 Between 1815 and 1830 Belgium was part of the Netherlands, and William I of the Netherlands had imposed restrictions on teaching institutions, which Sr. St. Joseph diligently followed to save the institute.During his tour in 1829, King William visited the establishment at Namur and was so pleased that he gave the Mother General Dutch citizenship.She founded houses at Thuin, 1817; Namur Orphanage, 1823; Hospital St. Jacques, 1823; Verviers, 1827; Hospital d'Harscamp; and Bastogne, 1836 – which had been for the past thirty years a state normal school; Philippeville, 1837.