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{{Short description|Political |
{{Short description|Political faction in the United Belgian States}} |
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{{Infobox political party |
{{Infobox political party |
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| name = Vonckists |
| name = Vonckists |
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| native_name = Vonckisten |
| native_name = Vonckisten<br />Vonckistes |
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| logo = File:National Cockade of Belgium.svg |
| logo = File:National Cockade of Belgium.svg |
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| colorcode = #CB2219 |
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| leader = [[Jan Frans Vonck]] |
| leader = [[Jan Frans Vonck]] |
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| foundation = 1780s |
| foundation = 1780s |
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| country = Belgium |
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| banned = 1790 |
| banned = 1790 |
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| ideology = [[Liberalism]]<br />[[Progressivism]]<br />[[Republicanism]]<br />[[Belgian nationalism]]<br/ >'''Factions:'''<br />[[Centralisation|Centralism]]<br />[[Francophile|Francophilia]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Howe |first1=Patricia |title=Foreign Policy and the French Revolution |date=2008}}</ref><br />[[Anti-clericalism]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Judge |first1=Jane |title=The United States of Belgium}}</ref> |
| ideology = [[Liberalism]]<br />[[Progressivism]]<br />[[Republicanism]]<br />[[Belgian nationalism]]<br/ >'''Factions:'''<br />[[Centralisation|Centralism]]<br />[[Francophile|Francophilia]]<ref name="Judge" /<ref>{{cite book |last1=Howe |first1=Patricia |title=Foreign Policy and the French Revolution |date=2008}}</ref><br />[[Anti-clericalism]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Judge |first1=Jane |title=The United States of Belgium}}</ref> |
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| predecessor = [[Pro_aris_et_focis#Secret_society|Pro aris et focis]] |
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| merged = [[Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois]]<br />[[jacobins|Jacobin Club]] (mostly [[Girondins]]) |
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| position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] (by |
| position = [[Left-wing politics|Left-wing]] (by contemporary standards) |
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| affiliation1_title = [[Political alliance]] |
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| affiliation1 = [[Statists (Belgium)|Statists]] (1789–1790) |
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[[File:J.F Vonck.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of [[Jan Frans Vonck]], 1791]] |
[[File:J.F Vonck.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of [[Jan Frans Vonck]], 1791]] |
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The '''Vonckists''' ({{ |
The '''Vonckists''' ({{langx|nl|Vonckisten}}; [[French language|French]]: ''Vonckistes'') or '''democrats'''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Polasky |first1=Janet |title=The Brabant Revolution, "a Revolution in Historiographical Perception" |date=2005}}</ref> (Dutch: ''democraten''; French: ''démocrates'') were a [[Progressivism|progressive]] political faction active in the [[Austrian Netherlands]] and later the [[United Belgian States]] during the [[Brabant Revolution]] (1789–1790). They were led by [[Jan Frans Vonck]] and were opposed to the more conservative "[[Statists (Belgium)|Statists]]", although they did initially ally with them for the sake of liberating the [[Southern Netherlands]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The group emerged from the secret society ''[[Pro aris et focis#Secret society|Pro aris et focis]]'' in the 1780s, and by 1789 had become a distinct faction.<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|publisher=www.napoleon-series.org|access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref> |
The group emerged from the secret society ''[[Pro aris et focis#Secret society|Pro aris et focis]]'' in the 1780s, and by 1789 had become a distinct faction.<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|publisher=www.napoleon-series.org|access-date=18 February 2013}}</ref> The Vonckists called for Belgian independence from the [[Habsburg monarchy]] under a popular government along the model seen during the [[French Revolution]]. After the [[Treaty of Union (1790)|proclamation]] of the [[United Belgian States]] in January 1790, the Vonckists were denounced as anticlerical by the Statists and many were hunted down by mobs in what was known as the "Summer Terror".<ref name=Pappas1/> Jan Frans Vonck and many other Vonckist leaders were forced into exile in France.<ref name=Pappas1/> |
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Due to the initial persecutions by the Statists and the later suppression of the revolution by the Habsburgs, many Vonckists would flee to France. There, together with leaders of the failed [[Liège Revolution]], they formed the [[Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois]], aimed at restoring Belgian independence, as well as merging with the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] into a single state. The committee also closely collaborated with the French government.<ref name="Judge" /> |
