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1 day ago · The Luxembourg royal family rapidly ascended to the upper echelons of European society since Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815. With their landlocked placement in Europe and illustrious family ties, the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg have witnessed European history unfold firsthand. Origins of the Luxembourg Royal Family Luxembourg has a rich history. Its current
3 days ago · In August 1810, there was a three-way agreement between France, Hesse, and the Grand Duchy of Baden. Baden placed its territories at French disposal and France gave them back to the grand duchy with a treaty signed on 11 November 1810. [18] The Hessian certificate of possession is dated 13 November 1810.
3 days ago · However, in 1806, the Principality of Leiningen had been mediatized – annexed to another state(s), while allowing certain rights to its former sovereign. The Principality of Leiningen ceased to exist and was divided between the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and the Grand Duchy of Hesse.
1 day ago · The German Empire consisted of 25 states, each with its own nobility, four constituent kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies (six before 1876), seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory.
3 days ago · Although the Italian monarchy was abolished by referendum in 1946 and a republic was established, King Umberto II, who went into exile in Portugal, remained Grand Master of the Order. The Holy See continued to recognize the King’s leadership of the Order due to its dynastic character, as it had been confirmed by papal authority in 1573.
3 days ago · Eleven duchies survived until 1918: Oldenburg, the two Mecklenburgs (east and west), Saxe-Weimar (as the grand duchy of Saxony), Baden, and Hesse-Darmstadt were grand duchies; and Anhalt, Brunswick, Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Meiningen, and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha were sovereign duchies.
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3 days ago · France cedes Ypres, Tournai, Menen, Veurne, Fort Knokke, and Warneton to Austria, while gaining the Principality of Orange and the Ubaye Valley. The Dutch Republic gains barrier fortresses and part of Upper Guelders. The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714.
