, 532.
--Batavian Republic, established, 518.
--Belgium, revolution in, 520;
independence of, 521.
--Commune, organization, 533.
--Conservative Party, 529-530.
--Constitution, granted by William I., 519;
revision, 521-522;
present character, 523;
process of amendment, 523.
--Council of commune, 533.
--Council of State, 524.
--Courts, 531-532.
--Crown, status and privileges, 523-524;
powers, 525.
--Elections, movement for reform, 526;
law of 1896, 527;
pending questions, 527-528;
of 1903, 529-530;
of 1909, 530.
--France, Holland annexed to, 518.
--Franchise, movement for liberalizing, 526;
law of 1896, 527;
pending questions, 527-528.
--High Court, 531.
--Judiciary, principles, 531;
courts, 531-532.
--Liberal Party, 529-530.
--Ministry, composition, 524;
powers, 525.
--Napoleon, relations with the Netherlands, 517-518.
--Parliament. See States-General.
--Parties, rise, 529;
present alignment, 520;
elections of 1909, 530.
--Province, organization, 532-533.
--States-General, composition of the houses, 526;
electoral system, 527-528;
organization and powers, 528-529;
political complexion, 530.
--Socialists, 529-530.
--Vienna, Congress of, arrangements respecting the Netherlands, 518.
--William I., king of the Netherlands, 518-519;
grants constitution, 519-520;
resists Belgian independence, 520-521;
abdicates, 521.
--Woman's suffrage, 527-528.
Holy Roman Empire, terminated, 193.
House of Commons. See England.
House of Lords. See England.
House of Representatives. See Belgium.
Hungary:--
--Administration, 506-507.
--Andrassy, introduces electoral reform bill, 495.
--Andrew II., promulgates Golden Bull, 446-447, 489.
--Arpads, dynasty of, 447.
--Ausgleich, established, 458-459;
and Hungarian political parties, 500.
--Austria, establishment of control, 443;
encroachment by, 449-450;
suppresses revolution of 1848, 455-456;
constitutional experiments, 457-468;
Ausgleich established, 458-459.
--Banffy, ministry, 502.
--_Banus_, of Croatia-Slavonia, 508.
--Chamber of Deputies, composition, 493;
electoral system, 493-494;
movement for electoral reform, 495-496;
electoral procedure, 497-498;
organization, 498;
powers, 499-500.
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