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- Louis XIV acquired the Duchy of Luxembourg through the Treaty of Regensburg. Vauban, who had masterminded the siege of Luxembourg City, rebuilt the fortress, but Louis XIV had to give up Luxembourg and return it to Charles II of Spain in 1698 (Treaty of Ryswick).
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In 1411, Sigismund of Luxembourg lost the duchy to his niece Elisabeth because he defaulted on a loan. Elizabeth later sold the duchy to Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy of the House of Valois-Burgundy, who paid her off in 1444.
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In 1482, Luxembourg passed to the House of Habsburg. After the abdication of Emperor Charles V, the duchy of Luxembourg fell to the Spanish line of the House of Habsburg.
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Louis XIV acquired the Duchy of Luxembourg through the Treaty of Regensburg. Vauban, who had masterminded the siege of Luxembourg City, rebuilt the fortress, but Louis XIV had to give up Luxembourg and return it to Charles II of Spain in 1698 (Treaty of Ryswick).
In 1697, Luxembourg reverted to Spain. The Habsburgs reclaimed the duchy under the Treaty of Ryswick, putting an end to French expansionist desires. The War of the Spanish Succession handed Luxembourg to Austria in 1715.
