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Luxembourg
The tiny country Luxembourg got its name from
a castle, which dates back to the Roman Empire. The castle became the
residence of the counts of the Ardennes 963, which from 1083 was called the
county of Luxembourg. Its count Henri VII was elected to German king 1308 and
his dynasty became one of Europe's most powerful houses, among others were
Bohemia and Hungary part of the Luxembourg dynasty's possessions. It was
during this time Luxembourg was elevated to a duchy (1354). Because of
Wenceslas II's financial difficulties was Luxembourg pawned 1388. The rulers
of Luxembourg styled themselves as dukes but Wenceslas and his descendants
continued to use the title duke of Luxembourg. This meant that there were two
kind of Luxembourg dukes during the period 1388-1457, hereditary dukes (duc héréditaire)
and actual regents (duc par engagère). Luxembourg became a part of the
Burgundian lands 1457 and shared their fate until the Belgian revolt 1830.
The French speaking part of Luxembourg joined Belgium as a province while the smaller German speaking part became
an independent state in a personal union with The Netherlands. The union was
dissolved 1890 due to different succession laws. Before that had Luxembourg
been elevated to a grand duchy at the congress in Vienna 1814.
House of Ardennes
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963-998 |
Sigefroi |
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998-1026 |
Henri I |
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1026-1047 |
Henri II |
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1047-1059
1059-1086
1086-1096
1096-1129
1129-1136 |
Gilbert
Conrad I
Henri III
Guillaume
Conrad II
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House of Namur
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1136-1196
1196-1198
1198-1247 |
Henri IV
(the Blind)
Othon
Ermesinde |
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House of Luxembourg
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1247-1281 |
Henri V |
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1281-1288 |
Henri VI |
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1288-1310 |
Henri VII |
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1310-1346 |
Jean I (the Blind) |
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1346-1353
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Charles I
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1353-1383 |
Wenceslas I |
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1383-1388 |
Wenceslas II |
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