Le difficile choix d'un roi pour la Belgique (et pourquoi tant d'autres pays ont fait pareil)
Chroniques de Belgique
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Why, in the 19th century, did revolutions exalt the ideal of the nation-state only to then so often place a foreigner at their head? And why did so many European countries seek their sovereigns in the same region of the continent?
Two strange phenomena from which the Belgian Revolution of 1830, itself caught up in the very particular geopolitics of those years, would not escape.
In this tenth episode of "Chronicles of Belgium," we delve into the exceptional life of the first King of the Belgians, Leopold I, but also into what connects him to almost all the other royal families of the continent.
CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
02:43 The Real Name of the Royal Family
04:03 Conservative Major Powers
05:17 A King's First Choice
07:03 A Regent and a Difficult Second Choice
09:25 The Abdication of the Greek Crown
11:06 On the Road to Belgium
12:49 The Strange Popularity of German Princes / Outro
🖼️ Image Credits:
London Images: Jason Row and Filipe Samora
Germany Drone Images: Andreyi Armiagov
July 21 Images: Getty Images
Other Camera Images in Belgium: Thomas Dechamps
All images are royalty-free unless otherwise stated.
Thanks to the following institutions for their help and collaboration:
The Grand Palais Photo Agency in Paris
The Museums of the City of Brussels
The Photographic Service of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
🎶 Music credits:
@RafaelKrux (via Orchestralis.net):
Nordic Cellos (reduced version)
Virtuoso Classical Cello
Dark Gothic Cello Concerto
Guerilla Tactics
Symphonic Violins
Epic Fantasy Adventure
@ScottBuckley
In Search of Solitude
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La maison de Belgique
La maison royale belge est une branche cadette de la maison de Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha. Elle est issue de Léopold Ier, né prince de Saxe-Cobourg-Saalfeld, qui est devenu le premier roi des Belges en 1831.
Bien que le titre de Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha ait été abandonné officieusement en 1921 au profit du nom « de Belgique », la dynastie continue de régner sur la Belgique depuis cette date.
Comparaison avec d'autres monarchies
D'autres familles royales ont également des liens avec les Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha, mais leur règne est soit plus récent, soit interrompu :
· Royaume-Uni : La maison de Windsor (anciennement Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha) règne depuis 1901, mais elle a changé de nom en 1917.
· Bulgarie : La dynastie a régné de 1887 à 1946, mais la monarchie a été abolie.
· Portugal : La maison de Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha a régné de 1853 à 1910, avant l'instauration de la République.
Ainsi, la famille royale belge est bien celle qui, issue des Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha, règne depuis le plus longtemps de manière continue.
Le difficile choix d'un roi pour la Belgique (et pourquoi tant d'autres pays ont fait pareil)
Chroniques de Belgique
17,638 views
Why, in the 19th century, did revolutions exalt the ideal of the nation-state only to then so often place a foreigner at their head? And why did so many European countries seek their sovereigns in the same region of the continent?
Two strange phenomena from which the Belgian Revolution of 1830, itself caught up in the very particular geopolitics of those years, would not escape.
In this tenth episode of "Chronicles of Belgium," we delve into the exceptional life of the first King of the Belgians, Leopold I, but also into what connects him to almost all the other royal families of the continent.
CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
02:43 The Real Name of the Royal Family
04:03 Conservative Major Powers
05:17 A King's First Choice
07:03 A Regent and a Difficult Second Choice
09:25 The Abdication of the Greek Crown
11:06 On the Road to Belgium
12:49 The Strange Popularity of German Princes / Outro
🖼️ Image Credits:
London Images: Jason Row and Filipe Samora
Germany Drone Images: Andreyi Armiagov
July 21 Images: Getty Images
Other Camera Images in Belgium: Thomas Dechamps
All images are royalty-free unless otherwise stated.
Thanks to the following institutions for their help and collaboration:
The Grand Palais Photo Agency in Paris
The Museums of the City of Brussels
The Photographic Service of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
🎶 Music credits:
@RafaelKrux (via Orchestralis.net):
Nordic Cellos (reduced version)
Virtuoso Classical Cello
Dark Gothic Cello Concerto
Guerilla Tactics
Symphonic Violins
Epic Fantasy Adventure
@ScottBuckley
In Search of Solitude