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|name = Frans Schollaert |
|name = Frans Schollaert |
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|image = Frans Schollaert.jpg |
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|office = [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] |
|office = [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] |
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|monarch = [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]]<br>[[Albert I of Belgium|Albert I]] |
|monarch = [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]]<br />[[Albert I of Belgium|Albert I]] |
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|term_start = 31 December 1907 |
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|term_end = 17 June 1911 |
|term_end = 17 June 1911 |
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|predecessor = [[Jules de Trooz]] |
|predecessor = [[Jules de Trooz]] |
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|birth_place = [[Wilsele]], Belgium |
|birth_place = [[Wilsele]], Belgium |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1917|6|29|1851|8|19|df=y}} |
|death_date = {{death date and age|1917|6|29|1851|8|19|df=y}} |
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|death_place = [[Sainte-Adresse]], France |
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|party = [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] |
|party = [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] |
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'''François Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert''' (19 August 1851–29 June 1917) was a Belgian [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] politician. |
'''François (Frans) Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert''' (19 August 1851 – 29 June 1917) was a Belgian [[Catholic Party (Belgium)|Catholic Party]] politician. |
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Born in [[Wilsele]], Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in [[Leuven]]. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the ''Boerenbond''. He sat in the [[Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives]] from 1888 onwards, holding the office of President of the Chamber from 1901 to 1908, and from 1911 until his death. |
Born in [[Wilsele]], Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in [[Leuven]]. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the ''Boerenbond''. He sat in the [[Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives]] from 1888 onwards, holding the office of President of the Chamber from 1901 to 1908, and from 1911 until his death. |
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On [[Jules de Trooz]]'s sudden death on the last day of 1907, Schollaert replaced him as the [[prime minister of Belgium]], also holding the Interior and Agriculture portfolios from 1908 to 1910, and the Arts and Science portfolio from 1910 to 1911. Schollaert was PM while the Belgian parliament, in heated debates, voted to annex the [[Congo Free State]], which had been privately owned by Belgian [[Leopold II of Belgium|King Leopold II]]. It became known as the [[Belgian Congo]].<ref name="Ascherson">{{Cite book |last=Ascherson |first=Neal |url=http://archive.org/details/kingincorporated0000asch |title=The King incorporated : Leopold the Second and the Congo |date=1999 |publisher=London : Granta |isbn=978-1-86207-290-9}}{{RP|278}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kossmann |first=E. H. (Ernst Heinrich) |url=http://archive.org/details/lowcountries17800000koss |title=The low countries, 1780-1940 |date=1978 |publisher=Oxford [Eng.] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-822108-1 |pages=394}}</ref> |
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On [[Jules de Trooz]]'s sudden death, Schollaert replaced him to become the [[List of Prime Ministers of Belgium|19th Prime Minister of Belgium]], also holding the Interior and Agriculture portfolios from 1908 to 1910, and the Arts and Science portfolio from 1910 to 1911. |
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== Honours == |
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* {{Flag|Belgium}}: [[Minister of State]] by Royal Decree. |
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* {{Flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cross in the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] |
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* {{Flag|Belgium}}: Grand Officier in the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] |
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* {{Flag|France}}: Grand Cross in the [[Legion of Honour]] |
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* {{Flag|Holy See}}: Grand Cross in the [[Order of Pius IX]] |
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* {{Flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross in the [[Order of Saint Olav]] |
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* {{Flag|Romania}}: Grand Cross in the [[Order of the Star of Romania]] |
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The [[Schollaert Channel]], discovered in 1898 by the [[Belgian Antarctic Expedition]] under [[Adrien de Gerlache|Gerlache]], was named for him. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.ars-moriendi.be/SCHOLLAERT_FR.HTM Frans Schollaert at Ars Moriendi] {{ |
* [http://www.ars-moriendi.be/SCHOLLAERT_FR.HTM Frans Schollaert at Ars Moriendi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072039/http://www.ars-moriendi.be/SCHOLLAERT_FR.HTM |date=7 January 2019 }} {{in lang|fr}} |
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* [http://www.odis.be/lnk/en/PS_8035 Frans Schollaert] in [https://www.odis.eu ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428134547/https://www.odis.eu/ |date=28 April 2016 }} |
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| NAME = Schollaert, Frans |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Belgian politician |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 19 August 1851 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Wilsele]], Belgium |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 29 June 1917 |
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Frans Schollaert | |
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Prime Minister of Belgium | |
In office 31 December 1907 – 17 June 1911 | |
Monarchs | Leopold II Albert I |
Preceded by | Jules de Trooz |
Succeeded by | Charles de Broqueville |
President of the Chamber of Representatives | |
In office 12 November 1912 – 29 June 1917 | |
Preceded by | Gérard Cooreman |
Succeeded by | Prosper Poullet |
In office 12 November 1901 – 9 January 1908 | |
Preceded by | Louis Marie Joseph de Sadeleer |
Succeeded by | Gérard Cooreman |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilsele, Belgium | 19 August 1851
Died | 29 June 1917 Sainte-Adresse, France | (aged 65)
Political party | Catholic Party |
François (Frans) Victor Marie Ghislain Schollaert (19 August 1851 – 29 June 1917) was a Belgian Catholic Party politician.
Born in Wilsele, Schollaert trained as a lawyer and practiced in Leuven. He served as head of the Flemish farmer's union, the Boerenbond. He sat in the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives from 1888 onwards, holding the office of President of the Chamber from 1901 to 1908, and from 1911 until his death.
On Jules de Trooz's sudden death on the last day of 1907, Schollaert replaced him as the prime minister of Belgium, also holding the Interior and Agriculture portfolios from 1908 to 1910, and the Arts and Science portfolio from 1910 to 1911. Schollaert was PM while the Belgian parliament, in heated debates, voted to annex the Congo Free State, which had been privately owned by Belgian King Leopold II. It became known as the Belgian Congo.[1][2]
Honours[edit]
Belgium: Minister of State by Royal Decree.
Belgium: Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown
Belgium: Grand Officier in the Order of Leopold
France: Grand Cross in the Legion of Honour
Holy See: Grand Cross in the Order of Pius IX
Norway: Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Olav
Romania: Grand Cross in the Order of the Star of Romania
The Schollaert Channel, discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, was named for him.
References[edit]
- ^ Ascherson, Neal (1999). The King incorporated : Leopold the Second and the Congo. London : Granta. ISBN 978-1-86207-290-9.: 278
- ^ Kossmann, E. H. (Ernst Heinrich) (1978). The low countries, 1780-1940. Oxford [Eng.] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press. p. 394. ISBN 978-0-19-822108-1.
External links[edit]
- Frans Schollaert at Ars Moriendi Archived 7 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Frans Schollaert in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures Archived 28 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine