The History of Belgium: Every Year

See the history of the state that's gone from a breakaway buffer state to the heart of the European Union.
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Music used: "Majestic Hills" by Kevin MacLeod
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[@EmperorTigerstar]

The collab got pushed back a couple of weeks so here’s a backup video. Enjoy!

[@Anonymous-sf5yv]

@comandercorgi presumably he was star gazing while he was attacked by an escaped tiger named emperor.

[@rondonia12]

Hi

[@jozsefherczeg4511]

I'm so confused why all comments are not about the Bruzelles typo.

[@ansfriedjanssens7623]

A few small errors. The borders of the provinces changed in 1962 when the language border was made. For example the exclaves of Voeren and Komen. Didn't exist before 1962. Here is a Dutch wikipedia article about the changes in the provincial borders: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taalgrens_in_Belgi%C3%AB

[@dodolulupepe]

@comandercorgi from the Warriors book series from what I remember

[@itsfilipinoball8129]

Belgium 1939: thanks Belgium 1940: tanks

[@Jonathan2004-]

@鄧文熙 （反阿神反八炯） hell no

[@mam0lechinookclan607]

@鄧文熙 （反阿神反八炯） wha!?

[@nurphurecarnium]

@鄧文熙 （反阿神反八炯） ugh

[@turkishmapper07]

@鄧文熙 （反阿神反八炯） CCP 🤮

[@Funkiy]

@Bandera Del Imperio Ruso nerd

[@tomster4974]

great video! However, the province borders were not static, they moved through the years. For example, in 1962, the language border was established between the provinces and the city of Moeskroen (Mouscron) was transferred from West-Flanders to Hainaut.

[@bussche]

Likewise in 1963 Everbeek (Everbecq) was transferred from Hainaut to East Flanders.

[@yorkshireball_animations]

Ok.

[@user-es3dr5xk8f]

Useless video yes.

[@bringurownvibe]

also the german speaking section is also ommited

[@JohnSmith-fj2yd]

@@ashisalrtaken I care

[@ilovecookies2532]

Belgium in Europe: *fries and waffles* Belgium in Africa: ...

[@mapperofalthistory03]

Mass massacre we’re caused by Leopold II

[@psychod7481]

@@mapperofalthistory03 He was Belgian and king of Belguim

[@nivlacsenoj6264]

@@mapperofalthistory03 They also was partially responsible for the Rwandan genocide which would spillover into the Congo.

[@TheAlexanderMcRae2]

@@mapperofalthistory03 I'm named after him

[@MrBeast60o0]

He killed like 20 million people in congo

[@roan2288]

>not having flanders as yellow on the map *angry flemish noises*

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Both regions had yellow flags, but Flanders had a black symbol and Walloon had a red one.

[@quirijnv6793]

@@EmperorTigerstar At least red for Wallonia is highly accurate.

[@Shaostie]

God forbid the split happens. My ancestory is already hard enough as is explaining to others

[@quirijnv6793]

@@Shaostie *God willing it happens

[@Shaostie]

@@quirijnv6793 >:c

[@Paul-tj9fb]

Love how you color matched the regions with the flag

[@L1M.L4M]

Yea, Flanders and Wallonia both have yellow, but their symbol is different. Flanders has Black, Wallonia has Red. I could tell you about Brussels, but there is one problem... I forgor 💀 de color

[@marleymae24]

Belgium had land in Guatemala???? I also love how you did the administrative divisions after WW2 to make it interesting. Quality work as always Tigerstar. :D

[@mint8648]

timestamp?

[@keris8708]

@@mint8648 0:11

[@plumebrisee6206]

I mean Belgium also wanted to get Texas as a colony after the Independance of Texas (And they still wanted it after the annexation by the US) . But you'd be surprised at how many time Belgium wanted to have a colony in America in the XIX Century ,like ,they wanted to get some Brazilian land to start a colony ,they wanted the entirety of Central America (The thing they didn't want was Nicaragua),they tried to put a lot of Belgian in Mexico (as immigrant) to start a colony but it failed ,many died due to diseases and other returned to Belgium . And even crazier ,is that Leopold II ,wanted to have freakin' Portugal ,Illinois and some other Landlocked US State as colony . And many more ,like that one time in New Guinea

[@compatriot852]

It wasn't really under their control and nobody ever recognized it. To Guatemala, they were just renting out land

[@lugas4548]

France and germany : go to war Belgium : 👁️👄👁️

[@plokoon4331]

Bridge*: 👁👄👁

[@ArdaOnder1]

The Gate Guard of France : 👁️👄👁️

[@SuperExodian]

honestly, throughout history the region as a whole (as in, the geographic region of belgium) was kind of always shafted whenever 2 european countries went to war, it'd always spill into our lands, no matter if we were involved or not.

