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The lordship of Luxembourg was ruled successively by counts, dukes and granddukes. It was part of Eastern Francia, and later the Holy Roman Empire until it became a sovereign state in 1815. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ...
Luxembourg (in some contexts spelled Luxemburg) is a European geographical name with various derived uses. ...
A lord is a male who has power and authority. ...
A count is a nobleman in most European countries, equivalent in rank to a British earl, whose wife is also still a countess (for lack of an Anglo-Saxon term). ...
A duke is a nobleman, historically of highest rank and usually controlling a duchy or dukedom. ...
East Francia was the land of Louis the German after the Treaty of Verdun of 843, which divided the Carolingian Empire of the Franks. ...
The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ...
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (e. ...
April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ...
Counts of Luxembourg House of Luxembourg-Ardennes - main article: House of Luxembourg
- Siegfried I, 963–998, Count in Moselgau from House of Dukes of Lorraine.
- Henry I, 998–1026, son of Siegfried.
- Henry II, 1026–1047, son of Friedrich of Moselgau, as Henry VII Duke of Bavaria.
- Giselbert, 1047–1059, Count of Salm, brother of Henry I.
- Conrad I, 1059–1086, son of Giselbert.
- Henry III, 1086–1096, son of Conrad I.
- Wilhelm, 1096–1130, brother of Henry III.
- Conrad II, 1130–1136, son of Wilhelm.
The House of Luxembourg was a medieval Holy Roman Empire noble family. ...
Siegfried or Sigefroy (c. ...
Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded, and the Belgium area becomes part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ...
Events Benedictine abbey founded at Sherborne Births Deaths Abul-Wafa, iranian mathematician Categories: 998 ...
Mosel may mean the following: the river Moselle in its German spelling a part of the wine-growing-region Mosel-Saar-Ruwer in Germany Mosel, Iraq This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Duchy of Lorraine was an independent state for most of the period of time between 843 to 1739. ...
Events Archbishop Ariberto crowns Conrad II King of Italy in Milan. ...
Henry VII (died 16 October 1047) was the count of Luxembourg (as Henry II) from 1026 and duke of Bavaria from 1042 until his death. ...
Events William the Conqueror, with assistance from King Henry I of France, secured control of Normandy by defeating the rebel Norman barons at Caen the Battle of Val-ès-Dunes Births Deaths October 9 - Pope Clement II Categories: 1047 ...
The following is a list of rulers of Bavaria: Dukes of Bavaria, 889-1623 Liutpolding Dynasty Liutpold 889-907 Arnulf the Bad 907-937 Eberhard 937 Berthold 938-947 Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty Henry I 947-955 Henry II the Quarrelsome 955-976 Otto I 976-982 Liutpolding Dynasty Henry III...
Events Anselm of Canterbury settles at the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy. ...
Salm is a river in: Germany, tributary to the river Moselle, see: Salm, Germany; Belgium, tributary to the river Meuse, see: Salm, Belgium. ...
Events Domesday Book is completed in England Emperor Shirakawa of Japan starts his cloistered rule Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire. ...
Events Bernhard becomes Bishop of Brandenburg First documented teaching at the University of Oxford Beginning of the Peoples Crusade, the German Crusade, and the First Crusade Vital I Michele is Doge of Venice Peter I, King of Aragon, conquers Huesca Phayao, now a province of Thailand, is founded as...
Events February 13 - Innocent II is elected pope An antipope schism occurs when Roger II of Sicily supports Anacletus II as pope instead of Innocent II. Innocent flees to France and Anacletus crowns Roger King. ...
Events Completion of the Saint Denis Basilica in Paris Peter Abelard writes the Historia Calamitatum, detailing his relationship with Heloise People of Novgorod rebel against the hereditary prince Vsevolod and depose him Births Amalric I of Jerusalem William of Newburgh, English historian (died 1198) Deaths November 15 - Margrave Leopold III...
House of Namur-Luxembourg - Henry IV the Blind, Count of Namur, Luxembourg, Durbuy and Laroche 1136–1196, son of Ermesinde the daughter of Conrad I.
- Ermesinde, heiress of Namur and Luxembourg 1196, daughter of Henry IV, died 1247.
- Theobald, Count of Bar 1196–1214, first husband of Ermesinde II.
Henry IV (c. ...
The following is a list of Marquis or Margraves of Namur. ...
Events Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern. ...
Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. ...
In the middle of the 10th century, the territory of Bar (Barrois) formed a dependency of the Holy Roman Empire. ...
Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. ...
House of Limburg-Luxembourg - Walram IV Duke of Limburg, 1214–1226, second husband of Ermesinde II.
- Henry V "the Blond", 1247–1281, Count of Namur and Luxembourg, son of Walram IV and Ermesinde.
- Henry VI, 1281–1288, son of Henry V.
- Henry VII, 1288–1313, son of Henry VI; as Henry VII King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor.
- John "the Blind", 1313–1346, son of Henry VII; from 1310 King of Bohemia.
- Charles, 1346–1353, son of John; as Charles IV King of Germany, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor.
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. ...
Events Carmelite Order approved by Pope Honorius III Frederick II calls Imperial Diet of Cremona Births June 21 - King Boleslaus V of Poland (died 1279) Abul-Faraj, Syriac scholar (died 1286) Bar-Hebraeus, Syriac historian and bishop (died 1286) Deaths March 7 - William de Longespee, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English...
For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ...
Events February 22 - Nicholas IV becomes Pope. ...
Henry VII, (In German: Heinrich), ca. ...
Events Siege of Rostock ends Foundation year of the Order of the Rose Cross (Rosicrucian Order), according to the Rosicrucian Fellowship. ...
The following list of German monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ...
The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ...
John I, Count of Luxemburg John the Blind (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg; Czech: Jan Lucemburský) (10 August 1296 â 26 August 1346) was the Count of Luxembourg from 1309, King of Bohemia, and titular King of Poland from 1310. ...
// Events Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg...
[edit] Events May 11 - In France, 64 members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake for heresy Abulfeda becomes governor of Hama. ...
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ...
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ...
Events The Decameron was finished by Giovanni Boccaccio. ...
The following list of German monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ...
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ...
The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ...
Dukes of Luxembourg House of Limburg-Luxembourg - Wenceslas I, 1353–1383, son of John; Count 1353-1354, Duke of Luxemburg since 1354.
- Wenceslas II "the Lazy", 1383–1388, son of Charles; was King of Germany 1376–1400 and King of Bohemia 1378–1419
- Jobst of Moravia, 1388–1411, nephew of Charles, Margrave of Moravia from 1375, rival King of Germany 1410–1411
- Elisabeth of Görlitz 1411–1441, died 1451, daughter of John, Duke of Görlitz and heiress of Jobst; last duchess from the House of Luxembourg; sold Luxembourg in 1441 to Burgundy.
As Elisabeth had no surviving children, she sold Luxembourg to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1441. Philip captured the city of Luxembourg in 1443, but did not assume the ducal title because of conflicting claims by Anne of Austria, the closest Luxembourg relative. Wenceslaus I (also Wenceslas, Venceslas, Wenzel, or Václáv, often called Wenceslaus of Bohemia in chronicles) (Prague, 25 February 1337 â Luxembourg, 7 December 1383) was the first Duke of Luxembourg from 1355. ...
Events The Decameron was finished by Giovanni Boccaccio. ...
Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ...
Wenceslaus (German: Wenzel, Czech: Václav IV; sometimes known as the Drunkard) (February 26, 1361 â August 16, 1419), of the house of Luxembourg, was king of Bohemia from 1378 to his death; until 1400, he also headed the Holy Roman Empire (as King of the Romans), and he continued to...
Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ...
Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland A Chinese army under Xu Da sacks Karakorum Births September 14 - Claudius Claussön Swart, Danish geographer September 29 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (d. ...
The following list of German Kings and Emperors is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ...
// Events March â The treaty between England and France is extended until April of 1377. ...
Events Henry IV quells baron rebellion and executes The Earls of Kent, Huntingdon and Salisbury for their attempt to have Richard II of England restored as King Jean Froissart writes the Chronicles Medici family becomes powerful in Florence, Italy Births December 25 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley, Lord Lieutenant of...
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech ZemÄ koruny Äeské, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ...
Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ...
Events January 19 â Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England. ...
Jobst (or Jost) of Moravia was born in 1351 as son of John Henry of Bohemia, margrave of Moravia, the brother of emperor Charles IV. Jobst was margrave of Brandenburg from 1388-1411. ...
Events Beginning of prosecution of Lollards in England The Battle of Otterburn between England and Scotland A Chinese army under Xu Da sacks Karakorum Births September 14 - Claudius Claussön Swart, Danish geographer September 29 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, second son of Henry IV of England (d. ...
Events February 11 : Peace of ToruÅ 1411 signed in ToruÅ, Poland Births September 21 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (died 1460) Juan de Mena, Spanish poet (died 1456) Deaths June 3 - Duke Leopold IV of Austria (born 1371) November 4 - Khalil Sultan, ruler of...
Flag of Moravia Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: ; Hungarian: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ...
Events October 24 - Valdemar IV of Denmark dies and is succeeded by his grandson Olaf III of Denmark. ...
The following list of German monarchs is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. ...
