Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier (November 27, 1769 - August 7, 1839), born in Gingelom, was a Belgian politician and before the accession of Leopold I to the Belgian throne, was the first regent of Belgium. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Gingelom is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Leopold I of the Belgians (Prince Leopold George Christian Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke in Saxony) (b. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ...

During the Heureuse Révolution of 1789, when a crowd followed the example of the French revolution and drove off the prince-bishop of Liège, Surlet de Chokier served in the patriotic army. When the following year this army was defeated by the Austrians at Hasselt and Zutendaal, Surlet de Chokier was forced to flee to Breda, only being able to return to Gingelom in 1792. 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The French Revolution (1789–1799/1804) was a vital period in the history of French, European and Western civilization. ... Prince-Bishop was the title given bishops who held secular powers, beside their inherent clerical power. ... The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire in present Belgium. ... Hasselt municipality and district in the province Limburg Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg. ... Zutendaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Grote Kerk (main church) or Onze Lieve Vrouwe Kerk (Church of Our Lady) Breda ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

After the French annexation of Liège, Surlet de Chokier became a devoted follower of the French revolution and of Napoleon. In 1800, Surlet de Chokier was elected mayor of Gingelom and member of the departemental council of Meuse-Inférieure. In 1812 he became a member of the French parliament. Liege or Liège has several meanings: A liege is the person or entity to which one has pledged allegiance. ... Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... Meuse-Inférieure (Lower Meuse; Dutch: Nedermaas) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

After the fall of Napoleon, Surlet de Chokier entered the Tweede Kamer of the Staten-Generaal as leader of the Southern opposition, where his opposition to the government gave him the nickname Surlet de Choquant. Although enobled a baron by the king in 1816, his opposition had aggravated King William I so much that the monarch personally made sure that Surlet de Chokier was not reelected in 1828. The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... The Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ... The Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1579-1713), Austria (Austrian Netherlands, 1713-1794) and France (1794-1815). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... King William I of the Netherlands, born William Frederik of Orange-Nassau (The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843), was the second King of the Netherlands (the first king was Louis I Napoleon Bonaparte). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

After the Belgian revolution started, Surlet de Chokier was send by the arrondissement Hasselt as a deputy to the National Congress. Elected Chairman of the Congress, Surlet de Chokier was active in the creation of the Belgian Constitution. After the refused offer of the Belgian crown to the Duke de Nemours, Surlet de Chokier was appointed regent of Belgium on February 25, 1831. He served as regent until Leopold I took the oath as King of the Belgians on July 21, 1831. Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Egide Charles Gustave Wappers (1834), in the Musée dArt Ancien, Brussels The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the establishment of... Text is here http://www. ... Louis, Duke of Nemours Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours (October 25, 1814 – June 26, 1896) was the second son of the duke of Orleans, afterwards King Louis-Philippe of France, and his wife Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Surlet de Chokier died in 1839 in Gingelom. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...