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Following the French annexation of Belgium, many former Vonckists would join [[Jacobins|Jacobin clubs]], mainly [[Girondins|Girondin]] ones, though some more radical Vonckists joined the [[The Mountain|Montagnards]]. |
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== Ideology == |
== Ideology == |
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As opposed to the conservative Statists, the Vonckists were progressive and liberal, advocating for a government |
As opposed to the [[Conservatism|conservative]] Statists, the Vonckists were progressive and liberal, advocating for a government based on that of the contemporary [[Kingdom of France (1791–92)|French constitutional monarchy]], except for the monarchy itself which the Vonckists did [[Abolition of monarchy|away with]] entirely. |
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Most Vonckists did not particularly want to change anything about the status of the [[Catholic Church]] and [[religion]], though a small faction was [[Anti-clericalism|anti-clerical]]. |
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== Prominent members == |
== Prominent members == |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== Sources == |
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* Vanden Berghe, Yvan. ''Jacobijnen en Traditionalisten. De reacties van de Bruggelingen in de Revolutietijd (1780-1794)'' |
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[[Category:United Belgian States]] |
[[Category:United Belgian States]] |
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[[Category:Liberalism in Belgium]] |
[[Category:Liberalism in Belgium]] |
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[[Category:Republicanism in Belgium]] |
[[Category:Republicanism in Belgium]] |
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[[Category:Belgian nationalism]] |
[[Category:Belgian nationalism]] |
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[[Category:Brabant Revolution]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:09, 6 November 2024
Vonckists Vonckisten Vonckistes | |
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| Leader | Jan Frans Vonck |
| Founded | 1780s |
| Banned | 1790 |
| Preceded by | Pro aris et focis |
| Merged into | Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois Jacobin Club (mostly Girondins) |
| Ideology | Liberalism Progressivism Republicanism Belgian nationalism Factions: Centralism Francophilia[1] Anti-clericalism[2] |
| Political position | Left-wing (by contemporary standards) |
| Political alliance | Statists (1789–1790) |
The Vonckists (Dutch: Vonckisten; French: Vonckistes) or democrats[3] (Dutch: democraten; French: démocrates) were a progressive political faction active in the Austrian Netherlands and later the United Belgian States during the Brabant Revolution (1789–1790). They were led by Jan Frans Vonck and were opposed to the more conservative "Statists", although they did initially ally with them for the sake of liberating the Southern Netherlands.
History
[edit]The group emerged from the secret society Pro aris et focis in the 1780s, and by 1789 had become a distinct faction.[4] The Vonckists called for Belgian independence from the Habsburg monarchy under a popular government along the model seen during the French Revolution. After the proclamation of the United Belgian States in January 1790, the Vonckists were denounced as anticlerical by the Statists and many were hunted down by mobs in what was known as the "Summer Terror".[4] Jan Frans Vonck and many other Vonckist leaders were forced into exile in France.[4]
Due to the initial persecutions by the Statists and the later suppression of the revolution by the Habsburgs, many Vonckists would flee to France. There, together with leaders of the failed Liège Revolution, they formed the Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois, aimed at restoring Belgian independence, as well as merging with the Prince-Bishopric of Liège into a single state. The committee also closely collaborated with the French government.[1]
Following the French annexation of Belgium, many former Vonckists would join Jacobin clubs, mainly Girondin ones, though some more radical Vonckists joined the Montagnards.
Ideology
[edit]As opposed to the conservative Statists, the Vonckists were progressive and liberal, advocating for a government based on that of the contemporary French constitutional monarchy, except for the monarchy itself which the Vonckists did away with entirely.
Most Vonckists did not particularly want to change anything about the status of the Catholic Church and religion, though a small faction was anti-clerical.
Prominent members
[edit]- Jan Frans Vonck
- Jean-André van der Mersch
- Jan-Baptist Verlooy
- Jacques Meyer
- Charles-Lambert Doutrepont
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Howe, Patricia (2008). Foreign Policy and the French Revolution.
- ^ Judge, Jane. The United States of Belgium.
- ^ Polasky, Janet (2005). The Brabant Revolution, "a Revolution in Historiographical Perception".
- ^ 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.
Sources
[edit]- Vanden Berghe, Yvan. Jacobijnen en Traditionalisten. De reacties van de Bruggelingen in de Revolutietijd (1780-1794)