What the records say
- When
- 1867
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Luxembourg
- Coordinates
- 49.73° N, 6.08° E
- Process
- secession
- Type
- Secession (establish new indep. entities)
- Pop
- 203851
- Area km2
- 2567
- Losing
- Netherlands
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Luxembourg
Country in Western Europe
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south and west. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg City, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union and hosts several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judici…
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- William III of the Netherlands accepts an offer of 5,000,000 guilders from Napoleon III for the sale of Luxembourg, leading to the Luxembourg Crisis23 Mar 1867 · Event
- Grève des enfants à Hodimont22 Nov 1868 · Strike
- Skirmish of Zorn12 Jul 1866 · Battle
- Nassau: Non-state territory → Germany (annexation)1866 · Territorial change
- Siege of ThionvilleAug 1870 · Siege
- Siege of Montmédy4 Sep 1870 · Siege
- Battle of Spicheren6 Aug 1870 · Battle
- Battle of Noisseville31 Aug 1870 · Battle