Painting of Belgica, the national personification of Belgium, painted in 1880 for the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Belgian independence
And yes, that is where my profile picture comes from
Portrait of Pope Adrian VI, the only Dutch pope, as a priest.
Although from Utrecht, in what is now the Netherlands, he studied for the priesthood at the University of Leuven, even becoming vice-chancellor of the university.
@bennymichielsen@joris_lebbe@gillesdoignon Yes, I apologise for not having read too much about this poster specifically. I just found several other charts about Belgian irredentism after WWI with identical borders to this one, so I assumed this one would just be no different.
@bennymichielsen@joris_lebbe@gillesdoignon Yes, I apologise for not having read too much about this poster specifically. I just found several other charts about Belgian irredentism after WWI with identical borders to this one, so I assumed this one would just be no different.
King Albert I of the Belgians together with King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. King Albert was 193 cm tall, whereas Victor Emmanuel was only 153 cm tall.