Duchy of Limburg (1839–1867)
Duchy of Limburg Hertogdom Limburg (Dutch) | |||||||||
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1839–1867 | |||||||||
Duke | | ||||||||
• 1839–1840 | William I | ||||||||
• 1840–1849 | William II | ||||||||
• 1849–1866 | William III | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
19 April 1839 | |||||||||
11 May 1867 | |||||||||
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The Duchy of Limburg (Dutch: Hertogdom Limburg) was created in 1839 from parts of the Dutch Province of Limburg as a result of the Treaty of London. Its territory was the territory of the modern day province of Limburg with the exceptions of the cities of Maastricht and Venlo. The Duchy of Limburg was also a member state of the German Confederation.
History
Establishment
The German Confederation, as established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, was a loose association of 39 German states to coordinate the economies of the member countries.[1] Though not a part of the German Confederation at its founding, Limburg would join it in 1839 as a consequence of the Belgian Revolution. In 1830 several francophone, Catholic and liberal groups joined forces and proclaimed the independence of Belgium, whose territory prior to that had been part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In the
Dissolution and aftermath
The
The style "Duchy of Limburg" continued to be used in some official capacities until February 1907. An idiosyncrasy that survives to this day is that the
See also
References
- ^ "German Confederation | German history". March 2024.
- ^ (in German) Limburg (1839–1865)
External links
- History of Limburg during the German Confederation Website of the History of the Netherlands by historian Dr. J. W. Swaen.
- Edmundson, George (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). pp. 691–692.