Belgium history really started to take shape when the Romans moved in. This was some 2,000 years ago, and ever since, this relatively small country has seen more than its fair share of ups and downs. By the fifth century AD, Frankish tribes started to arrive in Belgium, and shortly after Belgium fell under Merovingian rule.

12/12/2015 · That is why Leopold I of Saxe-Coburg was invited to become the first King of Belgium and his inauguration was on 21 July 1831. The date of his inauguration became the national day of Belgium. Since then the Dutch and French speaking communities have their own country and king, and sealed the year 1831 as the true beginning for modern day Belgium.

20/07/2021 · With these 74 facts about Belgium, let us learn more about its people, culture, economy, history, geography and more. Belgium Facts. 1. The national flag of Belgium was adopted in 1931. It is a tricolor with black, yellow and red vertical strips. 2. The Belgian Franc was replaced by the Euro in 2002. The Euro is used by 19 out of the 28 European Union countries.

14/03/2021 · He died in 1909 but Belgium ruled the Congo until 1960. Belgium suffered badly during the two world wars. In 1914 Belgium was neutral but the Germans invaded anyway. The Belgians resisted valiantly but almost all of their country was overrun and the Germans treated them brutally. Belgium was neutral again in 1940 but once again the Germans invaded.

01/06/2021 · Belgium along with the Netherlands and Luxembourg are historically known as the Low Countries. Belgium was the world’s second country to legalize same-sex marriage. Belgium introduced same-sex marriage in 2003, after the Netherlands. Euthanasia was also legalized in 2002. The Law Courts of Brussels is the world’s largest court of justice

In Madrid there was a council of state for the Netherlands made up of natives of the Belgian provinces. The bishopric of Liège (in present-day eastern Belgium) was ruled as a separate principality by its prince-bishops, as had been the case since the Middle Ages. During the revolt against Spain, Liège maintained a strict neutrality and continued to do so through most of the …