Map of the Habsburg Netherlands by Alexis-Marie Gochet

The Province of Brabant (, , ) was a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

from 1830 to 1995. It was created in 1815 as South Brabant, part of the

United Kingdom of the Netherlands The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ( nl, Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; french: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839. The United Netherlands was cr ...

. In 1995, it was split into the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

-speaking Flemish Brabant, the French-speaking

Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...

and the bilingual

Brussels-Capital Region Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

History

United Kingdom of the Netherlands

After the defeat of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

in 1815, the

was created at the

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, consisting of territories which had been added to

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by Napoleon: the former

Dutch Republic The United Provinces of the Netherlands, also known as the (Seven) United Provinces, officially as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Dutch: ''Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden''), and commonly referred to in historiography ...

and the

Southern Netherlands The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the A ...

. In the newly created kingdom, the former

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of Dyle became the new province of South Brabant, distinguishing it from Central Brabant (later

Antwerp province ) , native_name_lang = nl , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Antwerp.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van de provincie Antwerpen.svg , shield_size ...

); and from

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the w ...

(now part of the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

), all named after the former

Duchy of Brabant The Duchy of Brabant was a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183. It developed from the Landgraviate of Brabant and formed the heart of the historic Low Countries, part of the Burgundian Netherlands from 1430 and of the Habsburg Neth ...

. The provincial governors during this time were: * 1815–1818:

François Joseph Charles Marie de Mercy-Argenteau François () is a French language, French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis (given name), Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of ...

* 1818–1823:

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* 1823–1828:

Leonard du Bus de Gisignies Leonard Pierre Joseph, Viscount du Bus de Gisignies (28 February 1780 – 31 May 1849) was a soldier and politician in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Early life He was born in Dottignies, Austrian Netherlands on 28 February 1780. He wa ...

* 1828–1830:

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Belgium

After the Belgian Revolution of 1830, the Southern Netherlands (including South and Central Brabant) became independent as Belgium and later also

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. The province was then renamed simply Brabant and became the central province of Belgium, with its capital city

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. The province contained three arrondissements:

, Leuven and

Nivelles Nivelles (; nl, Nijvel, ; wa, Nivele; vls, Neyvel) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The Nivelles municipality includes the former municipalities of Baulers, Bornival, Thines, and Monst ...

. In 1961–1963, the language border was established, from which the province was divided into a Dutch-speaking region, a French-speaking region and the bilingual Brussels. The Brussels arrondissement was split to this end. In 1989,

was created, but the region was still part of the province of Brabant. In 1995, the province of Brabant was split into the Dutch-speaking Flemish Brabant, the French-speaking

and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region. The Brussels-Capital Region exercises the powers of a Province on its own territory.

Demographics

As comparison, the current two provinces of Brabant, together with Brussels, had 2,621,275 inhabitants in January 2011. Number of inhabitants x 1000 Colors= id:a value:gray(0.9) id:b value:gray(0.7) id:c value:rgb(1,1,1) id:d value:rgb(0.7,0.8,0.9) ImageSize = width:700 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2400 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:b increment:300 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:a increment:60 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:c BarData= bar:1806 text:1806 bar:1816 text:1816 bar:1830 text:1830 bar:1846 text:1846 bar:1856 text:1856 bar:1866 text:1866 bar:1876 text:1876 bar:1880 text:1880 bar:1890 text:1890 bar:1900 text:1900 bar:1910 text:1910 bar:1920 text:1920 bar:1930 text:1930 bar:1947 text:1947 bar:1961 text:1961 bar:1970 text:1970 bar:1980 text:1980 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1994 text:1994 PlotData= color:d width:20 align:left bar:1806 from:0 till: 432 bar:1816 from:0 till: 442 bar:1830 from:0 till: 556 bar:1846 from:0 till: 691 bar:1856 from:0 till: 748 bar:1866 from:0 till: 814 bar:1876 from:0 till: 936 bar:1880 from:0 till: 985 bar:1890 from:0 till: 1106 bar:1900 from:0 till: 1264 bar:1910 from:0 till: 1470 bar:1920 from:0 till: 1522 bar:1930 from:0 till: 1680 bar:1947 from:0 till: 1798 bar:1961 from:0 till: 1992 bar:1970 from:0 till: 2176 bar:1980 from:0 till: 2221 bar:1990 from:0 till: 2243 bar:1994 from:0 till: 2283 PlotData= bar:1806 at: 432 fontsize:s text: 432 shift:(-10,5) bar:1816 at: 442 fontsize:S text: 442 shift:(-10,5) bar:1830 at: 556 fontsize:S text: 556 shift:(-10,5) bar:1846 at: 691 fontsize:S text: 691 shift:(-10,5) bar:1856 at: 748 fontsize:S text: 748 shift:(-10,5) bar:1866 at: 814 fontsize:S text: 814 shift:(-10,5) bar:1876 at: 936 fontsize:S text: 936 shift:(-10,5) bar:1880 at: 985 fontsize:S text: 985 shift:(-10,5) bar:1890 at: 1106 fontsize:S text: 1106 shift:(-10,5) bar:1900 at: 1264 fontsize:S text: 1264 shift:(-10,5) bar:1910 at: 1470 fontsize:S text: 1470 shift:(-10,5) bar:1920 at: 1522 fontsize:S text: 1522 shift:(-10,5) bar:1930 at: 1680 fontsize:S text: 1680 shift:(-10,5) bar:1947 at: 1798 fontsize:S text: 1798 shift:(-10,5) bar:1961 at: 1992 fontsize:S text: 1992 shift:(-10,5) bar:1970 at: 2176 fontsize:S text: 2176 shift:(-10,5) bar:1980 at: 2221 fontsize:S text: 2221 shift:(-10,5) bar:1990 at: 2243 fontsize:S text: 2243 shift:(-10,5) bar:1994 at: 2283 fontsize:S text: 2283 shift:(-10,5)

* Source: NIS * 1806 till 1970: census * 1980 and 1990: number of inhabitants on 1 January * 1994: number on 31 December

References

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History

United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Belgium

Demographics

See also

References