Why Does Belgium Exist?

Belgium is one of those countries that, to outsiders, always seems on the verge of falling apart. So how did it become a country in the first place?

MUSIC:
"Tribes of Fortune" by Trailer Worx
"Alchemist's Chains" by Deskant
"Fair Lady's Step" by Deskant
"Across Land and Sea" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
(All via EpidemicSound)

📖 SOURCES:
A Short History of Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg http://aero-comlab.stanford.edu/james...
Political History of Belgium: From 1830 Onwards by Els Witte, Jan Craeybeckx, and Alain Meynen
The House of Habsburg: Every Year (basic reference for maps and inheritances)    • The House of Habsburg: Every Year  
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1013366...
Some Wikipedia was also used to help me wrap my head around everything, I must confess

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