1531 in Belgium

Decades:	1520s; 1530s; 1550s;
See also:	Other events of 1531; List of years in Belgium

Events of 1531 in the Habsburg Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège.

Incumbents

Monarch - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, Duke of Brabant, of Luxembourg, etc.

Regent - Mary of Hungary, from 26 September

Prince-Bishop - Érard de La Marck

26 September – Mary of Hungary appointed regent over the Habsburg Netherlands.[1]

1 October – Charles V reorganises the governing institutions of the Habsburg Netherlands, establishing three "collateral councils" as the highest government bodies: the Brussels Privy Council,[2] Council of State,[3] and Council of Finances.[4]
7 October – Edicts issued on coins, notaries, monopolies, vagrancy and poor relief, and on the printing of heretical books.[5]

19 November – Charles V issues decree reorganizing the Council of Luxembourg.[6]

Bernard van Orley and William Dermoyen – The Battle of Pavia (tapestry, woven between 1528 and 1531)

J. Buntinx, "Maria van Hongarije landvoogdes, 1531", in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 131-132.
Geheime Raad (1531-1578), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Accessed 16 June 2017.
Raad van State (1531-1578), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Accessed 16 June 2017.
Raad van Financiën (1531-1578), Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Accessed 16 June 2017.
E. Persoons, "Edikten of 'placcaten' van Karel V tegen het Lutheranisme", in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 150-153.
R. Petit, "Keizerlijke verordening houdend reglement van de Raad van Luxemburg, 1532", tr. M. Grauwen, in Doorheen de nationale geschiedenis, vol. 1 (State Archives in Belgium, Brussels, 1980), pp. 132-141.

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