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1794 in Belgium

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1794
in
Belgium

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1794
List of years in Belgium

Events of the year 1794 in the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).

Incumbents

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Events

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April
May
June
July
August
  • 9 August – Hefty supplementary tax on nobility and religious houses, with hostages taken to ensure payment.[1]
September
  • 17–18 September – Battle of Sprimont: final Austrian defeat in the Low Countries
  • 21 September – Artworks confiscated from castles, churches and religious houses shipped to France.[1]
October
  • 2 October – French forces reach the Rhine.[1]
  • 15 October – Administrative reorganisation of occupied provinces proposed.[1]
November
  • 16 November – Administrative reorganisation adopted, introducing arrondissements, civil marriage, free trade with France; abolishing monopolies and noble titles.[1]
  • 26 November – French authorities order requisitioning and stockpiling of food.[1]
December

Births

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February
April
September
Date uncertain

Deaths

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April
July

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Alain de Gueldre et al., Kroniek van België (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987), pp. 514-516.