March 29 - The Aragonese capture Oristano, capital of the giudicato di Arborea in Sardinia July 15 â Battle of Grunwald (also known as Tannenberg or Zalgiris). ...
Events February 11 : Peace of ToruÅ 1411 signed in ToruÅ, Poland Births September 21 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (died 1460) Juan de Mena, Spanish poet (died 1456) Deaths June 3 - Duke Leopold IV of Austria (born 1371) November 4 - Khalil Sultan, ruler of...
Events February 11 : Peace of ToruÅ 1411 signed in ToruÅ, Poland Births September 21 - Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, claimant to the English throne (died 1460) Juan de Mena, Spanish poet (died 1456) Deaths June 3 - Duke Leopold IV of Austria (born 1371) November 4 - Khalil Sultan, ruler of...
This page is about the year 1441. ...
// Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture...
The House of Luxembourg was a medieval Holy Roman Empire noble family. ...
This page is about the year 1441. ...
région of Bourgogne, see Bourgogne. ...
Antoine of Burgundy (August 1384 â October 25, 1415, in the battle of Agincourt), was Duke of Brabant and Limburg and Margrave of Antwerp. ...
Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ...
John III, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (died 1425) of the House of Wittelsbach was bishop of Liege. ...
Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by John, Duke of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. ...
Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births John II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1470) Edmund Sutton, English nobleman (died 1483) Deaths January 18 - Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (born 1391) March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (born 1407) May 24 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of...
The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Belgium. ...
Events February 24 - Margaret I defeats Albert in battle, thus becoming ruler of Denmark, Norway and Sweden June 28 - Battle of Kosovo between Serbs and Ottomans. ...
Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ...
Straubing is an independent city in Niederbayern. ...
Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births William Canynge, English merchant (approximate date; died 1474) Zara Yaqob, Emperor of Ethiopia (died 1468) Deaths January 4 - Nicolau Aymerich, Catalan theologian and...
Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by John, Duke of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. ...
Events Foundation of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Births John II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1470) Edmund Sutton, English nobleman (died 1483) Deaths January 18 - Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (born 1391) March 17 - Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (born 1407) May 24 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of...
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (Philip the Good or Philippe le Bon) (1396–1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. ...
Events Albanians, under Skanderbeg, defeat the Turks John Hunyadi defeats Turks at the Battle of Nis Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II. Births January 27 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500) February 23 - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490) May 17 - Edmund...
Anne of Bohemia and Austria (1432 â 1462) was a Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right, and as consort, Landgravine of Thuringia and of Saxony. ...
House of Valois - main article: House of Valois
In 1467, when Elisabeth of Austria, Queen consort of Poland, the last rival claimant to the title, renounced her rights, Philipp's son Charles the Bold assumed the title of a Duke of Luxembourg, making it a subsidiary title of the Duke of Burgundy. The Valois Dynasty succeeded the Capetian Dynasty as rulers of France from 1328-1589. ...
Events October 29 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege Beginning of the Sengoku Period in Japan. ...
Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1435/36/possibly 1437 â 30 August 1505), (in Polish Elżbieta Rakuszanka, Hungarian: Erszebet), was a Polish-Lithuanian queen. ...
Charles the Bold Charles, called the Bold (French: Charles le Téméraire) (November 10, 1433 â January 5, 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ...
The Duchy of Burgundy, today Bourgogne, has its origin in the small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Balds kingdom of West Franks. ...
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (Philip the Good or Philippe le Bon) (1396–1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. ...
This page is about the year 1441. ...
Events October 29 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege Beginning of the Sengoku Period in Japan. ...
Rogier van der Weyden painted Charles the Bold in about 1460, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. ...
Events October 29 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege Beginning of the Sengoku Period in Japan. ...
Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ...
Coat of arms of Mary of Burgund. ...
Events January 5 - Battle of Nancy - Charles the Bold of Burgundy is again defeated, and this time is killed. ...
Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ...
Philip I of Castile Joanna of Castile Philip the Handsome redirects here. ...
Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ...
1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Tizoc rules the Aztecs Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. ...
1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
House of Habsburg - main article: House of Habsburg
In 1506 Luxembourg passed to the House of Habsburg. After the abdication of Charles V, the Duchy of Luxembourg fell to the Spanish line of the House of Habsburg. Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...
1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
- Charles, 1506–1556, son of Philip, as Charles V Holy Roman Emperor, as Charles I King of Spain
- Philip II of Spain, 1556-98
- Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, 1598-1621, Elisabeth's granddaughter's grandson, together with his consort:
- Philip IV of Spain, grand-son of King Philip II, 1621-65
- Charles II of Spain, son of King Philip IV, 1665-1700
During the War of Spanish Succession (1701–1714) the Duchy was disputed between Charles V (24 February 1500 - 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516-1554), Archduke of Austria (1519-1521), King of the Romans (or German King), (1519-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558) and...
