still off mark - here's the correct timeline. Luxembourg had whole area. Belgium took west part in Third Partion in 1839 (NOT 1830!). The French took Thioxville region south of Luxembourg in first Parition. 1795 French revolutionary armies occupied Luxembourg after long siege 1795-1814 French rule 1815 Grand Duchy under personal rule of Willem I of Netherlands but joined to the new German Confederation rather than Kingdom of the Netherlands. Eastern third annexed by Prussia (Second Partition of Luxembourg). Prussian garrison installed in fortress. 1830 Belgians revolted against Dutch rule and established their independence. 1830-1839 Period of Joint Rule. Luxembourg sent delegates to Belgian Congress but Prussian troops held city of Luxembourg for Dutch king. 1839 First Treaty of London (Third Partition of Luxembourg), French-speaking western part of Grand Duchy became of Belgian province of Luxembourg. Luxembourg continued as Grand Duchy under rule of Dutch Kings and remained part of German Confederation. 1867 Prussian garrison left Luxembourg under Second Treaty of London, recognizing Luxembourg's neutrality. 1890 Willem III of Netherlands died, daughter Wilhelmina became Queen but Luxembourg's constitution forbided such succession, Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg became Grand Duke of Luxembourg. 1912 Marie Adelaide, granddaughter of Adolf became Grand Duchess after the change made to the consititution of Luxembourg between 1890-1912. She abdicated in favor of her sister Charlotte, mother of current Grand Duke Jean. W. David Samuelsen Stephen Dillard wrote: > > Dr. Richard Waxweiler wrote > > "Incidentally there was a statement in this group last week that Luxembourg > belonged to Belgium. This has never been true! Luxembourg used to be an > part of the German Empire. The name Luxembourg is derived from the > old German word for it: Luetzelburg, that means small castle. > Only Belgium was founded (made) in 1830 as a result of a power play between > the > great powers in Europe: England, France and Germany. The territories were > the > German-Austrian Netherlands. It were in danger to be invaded and > incorporated by > the French again (the French are always hungry, aren't they). To hinder that > the > state > of Belgium was founded. So it was an artificial foundation. The name > Belgium > is derived by the name of an old German tribe which lived there." > > Yes, but.... let us remember these things. Luxembourg was, as a whole, once > part of the kingdom of the Netherlands when it was created in 1815. When > Belgium was created when the predominantly French portions of Holland > rebelled against the house of Orange in 1830, Luxembourg was partitioned. > The western 2/3rds of the country remained with Belgium, and the Eastern > 1/3rd chose to become a part of Prussia, and it was occupied by Prussian > troops who held it for the King of Holland until 1839. > > William II and William III, kings of Holland, became grand dukes of > Luxembourg (I.E., what was not Belgian Luxembourg), and a concordat was > reached whereupon the death of William III, Willhemenia, his daughter would > become queen of Holland and another relative, Adolph, would become grand > duke of an independent Luxembourg. > > His granddaughter, Marie-Adele firstly tried to stop German troops in W.W.I > at the border by parking her car across the main road. (She was politely > escorted back to her castle). But, in 1917, she paid a state visit to > Bavaria, where she announced the engagement of her youngest sister to a > German prince, I BELIEVE, the son of the Kaiser. After the war was over, > she was denounced as a collaborationist, forced to abdicate, and join a > convent. Her next youngest sister, Charlotte, took the throne, which she > held until her abdication in the early 1960's in favor of the current Grand > Duke, Jean. Charlotte's first challenge as ruler was in 1922, when a > referendum on whether Luxembourg would remain independent or join with > Belgium was taken, and the plebiscite defeated. > > It is ironic to note that today, the Luxembourgeoise Franc is valued as > equal to the Belgian Franc, and that the wife of Hereditary Duke Henri (Heir > to the throne) is a daughter of the Royal House of Belgium. > > I got some of my information from > http://www.rootsweb.com/~luxwgw/luxchron.htm , a chronology of Luxembourg. > > Write if you want cuss me out, > > Stephen > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the > Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html