United Belgian States

United Belgian States
  • Verenigde Belgische Staten (Dutch)
  • États-Belgiques-Unis (French)
1790
Motto: Domini Est Regnum (Latin)
Libertas (Latin)
"The Kingdom is the Lord's"
"Freedom"
The United Belgian States' territory in 1790
The United Belgian States' territory in 1790
StatusUnrecognized state
Vassal state of Holy Roman Empire
CapitalBrussels
Common languages
Religion
Roman Catholic
GovernmentConfederal Republic
President of the Sovereign Congress 
• 1790
François de Nélis
• 1790
Henri de Crumpipen[1]
President of the National Congress 
• 1790
Henri Van der Noot
LegislatureSovereign Congress
Historical eraBrabant Revolution
24 October 1789
11 January 1790
22 September 1790
• Surrender of Brussels
2 December 1790
CurrencySee Brabant Revolution coinage
ISO 3166 codeBE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Austrian Netherlands
Austrian Netherlands
Today part of

The United Belgian States (Dutch: Verenigde Nederlandse Staten or Verenigde Belgische Staten; French: États-Belgiques-Unis; Latin: Foederatum Belgium), also known as the United States of Belgium, was a short-lived confederal republic in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) established under the Brabant Revolution. It existed from January to December 1790 as part of the unsuccessful revolt against the Habsburg Emperor, Joseph II.

  1. ^ "Henri de Crumpipen". Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2019-12-18.