This is a list of members of the National Congress of Belgium. The National Congress was the constituent assembly of Belgium, sitting from 1830 to 1831. It had 200 members, elected on 3 November 1830 to represent modern Belgium, Luxembourg, and Limburg. When those elected died or resigned from the Congress, substitutes took their places, meaning that a total of 236 people sat in the Congress.
These people represented a range of political opinions. Orangists favoured reconciliation with the Netherlands, whilst Unionists favoured secession and union with France.
Name | Faction(s) | District |
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Lactance Allard | Tournai | |
Joseph Andries | Catholic democrat | Ghent |
Charles Annez de Zillebecke | Conservative Catholic | Sint-Niklaas |
Jean Barbanson | Anti-clericalist | Brussels |
Antoine Barthélémy | Anti-clericalist | Brussels |
François Baugniet | Nivelles | |
Louis Beaucarne | Catholic democrat | Oudenaarde |
Nicolas Berger | Anti-clericalist | Arlon |
Théodore Berthels (substitute) | Nivelles | |
Félix Bethune | Moderate Catholic | Kortrijk |
François Beyts | Anti-clericalist | Brussels |
André Biver (substitute) | Luxembourg | |
Charles Blargnies | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Mons |
Pierre-Adrien Blomme | Dendermonde | |
Jacques Bosmans | Conservative Catholic | Mechelen |
Philippe-Joseph Boucqeau de Villeraie | Conservative Catholic | Mechelen |
Jean-Baptiste Brabant | Namur | |
Léopold Bredart | Anti-clericalist | Ath |
Victor Buylaert | Diksmuide | |
Joseph Buyse-Verscheure | Catholic democrat | Kortrijk |
Hyacinthe Cartuyvels (substitute) | Waremme | |
Emmanuel Cauvin | Tournai | |
Jean-Baptiste Claes | Orangist | Antwerp |
Pierre Claes | Moderate liberal | Leuven |
Emmanuel Claus | Unionist with France | Mons |
Albert Cogels | Orangist / Moderate Catholic | Antwerp |
Henri Cogels | Orangist / Moderate Catholic | Antwerp |
Jean-François Collet | Anti-clericalist | Verviers |
Jean-Baptiste Cols (substitute) | Nivelles | |
Charles Coppens | Anti-clericalist | Ghent |
Louis Coppens | Anti-clericalist | Ghent |
Charles Coppieters Stochove | Conservative Catholic | Bruges |
Ferdinand Cornet de Grez | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Brussels |
Philippe Corten | Catholic democrat | Leuven |
Nicholas-Joseph Cruts (substitute) | Maastricht | |
Pierre-Ernest Dams | Anti-clericalist | Grevenmacher |
Jean-Baptiste d'Ansembourg | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Maastricht |
Philippe d'Arschot Schoonhoven | Moderate liberal | Brussels |
Pierre David | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Verviers |
Gilles Davignon | Verviers | |
Henri Dayeneux (substitute) | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Marche-en-Famenne |
Joseph de Baillet | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Nivelles |
Jean De Behr | Conservative Catholic | Liège |
Charles de Bergeyck | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Sint-Niklaas |
Gustave de Bocarme (substitute) | Soignies | |
Philippe de Bousies (substitute) | Mons | |
Charles de Bousies de Rouveroy | Anti-clericalist | Thuin |
Charles de Brouckère | Anti-clericalist | Hasselt |
Henri de Brouckère | Anti-clericalist | Roermond |
Philippe de Celles | Moderate liberal | Brussels |
François de Coninck | Conservative Catholic | Ypres |
Feuillien de Coppin | Moderate liberal | Dinant |
Joseph de Decker | Moderate Catholic | Dendermonde |
Eugène Defacqz | Anti-clericalist | Ath |
Leo de Foere | Catholic democrat | Bruges |
Etienne Constantin de Gerlache | Orangist sympathiser / Conservative Catholic | Liège |
Désiré de Haerne | Catholic democrat | Roeselare |
Clément de Hemptinne | Orangist / Anti-clericalist | Nivelles |
Gustave de Jonghe | Anti-clericalist | Ghent |
Auguste de Jonghe d'Ardoye | Moderate liberal | Thuin |
Justin de Labbeville | Unionist with France | Namur |
François De Langhe | Anti-clericalist | Ypres |
Jean Ghisbert de Leeuw | Catholic democrat | Huy |
Josse Joseph de Lehaye | Unionist with France / Moderate liberal | Ghent |
Auguste De Leuze | Conservative Catholic | Thuin |
François d'Elhoungne (substitute) | Leuven | |
Pierre de Liedel de Well | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Roermond |
Louis Delwarde | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Aalst |
Edmond de Man | Anti-clericalist | Veurne |
Antoine De Meer de Moorsel | Conservative Catholic | Aalst |
Maximilien Demelin (substitute) | Nivelles | |
Félix de Mérode | Moderate Catholic | Maastricht |
Werner de Mérode | Conservative Catholic | Soignies |
Felix de Muelenaere | Moderate liberal | Bruges |