[@CopiaMan]

😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@flemishempire5459]

the british made it zo we were forced to be neutral so blame them

[@thatsonofawaffle7155]

as a belgian I say, this is beter explained than how they did it in school . damm, fist time my comment gets over 100 likes thankyou :D

[@albanianmapping]

Yeah this guy has amazing videos!

[@thatsonofawaffle7155]

@@albanianmapping Yeah, I watch Emperor for a couple of years he is pretty good

[@enderkatze6129]

Hey since you're belgian, can we have that Bit of Land on the Border Back please

[@thatsonofawaffle7155]

@@enderkatze6129 if I was the prime minister sure !

[@socratrash]

@@enderkatze6129 nope, Prussia took it from us, we just took it back after the war.

[@thegreatrhinoceros2203]

Imagine having the whole Congo to yourself

[@emilbonbon5284]

Bongo bongo, Belgium owns all of Congo!

[@starmaker75]

The major European powers: let give Belgium the Congo, I mean what the worse that can happened

[@morbidsearch]

It would be very handy

[@samybreitler176]

And cutting of peoples hands and using them as currency and killing 10 million Congolese

[@asuka7309]

@@starmaker75 let's give Leopold* the Congo (and that makes it even worse)

[@peffel22]

Small detail: in 1962 when the language borders were defined a lot of municipalities (like Voeren/Fourons and Moeskroen/Mouscron, ...) changed hands between the provinces.

[@someguy9293]

1939 Belgium: *Exists* 1940 Belgium: *Doesn't Exists* Military District of Belgium and Northern France: *Exists*

[@SketchG]

Where's the joke

[@someguy9293]

@@SketchG There isn't one. That's the joke.

[@skittybug6937]

Reikskomissarat Belgien

[@ariesmercurio1869]

Belgium's independence was supported by John ponsonby Same Guy that independized Uruguay in 1828

[@iurycauffman2820]

Cisplatina grrrrr *angry monarchist noises

[@Russell_Emperor616]

@@iurycauffman2820 Provincia rebelde

[@mint8648]

uruguay is french

[@pabloni1117]

@@mint8648 why

[@outerspace7391]

greece gained independence at around the same time, didn't ponsonby visit them?

[@Corbalte]

I'm so happy to have such a nicely put visual work on the History of Belgium. At this point, the only thing you could add would be the evolution of the linguistic border ! The video is so amazingly well made and it's not everyday you see good history on Belgium on KZbin. Thank you very much.

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

Imagine being the Netherlands part of your country breaks off as Belgium and a smaller part of that country breaks off as Luxembourg

[@Gia1911Logous]

Ah yes The "What if Belgium was real" scenario

[@baptrain1621]

Belgium is real

[@vincenzochianese9378]

@@baptrain1621 We know that Belgium it's just a trick of the lizard men

[@lecumulet260]

Cringe

[@lifeuncovered6188]

If only Denmark and Belgium was real 😭 they sound like such cool countries but Ik they are made up by the internet people 😢😢

[@InsertOwO]

As a Belgain I would find it cool if Belgium was real but unfortunatly I am not real

[@Alpha1200]

For how rare finding anything on Belgium is with this sort of thing, I thank you for this.

