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opposition to Vonck

In Jean-François Vonck
…of the southern Netherlands, the Statists, led by Henri van der Noot, sought a return to rule by the nobility and clergy. Vonck formed a secret society, Pro Aris et Focis (For Altar and Hearth), which gained widespread support, and then organized a volunteer army based at Liège and commanded…
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policies of Noot

In Henri van der Noot
…and his supporters, the “Statist party,” who sought a return to oligarchic rule, were able to force Vonck’s democratic faction out of the government. He was unable to unify the country, however, and went into exile (where he remained until 1792) after the Austrians took the southern Netherlands in…
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