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Vandaag te gast in de 'Voorproevers' @radio1vrt.bsky.social met Bruno Wyndaele om het over mijn boek 'Coudenberg' te hebben.

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#OTD in 1416, King Christopher III of Denmark was born. Notice the neat Blackadder style shoes

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#OTD in 1726, Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria died. He also played a part in Belgian history as he had plans to become King of the Habsburg Netherlands (and even briefly served as sovereign of Namur!)

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Vers van de pers! Mijn boek is vandaag gearriveerd bij de uitgever. Vanaf volgende week in de boekhandel te vinden!

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#OTD in 1337, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg and Duke-Consort of Brabant and Limburg was born (after his marriage to Johanna). Remnants of his tomb can still be spotted at the Abbey of Orval (Belgian province of Luxembourg)

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Voor de liefhebber: in mijn boek over het Coudenbergpaleis (verschijndatum 03/03) zal de troonsafstand van Karel V in het Brusselse Coudenbergpaleis uitvoerig besproken worden !

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#OTD in 1500, a man was born at the Prinsenhof Palace in Ghent. By the age of 19 he would become the most powerful man in Europe. He was born and bred in the Low Countries in true 'Burgundian' fashion: Emperor Charles

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The formidable Margaret, Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, one of the most underrated female rulers of 16th c. Europe.

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#OTD in 1934, Leopold III was inaugurated as King of the Belgians at the Palace of the Nation. His reign was marked by crises, the occupation of Belgium by Germany and the 'Royal Question' on the King's role during WWII.

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#OTD in 1071, Arnulf III of Flanders and Hainaut was killed, aged 16, during the Battle of Kassel, fighting his uncle Robert, who promised to protect young Arnulf.

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#OTD in 1934, King Albert I of the Belgians was buried in Brussels. After a ceremony at the Cathedral of Brussels he was laid to rest at the Royal Crypt in Laken.

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#OTD in 1397, the formidable Isabella of Portugal was born. In 1429 she married one of the most powerful man in Europe, Philip the Good. She served as Regent of the Burgundian Netherlands and led on trade negotiations.

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King Albert I of the Belgians on the beach of De Panne, the only bit of Belgium that was not occupied during #WWI

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@kennyvminsel.bsky.social #OTD in 1431, Pope Martin V died. In Belgium he is known for giving papal permission to found the University of Leuven (1425).

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Considered one of the most influential paintings in the history of art: 'Descent from the Cross' (ca. 1435), by Rogier van der Weyden.

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#OTD in 1582, Francis of Anjou entered Antwerp with loads of pomp and circumstance. He was asked by the rebels to become the new Lord of the Habsburg Netherlands, but his reign was one massive fiasco

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The man who made tulips popular was born #OTD in 1526: Charles de l'Écluse, L'Escluse aka Carolus Clusius, born in Arras, Habsburg Netherlands, studied law, but turned botanist and studied some weird bulbs he reveiced from a friend diplomat posted in the Ottoman Empire.

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The 'Dark Gate': the only remnant of the Prinsenhof Palace in Ghent. The palace was huge, with over 300 rooms, and the place where Emperor Charles V was born in 1500. Photo: Visit Ghent.

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Also Duchess of Brabant, Countess of Flanders...etc due to her marriage with Philip II !

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#OTD in 1516, Mary Tudor, England's first Queen-Regnant was born as child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. During and after her reign (1553-1558) she received a bad reputation which has been partially corrected in recent years

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Visited Breendonk yesterday. The fortress near Mechelen, Belgium, served as a prison camp during #WWII. I can't shake of the image of Israël Neumann (a large photo of Israël carrying soup hangs at the fortress) who was brutally killed - as one of many - at camp in 1941.

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#OTD in 1934, King Albert I of the Belgians died after a climbing accident. He became an international hero for leading 'Brave Little Belgium' during the First World War.

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#OTD in 1874, Belgian scientist Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet died. He is also known for deveoping the body mass index (BMI)

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Nog 2 weken wachten ! www.borgerhoff-lamberigts.be/shop/boeken/...

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Folks at Liège in the early 16th c: "we need to make our St Jacques' Church even more spectacular." The architect: "got it" Photo: Visitez Liège

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Did you know the Azores were once called the Flemish Islands or the Isles of Flanders, as at some point in the late 15th/early 16th hundreds of Flemings (and the wider Habsburg Netherlands) settled there.

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Logo of the Belgian brewery Roman. The same family has been running the place since 1545 when innkeeper Joos Roman started to brew beer.

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For #ValentinesDay   : here is a tomb in Brussels commissioned in 1916 by Léonce Evrard for his wife Louisd Flignot. The tomb was constructed in such a way a heart becomes visible a few weeks during summer.

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#OTD in 1457, a princess was born at the Coudenberg Palace in Brussels. Mary of Burgundy would become one of the richest and eligible rulers in 15th c. Europe

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"Show me the money !", 15th century Flanders style (by Hans Memling)

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Nog 2,5 weken en dan vind je mijn boek over het Coudenbergpaleis in Brussel in de winkel. Wist je trouwens dat de grote Albrecht Dürer ooit een bezoekje bracht aan het paleis en de tuinen omschreef als 'een waar paradijs op aarde'

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#OTD in 1554, Lady Jane Grey, the '9 Days' Queen' was executed at the Tower of London. She was a pawn in a larger scheme and paid the ultimate price.

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#OTD in 1741, composer André Ernest Modeste Grétry was baptised in Liège. Forgotten by most, but this was a man who also inspired Mozart and Beethoven.

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#OTD in 1477, Mary of Burgundy, was forced to accept the 'Great Privilege' which gave more power to the States-General of the Burgundian Netherlands.

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Cool. #WWI artillery that has been stuck in tower of the Castle of Horst near Leuven for over a 100 years has finally been removed. Photo: Herita

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- Emperor Charles V in 1519 - Emperor Charles V in 1520

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#OTD in 1280, Margaret II, Countess of Flanders and Hainaut died in Ghent. Her reign was pretty eventful as her children fought a succession war - whilst she was still alive - over her wealth and lands.

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Jan van Eyck was obsessed with details and that is why wel love him part 1001: detail from 'Madonna with Canon Joris van der Paele' (1436)

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Castle of Elewijt, near Antwerp. The place was the summer residence of painter Pieter Paul Rubens. There is a reason why the man was called 'Prince of Painters' (By David Tenier and Lucas van Uden)

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Cool bottle seal featuring the seal of Maria Elisabeth, Regent of the Habsburg Netherlands, last occupant of the grand Coudenberg Palace before it burnt down in 1731. Coudenberg Palace Museum, Brussels.

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#OTD in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I. After the act Queen Elizabeth tried to wash off her responsibility by claiming the Privy Council had acted without her authority (although she signed the warrant)

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#OTD in 1831, the National Congress adopted the Belgian Constitution, which at the time was considered the most liberal constitution in the world.

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Leuven's city council in the early 15th c.: "we should really have one of the most beautiful town halls in medieval Europe." Architect Sulpitius van Vorst: "got it" Photo: Getty

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#OTD in 1685, King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland died. He spent some time in exile in the Low Countries, e.g. in Bruges where he joined a crossbow brotherhood.

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#OTD in 1497, Johannes Ockeghem, one of the greatest composers in 15th c. Europe, died in Tours. Born in Hainaut, Burgundian Netherlands, he became one of the leading musicians at the French court.

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But fear not, some underground ruins can still be visited !

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