Ties between the royal families of Belgium and The Netherlands
When Belgium became independent in 1830 from the United Kingdom of The Netherlands - after a revolution - a international compromise was made. own picture from the Revolution painting Taking at the Fine Arts Museum in Brussels Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, widower of Princess Charlotte of Wales and uncle of Queen Victoria, became the first King of Belgium in 1831. Then, The Netherlands were still struggling with the independence of the Southern Part of their country. In 1894 King Willem III of The Netherlands and Queen Emma visited Brussels. However During the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium, Queen Wilhelmina refused to visit her neighbors. In March 1911 she visited Belgium. Enough attention was paid to the arrival of the Dutch Queen. A driving tour through a short part of Brussels took place. There was a lot of interest on the side. Especially on the market where Queen Wilhelmina and the Belgian King Albert got off at the town hall. Thousands of flags hung on the fa