of the French encyclopedists began to be received at Liège; Bishop de Velbrück (1772–84), encouraged their propagation and thus prepared the way for the 1789 Liège Revolution. Partially connected with the French Revolution, a protest against the absolutist rule of prince bishop César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck developed into the Liège Revolution. At the beginning of 1791, the revolution was crushed by troops on the orders of the Holy Roman Empire. The prince-bishopric was dissolved in 1795, when it was annexed by France. Its territory was divided amongst the départements of Meuse-Inférieure, Ourthe, and Sambre-et-Meuse. Timeline Notable people Jean de Chokier de Surlet (1571-1656), canon lawyer and political writer Gallery See also List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège Liège Revolution Notes References Article Liège of the Catholic Encyclopedia (1910) Diocese of Liège at www.catholic-hierarchy.org External links Map of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in 1789 (Northern part) Map of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in 1789 (Southern part) 980s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1795 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire 18th-century disestablishments in the Southern Netherlands States and territories established in the 980s Former polities in the Netherlands Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle 980 establishments Former monarchies of Europe