Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a state in France and the Low Countries (Europe) that has existed since 1815 CE. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
Made a grand duchy in personal union with the Netherlands in 1815, it was declared neutral in 1867 and got its own dynasty in 1890. Luxembourg was a founding member of the EEC.
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Facts
- Dates
- 1815 CE to the present
- Duration
- 210 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- France and the Low Countries, Europe
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Luxembourg
Events in Europe during its time
- Battle of Waterloo
- Unification of Germany
- First World War begins
- Russian Revolution
- Second World War begins
- Treaty of Rome
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Neighbours in Europe
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- United Kingdom
- Russian Empire
- Soviet Union
- German Empire
- Nazi Germany
- First French Empire
- Papal States
- Kingdom of Portugal
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Mughal Empire
- Portuguese Brazil
- New Spain
- Viceroyalty of Peru
- Qing dynasty
- United States
- Haiti
Questions
When did Luxembourg exist?
1815 CE to the present, about 210 years.
Where was Luxembourg?
France and the Low Countries, in Europe. Its capital was Luxembourg.
What language did Luxembourg speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.