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{{Short description|Political faction in the United Belgian States}}
{{about|the Belgian political faction|the political ideology|Statism}}
{{about|the Belgian political faction|the political ideology|Statism}}
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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = Statists
| name = Statists
| native_name = Statisten (Dutch), Statistes (French)
| native_name = Statisten<br />Statistes
| logo = File:National Cockade of Belgium.svg
| logo = File:National Cockade of Belgium.svg
| colorcode = #E6C600
| leader = [[Henri Van der Noot|Henri van der Noot]]
| leader = [[Henri Van der Noot|Henri van der Noot]]
| foundation = 1780s
| ideology = [[Conservatism]]<br />[[Belgian nationalism]]<br />[[Republicanism]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Judge |first1=Jane |title=The United States of Belgium}}</ref>
| ideology = [[Conservatism]]<br />[[Clericalism]]<br />[[Belgian nationalism]]<br />[[Confederation|Confederalism]]<br />[[Republicanism]]<ref name="Judge" /<ref>{{cite book |last1=Judge |first1=Jane |title=The United States of Belgium}}</ref><br />[[Pan-Netherlands|Pan-Netherlandism]]<ref name="Lowlands" />
| country = [[Austrian Netherlands]], [[United Belgian States]]
| country = Belgium
| dissolved = 1790s
| position = [[Right-wing politics|Right-wing]]
| religion = [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]]
| religion = [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]]
| affiliation1_title = [[Political alliance]]
| affiliation1 = [[Vonckists]] (1789–1790)
}}
}}
The '''Statists''' ({{lang-nl|Statisten}}) were a conservative political faction in the [[United Belgian States]] during the [[Brabant Revolution]] (1789–1790). They were led by [[Henri Van der Noot]] and fiercely opposed to the more radical "[[Vonckist]]" faction, led by [[Jan Frans Vonck]].
The '''Statists''' ({{langx|nl|Statisten}}; [[French language|French]]: ''Statistes'') or '''aristocrats''' (Dutch: ''aristrocraten''; French: ''aristocrates'') were a [[Conservatism|conservative]] political faction active in the [[Austrian Netherlands]] and later the [[United Belgian States]] during the [[Brabant Revolution]] (1789–1790). They were led by [[Henri Van der Noot]] and fiercely opposed to the more radical "[[Vonckist]]" faction, led by [[Jan Frans Vonck]], although they did initially ally with them for the sake of liberating [[Belgium]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Henri van der Noot 1790.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Henri Van der Noot]], leader of the Statist Faction. 1790]]
[[File:Henri van der Noot 1790.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Henri Van der Noot]], leader of the Statist Faction. 1790]]
The Statists initially tried to bring about a [[revocation]] of the reforms of the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg]] [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Joseph II]] which they perceived as an attack on regional freedom. In 1787 they organized a wave of uprisings and rioting known as the Small Revolution and the resulting crackdown by the Austrian forces forced Van der Noot and his Statists into exile in the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref name=Pappas1>{{cite web|last=Pappas|first=Dale|title=Belgium from Revolution to the War of the Sixth Coalition 1789-1814|url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/Belgium/c_BelgiumRevolution.html#_ftnref7|publisher=www.napoleon-series.org|accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> Statists supported Belgian independence but their main area of concern was protecting the local privileges and the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name=Pappas1/> After the proclamation of the [[United States of Belgium]], the Statist managed to exclude the [[Vonckist]]s from government and forced them into exile.<ref name=Pappas1/> The new Belgian state was short-lived as Habsburg rule was restored at the end of 1790, forcing the Statists from power.
The Statists initially tried to bring about a [[revocation]] of the reforms of the [[Habsburg monarchy|Habsburg]] [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Joseph II]] which they perceived as an attack on regional freedom. In 1787 they organized a wave of uprisings and rioting known as the Small Revolution and the resulting crackdown by the Austrian forces forced Van der Noot and his Statists into exile in the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref name=Pappas1>{{cite web|last=Pappas|first=Dale|title=Belgium from Revolution to the War of the Sixth Coalition 1789-1814|url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/government/Belgium/c_BelgiumRevolution.html#_ftnref7|publisher=www.napoleon-series.org|accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> The Statists supported Belgian independence but their main area of concern was protecting the local privileges and the [[Catholic Church]].<ref name=Pappas1/> After the [[Treaty of Union (1790)|proclamation]] of the [[United States of Belgium]], the Statists managed to exclude the [[Vonckist]]s from government and forced them into exile.<ref name=Pappas1/> The new Belgian state was short-lived as Habsburg rule was restored at the end of 1790, forcing the Statists from power.

