Ottoman Diplomats
Letters from the Imperial Legation in Brussels (1849–1914)
Synopsis
Anniversaire de Léopold I. Placards menaçants contre le Roi.
Etienne Carathéodory Effendi reports about the celebrations of the anniversary of the Belgian monarchy on July 21st. As usual, the celebrations started with a Te Deum, attended by King Leopold II, Queen Marie-Henriette, the Count and Countess of Flanders: Prince Philippe of Belgium (brother of Leopold II) and his wife Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, their civil and military households and the diplomatic corps. Also present were the government, the town’s council, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker of the Senate, the Members of Parliament, administrative and judicial officials, and officers of the garrison of Brussels. Carathéodory notes that the compact crowd cheered and acclaimed the King and Queen when they entered and left the cathedral. The King, however, had been threatened after giving his royal assent to the law on the secularization of primary education. A Jesuit brother had been arrested. Yet, in a P.S. Carathéodory adds a couple of days later that he learned from a good source that the public prosecutor made a mistake.
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| Series | HR.SYS-221-17 |
|---|---|
| Place | Brussels |
| Date | 25-07-1879 |
| Author | Etienne Carathéodory Effendi |
| Recipient | Carathéodory Pacha |
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Consulted online at Ottoman Diplomats: Letters From the Imperial Legation in Brussels (1849–1914) (2014 Edition), Centre for Political History (PoHis), University of Antwerp, <http://dighum.uantwerpen.be/ottomandiplomats/>.