[@pohanikomarac2137]

Nice video! Even If I didnt even watched it but still

[@frenchballmapper]

Belgium is a small country capable of making colonies of 3 million km2

[@itsfilipinoball8129]

Oh hi

[@notdoron]

they never made the colony. it was given to them in the berlin conference as a compromise between the colonial powers

[@belstar1128]

Its easy when the people you are conquering are a few centuries behind you in terms of technology

[@asuka7309]

@@notdoron Leopold basically did make the colony tho. He started work on acquiring it in 1876 already, by the time of the Berlin Conference he was already theoretically in control because Stanley had made all the local chiefs sign treaties with him. France had already recognised his claim before the conference had started, and the USA had already recognised his "Congo Free State" entirely. The only thing the great powers did was argue amongst themselves until they realized keeping the Congo from the others was the best for everyone. (except the Congolese)

[@notdoron]

@@asuka7309 the conference was the thing to give validation for Leopard's claims, without which he would not have been able to aquire so much land. Before the conference his "colonies" were mainly expeditions and claims

[@TheMono313]

1:26 Should be Brussels/Bruxelles/Brussel and Wallonia / Wallonie

[@Kevin63GachaandGMOD]

I learned things that I didn't know about Belgium and in addition I went to Belgium 1 week ago. I don't know how many times I went to Belgium but I went a lot of times.

[@kormagogthedestroyer]

World powers: “Do you promise to improve the lives of the natives in the Congo? Leopold?” Leopold II: “Hehe choppy choppy”

[@MrPbhuh]

Could have also included the early days of Belgium such as the United States of Belgium and Provisional Government of Belgium

[@Graymenn]

there is only one united states and we dont make waffles son

[@MrPbhuh]

@@Graymenn no there isn't there factually are like a few of united states. Brazil, Mexico & America as well as many in history.

[@Graymenn]

@@MrPbhuh R/ WOOOOOSH

[@---uf2zl]

@@Graymenn you do make waffle fries

[@L1M.L4M]

@@Graymenn right, but you do make the highest Covid-19 infection rate

[@megobari965]

Good work, Emperor! Can you do The History of Georgia? :)

[@user-nx5uq8fi4j]

Good man

[@feragosmyxixarashtra7948]

What a nice an informative Video, I sure do hope that the King of Belgium, Leopold II, isn't up to something malicious in Africa. 😳

[@LoveYaAngelino]

On contrary to what many believe, Belgium its history did not start in 1830. Belgium was just a "new name" given to what marked the first real independence of the Southern Netherlands, as the Roman Empire used to mark this region as Belgicae. For centuries the Southern Netherlands tried to get rid of the constant overlordship of the Spanish, Austrians and French. None of them were even to the slightest extent interested or willingly to grant or support our independence. Eventually we were handed over to the Netherlands, as the Great Powers of Europe loved to treat us back then.

[@lifeuncovered6188]

Belgium isn’t real, it’s a conspiracy made by the Germans. Long live the Dutch KFC 🥶

[@LoveYaAngelino]

@@lifeuncovered6188 How you found out!? :o

[@haouuu4996]

True

[@souptime8635]

I love the Tintin theme cover. Where did you find it?

[@holdenennis]

This is from Kevin MacLoed.

[@Gia1911Logous]

Great video I still have no idea what a "Belgium" is though

[@stick69420]

i like how Belgium's flag never changes

[@blackfrost3581]

you know what? here is an unpopular opinion: Belgium has by far most legitimite claim for Coralingian empire among any modern european states.

[@xb3nw0]

But WHY doe?

[@HarJBeRw]

Ikr! I've had this conversation so many times before :D

[@atavoidirc5409]

switzerland does

[@narthex1681]

Don't tell the french about that

[@Dasbelg]

Yes indeed the franks were Belgian before they were french.

[@daniel-oc6pp]

Considering you recognise the military occupation of Belgium during WW2, it might have made sense to do the same for WW1 and annex the Givet region to Belgium

[@Rogier274]

This video is really missing Neutral Moresnet from 1815-1914: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Moresnet

[@musabluefire6313]

You've got the province borders wrong, they were not static but had slight adjustments when the flemish-walloon border was created, and Zwijndrecht went from East Flanders to Antwerp even before that

[@bulgariamapper21]

This looks cool

[@neph9205]

me watching the last 50 years: ah yes... prime minister and kings that ill forget in 1 second

[@onlinegladiator5888]

Sees Congo in thumbnail Belgium: *Heavy sweating*

[@PakBallandSami]

i can't wait for congo part

[@farwynd2925]

The upper part than independized at first, how was called before integrating into Netherlands?

[@blagoevski336]

Nice

[@gowrimanoharidhanasekaran9236]

Wait 2.5k views in 30 minutes of upload? AWSOME

[@robert9016]

Are you still working on North America 🥺

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Yes.

[@okok-np6tz]

Yes.

[@matthewlaverty202]

Yes.

