Duchy of Limburg

:For other uses of Limburg see Limburg (disambiguation)

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The Duchy of Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, located between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen. Its territory is presently part of the Belgian provinces Liège and Limburg (Voeren) and the Dutch province Limburg.

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Holy Roman Empire - Low Countries - Meuse - Aachen - Belgian - Liège - Limburg - Voeren - Dutch - Limburg

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The Duchy was formed in the 11th century around the town Limbourg in present Belgium. After Irmgard, the last duchess of Limburg, died childless in 1283, a succession war broke out. The duke of Brabant won the Battle of Worringen in 1288, thus gaining control of the Duchy of Limburg. Limburg remained a separate entity, also under the rule of Burgundy after 1430 and the Habsburgs after 1477. Combined with the Landen van Overmaas (lands across the Meuse: Dalhem, Rolduc/Herzogenrath and Valkenburg), it was one of the Seventeen Provinces. Significant towns in Limburg proper were Herve, Montzen, Lontzen, Eupen, Baelen and Esneux.

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11th century - Limbourg - 1283 - Brabant - Battle of Worringen - 1288 - Burgundy - 1430 - Habsburg - 1477 - Overmaas - Meuse - Dalhem - Rolduc/Herzogenrath - Valkenburg - Seventeen Provinces - Herve - Montzen - Lontzen - Eupen - Baelen - Esneux

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At the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Eighty Years' War in 1648, parts of Limburg and Overmaas were ceded to the United Provinces (Staats-Limburg). The rest (including Limburg proper) remained under Spanish (later Austrian) rule as part of the Southern Netherlands.

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Peace of Westphalia - Eighty Years' War - 1648 - United Provinces - Staats-Limburg - Southern Netherlands

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When the region was occupied by the French in 1794, Staats-Limburg became part of the département Meuse-Inférieure. The Austrian Duchy of Limburg was disbanded and became part of the département Ourte. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, when the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was created, Meuse-Inférieure formed the new province of Limburg, and Ourte formed the new province of Liège.

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1794 - Département - Meuse-Inférieure - Ourte - Napoleon - 1814 - United Kingdom of the Netherlands - Limburg - Liège

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The Dutch province Limburg was a member of the German Confederation between 1839 and 1866 under the name Duchy of Limburg.

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Limburg - German Confederation - 1839 - 1866

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