BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Belgium (BEL) Province Brabant (1795-1994) Outline related to Belgian Emigration

Description

This province was named "Departement of the Dyle" in 1795 during the French era, renamed "Province South-Brabant" in 1815 during the Dutch era and finaly "Province Brabant" around 1830/1839.

Territorial Subdivisions

• Distr. Brussel - Bruxelles (now region Brussels-Capital)
• Distr. Brussel (randgemeenten) (only 1963-1970) (now part of Flemish Brabant)
• Distr. Halle-Vilvoorde (1963-now) (now part of Flemish Brabant)
• Distr. Leuven (now part of Flemish Brabant)
• Distr. Nivelles (now part of Walloon Brabant)

Short History with Bibliography

• General

  • The Rise and Fall of the Duchy of Brabant

• Contemporary history

  • Belgian Era (Brabant)

    See Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant from 1995 on.

  • Dutch Era (South-Brabant)

    See also the history of the "United Kingdom of the Netherlands" (Southern Provinces).

  • French Era (Dept of the Dyle)

    See also the history of the French "13 Reunited Departements".

• Ancien Régime

  See mainly the history of the Duchy of Brabant.

• Bibliography

  • List of literature about the history of Brabant in the dutch, english, french or german language
  • Brabant by The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition (2001)
  • Brabant by Infoplease

Sources

Repositories

Societies

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

Families and Family Histories

• Genealogies

  • Oude Brabantse Geslachten (Old Lignages from the Duchy of Brabant) by Jozef VanderBiest (+) (uploaded by VVF Dilbeek)

Sciences

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