Meuse-Inférieure (Lower Meuse) is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. It is named after the river Meuse. Its capital was Maastricht. 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. ... The First French Empire, commonly known as the French Empire, the Napoleonic Empire or simply as The Empire, covers the period of the domination of France and much of continental Europe by Napoleon I of France. ... 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... Maastricht, also spelled Maestricht, or Mestreech in local dialect, is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ...

The département was formed in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands and the left bank of the Rhine were annexed by France. Before the French occupation, the area was divided in several bigger and smaller states, among which: 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1,320 km Elevation of the source Vorderrhein: approx. ...

• the County of Loon (Bishopric of Liège)
• Austrian Upper Guelders (Austria)
• Staats-Oppergelre (State Upper Guelders, United Provinces)
• the county of Horne (Bishopric of Liège)
• the abbacy of Thorn
• Maastricht and the Landen van Overmaas (part Austria, part United Provinces)
• part of the Duchy of Limburg

The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons: The County of Loon (French: Comté de Looz) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Belgium. ... The Bishopric of Liège or Prince-Bishopric of Liège was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Belgium. ... For the present province also called Guelders in English, see Gelderland. ... This article is about the Dutch United Provinces. ... Abbots coat of arms An abbot (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Latin abbas (genitive form, abbatis), Old English abbad, ; German Abt; French abbé) is the head and chief governor of a community of monks, called also in the East hegumenos or The English version... Thorn is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. ... An arrondissement is an administrative division in some francophone countries: France Paris Main article: Arrondissements of Paris The city of Paris, in France is divided into 20 arrondissements. ... A canton is a territorial subdivision of a country, e. ...

• Maastricht, cantons: Bilzen, Gulpen, Heerlen, Maasmechelen, Maastricht, Meerssen, Oirsbeek, Rolduc (Kerkrade and Herzogenrath) and Tongeren.
• Hasselt, cantons: Beringen, Borgloon, Hasselt, Herk-de-Stad, Peer and Sint-Truiden.
• Roermond, cantons: Achel, Bree, Maaseik, Niederkrüchten, Roermond, Venlo and Weert.

After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the département (excluding the canton of Niederkrüchten and Rolduc's Herzogenrath municipality, which were assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia) became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, as the province of Limburg (with a part of the Roer département ). Its territory corresponds largely with the present provinces Limburg (Belgium) and Limburg (Netherlands). Maastricht, also spelled Maestricht, or Mestreech in local dialect, is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ... Bilzen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. ... Gulpen-Wittem is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Heerlen is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Maasmechelen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Maastricht, also spelled Maestricht, or Mestreech in local dialect, is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. ... Meerssen is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands Population centres Bunde Geulle Meerssen/Rothem Ulestraten. ... Schinnen is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Kerkrade is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Tongeren (French Tongres, German Tongern) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. ... Hasselt is a city in Belgium, capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. ... Beringen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Borgloon is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Hasselt is a city in Belgium, capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. ... Herk-de-Stad is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Sint-Truiden (also Saint-Trond) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, near the town of Hasselt and Tongeren (Tongres). ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Hamont-Achel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Bree is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Maaseik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. ... Roermond is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Venlo is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands. ... This is about the city in the Netherlands. ... Bonaparte as general Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Herzogenrath is a town in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ... 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... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands, located in the south-east of the country. ...