Charles de Brouckère
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Charles de Brouckère 🇧🇪

Charles de Brouckère (Known as "Charles de Brouckère")
Minister of War, 1830 Revolutionary Patriot, Legendary Burgomaster of Brussels
Born Jan 18, 1796 🇧🇪 Bruges, Belgium
Passed Away Apr 20, 1860 Brussels, Belgium
Lifespan 64 years old
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Belgian revolutionary leader and Minister of War during the 1831 Dutch invasion, later serving as Brussels' most transformative nineteenth-century Burgomaster who laid the foundation for modern civic infrastructure.

Biographical Record

A fierce liberal orator in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, De Brouckère organized the national defense during the 1830 Revolution. As Minister of War in August 1831, he displayed immense personal bravery during the Ten Days' Campaign, rallying Belgian forces against Dutch troops at Leuven.

Elected Burgomaster of Brussels in 1848, he governed the capital for twelve years, creating modern municipal drinking water supply systems, establishing free secular public schools, and planning the boulevards of the city. Place de Brouckère in downtown Brussels bears his name.

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Final Resting Place

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Laeken Cemetery (Cimetière de Laeken)
Brussels, Belgium
GPS: 50.8711, 4.3542
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