Department of Lys | |||||||||
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| 1795–1814 | |||||||||
.svg) Location of Lys in France (1812) | |||||||||
| Status | Department of theFrench First Republic andFrench First Empire | ||||||||
| Chef-lieu | Bruges 51°12′N3°13′E / 51.200°N 3.217°E /51.200; 3.217 | ||||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• 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 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
Lys (French:[lis],Dutch:Leie) was adepartment of theFrench First Republic andFrench First Empire in present-dayBelgium. It was named after the riverLys (Leie). It was created on 1 October 1795, when theAustrian Netherlands and thePrince-Bishopric of Liège were officially annexed by the French Republic.[4] Prior to this annexation, its territory was part of theCounty of Flanders. ItsChef-lieu wasBruges.
The department was subdivided into the following fourarrondissements andcantons (as of 1812):[3]
AfterNapoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of theUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its territory corresponded perfectly with the present-day Belgian province ofWest Flanders.
The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1800[5] | 9 February 1804 | François Marie Joseph Justin de Viry |
| 9 February 1804[6] | 12 May 1808 | François Bernard de Chauvelin |
| 30 November 1810[7] | 25 August 1811 | Pierre Amédée Vincent Joseph Marie Arborio-Biamino |
| 25 August 1811[8] | 30 May 1814 | Jean François Soult |
The General Secretary was the deputy to the Prefect.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 2 March 1800[3] | 30 May 1814 | Auguste Henissart |
Until 1811, the Prefect also held the office of Subprefect of Bruges.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
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| 14 January 1811[9] | 30 May 1814 | Delanghe |
| 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 |
| 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 | Delaëter |
| 8 April 1813[9] | 30 May 1814 | F. Heim |
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 25 April 1800[9] | 30 May 1814 | Arnould Claude Gallois |
 Annexeddepartments of theFrench First Republic (1792–1804) and of theFrench First Empire (1804–1814) | |
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| Ionian Islands | |
| Austrian Netherlands | |
| Old Swiss Confederacy | |
| Kingdom of Holland | |
| Holy Roman Empire | |
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| Kingdom of Spain | |
| Austrian Empire |
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