Jean de Neeff (substitute) | Leuven | |
Pierre-Jean Denef | Catholic democrat | Turnhout |
Jean-Marie de Pelichy van Huerne | Conservative Catholic | Bruges |
Florimond De Quarre | Conservative Catholic | Namur |
Clément de Renesse-Breidbach | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Maastricht |
Alexandre de Robaulx | Anti-clericalist | Philippeville |
François de Robiano | Conservative Catholic | Mechelen |
Charles de Rodes | Conservative Catholic | Ghent |
Charles de Roo | Moderate Catholic | Tielt |
Edouard de Rouille | Conservative Catholic | Ath |
Pierre de Ryckere | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Ghent |
Etienne de Sauvage | Liège | |
Louis de Schiervel | Moderate Catholic | Roermond |
François de Sécus | Orangist sympathiser / Conservative Catholic | Mons |
Frédéric de Sécus | Orangist sympathiser / Conservative Catholic | Ath |
Louis de Sebille | Moderate liberal | Thuin |
Michel-Laurent de Selys Longchamps | Anti-clericalist | Waremme |
Pierre Desmanet de Biesme | Anti-clericalist | Namur |
Camille de Smet | Anti-clericalist | Oudenaarde |
Eugène de Smet | Ghent | |
Joseph de Smet | Catholic democrat | Ghent |
Goswin de Stassart | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Namur |
François de Stockhem-Méan | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Liège |
Charles Destouvelles | Orangist / Anti-clericalist | Maastricht |
Pierre Destrivaux | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Liège |
Louis Deswert (substitute) | Leuven | |
Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt | Conservative Catholic | Hasselt |
Laurent De Thier | Unionist with France / Conservative Catholic | Verviers |
Rutger de Tiecken de Terhove | Moderate Catholic | Maastricht |
Georges de Trazegnies | Orangist | Charleroi |
Paul Devaux | Moderate liberal | Bruges |
Théophile De Ville | Conservative Catholic | Nivelles |
Guillaume de Viron | Conservative Catholic | Brussels |
Louis de Waha-Grisard (substitute) | Liège | |
Henri de Wandre (substitute) | Liège | |
Alphonse de Woelmont d'Opleeuw | Moderate liberal | Hasselt |
Guillaume d'Hanens-Peers | Conservative Catholic | Sint-Niklaas |
Antoine d'Hanis de Cannart | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Antwerp |
Edouard d'Huart | Moderate liberal | Virton |
Jacques d'Martigny | Anti-clericalist | Grevenmacher |
Jean-Baptiste d'Omalius-Thierry (substitute) | Liège | |
François Domis | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Antwerp |
Alexandre d'Oreye | Liège | |
Emile Oultremont (substitute) | Liège | |
Pascsal Dreze | Verviers | |
Ferdinand du Bois | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Antwerp |
François du Bus | Conservative Catholic | Tournai |
Guillaume Dumont | Anti-clericalist | Charleroi |
Dieudonné du Val de Beaulieu | Orangist sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Mons |
Théodore d'Yve de Bavay | Moderate liberal | Soignies |
Isidore Fallon (substitute) | Namur | |
Théophile Fallon | Anti-clericalist | Namur |
Louis Fendius | Moderate liberal | Luxembourg |
Joseph-Stanislas Fleussu | Anti-clericalist | Waremme |
Joseph Forgeur | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Huy |
Emmanuel François | Moderate liberal | Virton |
Eugène Fransman | Unionist with France / Catholic democrat | Aalst |
Jules Frison | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Charleroi |
Nicolas Gelders | Moderate liberal | Roermond |
Alexandre Gendebien | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Mons |
Jean-Baptiste Gendebien | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Charleroi |
Jean-François Gendebien | Moderate liberal | Soignies |
Louis Geudens | Moderate Catholic | Turnhout |
Ferdinand Goethals-Bischoff | Moderate Catholic | Kortrijk |
Jean Goethals | Catholic democrat | Kortrijk |
Pacifique Goffint | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Mons |
Robert Helias d'Huddeghem | Conservative Catholic | Ghent |
Jean-François Hennequin | Anti-clericalist | Maastricht |
Ignace Henry | Anti-clericalist | Dinant |
Philippe Huysman d'Annecroix | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Brussels |
Louis Jacobs (substitute) | Antwerp | |
Théodore Jacques | Anti-clericalist | Marche-en-Famenne |
Joseph Jamine (substitute) | Hasselt | |
Augustin Janssens | Moderate Catholic | Sint-Niklaas |
Jean-Baptiste Joos | Moderate Catholic | Marche-en-Famenne |
Lucien Jottrand | Orangist sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Brussels |
Jean-Baptiste Kockaert | Moderate Catholic | Brussels |
François Lardinois | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Verviers |
