1600 in Belgium

Events in the year 1600 in the Spanish Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).

Habsburg Netherlands

 * Sovereigns – Archdukes Albert and Isabella

Prince-Bishopric of Liège

 * Prince-Bishop – Ernest of Bavaria

Events

 * February
 * 5 February — Battle of Lekkerbeetje


 * April
 * 28 April — Estates General opens in Brussels (dissolved 9 November)


 * July
 * 2 July — Battle of Nieuwpoort

Publications

 * Martin Delrio, Disquisitionum Magicarum, volumes 2 and 3 (Leuven, Gerard Rivius). Volume 3 available on Google Books
 * Giulio Fazio, S.J., Van 't versterven der menschelijcker affectien, translated from Italian to Dutch by Thomas Sailly, S.J. (Antwerp, Joachim Trognaesius) – a treatise on mortification. Available on Google Books
 * Jean-Baptiste Gramaye, Andromede Belgica dicta Alberto Austriaco, Isabellae Clarae Eugeniae acta a Falconis alumnis, tertio ab inauguratis principibus die (Leuven, Laurence Kellam)
 * John Hamilton, A facile traictise, contenand, first ane infallible reul to discerne trew from fals religion: nixt a declaration of the nature, numbre, vertew and effects of the sacraments togider with certaine prayeres of devotion (Leuven, Laurence Kellam)
 * Francesco Petrarca, Le Petrarque en rime francoise, translated from Italian to French by Philippe de Maldeghem (Brussels, Rutger Velpius).
 * Cornelius Columbanus Vrancx, Den spieghel oft practijcke der charitaten (Ghent, Gauthier Manilius) — a treatise on charity. Available on Google Books.
 * Johannes Wamesius, Tractatus de appellationibus (Leuven, Gerard Rivius)

Births

 * 23 January — Alexander Keirincx, painter (d. 1652)
 * 15 July — Jan Cossiers, painter (d. 1671)
 * date uncertain
 * Albert de Ligne, Prince of Barbançon (d. 1674)

Deaths

 * 5 February — Gerard Abrahams, cavalry commander
 * September
 * Jacques Colaert, privateer
 * Claude Le Jeune, composer
 * 17 October — Cornelis de Jode, cartographer, engraver and publisher
 * date uncertain
 * Volcxken Diericx, printmaker
 * Simon Pereyns, painter