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- Belgium_in_the_long_nineteenth_century abstract "The History of Belgium from 1789 to 1914, in the period dubbed the "Long Nineteenth Century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Austrian rule, and periods of French and Dutch occupation of the region, leading to the creation of the first independent Belgian state in 1830.In the years leading up to 1789, the territory today known as Belgium was divided into two states, called the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-Bishopric of Liège, which were both parts of the Holy Roman Empire. In the aftermath of the revolution in France, both states experienced revolutions in 1789 in which the old order was overthrown and new states created. Both revolutions were condemned by the Holy Roman Empire and by 1792, both had been crushed. The territory was only briefly regained, however, as the area was captured by the French during the French Revolutionary Wars and incorporated into the French Republic itself. This "French period" lasted roughly from 1794 to 1815, during which time the Industrial Revolution began to take effect in Belgium. In the aftermath of Napoleon's final defeat in 1815, the Congress of Vienna added the territory of Belgium to the Netherlands, and until 1830, Belgium was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.In 1830, the Belgian provinces of the Netherlands revolted in the Belgian Revolution and declared their independence. Under the rule of King Leopold I, fighting between Belgium and the Netherlands continued, despite widespread international support for Belgian independence, until 1839 when Belgian independence was finally recognized by the Dutch. Under Leopold I's reign, Belgium remained relatively stable and was only lightly affected by the Revolutions of 1848. On his death in 1865, his son Leopold II was inaugurated as King. Leopold II's reign was dominated by the rise of the Socialist party and calls for reform to the military and system of voting as well as the "Schools' War" between Liberal and Catholic political factions. Although Belgian independence was briefly threatened during the Franco-Prussian War, under Leopold II's reign, the country reached an unprecedented level of industrialization and prosperity, becoming the second most industrialized state in the world after Great Britain. The period was also marked by the creation of a personal colony by Leopold II, the Congo Free State.The subsequent international outcry over human rights abuses forced the Belgian state to annex the region in 1908, forming the Belgian Congo. In 1909, after his father's death, Albert I began his reign which lasted until 1934. In the years leading up to 1914, the process of military and voting reform begun in the 1880s was finally completed. In August 1914, despite declaring neutrality, Belgium was invaded by the German Empire, beginning the country's involvement in World War I.".
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- Belgium_in_the_long_nineteenth_century comment "The History of Belgium from 1789 to 1914, in the period dubbed the "Long Nineteenth Century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, includes the end of Austrian rule, and periods of French and Dutch occupation of the region, leading to the creation of the first independent Belgian state in 1830.In the years leading up to 1789, the territory today known as Belgium was divided into two states, called the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-Bishopric of Liège, which were both parts of the Holy Roman Empire.".
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