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The archives of  central institutions of the Low Countries lie in the repository of the State Archives in Belgium  (2, Rue de Ruysbroeck-Ruisbroeckstraat 2, Brussel).These sources provide many informations for the study of environmental history during the 18th century. They will be described in the GARDEN guide.Timeline :1700-1715: Spanish Low Countries- Allied Interregnum (War of the Spanish Succession: 1702-1713)1715-1744: Austrian Low Countries (1)1744-1746: French Interregnum (War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748)1746-1789: Austrian Low Countries (2)1789-1790: United States Belgium (Etats Belgiques Unis) (Brabant Revolution: 1789)1790-1792: Austrian Low Countries (3)1792-1793: First French occupation (French Revolution)1793-1794: Austrian Low Countries (4)1794: Second French occupation1795: Annexion of "Belgium" to the Republic of France&#160;Part 1: Governmental Councils1. Council of State (Conseil d'Etat- Raad van State): 1531-1794 (active until 1744; one of the three "Conseils collatéraux" with the Secret Council and the Council of Finance).2. Royal Council of Philip V (Conseil Royal- Raad van de Koning): 1702-1711 (replaces the Council of State, the Secret Council and the Council of Finance during the reign of Philip V of Spain).3. Council of State during the Allied Interregnum (Conseil d'Etat de Régence- Raad van State tijdens de Geallieerde Interregnum): 1706-1713 (governs duchy of Brabant, county of Flanders, seigniory of Mechelen and county of Hainaut (after 1709) during the War of the Spanish Succession; replaces the Council of State, the Secret Council and the Council of Finance).4. Council of State of Maximilian-Emmanuel of Bavaria in Namur (Conseil d'Etat de Maximilien-Emmanuel de Bavière à Namur- Raad van State van Maximiliaan-Emanuel van Beieren in Namen): 1711-1713 (governs county of Namur, duchy of Luxemburg and county of Hainaut (until 1709) during the War of the Spanish Succession).5. Secret Council (Conseil Privé- Geheime Raad): 1531-1794 (the second "Conseil collatéral"; general administration and judicial competencies: state properties; trade and industry; publics works; agriculture; etc.)6. Council of Finance (Conseil des Finances- Raad van Financiën): 1531-1794 (the third "Conseil collarétal"; administration of state properties and rights ("domaines"); agriculture; the trade and industry in the Low Countries; public works, etc.).7. Council of the General Government (Conseil du Gouvernement Général): 1787-1789 (replaces the Council of State, the Secret Council, the Secretary of State and War and the Council of Finance under the reign of Emperor Joseph II of Austria).&#160;The next article will present the Central Specialized Institutions (Jointes and Commissions) and the Secretary of State and War.&#160;Danielle Caluwé &#38; Kevin Troch&#160;