Lys (department)

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Department of Lys
Departement de la Lys   ( French )
Departement Leie   ( Dutch )
1795?1814
Flag of Lys
Lys and other annexed departments
Lys and other annexed departments
Status Department of the French First Republic and French First Empire
Chef-lieu Bruges
51°12′N 3°13′E  /  51.200°N 3.217°E  / 51.200; 3.217
Official languages French
Common languages Dutch
Historical era French Revolutionary Wars
? Creation
1 October 1795
?  Treaty of Paris , disestablished
30 May 1814
Population
? 1784 [1]
444,260
? 1804 [1]
461,659
? 1805 [2]
471,689
? 1812 [3]
491,143
Preceded by 		Succeeded by
County of Flanders
West Flanders
Today part of

Lys ( French: [lis] , Dutch : Leie ) was a department of the French First Republic and French First Empire in present-day Belgium . It was named after the river Lys (Leie). It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liege were officially annexed by the French Republic. [4] Prior to this annexation, its territory was part of the County of Flanders . Its Chef-lieu was Bruges .

The department was subdivided into the following four arrondissements and cantons (as of 1812): [3]

After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . Its territory corresponded perfectly with the present-day Belgian province of West Flanders .

Administration [ edit ]

Prefects [ edit ]

The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department.

Term start Term end Office holder
2 March 1800 [5] 9 February 1804 Francois Marie Joseph Justin de Viry
9 February 1804 [6] 12 May 1808 Francois Bernard de Chauvelin
30 November 1810 [7] 25 August 1811 Pierre Amedee Vincent Joseph Marie Arborio-Biamino
25 August 1811 [8] 30 May 1814 Jean Francois Soult

General Secretaries [ edit ]

The General Secretary was the deputy to the Prefect.

Term start Term end Office holder
2 March 1800 [3] 30 May 1814 Auguste Henissart

Subprefects of Bruges [ edit ]

Until 1811, the Prefect also held the office of Subprefect of Bruges.

Term start Term end Office holder
14 January 1811 [9] 30 May 1814 Delanghe

Subprefects of Courtray [ edit ]

Term start Term end Office holder
25 April 1800 [9] 3 May 1801 Jean Baptiste De Burck
3 May 1801 [9] 3 May 1802 Constant
3 May 1802 [9] 30 May 1814 Antoine Alexis Joseph Picquet

Subprefects of Furnes [ edit ]

Term start Term end Office holder
25 April 1800 [9] 1 September 1801 Van den Bussche
1 September 1801 [9] 3 May 1802 Antoine Alexis Joseph Picquet
3 May 1802 [9] 25 March 1807 Philippe Jacques Herwyn
25 March 1807 [9] 21 September 1808 Nicolas Charles Joseph Dubois
21 September 1808 [9] 8 April 1813 Delaeter
8 April 1813 [9] 30 May 1814 F. Heim

Subprefects of Ypres [ edit ]

Term start Term end Office holder
25 April 1800 [9] 30 May 1814 Arnould Claude Gallois

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b Memoire statistique du departement de la Lys . Imprimerie de Sa Majeste. 1804. pp. 1?29.
  2. ^ Annuaire du Departement de la Lys . Imprimerie de Sa Majeste. 1805. p. 128.
  3. ^ a b c Almanach Imperial . Imprimerie de Sa Majeste. 1812. p. 427.
  4. ^ Duvergier, Jean-Baptiste (1835). Collection complete des lois, decrets, ordonnances, reglemens et avis du Conseil d'etat, t. 8 . p. 300.
  5. ^ Archives Nationales. "VIRY, Francois Marie Joseph Justin de" . francearchives.fr . Retrieved 21 June 2019 .
  6. ^ Archives Nationales. "CHAUVELIN, Bernard Francois de" . francearchives.fr . Retrieved 21 June 2019 .
  7. ^ Archives Nationales. "BIAMINO ARBORIO, Pierre Amedee Vincent Joseph Marie" . francearchives.fr . Retrieved 21 June 2019 .
  8. ^ Archives Nationales. "SOULT, Jean Francois" . francearchives.fr . Retrieved 21 June 2019 .
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Tulard, Jean & Marie-Jose (2014). Napoleon et 40 millions de sujets: La centralisation et le premier empire . Tallandier. p. 1833. ISBN   9791021001480 .
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