== Ideology ==
The Statists were ideologically [[reactionary]], opposing the [[Liberalism|liberal]] reforms of Joseph II. Furthermore, they actively defended many elements of the [[ancien régime]], championed regional autonomy, and the status of the [[Catholic Church in Belgium|Belgian Catholic Church]].<ref name="Judge" />

In terms of government, the Statists favoured a [[confederation]] and were largely republican, though [[Monarchism|monarchist]] factions did exist.<ref name="Judge" /> When the Austrians returned to Belgium in late 1790, the Statists offered to make Belgium a [[monarchy]] with [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Charles Habsburg]], third son of [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Leopold II]], as [[grand duke]] of Belgium in exhange for maintaining the country's independence, though these plans never materialised.

Many Statists, including Van der Noot himself, also advocated for [[Pan-Netherlands|Pan-Netherlandism]], ultimately aiming for a reunification of the [[Low Countries]].<ref name="Lowlands" /<ref>{{cite book |title=History of the Low Countries |url=https://search.worldcat.org/nl/title/70857697}}</ref>

==Prominent members==

* [[Henri Van der Noot]]
* [[Jeanne de Bellem]]
* [[Peter van Eupen]]

== See also ==

* [[United Belgian States]]
* [[Brabant Revolution]]
* [[Vonckists]]
* [[Treaty of Union (1790)]]
* [[Manifesto of the People of Brabant]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:United Belgian States]]
[[Category:United Belgian States]]
[[Category:Catholicism in Belgium]]
[[Category:Republicanism in Belgium]]
[[Category:Republicanism in Belgium]]
[[Category:Conservatism]]
[[Category:Belgian nationalism]]

== Sources ==

* Polasky, Janet. [https://journalbelgianhistory.be/nl/journal/revue-belge-dhistoire-contemporaine-2005-4/brabant-revolution-revolution-historiographical ''The Brabant Revolution, "a Revolution in Historiographical Perception"'']
* Vanden Berghe, Yvan. ''Jacobijnen en Traditionalisten. De reacties van de Bruggelingen in de Revolutietijd (1780-1794)''

==External links==
{{Wikisourcelang|fr|Traité d’union des États-Belgiques-Unis}}
{{Wikisourcelang|nl|Vereenigde Nederlandsche Staeten (tractaet van vereeninge)}}
* [http://www.1789-1815.com/traite_belgique.htm Text of the Treaty of Union] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://storme.be/vereenigdenederlandschestaeten.html Text of the Treaty of Union] {{in lang|nl}}
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[[Category:Brabant Revolution]]

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This article is about the Belgian political faction. For the political ideology, see Statism.
Statists
Statisten
Statistes
LeaderHenri van der Noot
Founded1780s
Dissolved1790s
IdeologyConservatism
Clericalism
Belgian nationalism
Confederalism
Republicanism[1]
Pan-Netherlandism[2]
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionCatholicism
Political allianceVonckists (1789–1790)

The Statists (Dutch: Statisten; French: Statistes) or aristocrats (Dutch: aristrocraten; French: aristocrates) were a conservative political faction active in the Austrian Netherlands and later the United Belgian States during the Brabant Revolution (1789–1790). They were led by Henri Van der Noot and fiercely opposed to the more radical "Vonckist" faction, led by Jan Frans Vonck, although they did initially ally with them for the sake of liberating Belgium.

History

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Henri Van der Noot, leader of the Statist Faction. 1790

The Statists initially tried to bring about a revocation of the reforms of the Habsburg Emperor Joseph II which they perceived as an attack on regional freedom. In 1787 they organized a wave of uprisings and rioting known as the Small Revolution and the resulting crackdown by the Austrian forces forced Van der Noot and his Statists into exile in the Dutch Republic.[3] The Statists supported Belgian independence but their main area of concern was protecting the local privileges and the Catholic Church.[3] After the proclamation of the United States of Belgium, the Statists managed to exclude the Vonckists from government and forced them into exile.[3] The new Belgian state was short-lived as Habsburg rule was restored at the end of 1790, forcing the Statists from power.

Ideology

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The Statists were ideologically reactionary, opposing the liberal reforms of Joseph II. Furthermore, they actively defended many elements of the ancien régime, championed regional autonomy, and the status of the Belgian Catholic Church.[1]

In terms of government, the Statists favoured a confederation and were largely republican, though monarchist factions did exist.[1] When the Austrians returned to Belgium in late 1790, the Statists offered to make Belgium a monarchy with Charles Habsburg, third son of Emperor Leopold II, as grand duke of Belgium in exhange for maintaining the country's independence, though these plans never materialised.

Many Statists, including Van der Noot himself, also advocated for Pan-Netherlandism, ultimately aiming for a reunification of the Low Countries.[2]

Prominent members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Judge, Jane. The United States of Belgium.
  2. ^ a b History of the Low Countries.
  3. ^ a b c Pappas, Dale. "Belgium from Revolution to the War of the Sixth Coalition 1789-1814". www.napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 18 February 2013.

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