoofdstad, andere noemenswaardige steden zijn Vilvoorde, Halle, Tienen, Diest en Aarschot.Het provincieloze …