Conference of Burgomasters — A conference of burgomasters of Brussels and surrounding communes was initiated by Burgomaster Jules Anspach in May 1874 when he and his counterparts from Schaerbeek, Ixelles, Molenbeek Saint Jean, Saint Gilles, Anderlecht, Etterbeek, and… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Brussels — /brus euhlz/, n. a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part, with suburbs 1,050,787. Flemish, Brussel /brddyuus euhl/; French, Bruxelles. * * * French Bruxelles Flemish Brussel City (pop., 2000 est.: 133,900), capital of Belgium.… … Universalium
List of mayors of the City of Brussels — This is a list of mayors or burgomasters of the City of Brussels. Contents 1 XIV Century 2 XV Century 3 XVI Ce … Wikipedia
Burgomaster — The burgomaster (bourgmestre, burgermeester) is the chief executive of the commune. The administrative duties of the post include signing of decrees, ordinances, and local laws; giving instructions to the communal secretary; and verifying at… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Agglomeration — The agglomeration (agglomération, agglomer atie) of Brussels denotes the grouping of the city with 18 surrounding communes. The establishment of a regional entity for the capital area took place within the context of demands for devolution of… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Police — Maintenance of public order was early the responsibility of city government. In the city s interior, police duties were entrusted to sergeant jurors (sergent jurés) under the authority of the amman. The gates and ramparts of the town wall were … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Government — Before 1830. The earliest city charter the keure or electio dates from 1229. It was essentially a penal code. Early government consisted of two institutions a college of aldermen (échevins, schepenen), recorded as early as 1154, and a college… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Leopold I — (1790 1865) Leopold George Christian Frederick, first king of the Belgians, was the youngest son of Francis Federick, duke of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld. A page at the court of Napoléon Bonaparte and then a general in the Russian army, he married… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Guilds — In Brussels, the word guild was at first reserved solely to designate the association of those engaged in the production and sale of cloth. Only at the end of the 14th century did the term begin to signify, in its plural form of guilds, the… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Charter of the Union of Cities — Also known as the Charter of 25 Seals, the Charter of the Union of Cities was drafted on 18 February 1372. Under its terms, burgomasters, aldermen, jurors, and councillors of 44 cities and towns in Brabant undertook to aid each other in… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
