| 963 |
Foundation of the county of Luxembourg by Count Siegfried |
| 1354 |
Luxembourg became a duchy |
| 1364 |
largest expansion of Luxembourg’s more than 10,000km/2 |
| 1312-1437 |
Heinrich VII, Karl IV, Wenzel and Sigismund, Luxembourg’s Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire
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| 1443 |
became part of the lower part of Burgundy. The Duchy of Luxembourg shared the same political area as the present-day Belgium and the Netherlands |
| 1506 |
Under Karl V, the current Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands came under Spanish control |
| 1659 |
Through signature of the Treaty of the Pyrenees, Luxembourg lost areas around Thionville, Montmédy and Damvillers to France. |
| 1684 |
Ludwig XIV conquered Luxembourg. Vauban significantly expanded Luxembourg’s fortifications. |
| 1697 |
Back to Spanish control |
| 1701-1714 |
Spanish war of succession |
| 1714 |
Luxembourg fell to Austria. A ‘Golden Age’ began. The Maria Theresia style farmsteads are a lasting sign of this today. |
| 1795 |
Luxembourg became part of the French Republic as the ‘Department of Forests’ |
| 1815 |
Following the defeat of Napoleon, the Vienna Congress made Luxembourg a Grand Duchy and assigned it the status of an independent state under the personal rule of the King of the Duchy of the Netherlands (William I or Orange Nassau). The areas to the left to the Sauer, Our and Moselle fell to the Prussians (Bitburg, Neuerburg, St Vith). Luxembourg became a member of the German Federation. |
| 1830 |
Luxembourg remained loyal to Belgium and took part in the Belgian revolution, helping to build up the new kingdom. |
| 1839 |
Treaty of London. The Walloon-speaking part of Luxembourg remained part of Belgium (4320 km2). The eastern part formed what is today known as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2587 km2). |
| 1841 |
Luxembourg drew up its own constitution and entered the German customs union. |
| 1843 |
Luxembourg retained its dual language (French/German) status, which dates back to the Middle Ages. |
| 1867 |
Congress of London, Luxembourg became neutral. The Prussian garrison abandoned Luxembourg’s fortifications which then had to be demolished. Luxembourg became an open city. |
| 1870 |
Luxembourg became a diocese
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| 1890 |
Luxembourg obtained its own dynasty with Grand Duke Adolf of Nassau Weilburg. |
| 1918-1919 |
Luxembourg left the customs union with Germany. Universal suffrage for men and women. |
| 1921 |
Luxembourg entered into financial and monetary union with Belgium. |
| 1940 |
Nazi Germany attacked Luxembourg on 10th May. National strike against occupiers. Through this stand, the population demonstrated its identity as residents of Luxembourg. 2% of the total population were killed. 10% were forced to join the army or labour services. |
| 1945 |
Luxembourg became a free country again following the Battle of the Bulge. |
| 1945-1948 |
Luxembourg gave up its neutrality and joined the Benelux states, the UNO, the Brussels pact and NATO. |
| 1952 |
Luxembourg joined the monetary union. Luxembourg became one of the seats of the EU. |
| 1984 |
Luxembourgish became an official language. Since then, French, German and Luxembourgish have all been official languages of Luxembourg. |
| 1985 |
Luxembourg elevated to archbishopric status. |
| 2000 |
Grand Duke Henri took over his father’s office (1964-2000) |
| 2002 |
Luxembourg introduced the EURO as its official currency. |
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