Marie Abts-Ermens

Belgian seamstress
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Marie Abts-Ermens (10 April 1767 in Kortenberg – 11 September 1853 in Brussels) was a Belgian seamstress, best remembered for sewing together the first version of the Flag of Belgium on 26 August 1830.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Leconte, Louis (1930). Comment naquit notre drapeau (in French). Brussels: Imprimerie 'L'Avenir'.
  2. ^ Weber, Patrick (2016). La grande histoire de la Belgique (in French). Paris: Perrin. p. 296. ISBN 978-2-262-06644-4.
  3. ^ Vermeersch, E. "Madame Marie Abts making the first Belgian flag, August 26, 1830, oil on canvas, 125/90 cm". Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
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