Etienne de Sauvage

Etienne de Sauvage

Etienne de Sauvage (1789–1867) was a liberal Belgian politician and early supporter of unionism.

Biography

In 1829 he was vice president of the Association constitutionnelle. In September 1830 he became a member of the commission of public safety of Liège, then governor of the province of Liège. The regent Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier asked him to form independent Belgium's second government. Sauvage asked Joseph Lebeau to form this government, going against the wishes of the Francophile regent (Lebeau had become known for fighting against Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours's candidature in the National Congress of Belgium). Sauvage left Lebeau to head this government, though Sauvage was minister of the interior in it. He was again minister of the interior in Félix de Muelenaere's government until 3 August 1831, when he was replaced by Charles de Brouckère. The government made Sauvage president of the chamber to the Court of Cassation on 4 October 1832, forcing him to resign as an MP.

References

E. Duchesne, Etienne de Sauvage in: Biographie nationale de Belgique, T. XXI, 1911-1913, 439–440.

Belgian Revolution and the Independence of Belgium (1830–39)

Belgian Revolution	Belgian Revolution Rattachism Orangism La muette de Portici (August 1830) Brabançonne (August 1830) Provisional Government of Belgium (September 1830 - February 1831) National Congress of Belgium (November 1830) Constitution of Belgium (February 1831)

First Belgian monarchs	Érasme, Baron Surlet de Chokier (Regent; February 1831 - July 1831) Leopold I (King of the Belgians; July 1831 - December 1865)

Important figures	Charles Niellon Alexandre Dechet (Jenneval) Frédéric de Mérode Juan Van Halen (see also List of members of the National Congress)

Provisional Government	Alexandre Gendebien André Jolly Charles Rogier Louis de Potter Sylvain Van de Weyer Feuillien de Coppin Félix de Mérode Joseph Vanderlinden Emmanuel Van der Linden d'Hooghvorst

de Gerlache Government	Étienne Constantin de Gerlache Charles de Brouckère Alexandre Gendebien Albert Goblet d'Alviella Sylvain Van de Weyer

Lebeau I Government	Joseph Lebeau Étienne de Sauvage Charles de Brouckère Paul Devaux

United Kingdom of the Netherlands	King William I Prince William Ten Days' Campaign (August 1831) Siege of Antwerp (1832)

Treaties	London Conference of 1830 Treaty of the Eighteen Articles (1831) Treaty of London (1839) Treaty of Maastricht (1843) Iron Rhine Treaty (1873)

Monuments and honours	Martyrs' Square Congress Column Civic Guard Merit Medal 1830 Star of Honour Iron Cross 1830 Volunteers' Commemorative Cross

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