Chokier ( Walloon : Tchôkire ) is a village of Wallonia in the municipality of Flémalle , district of Flémalle-Haute , located in the province of Liège , Belgium . It is located on the left bank of the river Meuse .
6-623: The village is dominated by the Château de Chokier , an 18th-century rebuild of the earlier medieval castle, standing on a cliff overlooking the Meuse valley. Chokier Castle belongs to the Florani family For centuries the castle was owned by the prominent Surlet de Chokier family, which included the Baron Surlet de Chokier who was Regent of Belgium in 1831 before the establishment of the independent monarchy after
12-825: The Belgian Revolution started, Surlet de Chokier was sent by the Arrondissement of 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 Duke of Nemours refused the Belgian crown that had been offered to him, Surlet de Chokier was appointed Regent of Belgium on 24 February 1831. He served as Regent until Leopold I took
18-671: The Belgian Revolution . The strategic and defensive advantages of the cliff where the château now stands were recognised as early as the Palaeolithic period, from when traces of human habitation have been discovered. 50°35′25″N 5°26′32″E / 50.59028°N 5.44222°E / 50.59028; 5.44222 This Liège Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier Érasme-Louis, Baron Surlet de Chokier (27 November 1769 – 7 August 1839), born in Liège ,
24-579: The fall of Napoleon, Surlet de Chokier entered the House of Representatives of the Staten-Generaal as leader of the Southern opposition, where his opposition to the government gave him the nickname Surlet de Choquant . Although he was made a baron by the king in 1816, his opposition had angered King William I so much that the monarch personally made sure that Surlet de Chokier was not re-elected in 1828. After
30-624: Was a Belgian politician and, before the accession of Leopold I to the Belgian throne, was the first regent of Belgium . During the Liège Revolution of 1789, when a crowd followed the example of the French Revolution and drove off Prince-Bishop of Liège César-Constantin-François , 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
36-456: Was forced to flee to Breda , not being able to return to his estate at Gingelom until 1792. 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 départemental council of Meuse-Inférieure . In 1812, he became a member of the French parliament. After
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