1531 in Belgium

Events of 1531 in the Habsburg Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège, predecessor states of modern Belgium.

← 1530 1529 1528 1531 in Belgium → 1532 1533 1534
Decades:	1520s 1530s 1550s
See also:	Other events of 1531 List of years in Belgium

Incumbents

Habsburg Netherlands

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

Regent - Mary of Hungary, from 26 September

Prince-Bishopric of Liège

Prince-Bishop - Érard de La Marck

Events

July

• 27 July – A dozen leaders of the Rivageois revolt hanged in Liège.

September

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

October

• 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]

November

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

Art

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

Births

October

• 25 October – Matthew Wesenbeck, jurist (d. 1586)

December

• Hendrick van Brederode, rebel commander (d. 1568)