Joseph Lebeau | Moderate liberal | Huy |
Louis Le Bègue | Catholic democrat | Eeklo |
Charles Le Bon | Catholic democrat | Turnhout |
Mathieu Leclercq | Orangist sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Liège |
Charles Lecocq | Anti-clericalist | Tournai |
Albert Lefebvre | Conservative Catholic | Brussels |
Gérard Le Grelle | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Antwerp |
Charles Le Hon | Orangist sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Tournai |
François Lehon | Anti-clericalist | Tournai |
François Lesaffre | Moderate Catholic | Kortrijk |
Charles Liedts | Moderate liberal | Oudenaarde |
Jean MacLagan | Orangist / Anti-clericalist | Ostend |
Guillaume Marcq | Brussels | |
Jean-Baptiste Marlet | Anti-clericalist | Neufchâteau |
Hubert Masbourg | Conservative Catholic | Bastogne |
Ferdinand Meeus | Moderate liberal | Brussels |
Pierre Morel-Danheel | Moderate Catholic | Diksmuide |
Léon Mulle | Moderate liberal | Ypres |
Gérard Nagelmackers | Anti-clericalist | Liège |
Gustave Nalinne | Anti-clericalist | Charleroi |
Albert Nopener | Anti-clericalist | Nivelles |
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb | Moderate liberal | Arlon |
Théodore Olislagers de Sipernau | Orangist sympathiser / Conservative Catholic | Roermond |
Léonard Ooms | Catholic democrat | Turnhout |
Henri Orban-Rossius | Orangist | Liège |
Jean Osy | Orangist / Moderate liberal | Antwerp |
Antoine Peemans | Anti-clericalist | Leuven |
Pierre-Egide Peeters | Moderate Catholic | Turnhout |
Jean-Baptiste Pettens | Conservative Catholic | Leuven |
Alexandre Picquet (substitute) | Mons | |
Jean Pirmez | Unionist with France sympathiser / Anti-clericalist | Charleroi |
François Pirson | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Dinant |
Jean-Baptiste Pollin | Moderate Catholic | Ypres |
Joseph Raikem | Conservative Catholic | Liège |
Alexander Rodenbach | Catholic democrat | Roeselare |
Constantin Rodenbach | Catholic democrat | Roeselare |
François Rodriguez d'Evora y Vega | Conservative Catholic | Soignies |
Olivier Roels (substitute) | Veurne | |
Jean-Baptiste Roeser | Anti-clericalist | Luxembourg |
Charles Rogier | Moderate liberal | Liège |
Léonard Rosseeuw | Kortrijk | |
Nicolas Rouppe | Anti-clericalist | Brussels |
Pierre-Guillaume Seron | Unionist with France / Anti-clericalist | Philippeville |
Jean-Baptiste Serruys | Conservative Catholic | Ostend |
Charles-Mathias Simons | Anti-clericalist | Diekirch |
Ferdinand Speelman-Rooman | Moderate Catholic | Ghent |
Félix Struye-Provoost | Ypres | |
Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier | Anti-clericalist | Hasselt |
Charles Surmont de Volsberghe | Conservative Catholic | Ghent |
Pierre-Gérard Teuwens | Conservative Catholic | Hasselt |
Jean Thienpont | Conservative Catholic | Oudenaarde |
Amand Thonus | Marche-en-Famenne | |
Jean-Baptiste Thorn | Moderate liberal | Luxembourg |
Pierre Trentesaux | Moderate liberal | Tournai |
Constant van Crombrugghe | Conservative Catholic | Aalst |
Jean-Baptiste van de Kerchove | Catholic democrat | Sint-Niklaas |
François van den Broucke de Terbecq | Conservative Catholic | Dendermonde |
Henri van den Hove | Moderate liberal | Leuven |
Michel van der Belen | Moderate Catholic | Leuven |
Pierre Vander Linden | Conservative Catholic | Leuven |
Joseph van der Linden d'Hooghvorst | Conservative Catholic | Brussels |
Liévin Van der Looy | Catholic democrat | Aalst |
Sylvain Van de Weyer | Moderate liberal | Brussels |
Leonard Van Dorpe | Catholic democrat | Kortrijk |
Eugène van Hoobrouck de Mooreghem | Conservative Catholic | Oudenaarde |
Henri van Innis | Moderate Catholic | Ghent |
Pierre van Meenen | Leuven | |
François Van Snick | Anti-clericalist | Ath |
Joseph van Volden de Lombeke | Orangist / Conservative Catholic | Brussels |
Pierre Verbeke | Catholic democrat | Kortrijk |
Henri Vercruysse-Bruneel | Catholic democrat | Kortrijk |
Désiré Verduyn | Catholic democrat | Sint-Niklaas |
Jean Vergauwen-Goethals | Conservative Catholic | Ghent |
Jean Verseyden de Varick | Conservative Catholic | Brussels |
Pierre-Antoine Verwilghen | Catholic democrat | Sint-Niklaas |
Charles Vilain XIIII | Catholic democrat | Maastricht |
Charles Hippolyte Vilain XIIII | Moderate liberal | Dendermonde |
Philippe Vilain XIIII | Orangist sympathiser | Sint-Niklaas |
Jacques Wallaert | Moderate Catholic | Tielt |
Nicolas Watlet | Anti-clericalist | Diekirch |
Joseph Werbrouck-Pieters | Orangist / Anti-clericalist | Antwerp |
Paul Wyvekens | Anti-clericalist | Nivelles |
Charles Zoude | Catholic democrat | Namur |
Léopold Zoude | Anti-clericalist | Neufchâteau |