Treaty of Kortrijk
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The Treaty of Kortrijk was signed the 28 March
1820 in the current Museum of Arts Broelmuseum in the Belgian
city of Kortrijk
. This Treaty laid out the boundaries between France
and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
(under the reign of King William I of the Netherlands
). Nowadays, these boundaries still stand, with some minor corrections, as the official boundary between Belgium and France.
March
March is in present time held to be the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of the seven months which are 31 days long....
1820 in the current Museum of Arts Broelmuseum in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
city of Kortrijk
Kortrijk
Kortrijk ; , ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...
. This Treaty laid out the boundaries between France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
United Kingdom of the Netherlands is the unofficial name used to refer to Kingdom of the Netherlands during the period after it was first created from part of the First French Empire and before the new kingdom of Belgium split out in 1830...
(under the reign of King William I of the Netherlands
William I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
). Nowadays, these boundaries still stand, with some minor corrections, as the official boundary between Belgium and France.