Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier

Erasme-Louis Surlet de Chokier (Known as "Baron Surlet de Chokier")

First Regent of the Kingdom of Belgium, President of National Congress of 1830

Born Nov 27, 1769

Liège, Belgium

Passed Away Aug 07, 1839 Gingelom (Limburg), Belgium

Lifespan 69 years old

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"I accept this heavy burden not for power, but to guide our fragile homeland to safe harbour."

Archival Overview

Belgian statesman who served as President of the 1830 National Congress and was elected Belgium's first Regent in February 1831, serving as head of state prior to the accession of King Leopold I.

Biographical Record

Active in the 1789 Liège Revolution against the Prince-Bishop, Surlet de Chokier later served in the French Corps Législatif and as a liberal opposition deputy in the Dutch Second Chamber during the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Following the September 1830 Belgian Revolution, he presided over the National Congress that drafted Belgium's progressive 1831 Constitution. On February 25, 1831, the Congress elected him Regent of Belgium, peacefully guiding the infant nation through diplomatic isolation and Dutch threats until swearing in King Leopold I on July 21, 1831.

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Final Resting Place

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Gingelom Churchyard (Surlet de Chokier Mausoleum)
Gingelom (Limburg), Belgium

                         GPS: 50.7511, 5.1311                    

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