Patriots (Belgium)
Patriots Patriotten Patriotes | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Henri van der Noot Jan Frans Vonck Jan-Baptist Verlooy Jean-André van der Mersch |
| Founded | c. 1780s |
| Dissolved | 1790 |
| Preceded by | Pro aris et focis |
| Succeeded by | Committee of United Belgians and Liégeois (Vonckist faction) |
| Ideology | Belgian nationalism Republicanism Statist faction: Conservatism Clericalism Vonckist faction: Liberalism Progressivism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Party flag | |
The Patriots (Dutch: Patriotten; French: Patriotes) were a political faction in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) who opposed Austrian rule. They were the driving force behind the Brabant Revolution and the formation of the United Belgian States.