Book contents
- A Concise History of Belgium
- Cambridge Concise Histories
- A Concise History of Belgium
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 Earliest Times
- 2 The Era of the Frankish Kingdoms
- 3 The Origins of the Medieval Principalities
- 4 Unifying the Netherlands: The Burgundy–Habsburg Period (1384–1555)
- 5 The Spanish Netherlands (1555–1700/1713)
- 6 The Austrian Netherlands (c.1700–1780)
- 7 The Formation of a New Nation-State (1780s–1830)
- 8 The Consolidation of a Bourgeois Regime (1831–1880s)
- 9 The Belgian Nation-State at Its Height (1880s–1945)
- 10 The Metamorphoses of a Nation-State (from 1945 to the Present Day)
- General Conclusion
- Appendix: List of Rulers, Sovereigns and Heads of State (1419–Present) and of Governors General (1507–1794) of the Southern Low Countries and Belgium
- Further Reading
- Index
8 - The Consolidation of a Bourgeois Regime (1831–1880s)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 March 2023
Book contents
- A Concise History of Belgium
- Cambridge Concise Histories
- A Concise History of Belgium
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 Earliest Times
- 2 The Era of the Frankish Kingdoms
- 3 The Origins of the Medieval Principalities
- 4 Unifying the Netherlands: The Burgundy–Habsburg Period (1384–1555)
- 5 The Spanish Netherlands (1555–1700/1713)
- 6 The Austrian Netherlands (c.1700–1780)
- 7 The Formation of a New Nation-State (1780s–1830)
- 8 The Consolidation of a Bourgeois Regime (1831–1880s)
- 9 The Belgian Nation-State at Its Height (1880s–1945)
- 10 The Metamorphoses of a Nation-State (from 1945 to the Present Day)
- General Conclusion
- Appendix: List of Rulers, Sovereigns and Heads of State (1419–Present) and of Governors General (1507–1794) of the Southern Low Countries and Belgium
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
The revolutions sweeping through the old continent in 1830 had many repercussions. One was the birth of a new nation-state, Belgium, which had not gone unnoticed on the wider European scene. As we have seen, the Great Powers had carefully monitored the diplomatic aspects of this process. But even after its creation, this new country still occupied a unique position in the international arena. Of course, small and neutral Belgium could not play an active role on the global stage, but foreign capitals kept a watchful eye on it because it remained an important element in the European balance of power.
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- A Concise History of Belgium , pp. 249 - 279Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023