[@L1M.L4M]

🥛👌🗿 *le sipp*

[@NeichoKijimura]

I have to inform you this map is wrong, Comines-Warneton, Voeren and some other minor regions were actually part of other provinces before 1963, as the province borders shifted to follow linguistical lines. Another slight error: The French name for the Capital and South are Bruxelles and Wallonie repectively, not Bruzelles and Wallonne

[@lol.0684]

NICE

[@Snoweagle0]

the video link has ''UWU'' at the end

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

And people say KZbin comments can't be intellectual

[@andriusgimbutas3723]

Tigerstar is a furry confirmed

[@eireball]

1:08 Belgium: Please, it’s the only large land I have Powers: Give it back Belgium: Fine, but I’m keeping Rwand- Powers: No.

[@Eliezer3838]

I never knew that Guatemala lend-leased some stuff to Belgium; interesante

[@skaor8036]

Welcome to the comments. Here people who don't live in Belgium and have nothing to do with it are discussing how better dismember it...

[@noobster4779]

If you split up Belgium into Waloon, Flanders and Brussels...didnt you foget the german area at the broder with Germany. As far as I know they have the same rights as the other regions and also their own Parlament like the others. So by Region/Gouvernmentarea Belgium is technically split in 4 parts, not 3.

[@ghsotreo]

The german area is included in the walloon region that's why there is only 3 colors represented. But if you talk about communities then you say the : french community, dutch community and finally the german community. Each having their own parliament

[@edizgunes]

I am so lucky to have visited Belgium, Liege it is beautiful and I love the people there ☺️

[@narthex1681]

Glad you enjoyed your stay !

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

They should’ve federalised somewhat according to the Swiss model.

[@sweetleaf642]

Well, they were 9 provinces with some kind of a government and a parliament in each one of them. Those would have been a great base for the federalism. But obvious efficient solutions aren't part of the belgian culture

[@Aogustanyan_Rep.]

Do one about the Kandyan wars and the Matale Rebellion

[@Koala1203]

Noble Belgique, ô mère chérie, À toi nos cœurs, à toi nos bras, À toi notre sang, ô Patrie ! Nous le jurons tous, tu vivras ! Tu vivras toujours grande et belle Et ton invincible unité Aura pour devise immortelle : Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! Aura pour devise immortelle : Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! Le Roi, la Loi, la Liberté ! O liebes Land, o Belgiens Erde, Dir unser Herz, Dir unsere Hand, Dir unser Blut, o Heimaterde, wir schwören's Dir, o Vaterland! So blühe froh in voller Schöne, zu der die Freiheit Dich erzog, und fortan singen Deine Söhne: Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch! und fortan singen Deine Söhne: Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch! Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch! Gesetz und König und die Freiheit hoch! O dierbaar België, O heilig land der Vaad'ren, Onze ziel en ons hart zijn u gewijd. Aanvaard ons kracht en het bloed van onze ad'ren, Wees ons doel in arbeid en in strijd. Bloei, o land, in eendracht niet te breken; Wees immer uzelf en ongeknecht, Het woord getrouw, dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken, Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! Het woord getrouw, dat g' onbevreesd moogt spreken, Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht! Voor Vorst, voor Vrijheid en voor Recht!

[@addisonsmith7949]

I have a idea for you what about the Winter Olympics

[@DNVIC]

If only the map was a little bit more north so that we could see the Zuiderzee Works being built in the netherlands

[@TheProfessional15]

That was made to avoid expanding the map

[@Post-Ioooo]

exciting

[@MAXIXPLayer]

FINALLY

[@ethanandelinayu2002]

when is history of north america 2 coming out?

[@arnojansen7036]

I'm not sure but i Remember Belgium also having control of tangers in Morocco at one Point. I think together with the french in some weird agreement

[@liamwhite168]

Why was Isola Comacina not included?

[@gort2279]

Why is this video just a blank screen with white noise?

[@sv7073]

Video Suggestion: The Arab Revolt Every

[@whyamihere832]

We all love Belgium! 🇧🇪💖💖💖

[@waywardstoner9416]

Just finished watching a video about the Rwandan genocide.

