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Brussels History
- Brussels has always been the cultural and political centre of Belgium since the Middle Ages, and has thus undergone many wonderful changes and dramatic upheavals. The first reference we have to people living in Brussels is in a 7th century manuscript which mentions a town called Broucsella (Settlement in the Marshes). In the 10th century Charlemagne’s grandson of the famous Franks dynasty, Lothair, built a fortress in the city, which signified the official beginning of Brussels. In the 12th century Brussels grew enormously due to its skilled craftsmen who increased the city’s trade, and led to it becoming the commercial centre of the area. Indicative of its standing as a trade centre were the building of impressive structures such as the Cathédrale Sts Michel et Gudule in 1225. The city continued to flourish as a commercial centre for the following two centuries, due to the fine fabrics produced that had a lucrative export market. However in the 14th century Brussels saw many rebellions from its craftsmen against what they saw as their subjugation by the French rulers. The Flemish fighters won the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302 and following in 1356 this revolted against the noblemen who controlled their trade market. Due to their hatred of the French Brussels and its surrounding towns were allied to England during the Hundred Years’ War which began in 1337. In 1356 the craftsmen were finally given some control over the town, and trade continued to flourish attracting new inhabitants to the city.
In 1384, following the death of the Count of Flanders, his daughter and her husband, the Duke of Burgundy, created a joint state of Eastern France and the Low Countries. In the early 15th century Brussels was made capital of Burgundy, changing the face of the city inexorably. During this period many wonderful palaces and churches were built and the luxury craft trade grew enormously. In 1482 the last heir to the Burgundy dynasty died leaving Brussels in the charge of her husband, a member of the Austrian Hapsburg dynasty. In 1488 Brussels and the other surrounding towns rebelled against the new rulers who had reinstated ties with France. The Austrians only managed to retain power due to the 1490 plague which reduced the country’s population by half. In the following century the capital of Burgundy was changed to Mechelen, but in 1519 the new Hapsburg ruler, Charles V, who was born in the area, reverted Brussels back to its original standing. Brussels power grew even greater, and became the intellectual and commercial centre of Flanders. This was to be fractured during the Revolt of the Netherlands against Protestant persecution by Charles’ son, Philip II of Spain, to which they eventually surrendered. Life under Spanish rule was very hard for the people in Brussels, but it got even worse when in 1695 the French bombarded Brussels destroying the Grand Place and its surrounding areas. The French withdrew and Brussels recovered surprisingly quickly; the Grand Place was rebuilt and new guildhouses were erected. The building of the Willebroek canal in the 17th century gave Brussels greater trading routes, and factories and mills were built around the city’s harbour, making Brussels an export hub.
In 1713 power over Brussels was passed back to Austria as a result of their victory in the War of the Spanish Succession. The continuous wars in Belgium affected Brussels making it an impoverished city; however in the 1750s the Austrian Empress placed her brother in control of Brussels and during the Enlightenment his court attracted the finest intellectuals and artists in Europe. Brussels became the jewel of Europe, a city of culture and refinement. Brussels was transformed with new roads and the building of the Place Royale and the Parc de Bruxelles. Although the new middle-classes benefited from this rebirth, the workers did not, and their rebellion against their harsh living conditions, along with their hatred of their new Dutch ruler, William I, started the Belgian Revolution in 1830. This resulted in the Treaty of London in 1831 which declared Belgium as an independent state, with Léopold I as the new king.
The fledgling new state provided a sanctuary for the exiled free-thinkers of Europe, such as Karl Marx and Victor Hugo, Belgium continued to flourish under its new independence, but all this ended with the beginning of the First World War. Despite its neutrality, Belgium was invaded in 1914 by German troops, and the country became the scene of many of the War’s worst trench-warfare battles in Flanders and Ypres. A brief period of respite ensued following the war, but in 1940 the country was again invaded by Germans, this time by the Nazis. After King Léopold III surrendered, rumours abounded that he had collaborated with Hitler, and after the war this led to his abdication. Baudouin I, his son took over and presided over a country although a federal state, divided by their cultural and linguistic differences. Even today parliamentary speeches have to be given in French and Flemish. Throughout the latter part of the 20th century Brussels stature in Europe increased, first in 1958 with it becoming the headquarters for the European Union, and then in 1967 for NATO. In 1993 Badouin I died and was succeeded by the current monarch, Albert II. In 2002 Brussels played a central role in the instigation of the Euro becoming legal tender. Today Brussels is a thriving, multilingual city, and continues to be a centre for culture, industry and politics, as befits its role as the European capital
