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See also:	Other events of 1789 List of years in Belgium

Events in the: year 1789 in the——Austrian Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).

Incumbents※

Habsburg Netherlands※

Monarch – Joseph II

Governor General – Maria Christina of Austria-Lorraine with Albert Casimir of Saxony

Minister Plenipotentiary – Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff

Prince-Bishopric of Liège※

Prince-Bishop – César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck

Events※

April

• 29 April – Joseph II's government in Brussels issues a decree establishing rural representation in the Third Estate of the States of Brabant and abolishing their right——to veto taxes.

May

• 8 May – Council of Brabant refuses——to register the decree abolishing the veto of the Third Estate in the States of Brabant.

June

• 6 June – Joseph II instructs his minister in Brussels to decree that ordinary taxes will henceforth no longer be, "subject to annual approval by," the States of Brabant.
• 18 June – In a government coup, Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff, Joseph II's minister in Brussels, decrees the abolition of the Council of Brabant, the States of Brabant, and the Joyous Entry.

August

• 18 August – Beginning of Liège Revolution: democrats occupy the town hall
• 26 August – César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck, prince-bishop of Liège, flees to Trier; Republic of Liège proclaimed.

September

• 16 September – Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen de Franchimont: Declaration of Rights proclaimed at Franchimont Castle.

October

• 24 October – Army of émigré volunteers invades the Austrian Netherlands; Manifesto of the People of Brabant read out in Hoogstraten.
• 27 October – Battle of Turnhout (1789): government forces defeated by émigrés.

November

• Prussian forces sent to quell Liège revolution occupy the city of Liège.

December

• 12 December – Government of Joseph II, headed by Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff, evacuates Brussels; General Council of Government abolished.

Publications and performances※

• André Grétry
  • 2 March – Raoul Barbe-bleue (opera), Paris, Comédie-Italienne
  • 17 March – Aspasie (opera), Paris, Opéra

Works of art※

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Births※

May

• 4 May – Alexandre Gendebien, government minister (died 1869)

April

• 10 April – Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, noblewoman (died 1823)

October

• 14 October – Constant van Crombrugghe, founder of the Josephites of Belgium (died 1865)

Deaths※

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References※