Institution

National Congress (Belgium)

1830–1831 · 19th century

The National Congress was the assembly elected in November 1830, after the Belgian Revolution, to give the new state a constitution. It declared Belgian independence, excluded the House of Orange-Nassau from the throne and on 7 February 1831 adopted a liberal constitution that became a model in Europe. After the great powers rejected a French prince, it elected Leopold of Saxe-Coburg as King of the Belgians in June 1831.

National Congress (Belgium)
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