What the records say
- When
- 23 Mar 1867
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 49.77° N, 6.13° E
- Description
- 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 Crisis.
Placed at the country it links, Luxembourg.
Luxembourg Crisis
1867 Franco-Prussian diplomatic dispute
The Luxembourg Crisis was a diplomatic dispute and confrontation in 1867 between France and Prussia over the political status of Luxembourg.
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