1531 in Belgium

Events of 1531 in the Habsburg Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège.

1531
in
Belgium

Decades:
  • 1520s
  • 1530s
  • 1550s
See also:Other events of 1531
List of years in Belgium

Incumbents

Habsburg Netherlands

Monarch - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Duke of Brabant, of Luxembourg, etc.

Regent - Mary of Hungary, from 26 September

Prince-Bishopric of Liège

Prince-Bishop - Érard de La Marck

Events

September
October
  • 1 October – Charles V reorganises the governing institutions of the Habsburg Netherlands, establishing three "collateral councils" as the highest government bodies: the Brussels Privy Council,[2] Council of State,[3] and Council of Finances.[4]
  • 7 October – Edicts issued on coins, notaries, monopolies, vagrancy and poor relief, and on the printing of heretical books.[5]
November

Art

  • Bernard van Orley and William Dermoyen – The Battle of Pavia (tapestry, woven between 1528 and 1531)

Births

October
December

References

  1. J. Buntinx, "Maria van Hongarije landvoogdes, 1531", in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 131-132.
  2. Geheime Raad (1531-1578), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Accessed 16 June 2017.
  3. Raad van State (1531-1578), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Accessed 16 June 2017.
  4. Raad van Financiën (1531-1578), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Accessed 16 June 2017.
  5. E. Persoons, "Edikten of 'placcaten' van Karel V tegen het Lutheranisme", in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 150-153.
  6. R. Petit, "Keizerlijke verordening houdend reglement van de Raad van Luxemburg, 1532", tr. M. Grauwen, in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 132-141.
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