Belgian Territorial Settlement
Accepts the territorial provisions defining the kingdom after separation from the Netherlands.
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1839 in Belgium
Explore 14 historical events and records for Belgium in 1839.
Historical records for Belgium in 1839
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Belgian Treaty Signature
Signs the definitive separation treaty on behalf of Leopold I and the Kingdom of Belgium.
Boundary Demarcation
Accepts treaty provisions requiring Belgian and Dutch commissioners to mark the agreed frontier.
Debt Settlement
Accepts financial provisions allocating part of the former United Kingdom of the Netherlands debt to Belgium.
Independence of Belgium
The final London settlement recognises Belgium as independent and perpetually neutral under the guarantee of the five Great Powers.
Limburg Partition
Accepts the territorial settlement dividing Limburg between Belgium and the Netherlands.
Luxembourg Partition
Accepts the partition of Luxembourg, with a substantial western part remaining within Belgium.
Perpetual Neutrality
Accepts Belgium's obligation to remain an independent and perpetually neutral state.
Recognition of Belgium
Receives final international recognition of Belgium as a separate kingdom under the London settlement.
Scheldt Navigation
Receives treaty provisions governing free navigation of the Scheldt and joint supervision of its channel.
Territorial Renunciation
Accepts mutual renunciation of claims to territories assigned to the Netherlands under the final settlement.
Treaty of London
Accepts the definitive settlement recognising Belgian independence, fixing borders and placing the kingdom under guaranteed permanent neutrality.
Treaty Negotiations
Represents Belgian interests during the final negotiations settling relations with the Netherlands.
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Treaty Ratification Process
Represents Belgium as the treaty system moves from signature to the exchange of ratifications.
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