Duchy of Limburg (Netherlands)

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Was a territory centred on Limburg that was in Personal Union with the Netherlands and also part of the German Confederation.

Establishment

April 1839: In 1839 the Duchy of Limburg (a Dutch province) was included as compensation for Walloon parts of Luxembourg that were incorporated into the new Belgian state after the Revolution.

Chronology

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1. Events

May 1867: Because the Austro-Prussian war had ended the German Confederation, the Treaty of London (1867) dissolved the Duchy of Limburg and annexed it directly to the Netherlands.

Disestablishment

May 1867: Because the Austro-Prussian war had ended the German Confederation, the Treaty of London (1867) dissolved the Duchy of Limburg and annexed it directly to the Netherlands.