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Every case set in what is now Belgium, best-known first. Cities, states and old kingdoms count under the country that holds them today.

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Cases in Belgium

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Cases
6
Years
1477 to 2013
Region
Europe
Main subjects
Royalty, Literature and art, Science and medicine, Music and sport
Families
House of Habsburg, House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Updated
30 October 2026
Jacques-Louis David: French: Portrait de l'artiste Self-portraittitle QS:P1476,fr:"Portrait de l'artiste "label QS:Lfr,"Portrait de l'artiste1825 · BrusselsFrance refused to take back Jacques-Louis David's body in 1825, so he lies in a Brussels cemetery under an obeliskJacques-Louis David voted for the execution of Louis XVI in 1793 and later became Napoleon's first painter. After 1815 he lived in exile in Brussels. He died there in December 1825.patrimoine.brussels and 2 moreFather Damien's grave in 1907: Father Damien's grave in 1907, during Jack London's visit to Kalaupapa.1889 · Kalawao, Molokai, Hawaii, USA, and Leuven, BelgiumFather Damien was buried on Molokai where he had served leprosy patients, Belgium took the body in 1936, and Hawaii got back his right hand in 1995Joseph De Veuster was born in Tremelo, Belgium, on 3 January 1840, took the name Damien and landed in Honolulu on 19 March 1864.US National Park Service and 2 moreGiacomo Puccini: Giacomo Puccini LCCN2005685154 (1) cropped1924 · Brussels, BelgiumPuccini's fortune passed to his son's widow, then her brother, then reportedly a butler, before the son's illegitimate daughter won it in courtGiacomo Puccini left his villa at Torre del Lago, a villa at Viareggio and his royalties to his widow Elvira and their only son, Antonio.csmonitor.com and 5 moreAI illustration: The Royal Palace of Brussels2013 · Brussels, BelgiumA Belgian court ordered King Albert II to take a DNA test, and his secret daughter became a princess with inheritance rightsDelphine Boël, an artist born in 1968, is the daughter of Baroness Sybille de Sélys Longchamps. A 1999 biography reported that her father was Albert, then Prince of Liège. Albert became king in 1993 and denied paternity.Wikipedia (English) and 1 moreLeopold II of Belgium: Leopold II, King of the Belgians by Alexander Bassano (1889)1909 · Laeken, BelgiumLeopold II owned the Congo personally, married his 26-year-old mistress five days before he died, and his daughters sued for the moneyFrom 1885 to 1908 King Leopold II ruled the Congo Free State as his own property. Forced labour for rubber caused millions of deaths. Under international pressure Belgium annexed the territory in 1908.Wikipedia (English) and 2 moreBruges. Eglise Notre-Dame. Tombeau de Marie de Bourgogne (1495) - Brugge. O.-L.-Vrouwkerk. Graf van Maria van Bourgondië: TitleBruges. Eglise Notre-Dame. Tombeau de Marie de Bourgo1477 · Ghent and Bruges, BelgiumCharles the Bold died at Nancy, the King of France seized Burgundy from his 19-year-old heiress, and her marriage gave the Netherlands to the HabsburgsCharles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, was killed at the battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477. His only child, Mary, born 13 February 1457, inherited his lands. Louis XI of France seized the duchy of Burgundy and other territories.deutsche-biographie.de and 2 more