[@hamzad5755]

Can you make history of asia

[@crimsonpigeon6434]

the last three letters of the youtube URL is UWU, EmporerTigerstar confirmed furry. jkjk lmao

[@ExtremelyGullibleMeme]

Dard

[@WatchersClubFamily]

Belgium over the years being Belgium here and there Belgium no one knows why the Belgium being Belgium but Belgium be Belgiumming Some say Belgium likes to Belgium away as it is being Belgiummed all the while it Belgiums like a real Belgium Lately Ive been really feeling like a Belgium, makes me act at a Belgiummy level.. I Belgium my case

[@Vlad-xx8xc]

You forgot to change 1916 frontline on 1917 slide

[@EmperorTigerstar]

Nope. The changes just weren’t in view.

[@Vlad-xx8xc]

@@EmperorTigerstar WW1 Western Front in a nutshell, lol

[@PoliticsMadeSimple]

Time Lapse based ✅!

[@lolman533]

history of Morocco every year when?

[@rodotzky2525]

Belgium in 1914 and 1940: Yey im a road

[@trxasalt]

now do one about the netherlands iif you haven't doone that already

[@londegel]

A few things: you wrote bruzelles instead of bruxelles and wallonnne instead of wallonie

[@carlossainz4805]

29.08.2021 Rain rain and more rain at spa francoshamps

[@covjekapsurda2673]

1:19 What happened here?

[@asuka7309]

Decentralization of governmental power, a bit like the United States (but not the same). You have 3 "regions" each with their own governments who have a lot of control over local stuff. But there's still the national government who has broader powers and controls the foreign policy.

[@johns.670]

Love Belgium from Australia 🇦🇺❤️🇧🇪

[@holdenennis]

I think the federalization of Belgium was good because it gave each community their own government.

[@ethandonnay1136]

Lol the most terrible idea ever

[@auefranssen]

No, 7 governments for a country the size of a pea is a terrible idea

[@ethandonnay1136]

@@auefranssen and still, belgium is better in every terms than any other countries

[@holdenennis]

@@auefranssen that would still happen if Belgium were a unitary state.

[@weee50]

1:00 Ah yes, Begium.

[@Corbalte]

Yeah, Belgium !

[@JackTheSlayer-ok5eq]

Hello there

[@pvzgamerlegisniana6492]

Oh i get it now.. Flanders is the black stripe Brussels is the gold stripe And Wallonia is the red stripe.. Thanks!!

[@salimelmouaffaq1351]

Actually that's wrong: the 3 colours come from the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brabant en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Belgium

[@EldaMengisto]

Today I learned that Belgium claimed a piece of Guatemala, despite the latter saying it wasn't the case. Ah, the battle for land...

[@aaronanthems5311]

1925 seems to be belgium at its largest

[@nascarfast48]

0:09 was the east of the netherlands being independant a mistake or was that actually a thing until 1860?

[@rafaxd8178]

Its the duchy of Limburg, a satellite state of the Netherlands

[@nascarfast48]

@@rafaxd8178 huh, had never heard of that until now

[@Steam1937]

Strange how for a year or two they had Rwanda and Burundi but not the congo

[@macaronivr460]

im belgian so thanks!

[@szymonzegota]

You forgot about United Belgian States

[@sarim9903]

Why was Luxembourg in Belgium. I dont understand

[@afshansabri7278]

Next:history of Brazil 🇧🇷

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Katanga: SQUARE. BORDER.

[@flamedefender1644]

What happened in the 80’s?

[@salimelmouaffaq1351]

One of the many state reforms en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_reform_in_Belgium

[@xb3nw0]

Didn't even know we had something in Guatemala!

[@janmelantu7490]

The Belgian kings had very strange colonial ambitions, like Wisconsin and Texas

[@ata2943]

👍

[@Night-kw4jg]

I did not think belgium was still recognized as a kingdom

[@gameknightjek2640]

We are a Kingdom, our king is Phillipe De Belgique.

[@GreatAdmiral]

Strange that you would make a video about a Dutch provincial state

[@Fragolux]

Belgium: the country that made Spain's treatment of the natives look humane.

[@ogladaczr.t.3168]

great vid but come on, for pete's sake, get some different music. Im pretty sure there're heaps of the "epic" variety

[@edelweiss7928]

1940-1943 best years

[@williambrennan104]

The current heir to the Belgian throne is a Q T pie

[@francescozzononsisa1078]

Flanders should have been yellow (simpsons)