The Duchy of Limburg was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in the Low Countries, located between the river Meuse and the city of Aachen. Its territory is presently part of the Belgian provinces Liège and Limburg (Voeren) and the Dutch province Limburg. The crown of the Holy Roman Empire (2nd half of the 10th century), now held in the Vienna Schatzkammer. ... The Low Countries are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine and Meuse rivers— usually used in modern context to mean the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (an alternate modern term, more often used today, is Benelux). ... The Meuse(Maas) at Maastricht Length 925 km Elevation of the source 409 m Average discharge 230 m³/s Area watershed 36 000 km² Origin France Mouth Hollands Diep Basin countries France - Belgium - Netherlands The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a large European river rising in France, flowing through Belgium and... Map of Germany showing Aachen Aachen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany, at 50°46 N, 6°6 E. Population: 256,605 (2003). ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Voeren (French: Fourons) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. ...

The Duchy was formed in the 11th century around the town Limbourg in present Belgium. After Irmgard, the last duchess of Limburg, died childless in 1283, a succesion war broke out. The duke of Brabant won the Battle of Worringen in 1288, thus gaining control of the Duchy of Limburg. Limburg remained a separate entity, also under the rule of Burgundy after 1430 and the Habsburgs after 1477. Combined with the Landen van Overmaas (lands across the Meuse: Dalhem, Rolduc/Herzogenrath and Valkenburg), it was one of the Seventeen Provinces. Significant towns in Limburg proper were Herve, Montzen, Lontzen, Eupen, Baelen and Esneux. (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Limbourg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... Events June 1 - Treaty of Rheinfelden - Duke Rudolph II of Austria has to waive his right to the Duchies of Austria and Styria Teutonic Knights subjugate Prussia Sopot comes under the control of Gdańsk Gregory Cyprius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople Northern section of the Grand Canal of China is completed... Brabant is a former duchy in the Low Countries. ... The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288 near the town of Worringen (also called Woeringen), nowadays a suburb of Cologne. ... Events February 22 - Nicholas IV becomes Pope. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy ( French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts ( Gauls), Romans ( Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Events May 23 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne The Ottoman Empire captures Thessalonica from the Venetians Year in topics 1430 in art Births Robert Morton, English composer, approximate date Antoine Busnois, Burgundian composer, approximate date Deaths Christine de Pizan... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ... The Meuse(Maas) at Maastricht Length 925 km Elevation of the source 409 m Average discharge 230 m³/s Area watershed 36 000 km² Origin France Mouth Hollands Diep Basin countries France - Belgium - Netherlands The Meuse (Dutch Maas) is a large European river rising in France, flowing through Belgium and... Dalhem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... Herzogenrath is a town in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Originally the term Netherlands referred to a much larger entity than the current Kingdom of the Netherlands. ... Herve is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... Plombières - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Lontzen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... Eupen (French: Néau) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 10 miles from the German border (Aachen), from the Dutch border Maastricht and from the nature reservation Hohes Venn (Ardennes). ... Baelen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... Esneux is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ...

At the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Eighty Years' War in 1648, parts of Limburg and Overmaas were ceded to the United Provinces (Staats-Limburg). The rest (including Limburg proper) remained under Spanish (later Austrian) rule as part of the Southern Netherlands. The Ratification of the Treaty of Münster by Gerard Terborch (1648) Banquet of the Amsterdam Civic Guard in Celebration of the Peace of Münster by Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1648 The Peace of Westphalia, also known as the treaties of Münster and Osnabrück, is the series of treaties that ended... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war in which the proto- Netherlands first became an independent country and in which the region now known as Belgium became established. ... Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... This article is about the Dutch United Provinces. ... The Southern Netherlands were a portion of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (1579-1713), Austria (1713-1794) and France (1794-1815) that became separated from the United Provinces during the Eighty Years War (1568-1648) after the Oath of Abjuration of 1581. ...

When the region was occupied by the French in 1794, Staats-Limburg became part of the département Meuse-Inférieure. The Austrian Duchy of Limburg was disbanded and became part of the département Ourte. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, when the United Kingdom of the Netherlands was created, Meuse-Inférieure formed the new province of Limburg, and Ourte formed the new province of Liège. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 - 1830) (1839) (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, French: Royaume-Uni des Pays-Bas). ... Limburg is the name of two different adjoining provinces, one in the Netherlands (Limburg (Netherlands)) and one in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium (Limburg (Belgium)). Once, what is now Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were one country, the Netherlands, meaning the lowlands. When the Belgians split away from... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ...

The Dutch province Limburg was a member of the German Confederation between 1839 and 1866 under the name Duchy of Limburg. Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. ... The German Confederation (German Deutscher Bund) was a loose association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to organize the surviving states of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been abolished in 1806. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ...