KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
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O dierbaar België O heilig land der vaad'ren Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd. Aanvaard ons hart en het bloed van onze adren, Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd. Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken; Wees immer u zelf en ongeknecht, Het woord getrouw, dat ge onbevreesd moogt spreken: Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht. (x3) |
O Belgique, ô mère chérie, A toi nos cœurs, à toi nos bras, A toi notre sang, ô Patrie ! Nous le jurons tous, tu vivras ! Tu vivras toujours grande et belle Et ton invincible unité Aura pour devise immortelle : Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! (ter) |
to hear the music (568 KB)What was 'Belgium' before Independence? Well, Belgium has a very interesting history. It was once an important part of Charlemagne's empire (from 768 to 814) but was divided under the treaty of Verdun in 843. From 1384 to 1477, the country was under the control of the House of Burgundy. Then in 1516, Belgium and the Netherlands both came under Spanish control until the Netherlands declared its independence in 1581. In 1713, Austria assumed control after the War of the Spanish Succession. Then in 1794, French troops drove the Austrians from Belgium and, in 1797, Austria formally ceded Belgium to France. When Napoleon was finally defeated at Waterloo in central Belgium, Belgium became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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My Tribute to Marthe Janssen-Leyder
Commemorative Plaque in her Honour
L'histoire de la plaque en Français - Les lettres de René Janssen Illustrations of the Belgian Secret Army Insignia and Similar Badges Belgian Newspaper Article of 31st October 1950 | ||
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