1847 in Belgium

none 1847 Events in the year 1847 in Belgium. Incumbents thumb|180px|Charles Rogier, Prime Minister 1847–1852 and 1857–1868 Monarch: Leopold I Prime Minister: Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt (to 12 August); Charles Rogier (from 12 August) Events thumb|A 19th-century view of the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert, opened 20 June 1847 6 April – Law on "offences against the king" provides for prison sentences from 6 months to 3 years and fines of between 300 and 3000 francs for threats and insults against the head of state.6 April 1847 Loi portant répression des offenses envers le Roi https://refli.be/fr/lex/1847040650 refli.be 7 June – Théâtre des Galeries opens in Brussels. 8 June – Partial legislative elections. 20 June – Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert shopping arcade opened in Brussels. 1 July – Opening of the Exposition des produits de l'industrie nationale in Brussels.Catalogue des produits de l'industrie belge admis à l'exposition de 1847 (1847) on Google Books 9 August – Antwerp–Ghent railway line completed. 27 September – Premonstratensians return to Postel Abbey.Theodoor Ignaz Welvaarts, Postel en zijn vroegere invloed in Nederland (1882), p. 7 on Google Books. Publications Periodicals Annales parlementaires de Belgiquehttps://books.google.com/books?id=a109AQAAMAAJ Annales parlementaires de Belgique Parlement Belgium 1847 Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (Brussels, M. Hayez), vol. 14.https://books.google.com/books?id=Oq1JAAAAcAAJ Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique 1847 Messager des sciences historiques (Ghent, Léonard Hebbelynck).https://books.google.com/books?id=gaVCAAAAcAAJ Messager des sciences historiques, ou archives des arts et de la bibliographie de Belgique: 1847 1847 Revue de Bruxellesvol. 3 (1847), vol. 4 (1847) Exhibitions J.B.A.M. Jobard, Exposition de l'industrie Belge 1847https://books.google.com/books?id=Iso-AAAAcAAJ Exposition de l'industrie Belge 1847 1847 Catalogue des produits de l'industrie belge admis à l'exposition de 1847https://books.google.com/books?id=wXY-AAAAcAAJ Catalogue des produits de l'industrie Belge admis à l'exposition de 1847 1847 Scholarship André Dumont, Mémoire sur les terrains Ardennais et Rhénan de l'Ardenne, du Rhin, du Brabant et du Condros (Brussels, Hayez)https://books.google.com/books?id=th8OAAAAQAAJ Mémoire sur les terrains ardennais et rhénan de l'Ardenne, du Rhin, du Brabant et du Condros Dumont André 1847 Émile Louis Victor de Laveleye, L'Histoire des rois francs Literature Tegenwoordig België (Liberalen, Katholyken en Vlaemsche-beweging) door Een' Noord-Nederlander beoordeeld (Ghent, Snoeck-Ducaju en zoon); reprinted from De Gids.https://books.google.com/books?id=YnYUAAAAQAAJ Tegenwoordig België, (Liberalen, katholieken en Vlaemsche-beweging) Noord-Nederlander Een 1847 Hippoliet Van Peene, "De Vlaamse Leeuw", song set to music by Karel Miry Hippoliet Van Peene, Willem van Dampierre, historical drama Art and architecture thumb|Antoine Wiertz, La Belle Rosine (1847) Buildings Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar's Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert completed Paintings Antoine Wiertz, La Belle Rosine Births 9 March – Martin Pierre Marsick, composer (died 1924) 9 April – Léon Mignon, sculptor (died 1898) 11 May – Godefroid Kurth, historian (died 1916) 27 August – Édouard Descamps, jurist and politician (died 1933) 31 August – Arthur Verhaegen, architect and politician (died 1917) 3 October – Frantz Jourdain, architect (died 1935) Deaths 19 March – Karel Lodewijk Ledeganck (born 1805), writer 4 April – Julie du Bosch (born 1797), social reformer References 1847 Category:1840s in Belgium Belgium