Joseph Lebeau
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Joseph Lebeau 🇧🇪

Jean-Louis Joseph Lebeau (Known as "Joseph Lebeau")
Two-Time Prime Minister of Belgium, Foreign Minister, Architect of Leopold I's Election
Born Jan 03, 1794 🇧🇪 Huy (near Liège), Belgium
Passed Away Mar 19, 1865 Huy (Province of Liège), Belgium
Lifespan 71 years old
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"Liberty without order is anarchy; order without liberty is tyranny. Our constitution reconciles both."

Archival Overview

Founding Belgian statesman and two-time Prime Minister (1831, 1840–1841) whose diplomatic brilliance secured the election of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg as King and the adoption of the Treaty of the XVIII Articles.

Biographical Record

A liberal advocate and publicist in Liège, Lebeau joined Charles Rogier in founding Le Politique and entered the 1830 National Congress. As Minister of Foreign Affairs in early 1831, he successfully persuaded the National Congress to elect Prince Leopold as monarch, navigating hostile European powers.

Lebeau drafted the initial drafts of the Belgian Constitution, ensuring strict ministerial responsibility and freedom of the press. As Prime Minister in 1840, he formed the first homogeneous Liberal government in Belgian parliamentary history, later serving as Governor of Namur.

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Huy Communal Cemetery
Huy (Province of Liège), Belgium
GPS: 50.5186, 5.2344
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