Lucien Jottrand

Lucien Leopold Joseph Jottrand (Genappe, 31 January 1804 – Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 17 December 1877) was a Belgian-Walloon lawyer, politician, progressive Flamingant and Pan-Netherlander.

Initially, Jottrand was loyal to the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, but gradually became more critical due to the authoritarian rule of William I.

[3] Jottrand was a big supporter of the Dutch language group Nederduitsch Tael- en Letterkundig Genootschap.

He supplied half of the starting capital for the Flemish newspaper Vlaemsch België in 1844, which he also ended up writing articles for.

However, the long list of complaints drawn up by the committee was rejected by Prime Minister Charles Rogier in 1857.

The following year, partly due to his efforts, a Flemish "country day" was held in Brussels with at least ten thousand people present.

He described himself as a "Dutch-Walloon" and held a unique place within the Flemish Movement due to his proposal of a Federal Dutch realm that would also encompass Wallonia and Luxembourg.

[2] The Association Démocratique or 'Association Démocratique, ayant pour but l'union et la fraternité de tous les peuples' (English: Democratic Association, with the goal of union and brotherhood of all peoples) in full, was a Democratic and Republican political organisation in Belgium.

[4] Jottrand wanted to achieve social change through civil resistance and stayed away from labour revolts.

As a radical liberal, he primarily opposed the role of the nobility in Belgian politics and the royal family.

Spilthoorn, as a representative of the Association Démocratique, was sent to Paris to meet with the Provisional Government during the February Revolution.

Several members were convicted at the Court of Assizes in Antwerp, including honorary president François Mellinet.