ABSTRACT

One of the most brilliant symbols of the splendour of the Burgundian period remains the Order of the Golden Fleece and the ornaments which constitute its ‘treasure’, preserved since the end of the eighteenth century in Viennese museums. With the defeat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, some politicians and opinion makers in Belgium saw the perfect opportunity to reclaim this prestigious ensemble as a national artefact inherent to the Belgian territory. By virtue of the Treaty of Saint-Germain, the Belgian government was authorized to set up a committee in charge of demonstrating property rights to ‘national’ works of art that could be claimed as a compensation for war damages. The present contribution aims to explain who, in Belgium, militated for the restitution of the treasure of the Golden Fleece. This judicial case, abundantly covered by the contemporary press and revealing a national identity that drew upon an idealized Burgundian past, was nevertheless doomed to failure.

摘要

勃艮第时期最辉煌的象征之一是金羊毛勋章和构成其“宝藏”的装饰品，自18世纪末以来一直保存在维也纳的博物馆中。随着1918年奥匈帝国的失败，比利时的一些政治家和舆论人士看到了绝佳的机会，将这一享有盛誉的合奏团重新列为比利时领土固有的民族文物。根据《圣日耳曼条约》，比利时政府被授权成立一个委员会，负责向“国家”艺术品展示财产权，该财产可以要求赔偿战争损失。本文稿旨在解释在比利时哪些人因归还金羊毛的宝藏而被武装起来。这个司法案件