Republic of Liège
The Republic of Liège (French: République liégeoise) was a short-lived state centred on the town of Liège in modern-day Belgium. The republic was created in August 1789 after the Liège Revolution led to the destruction of the earlier ecclesiastical state which controlled the territory, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège. It coexisted with the even more short-lived revolutionary state, the United States of Belgium, created by the Brabant Revolution of 1789, to the north. By 1791, the forces of the republic had been defeated by Prussian and Austrian forces and the Prince-Bishopric was restored.
Republic of Liège | |||||||||
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| 1789–1791 | |||||||||
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Map of the republic's territories (white) between the United Belgian States (salmon), the Dutch Republic (yellow) and other entities (grey) | |||||||||
| Status | Revolutionary republic | ||||||||
| Capital | Liège | ||||||||
| Common languages | French, Walloon | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||
| 18 August 1789 | |||||||||
• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of Franchimont | 16 September 1789 | ||||||||
• Restoration of the prince-bishopric | 12 January 1791 | ||||||||
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