1787 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1787 in the Austrian Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).
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Incumbents
Habsburg Netherlands
- Monarch â Joseph II
- Minister Plenipotentiary â Ludovico di Belgiojoso; Sir Joseph Murray (acting, 19 July to 27 October); Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
- Prince-Bishop â César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck
Events
- 1 January â Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, decrees the abolition of existing law courts and the institution of new law courts for the Duchy of Brabant,[1] to take effect from 1 May 1787,[2] and a General Council of Government.
- 29 January â States of Brabant, meeting in Brussels, admonish the Emperor that the Joyous Entry cannot be unilaterally altered.[3]:â71â
- 20 April â Council of Brabant declares its own abolition unconstitutional.[1]
- 23 April â Henri Van der Noot presents his "Mémoire sur les droits du peuple brabançon" to the States of Brabant.[4]:â48â
- 26 April â States of Brabant refuse to vote taxes until their grievances are addressed.[4]:â49â
- 28 May â Governors General Maria Christina and Albert suspend implementation of Joseph II's reforms.[4]:â55-56â
- 4 June â Guilds of Brussels assemble to enroll militiamen.[4]:â56-57â
- 19 July â Ludovico di Belgiojoso recalled as minister plenipotentiary; replaced as acting minister by Sir Joseph Murray
- July and August â First public disturbances that will become the Brabant Revolution.
- 20 September â Fighting between Austrian troops and citizen militiamen in Brussels.[4]:â61â
- 21 September â Joseph II's interim minister plenipotentiary, Sir Joseph Murray, suspends the abolition of the Council of Brabant.[1]
- 27 October â Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff arrives as minister plenipotentiary.
- 17 December â Joseph II issues three new reform edicts.[3]:â72â
Publications
- François-Xavier de Feller, Catéchisme philosophique ou Recueil d'observations propres a défendre la religion chrétienne contre ses ennemis (revised edition; Liège)[5]
- Charles Lambert d'Outrepont, Considérations sur la constitution des duchés de Brabant et de Limbourg.[6]
Art and architecture
Births
- 28 April â Jean-Joseph Raikem, politician (died 1875)
- 30 April â Charles d'Hane de Steenhuyze, politician (died 1858)
- 16 November â François-Joseph Navez, painter (died 1869)
- 3 December
- Eduard de Lannoy, composer (died 1853)
- Philippe Veranneman de Watervliet, mayor of Bruges (died 1844)
Deaths
- 20 May â Jean Des Roches (born 1740), scholar