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  2. History of Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    The history of Luxembourg properly began with the construction of Luxembourg Castle in the High Middle Ages. It was Siegfried I, count of Ardennes who traded some of his ancestral lands with the monks of the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier in 963 for an ancient, supposedly Roman, fort named Lucilinburhuc, commonly translated as "little castle". [2]

  3. Duchy of Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    The history of Luxembourg proper began with the construction of this castle. In the following years, a small town and market grew around the new castle. The first inhabitants were probably servants of Count Siegfried and clergy of Saint Michael's church .

  4. Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    Luxembourg was partitioned three times, reducing its size. Having been restored in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon, it regained independence in 1867 after the Luxembourg Crisis. Luxembourg is a developed country with an advanced economy, and has one of the world's highest PPP-adjusted GDPs per capita as per IMF and World Bank estimates.

  5. List of years in Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of Luxembourgish history. Each article deals with events in Luxembourg in a given year. 1800s: ...

  6. Category:History of Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    History of Luxembourg City (2 C, 15 P) A. Archaeology of Luxembourg (3 C, 1 P) D. Defunct organisations based in Luxembourg (2 C) E. Historical events in Luxembourg ...

  7. Timeline of Luxembourg City - Wikipedia

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    Hilton Luxembourg hotel built. 1991 - BGL Luxembourg Open tennis tournament begins. 1993 - Am Tunnel art gallery opens. 1994 Arboretum Kirchberg opens. [19] European Investment Fund headquartered in city. 1995 City designated a European Capital of Culture. Den Atelier music venue opens. 1996 Luxembourg City History Museum founded.

  8. List of monarchs of Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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    Luxembourg is the world's only extant sovereign grand duchy, a status to which Luxembourg was promoted in 1815 upon its unification with the Netherlands under the House of Orange-Nassau. The Luxembourg constitution defines the grand duke's position: The grand duke is the head of state, symbol of its unity, and guarantor of national independence.

  9. Category:Historical events in Luxembourg - Wikipedia

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