What was the Belgian Revolution? | History of Belgium 1815

Why Isn't Belgium Part of France or the Netherlands? Well the reason why is the topic of today's video: the Belgian Revolution of 1815!

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0:00 - Intro
1:23 - Reasons for the Belgian Revolution
6:25 - The Revolution Breaks Out
10:46 - International Response
12:11 - Belgium's King
14:22 - Outro

Music Used:
Teller of the Tales - Kevin MacLeod
Prelude and Action- Kevin MacLeod
Lost Frontier - Kevin MacLeod
Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven
Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Sunday Dub - Kevin MacLeod

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[dundrawir]

Choosing leopold was a very smart move, firstly he is german. He was educated in the UK and married a French princess. Thus silenced all surrounding great powers. Besides this, another interesting fact. Members of the Belgian royal house are not allowed to marry members of the Dutch royal house by law.

[animatorofanimation]

I just want to say, as a Belgian, you did a fantastic job with this video and recounting the events. I remember your old video on Belgium was one of the first I watched years ago and I immediately had a bad impression of the channel due to the omissions and inaccuracies in it, but this retelling is great! looking forward to watching more of your stuff in the future!

[Artur_M.]

Great video!
One of the reasons for the outbreak of the November Uprising in 'Congress Poland' were rumours that Russia might intervene in the Belgian Revolution and that Polish troops are going to be used in such intervention. The conservative Emperor Nicholas I, who in time earned the nickname "gendarme of Europe", was also the brother-in-law of the Dutch Crown Prince, so it seemed quite possible.
Mike Duncan talked about how the November Uprising influenced the London Conference in episode 6.8b (The Belgian Revolution) of his Revolutions Podcast, even remarking that "Poland is always the key to everything". ;-)

[SafariPilot]

Nice to see some history of Belgium that is not about the Congo or as a footnote of invasion.

[alansmithee]

Hello Hilbert. Learned a lot about Belgium again.
Spain - the Dutch are revolting
All - the French are revolting
All - the French are revolting again.
Holland - the Belgians are revolting.
Hilbert - I am Frisian.
Looking forward to part 3.

[jannoottenburghs]

Also for the Dutch speakers here

There is a great book (and podcast series) called het verlies van België that really goes into detail on the topic

[ZechsMerquise]

I am looking forward to the next video. Especially because one of the battle during the "tien daagse veldtocht" was fought in the garden of the house I grew up in.

[peterjerman]

Honestly great video. Happy to see this topic given its proper justice in terms of an objective perspective on the Revolution.
Some additional details: the revolution itself is called the Brabantian Revolution (also why the Belgian anthem is called "La Brabançonne".

Also I'm sure this will be addressed in the next video, but eventually parts of the Southern Netherlands remained Dutch despite participating in the Revolution, Mostly thinking of Zeeland, Limburg and Brabant here.

[explodedgames]

Loved the "België" meme with the Cadets marching in the beginning! Lmao

[theearlofmarch]

Great video mate! Love this part of history! I had a random question and wanted to ask how many languages you speak? Your knowledge base is quite impressive! Cheers mate

[remyvermunt]

Very interesting to watch. As a Dutch living in Belgium, i sometimes encounter prejudice or even hostility. Maybe this has a historical background ;)
BTW my compliments for your pronunciation on 3 languages!

[nairbvel]

I've really been enjoying your history of Belgium -- somehow I never got a lot of this information back when I lived there in the 1980s! You also put a smile on my face with that little snippet of song at the end credits, I remember it being one of the very first music videos I ever saw (back while living there). 🙂

[micahistory]

very interesting video, I never knew about this history

[Dasbelg]

America: our revolution started when we threw shiploads of british goods into the ocean in a regection of royal taxation.

France: our revolution started when we stormed the kings prison to free the politcal prisoners unjustly held there.

Belgium: well there was this dam good oprah...

[Game_Hero]

I just love Belgium and especially its comic book scene and architecture.

[BramVanhooydonck]

I'm really curious to see how Hilbert will cover the later topics, like continuation of French aristocracy and separatist movements within Belgium, as well as the economic shift.

[jeffgraham]

Fantastic! I use your information to open many fascinating discussions. Clearly the topic tonight at supper will be, “Who should be or where do you get the first King of the Belgians?” ; how fun.

[amaccama]

Thanks for this. I'm really enjoying these .

[La.máquina.de.los.sueños]

Cool thing is that the house of Saxe-Coburg is directly related to the Thuringe, Burgundy and Hesse houses... themselves directly related (through many marriages) to the house of Brabant-Limburg, the ancient dukes reigning over the area as kings. The duchy hereditarily went from the house of Brabant-Limburg to the house Burgundy a bit before the Spanish era. Charles V, direct descendant of Charles the bold (duke of burgundy) and Philip II of Spain (his son) marked the Spanish era. Technically, the duchy of Brabant remain all along in the hands of legitimate descendants of the Brabant house... so having reinstalled a Saxe-Coburg as king was just like switching a branch (the "Romance" one) of one's family for another (the "Germanic" one), no big deal. 🙂

[funkyfennec]

now that's a lot better than your previous one on Belgium (which I think you should delete for the sake of History),
this one is clear, quick and good, proficiat !