History and chronology of Albert I in Belgium

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Government
House Saxe Coburg
Military
World War, 1st

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Battle Flanders
Battle Yser
Birth
Capital
Capture Antwerp
Capture Bruges
Capture Brussels
Capture Liege
Capture Ostend
Commander
Constitution
Death
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Head State
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Flanders
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Yser

Albert I History of Belgium


1875	Birth
Birth of Albert I, son of Philip Count of Flanders
1900	Marriage
Marries Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria
1902	Plot
Brussels A failed assassination attemp to kill Albert I
1909	Head of State
Appointed Head of State, constitutional ruler of Belgium after the death of Leopold II
1909	Succession
Succeeds as King of Belgium
1914	Battle of Yser
Yser Withdraws the Belgian Army west along the coast to Flanders
1914	Capital
17th Aug Antwerp The Belgian capital is moved from Brussels to Antwerp
15th Oct Le Havre The Belgian capital is moved from Antwerp to Le Havre, France
1914	Capture of Antwerp
9th Oct Antwerp Germany captures Antwerp
1914	Capture of Brussels
20th Aug Brussels Germany captures Brussels
1914	Capture of Liege
7th Aug Liege Germany captures Liege
1914	Capture of Ostend
14th Oct Ostend The Germans capture Ostend
1914	Declaration of War
28th Aug Austria is at war with Belgium
1914	Invasion of Belgium
2nd Aug Germany demands passage through Belgium
3rd Aug Belgium rejects Germany's demands for passage through Belgium
3rd Aug Liege Germany invades Belgium & is stopped at Liege
1917	Peace
Wishes to make peace with the Central Powers
1918	Battle of Flanders
Flanders Albert I & Degoutte have operational command of the Allied forces
17th Oct Ostend Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the battle of Flanders
19th Oct Bruges Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the battle of Flanders
1918	Capture of Bruges
19th Oct Bruges Bruges is liberated by the Allies during the battle of Flanders
1918	Capture of Brussels
22nd Nov Brussels Albert I re-enters Brussels
1918	Capture of Ostend
17th Oct Ostend Ostend is liberated by the Allies during the battle of Flanders
1918	Commander
Appointed Commander of the Allied Army then recaptures the Belgian coast
1918	Constitution
Dec Brussels Begins to make equal the rights of Flemish citizens
1918	Offensive
Courtai Commands the Allied Flanders Group of armies
1926	Reform
Introduces a new monetary system
1934	Death
Death of Albert I, climbing accident