Henri Van der Noot

Henri van der Noot, in Dutch Hendrik van der Noot, and popularly called Heintje van der Noot or Vader Heintje (7 January 1731 – 12 January 1827), was a jurist, lawyer and politician from Brabant. He was one of the main figures of the Brabant Revolution (1789–1790) against the Imperial rule of Joseph II. This revolution led to the short-lived existence of the United States of Belgium with himself as Prime Minister (11 January 1790 – 2 December 1790).

Henri van der Noot
Prime Minister of the
United States of Belgium
In office
11 January 1790  2 December 1790
PresidentCornelius Franciscus Nelis
Henri de Crumpipen
Succeeded byÉtienne de Gerlache (as prime minister of the Kingdom of Belgium)
Personal details
Born
Henri-Charles-Nicolas van der Noot de Vrechem

(1731-01-07)7 January 1731
Brussels, Brabant, Austrian Netherlands
Died12 January 1827(1827-01-12) (aged 96)
Strombeek, Netherlands
NationalityBelgian
Political partyStatist
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