1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...
Portrait of Margaret of Austria, dressed as a widow, by Bernard van Orley The Archduchess Margaret (Margaretha) of Austria (10 January 1480 â 1 December 1530) was a Habsburg princess, the daughter of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Burgundy. ...
1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1515 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II de Habsburgo; Portuguese: Filipe I) (May 21, 1527 â September 13, 1598) was the first official King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until 1598, King of England (as King-consort of Mary I) from 1554 to 1558, King...
Albert and his wife Isabella Archduke Albert Ernst of Austria, Duke of Luxembourg etc (15 November 1559 â 13 July 1621) was appointed for the Spanish monarchy as Governor of the Low Countries in 1595, and from 1598 became joint sovereign of the Seventeen Provinces with his wife, Infanta Isabella Clara...
Isabella Clara Eugenia, possibly around 1584 Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (Segovia 12 August 1566 â 1 December 1633) was Infanta of Spain, Archduchess of Austria and the joint sovereign of the Seventeen Provinces. ...
Philip IV (), (April 8, 1605 â September 17, 1665) was King of Spain from 1621 to 1665 and also King of Portugal until 1640. ...
Charles II of Spain. ...
Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ...
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In 1713, the Duchy fell to the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg: King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 â July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ...
Sun King redirects here. ...
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI of Austria (October 1, 1685 â October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, came first to the throne with the name Charles III of...
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Silver coin of Leopold I, 3 Kreuzers, dated 1670. ...
// Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713...
Luxembourg was occupied by France 1794-1813. Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI of Austria (October 1, 1685 â October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife, Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg, came first to the throne with the name Charles III of...
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia The worlds most famous coin, a silver thaler of Maria Theresa, dated 1780. ...
Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (Joseph Benedict August Johannes Anton Michel Adam) (March 13, 1741 â February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ...
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II. Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (May 5, 1747 â March 1, 1792) was the penultimate Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ...
Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (German language: Franz II, Heiliger Römischer Kaiser) also referred to as Franz I, Emperor of Austria (February 12, 1768 â March 2, 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until August 6, 1806, when the...
Grand Dukes of Luxembourg House of Orange-Nassau - main article: House of Orange-Nassau´
The Congress of Vienna in 1815 elevated Luxemburg to a Grand Duchy in personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The House of Orange-Nassau (in Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau), a branch of the House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life of the Netherlands since William I of Orange (also known as William the Silent and Father of the Fatherland) organized the Dutch revolt...
The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ...
April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ...
King William I of the Netherlands, born William Frederik of Orange-Nassau (The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843), was the second King of the Netherlands (the first king was Louis I Napoleon Bonaparte). ...
William II, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (William Frederick George Louis) (December 6, 1792 â March 17, 1849) ruled from October 7, 1840 until his death. ...
William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis of Orange-Nassau) (Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau, Koning der Nederlanden en Groothertog van Luxemburg in Dutch) (February 19, 1817 â November 23, 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke...
House of Nassau-Weilburg - main article: House of Nassau-Weilburg
William III was succeeded by his daughter Wilhelmina in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, but not in Luxembourg, which adhered to the Salic Law. In acccordance with the Nassau Family Pact of 1783 William's closest agnate succeeded as Grand Duke. Flag of Nassau-Weilburg Nassau-Weilburg were a state in the current Germany which had existed from 1344 to 1816. ...
For other uses, see Wilhelmina (disambiguation). ...
The King of the Franks, in the midst of the military chiefs who formed his Treuste -- or armed court, dictates the Salic Law (Code of the Barbaric Laws). ...
The Nassau Family Pact was a mutual pact of inheritance and succession made in 1783 by princes of the old German noble and sovereign family of Nassau. ...
Patrilineality (a. ...
Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg, Adolph Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg (July 24, 1817 â November 17, 1905) was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ...
Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 - February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolf of Luxembourg. ...
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine (June 14, 1894 â January 24, 1924) was a daughter of Grand Duke Guillaume IV of Luxembourg. ...
Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Charlotte Aldegonde Ãlise Marie Wilhelmine (January 23, 1896 â July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ...
House of Bourbon-Parma - main article: House of Bourbon
Also see: Early Modern France The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ...
Grand Duke Jean (Jean Benoit Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc dAviano) (born January 5, 1921) ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. ...
Prince Felix of Luxembourg, born (Prince Felix Marie Vincent of Bourbon-Parma) (October 28, 1893-April 8, 1970) was the consort of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and the father of her six children, including Grand Duke Jean. ...
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, the head of state of Luxembourg was born at Betzdorf Castle in Luxembourg on 16 April 1955, the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte (née Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium). ...
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